Originally Posted by
FlyingCarpet
I stayed at the Renaissance next to LVCC to attend a convention that was held at the Sands Convention center (or whatever its called, the hall attached to the Venetian). I bought a 3 day pass to use the Monorail to get up and down the strip. I would probably not do that again. Way, way too much walking to make it convenient. Taxis are definitely my preferred method, especially if you aren't traveling alone since you can split the cab fare but would have to buy 2 Monorail passes.
Unless you are going to a hotel with a connected station, it is pretty inconvenient to use the monorail. So while conventions at LVCC is good for monorail, conventions at Sands or Mandalay Bay are not.
For the Sands you would need to get off at the Harrah/Imperial Palace station, which is located at the upper rear of Harrahs, walk through to the front and then out to the strip and into Venetian and traverse through to the convention center.
For Mandalay Bay, it's quite a hike from the last monorail stop, MGM.
So I agree, unless you are going to LVCC, taxis would be better for other convention sites.