I don't think you have time for Death Valley -- it's 120 miles each way on 2-lane highways, plus the park itself is huge. To really experience it you need to take at least a few short hikes, which will take even more time.

At midrange Strip properties? You can find them. I've seen $100/hand tables at TI. Even Mirage during the day. Of course, at a place like Wynn and Bellagio, $100 tables are out on the main floor like a $5 or $10 table is in most other joints.

$5 Tables are virtually nonexistent at any nice place on the strip, other than on a weekday morning or afternoon, or with special (read lesser) payouts on Blackjacks.

If you really want to play $5 tables on the strip at night or on a weekend, you're looking at places like the Imperial Palace, Riviera, or Flamingo, Circus Circus, or Excalibur.

No, not true. The Baccarat bar is still there, I was just there, it was the FONTANA lounge that has been closed and replaced with the Hyde Lounge.

if you're short on time, skip the pirate show at TI. They tried to "spice" it up a bit and have failed miserably.

HL at Club Prive inside Aria starts at $200/hand IIRC and goes up from there depending on day/time.

there is a lot of good food in vegas...it may take a bit of shuttling to different hotels to get to the best of them. the new jose andreas restaurants in cosmo appear to be good, craftsteak at mgm has some of the best steaks in the US, raku is the best non-strip restaurant (but may not be up your alley), then there's places like masa, bouchon, the buffets, etc etc...

for shopping you'll be best off staying near citycenter (whether it be aria/cosmo/bellagio) or near venetian/wynn. i would not stay at four seasons if your plan is to walk to mandalay...the casino there doesn't hold a candle to bellagio/wynn/venetian...

if you do stay at bellagio, the petrossian bar is worth going to for either the caviar tasting or the afternoon tea...just try to get a table where you're not facing the lights of the slot machines (seriously the dumbest move that bellagio made when making what could have been a really, really, nice bar).

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We are in Vegas now, and I can see no way that you are going to meet your wife's requirements, up to and including your flight. We have never been on a flight without stags and stagettes, rhinestone tiara's, tank tops, and all. The POINT of Vegas is all the stuff you are trying to avoid, so really, why come here?

As I am guessing coming without the wife may not be an option, why not find a resort (Aruba for example) where you can get all that you want- and there is way less to avoid? I don't gamble enough to offer recommendations but there certainly should be places with tables more in line with your limits.

My husband knows I have a 3 day Vegas limit- after that the noise and crowds just get to me. But in those 3 days I enjoy it, avoid none of it, and find there is a unique appeal to it. It DOESN'T sound like that will be the case for you, so the best recommendation is not where to stay - it is where else you should go.

I usually gamble at Club Prive in Bellagio; it's often quiet and relaxing although it can get busy at times. Those accompanying gamblers can sit at the lounge tables (just ask). However, the limits there will be at least $100 for the 6-deck shoes even in the daytime on weekdays, and usually at least $300 on weekends and possibly even on weekday nights.


I think you're referring to Carta Privada. Club Prive is the high-limit blackjack lounge at Bellagio.

Just as a note, Privada limits can get pretty ridiculous on weekends, sometimes $500 min.


That's a very generous limit, your husband is a lucky man. I mean heck even some of my male buddies have a 3-day Vegas limit......