Eating out Las Vegas style

Hi All,

My husband and I are planning a trip to Las Vegas for next April, just wanted to ask about the average cost of a meal for 2 there. Is there any need to pre-book and what%26#39;s all the goss about the ';voucher'; codes? don%26#39;t get it!!

Eating out Las Vegas style

There is no ';average cost';. You can eat cheap (less than $10pp per entree), expensive (more than $40pp per entree), or somewhere in between. Drinks are expensive generally. If you%26#39;ve never been to the States before, you may find that many places have larger portions than what you%26#39;re used to.

If you want to eat at one of the fancier restaurants on a weekend at a specific time (say, before a show) you will need reservations. Otherwise, if you are flexible on timing, you can usually call ahead on the same day and get a table reserved. You generally will not need reservations at casual restaurants.

Eating out Las Vegas style

suzy,

Where you want to eat will determine the average cost of the meal.Tell us where you would like to eat or what kind of dining establishment.

Reservations are required for some and not for others.

Suzy -- true -- you may want to come up with a budget then ask what you want. I had dinner bills for 2 from $17 (Ellis Island) to $970 (Guy Savoy) with everything in between.

What you may want to do is .. 1) choose what type of dining you want (steakhouse/seafood/buffets) (Casual/formal). and 2) what you are willing to spend

Thanks for all that, I guess it can%26#39;t be as expensive as Rome was, so by comparison my husband won%26#39;t be complaining about being ';ripped'; of sooo much!

Just need to sort out a hotel now, was thinking of Caesers palace, any comments would be gratefully recieved, how is it best to book? through a hotel web site direct or a broker as Expedia or shall we just turn up and book when we arrive?

Have read on this site about hotels touting for guest to move to their hotel %26amp; even paying them to! is this worth just booking 1 night for? or would we be better to e-mail round for best offers?

Have read on this site about hotels touting for guest to move to their hotel %26amp; even paying them to! is this worth just booking 1 night for? or would we be better to e-mail round for best offers?

Where did you read this????????????

Hi Suzy

I think you might be getting confused about hotels ';touting'; for guests. I suspect (but this is only a guess) that you%26#39;ve actually read about ';comp%26#39;d'; rooms, whereby frequent players are rewarded with free meals and rooms. Note - rewarded, not offered in advance.

With respect to your question about booking CP, I%26#39;m not going to offer an opinion on the hotel, but the general consensus is that it%26#39;s preferable to book direct with the hotel rather than thru a 3rd party. If you see a good offer thru a booking company, contact the hotel direct and see if they can match it.

Nev%26#39;7

Have a look down the list on the forums for Las Vegas, I think it was titled: is it worth the move?

Be careful when you visit in April as there a few large conventions in town which will push up the prices of hotels. One of them has 140,000 people 14/4 - 17/4.

Here is a link to the calendar

lvcva.com/meetings/convention-calendar.jsp

Average cost of a meal for 2 is hard to say. We budget $200 a day just for food and drinks for us both. If you plan at eating at any of the nicer restaurants allow $200 - $250 for dinner for you both.

A main course in somewhere like the chessecake factory would cost about $20.

Clare

Re your comment on Rome, I would say Vegas can be every bit as expensive as Rome and a lot more. It really just depends what and where you eat. There are some very nice but expensive restaurants in Vegas and there are also loads of cheap places to eat.

Clare

Oh my God, cheesecake factory??? does that mean I will need to diet before I go as well?