Brought my wife and two daughters on a trip this past week and wanted to share our experience. I usually go with some buddies once a year and we just sit around and watch football and drink beer, this trip was a bit different.
Day 1: Took cab from airport to the Flamingo, ran about $35. Stay at the Flamingo was great, paid for the suite upgrade $109 a night, well worth it. It had two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, hang out living room and a wet bar with fridge. The room faced the sphere and it was a highlight for the trip, just watching it change. Please do yourself a favor and check in online before you get there, skip the lines. Lines were LONG! After we checked in we ate at In N Out and walked to Miracle Mile and had the fruit in the stick from Te Amo Boba, it was a hit. Picked up some waters for the room on the way back. Went to Mystere for our nightly entertainment. It was a funny, weird, amazing performers and it was my kids favorite part of the trip.
Day 2: Buffet at the Wynn, food was excellent, with big varieties. We did an escape room at PanIQ, really enjoyed the theming and the staff. Then we went to the fashion show mall and shopped. Hit up the arcade at NYNY. Ate at Gonzales y Gonzales, chips and salsa were good, nachos okay, other food was not great, but if you want chain Mexican food it’s decent.
Day 3: Ice Cream Museum, it was a good time. Ice Cream was fresh, they did a great job making it feel like it was a fantasy world. Spent about an hour, very interactive and friendly staff. Walked around Area15 ate at the Beast and it was probably my favorite meal of the trip (besides Wynn) and then did the Universal Horror Unleashed. Absolutely loved it, scary haunted houses, scare actors were a great touch.
Left on Day 4
Places we ate: In N Out, Te Amo Boba, Salt N Straw, Starbucks for morning coffees, Dominique Ansel bakery, BoJangles, Five Guys, Wynn Buffet, Casino Royale (hotdog for me, it is a must), Ja Burritos, Gonzales y Gonzales, The Beast.
Observations: drinks are expensive, you have to try to find deals when you can. $5 drafts and well drinks at Casino Royale and $1 Busch Lights. Flamingo had great drink service and I was able to get free drinks. The Sportsbook doesn’t give the tickets out like they used to, so a bit of a bummer. Also, plan to wait for Ubers (and tip well) the construction has them all messed up with road closures. We had a blast
, I didn’t know what my girls would think, but they loved it too. Feel free to ask any questions!
Edit: people have asked for cost.
Room: $668 with upgrade and early check in
Uber/Cab: $420
Buffet: $85 a piece after tip
Mysterie: $105 a ticket (I’m a seat snob, it was row 10 dead center) you can get cheaper, but try to sit in middle.
Ice cream museum: $75 a piece with VIP, any time entry, upgraded name tags and included drink
Universal Horror: Ordered day before $80 for my wife and I, girls were $100 each, so could go in a few times. You can get cheaper if order ahead
PanIQ escape room was $190 total.
Meals averaged: $80-$120 aside from buffet
Gambling: lost $400, but we got in a few hours a night, so not bad entertainment
NYNY Arcade: $120
Area15: area one access was $34 a piece for the kids