Las Vegas Guide

Are you planning a trip to Vegas?  Whether you are planning a girls trip, family vacation, or a quick weekend getaway Mommy Travels can help you out!

Las Vegas City Guide

Where to Eat

Best Breakfast in Las Vegas

• 2nd Best Breakfast in Las Vegas

Breakfast at Della’s Kitchen at the Delano

Best Brazilian Steakhouse in Vegas!

Best German food in Las Vegas

Best Happy Hour in Las Vegas

Best Mexican food in Las Vegas ← You must eat here!

Best Romantic meal in Las Vegas

Best Tapas in Las Vegas

Best Thai food in Las Vegas – Seriously good and James Beard award winning

Canelleto restaurant inside the Venetian

Family Restaurants in Las Vegas

Giada’s Restaurant

Kid Friendly restaurants in Las Vegas

Serendipity 

Sugar Factory and maybe see some celebrities!

Where to Play

12 Awesome Free things to do in Las Vegas

Bellagio Conservatory – Always changing and always free, the conservatory is always decked out in flowers.

Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops

Calico Basin – free hiking near the Red Rocks

Girl’s Trip to Las Vegas

FREE Activities in Las Vegas

Fremont Experience

Half off tickets in Vegas

High Roller Sky Wheel – The tallest observation wheel in the world, peaking at 550 feet, the High Roller offers views of the Strip and the surrounding desert valley.

Indoor Rock Climbing

Mandara Spa at Planet Hollywood (day spa)

Pawn Stars

Tivoli Playground – An outdoor shopping center with a covered playground for kids. Plus, there is a splash pad and a sandbox.

Shark Reef

Springs Preserve

Where to Party

Best Bloody Mary’s in Vegas!

8 Outrageous Cocktails in Las Vegas

Best Day Clubs in Las Vegas

Best Night Clubs in Las Vegas

Chandelier Bar at the Cosmopolitan

Freezone – Vegas Gay Bar

Handcrafted Cocktails at BLVD. Cocktail Company

Rain nightclub at the Palms

The Mix

Ladies – What to wear out at night in Vegas

How to find a club promoter, skip the lines, and get if FREE

Where to get free beer in Las Vegas without gambling

How to throw a divorce party in Vegas

Where to Stay

Aliante Station (North Las Vegas)

Caesar’s Palace

Cosmopolitan

Golden Nugget

The Luxor

Mandalay Bay

Monte Carlo

Residence Inn Las Vegas South

The Palazzo

Trump

Caesars Palace pool

The pool area at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas is very nice.  There are multiple pools, but some are private and others we never saw open.  This is the pool I was at when my wedding ring was stolen out of my purse by the mini bar attendant.





View from upper pool at Caesar's Palace

Things To Do
Las Vegas

Valley of Fire

The Valley of Fire is in Nevada just an hour north east of Las Vegas. It's a great place for family camping. With the location so close to Vegas you could have a weekend getaway or just take a day trip to let the kids climb and do some hiking.  Valley of Fire fun fact - it was Nevada's very first state park.

They have places for tent camping and lots of rv spaces some with hook ups. It's first come, no reservations. Every site has a fire pit. Camp fires are allowed.


There are huge beautiful rocks every where.


There is wild life including this big horn sheep that walked by.

There are hiking trails all over the state park.

Many of the hikes are kid friendly.



You can see petroglyphs at various locations throughout the park.



They have a small visitors center with information on all aspects of park. It's a great educational opportunity for kids.

Horses for Heroes

     Not long after moving to Vegas I heard about an interesting program for military kids called Horses for Heroes.  I decided it would be worth checking out after talking to a gal in the phone about it.  So, I got the kids up early and took them out to the place they hold it here locally for the weekly playdate.
     I found out that it is a nationwide program.  They have it in Nevada, New Mexico, Georgia, and many other states but not all states. The are apparently looking for other horse owners/ranches to get involved. This program is also for firefighter and police families.  Each facility gets to decide how they run it and what they offer.  It seems that most have apnea time fee to join this program between $35-$50 Here in Nevada they offer:

Weekly Playdates: you can pay $10 and your little one gets to ride a horse or two.  Depending on the age they receive some instruction. The kids get to participate in a variety of chores and they get to play with and brush the other animals like a bunny, goats and dogs.

Introduction lessons: 4 one hour lessons for $50.

Operation free ride: once a week the entire family can come out at a designated time and ride for free.

Lessons: ongoing lessons $10-$15 depending on type of lesson.