Top 5 Reasons to Hit Vegas

I was in Vegas 2 weekends ago, so here goes on my Vegas Top 5 roundup. Aside from playing Texas Holdem with friends occasionally, I'm not a big gambler, so didn't hit the casinos. But here are some good things to hit in Vegas.

1. Morel's French Steakhouse (in the Palazzo Hotel)

Wicked food, wicked service. In the group of 11 of us, everyone (except the half-Chinese guy that can't eat beef without rolling around in the fetus position for the rest of the night), agreed that the steak was excellent. Service was outstanding - have never had 3 dedicated waiters to my table in my life. Not sure if that was due to the restaurant being surprisingly empty on the Saturday night of fight night and Superbowl, or whether everyone always gets 3 waiters per table.

2. Mixx at Mandalay Bay

Chill lounge with best view of the Strip from rooftop bar. Again, a little quiet for a Friday night, but a sign of the times in Vegas I suppose. For girls, check out the ladies' rooms and use the 2 stalls on the far right.

3. Tryst at Wynn

Tryst wasn't the celeb hotspot that my husband and his friends experienced last year, but a cool hot spot nonetheless. The crowd here was alot more upscale than Pure. But you have to truly buy yourself in. And DO NOT be fooled by the dudes on the Strip selling you VIP passes to night clubs because that shit doesn't work. You won't get past the degrading lineups unless you pay a personal Vegas concierge/host to literally walk you past the lineups and through the bouncers. You don't have to buy bottle service, but be prepared to pay.

The VIP lineup at Pure was a joke, with bouncer-monkeys doing the typical "I'm more important than you" attitude. Annoying because they got Ds and barely passed high school. More annoying because there were 12 of us (including 5 beautiful girls in the group), we were staying at Caesar's, and we were given VIP passes from various people. VIP must mean Very Idiotic Person to the dudes running Pure, because it was just a bunch of broke-ass hoochies hanging around the VIP "lineup" (actually, a totally disorganized mass of people trying to get the bouncer-monkey's attention).

So much for Caesar's Palace. We'll be checking in somewhere else next time, thanks. Maybe the guy I met this week at the conference that works for Venetian/Palazzo would appreciate a call.

4. Stand-Up Comedian
We saw Jerry Seinfeld at the Colisseum. I'd see an act like that over any other cheesy show in Vegas any time. And it's cheaper.

5. Buy Real Estate
Next time I'm down there, I'm bringing my credit card to buy a house. Seriously, I could actually buy a house with the current prices and my current credit line on my Visa. Vancouver real estate prices this is not.