How much does a day in las vegas cost a tourist (not including gambling money)?

Question

i am taking my husband to las vegas on saturday for his birthday. its a short trip, just sat and sun and we come home monday morning. we have been before, but he always paid for it. since this is my gift to him, i am gonna foot the bill. my plan is to keep it as cheap as possible. with that said, i wanna do cabs and buffets. now, i am over-estimating here, but how much would it cost for two people to eat 3 buffets per day and take cabs as needed? (based on last trips, i would say about 4 cab rides per day, just going from end-to-end on the strip) remember, its only a 2 day trip. thanks!

Answer 1

First off, I love to eat but I don't think I can eat 3 buffets a day. Trust me 2 good buffet meals will keep you going. Here is a list of buffets with prices. http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/buffet.ph... Food estimate for both of you $60 /day.

As far as cabs are concerned, I will avoid them unless you are planning to venture far away from the strip. Take the bus. Buy a one day travel pass on the deuce. I think it's $5 a day and use buses to hop from casino to casino when you don't feel like walking. http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/get-aroun...

Spend some time enjoying the free atrractions and save money that way. http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/things-to...

The final cost per day in my opinion $70..... who said Vegas has to expensive.

Answer 2

i will say about a 2 tanks full of gas...plus $200-300 for hotel and food

plus spending cash and ur entertainment $

so from $600-$1000 dollars

Answer 3

Cab prices went up in June, but it's still reasonable.   If you think ahead a bit, you can group your cab rides to maximize them.  For instance,   if you take a taxi to Mandalay Bay, you can walk around there, take the free mono rail to Luxor  (this is NOT the paid strip monorail) and eat at their buffet, take the free monorail to Excalibur (which also has a low-cost buffet).

Take a cab to Imperial Palace (inexpensive food) and you are mid-strip.  A moderate-to-easy walk in one direction to Flamingo (low-cost buffet, including Sunday champagne brunch for about $20 per person), Bills, Bally's, Paris, Planet Hollywood, Bellagio (and the wonderful dancing fountains), Caesars.  In the other direction, walk to Harrahs (inexpensive buffet), Casino Royal, Mirage and Venitian. A little longer walk, but still do-able if it isn't 107 out, to Treasure Island and Wynn

Figure about $150 for cabs - it's always better to over budget, and that way you won't be frantic if you're tired and want to hop a cab instead of walk.[Or - if the traffic has you sitting for 5 minutes in traffic - a  possibility on Saturday night]  But if you group your rides, and walk a bit, it should come down quite a bit - you can save a bit by taking a shuttle to/from the airport...but for two people, it's not a huge savings.

(If you want to figure it out a little closer, here is the Taxicab authority website, which shows rates and has estimates of what it costs from the airport to various hotels). http://taxi.state.nv.us/FaresFees.htm

If you do brunch on Sunday, you can do Sat-Mon meals for about $200 total  including tips. There's some "padding" in that so you can stop for a Ben & Jerry's ice cream at Casino Royale (often with 2-for-1 coupons available on the counter), have a snack or a beer if the mood hits you, or stop at Seahorse Bar in Caesars Palace for a glass of champagne.   You can save $ if you go to Terrible's, a casino about 2-3 blocks off the strip and occasionally featured on various tv (Food Channel, Travel Channel) for their cheap, good food

Be sure to ask at your hotel for any coupons available - a lot of times they offer 2-for-1 coupons at buffets, or $5 off at sister properties (I recently stayed at Harrahs and at check in got $5 off coupons for buffets at Imperial palace, flamingo, Caesars Place and  Rio) .

Also, stop by the concierge at various hotels and ask about coupons. Some of the strip hotels have 'outsourced' their concierge to groups such as Vegas.com or Travelocity, so it can't hurt to ask for coupons.   And if you do any gambling at a casino, use a players card, and check at the Players Center to ask if you have enough points for a "comped" buffet.  

Always remember to tip, even if you're on a budget.