The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas 2018

Bob Sehlinger, a Lowell Thomas Award-winning journalist, is best known as the creator and producer of The Unofficial Guide series. He is the founder and coowner of AdventureKEEN, a book publishing company that includes Menasha Ridge Press, Clerisy Press, Wilderness Press, and Adventure Publications. The author of 27 books, Bob is a past president of the Publishers Association of the South, and he has served at the invitation of the U.S. State Department and the U.S. Information Service on educational missions for publishers in Hungary, Romania, and Russia. He lives in Birmingham, Alabama.

Maps and Illustrations


Acknowledgments



Introduction

On a Plane to Las Vegas


Something Old, Something New, Something Imaginary, Something True


Las Vegas: An Overview


Arriving and Getting Oriented


Convention and Special Events Calendar


Las Vegas as a Family Destination



PART ONE Accommodations and Casinos

Where to Stay: Basic Choices


What’s in an Address?


Getting Around: Location and Convenience


Commuting Times in Minutes


Room Reservations: Getting a Good Room, Getting a Good Deal


For Business Travelers


Comfort Zones: Matching Guests with Hotels


Hotels with Casinos


Navigating the Land of the Giants


Business Hotels


Suite Hotels


Suite Hotels without Casinos


Hotels with Balconies


Las Vegas Motels


RV Camping in Las Vegas


Accommodations: Rated and Ranked


Hotel Information Chart



PART TWO Entertainment and Nightlife

Las Vegas Shows and Entertainment


Selecting a Show


Celebrity-Headliner


Rooms


Production Shows


Las Vegas Show Profiles


Las Vegas Nightlife


Nightclub Profiles


Las Vegas below the Belt



PART THREE Gambling


The Way It Is


Rules of the Games



PART FOUR Dining and Restaurants


Dining in Las Vegas


The Restaurants



THE BEST LAS VEGAS RESTAURANTS


Restaurant Profiles



PART FIVE Shopping and Seeing the Sights


Shopping in Las Vegas


Seeing the Sights



PART SIX Exercise and Recreation


Working Out


Golf


Outdoor Recreation


Spa 101


Index and Reader Survey


Subject Index


Unofficial Guide Reader Survey