DONT Do This In Downtown Vegas List..

I was reading an article about everything you should/should not do in Vegas, they were all very obvious.

DO: Take cash, Wear Comfortable Shoes, See a Cirque Show
DONT: Get an Escort, Use Casino ATM's, Talk on Phone at a Table

So I was thinking of a "DONT Do This in Downtown Vegas" list..
(some from experience, some from observations)

1) Dont piss off the hotel staff - My buddy got heated with the girl at the Plaza front desk. He assumed he won the argument (over web price vs real price), but his room was tiny, bad view and took extra long to get new towels. I think she won. The smaller hotels can screw with you easier.
2) Dont get the football of Beer. - Unless you are really thirsty, Vegas summers plus 60 oz of beer equals a warm stale last few gulps.
3) That goes for the "Yard of Daiquiri" You look like a tourist with 3 feet of glorified slurpee. Plus was it really worth $30 for some kool-aid with a splash of house tequilia? Tourist.
4) Dont Take Your Small Kids to Downtown Vegas - The Strip is one thing with the new non smoking casinos and more "kid friendly" shows, but if your kid is in a stroller, is it that important they see the FSE? Thats a great first memory, drunk idiots, Winger blasted in your ear and a freaky light show. Then they get pushed back to the room through a smoky casino. Whats planned for the next day? Watching dad get in a fight at El Cortez then a road trip to the Bunny Ranch?
5) Dont Be "That Guy" At The Tables - Craps is one thing where hooting and screaming is a group effort, but most table games in Downtown Vegas have folks who just want to win some beer/smoke money. Read the table, and dont be that guy who jokes with the dealer and insists on telling others how to play. That will get ya shanked.
6) Dont Be Afraid to Walk Around - Most reviews of Downtown say "Stay on the main strip and dont venture too far away." I dont suggest walking a mile back towards the Strip, but go check out El Cortez, Go see the Gold Spike, go see the construction of the old Lady Luck.
7) Dont Be Afraid of the Crappy Souvenir Stores - They are tacky yes, but some of the best $1 gifts are available. The same crap will cost you $5 at the casino gift shop. Plus $2 will get ya 5 bottles of water!
8) Dont Expect the La Bayou/Mermaids Girls to Be Free - You want a pic? They want some cash.
9) Speaking of, Dont Take 50 Pics of the Dancing Girls - If you are standing directly under a dancing girl at the Golden Gate, Plaza, or Glitter Gulch (the outside girls) and you take more than 2 pics, you just look creepy. And lonely. FYI - I promise they are not going home with you. Sorry.
10) Dont Compalin About Your $15 Room - Unless you got a comp room or have a connection, you get what you pay for. Remember, this is downtown Vegas. Those LED lightbulbs aint cheap..

Add to it..

Marko..

Good list.But I wonder what the problem is with using the casino atm's?I use them all the time without any problems.

Some of the ATM's are famous for the $5-$10 service charges, but thats mainly at the high end casinos on the Strip.. The normal is usually $2-$4 downtown (from what I remember)..


marko..

11) Don't be afraid to make the walk from the Fremont Street Experience to El Cortez, even at night. Just use common street sense and enjoy the funky bars and shops along the way.

12) Don't waste your money on overpriced bottled water and soda at the casino/hotel vending machines or gift shops. Stroll over to one of the tourist gift shops or to Walgreens and stock up.

The original writer may have been thinking about the casino cash advance machines, which do charge about 10%, plus your credit card's cash advance fee, plus your card's rate (normally with no grace period) for cash advances.

But yes, the fees at actual ATMs downtown aren't bad. I paid $3.50 to use one in Northern Virginia (plus whatever my bank will charge) because I couldn't find a Bank of America.

Those cash advance machines are definetly expensive.If you do need an advance on your credit card and forgot your pin,you can get an advance right at the cashiers cage.Again,very expensive.

"Dont Expect the La Bayou/Mermaids Girls to Be Free - You want a pic? They want some cash"..........Question, why would you think otherwise?The damned town was biult off tips!

I flirted with the Mermaids girls once and gave them a $5 tip each and one started braiding the beads together until they were about 5 feet long, she then hung them over my neck and then very unexpectedly took the other end, ran it between my legs right infront of the wife and everyone on Fremont Street and then started "sawing" the beads back and forth over my crotch. My wife still gives me the evil eye when I bring that up!

The story itself and the evil eye I get was more than worth the $5!!!

weggie

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oop's..... forgot to put down my "dont thing to do on Fremont Street"

Dont leave the $3 craps at the Fremont table once you manage to get on it!

weggie

Ok, here's my Don't in Downtown LV. Don't stay in a Hotel Room that is directly facing Fremont Street unless you are okay with possibly hearing a whole lot of noise that could very easily keep you awake or not allow you some good sleep (unless maybe you bring some earplugs)!

RecVPPlayer

Don't enter the Vegas Club depressing and empty. Quite a few years ago however did enjoy the Great Monments restaurant. Years ago had some real good times in there but that's been years ago as I said.