Spent a week in Vegas for work and stayed at the Venetian on the Strip. Always wanted to check out this hotel and for most part it's 'okay'. Not as 'great' as I had hoped. But then all the Casino's I've tried from Bellagio, Mirage, Paris and Caesars were all about the same. There is something for everyone, at nearly every price point so that was great.
I finally could find decent beer for $2-5, and not have to visit CVS or Walgreens. Best of all, I got to learn how to play Craps; still lost money.
Venetian Hotel Room - Double Single Beds...very nice & spacious layout. 🤗
Old Fashioned @ Casino Bar -- Meh.. 😑
I'm always seeking out the best Old Fashioned, wherever I go and figure I try the 2-for-1 coupon that comes with a stay @ Venetian. Went to the round Casino Bar and it was meh. The drinks were certainly strong and I couldn't taste the alcohol, but it was neither amazing nor great for the $ 18.75.
Learned later, that if you spend $20 on the video poker machines they may comp you a drink. I might try that next time...
Illy's -- Cappuccino -- also Meh. 😑
I also like to find a good Cappuccino and tried Illy's and was disappointing. Fortunately, I got to visit an Expo that was in the Sands and got some excellent Cappuccino's there for free! I seem to get the best Cappuccino's at Expo's and Conference booths.
Sugarcane Bar & Grill @ Venetian -- Good! 😁
Okay, the trip started getting better and went to dinner with coworkers for a party at Sugarcane and it was quite good. Open Bar too and had several Old Fashioned that were better than the Casino Bar, although not quite up to par with what I had at Bellagio on a prior trip. The food was good and the vegetables probably some of the best I've tasted in a while.
Sugarcane's signature beer was also good.
In-n-Out -- Excellent! 😁
Always have to hit up In-n-Out for my Double Double animal style. Never disappointed and for a very low price got a good meal.
Hit up O'Shea's on the way back to Venetian and took forever to find a Black-n-Tan! Finally had to give up and at the third bar I asked in O'Shea's they mixed Coors Lite with Guinness.
Delmonico Steakhouse @ Venetian - Wow 😍
We had dinner another night @ Delmonico's and it was great. Better than Ruth Chris or Morton's. I've been to several Ruth Chris across the country and this place beat all of them hands down.
And I've learned the best Old Fashioned in Vegas are at Steakhouses and Delmonico's signature drink was the best Old Fashioned I've had in Vegas. Made me so happy! 😍
Bouchon Macarons -- Adequate 🤔
Prefer Laduree, but I've been trying Bouchon Macaron's for past few Vegas trips. While they were good, I'm going to try another place next time.
Hawaiian Airlines -- Gross Sandwich 😝
Hawaiian Airlines should stop advertising that they serve a complimentary meal on flights because it's basically two pieces of bread with some stuff splattered inside.
Their chicken & rice meals are palatable. Their pasta's are horrible, but these sandwiches...it looks like something you find on your shoe after walking in a muddy field.
The choice of drinks are also quite poor and while they serve a complimentary rum cocktail, everything else is meh.
Starbucks - Coldbrew and Amazon Fire HD8 Tablet -- Good! 😀
This was my first trip to try out my new Amazon Fire HD8 tablet. And I was very happy with it. Although, I didn't use it on the plane as Hawaiian Airlines provides a good selection of free movies, I used it quite a bit in the hotel room to stream movies and tv shows.
The Fire HD8 is perfect for streaming video and I'm very happy I got it for $50. I'll take it on future trips. My Apple Airpods also sync nicely with the HD8.
Overall -- Great Trip 😋
This was a great trip. 👍 I,m starting to like and enjoy Vegas. It's a fun town when you are with a good group of people. I'm heading up there again for another business trip next month and will see how it goes.
Update 4/14/2020
I'm glad I went to Vegas in 2019. Things are not going to be the same for quite some time; if ever. I got to enjoy Vegas pre-COVID19. Lets see what happens next in post-COVID19.
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