When are you going? Try to avoid the weeks of major conventions. The hotels bump the room prices out the window into the stratosphere these weeks. I am attending CES on January 6 for one week and the hotels have very little room and charge about $150.00 per night for rooms they normally charge $50.00 for.
suggestions
If it's like Reno, the place to stay *is* one of the casino hotels. _nice_ rooms are dirt-cheap. The Last time I was through Reno overnight, I had a $16 (!!) room at Fitzgeralds. The room was 'only' about 14'x40'in size. TWO _king_ beds, Two TVs, 2 big upholstered wing chairs, plus table with 4 side chairs, _and_ a second 2-place table out on the balcony.
Casino gambling is, in general, a very 'anti-social' activity. Erm, make that 'non social'. no conversation or banter, etc.
Any of the 'gambling towns' are "adult" entertainment places. Not much for kids -- not allowed in the gambling areas, etc. Most of the casinos have similar 'non social' activity rooms for the kids -- video game arcades, etc.
Overall, *lots* of glitz and glitter. Mostly 'semi-tacky'. Not 'cheap', just grossly over-done.
Stage shows at the casinos _are_ impressive productions. Many -- make that most -- will be unsuitable for children, however. One staple description: "100 beautiful girls, 50 gorgeous costumes".
For 'non-casino' things, it depends on your (collectively) taste/inclinations Theres the dam, the race-track, the USAF test facility ("Dreamland") and/or Nellis AFB, some _great_ golf-courses. There's also desert tours, horseback riding, hiking, etc.
See the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor Authority web-site for other 'things to do' in the area.
Depending on what you consider "the vicinity", there's the Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, rafting on the Colorado River, Death Valley.
Further away, but worth the visit, "The Arches" national park, Bryce Canyon, Meteor Crater, Natural Bridges Nat'l Monument, Canyonlands Natl Park
yahbut, you've got Fuddruckers in TX. I'd kill for one of those places nearby, in Chicago.
taste/inclinations
Hmmm, no one has mentioned the Liberace Museum yet. Bet the kids would be thrilled. Ed
Dave By the Bay:
Where is the closest to Redwood Shores?
not sure where RS is, but there is an In & Out in or around Daly City, just off 280. Also there is one on El Camino in Mt. View or Sunnyvale. I always get those 2 confused as they all blend together!
dave
RK> Dave By the Bay:
maybe I should change my handle to "Dave by the Bay". Then the acronym for my handle won't be so "handy" for the miscreants. :)
dave
RK> Dave By the Bay:
yes, I know.
but that beats the way Cramer, et al come across ALL the time! :)
I hope it doesn't rain either, but hey, we ARE in the middle of a desert, and NEED some rain once in a while, so...
I don't know where you are comin' from, but I'll go out on a limb, and predict that the weather here is nicer than where you are at.
dave
RK>>maybe I should change my handle to "Dave by the Bay". Then the acronym
I don't know about that. I think you are going to carry a legacy. I might add that you SOMETIMES come across the wrong way with your posts. IMHO.
Redwood Shores is North of You on 110 and 2 exits south of 92- San Mateo Bridge. I will be out there the week of Jan 19. I hope it doesn't rain and it nice and warm.
Rich
Coming from CT. It is Cold (20-20's) and we've already had 2 Snow Storms.
brrrr! I'll be in Seattle tomorrow... it won't be quite so cold as your area, but damn if it'll be as nice as SJ! The bright side is, I'll only be there for a few days. I used to live on the East Coast. Mass, NY, CT, so I know what it's like, and don't miss it 'tall.
dave
RK> Coming from CT. It is Cold (20-20's) and we've already had 2 Snow Storms. > > >
It isnt' really a fair comparision. In-N-Out is fast food, albeit excellent fast food. Fudrucker's is more like a homemade, thick burger with better trimmings. If I had to choose, Fudd's gets it hands down but like I say, they serve different puposes.
And at Fudds, you can wash it down with a beer :)
Not the ones in New Mexico...
sinp
Heck I live down here. Tell me where she lives and I'll drive by for you!
Allyn
Ahh, that's too bad Grandpa. Sorry.
Strange, I really thought that was covered in the paragraph reading:
"Overall, *lots* of glitz and glitter. Mostly 'semi-tacky'. Not 'cheap', just grossly over-done."
*grin*
Thats ok, I can go to the original Owl Cafe in San Antonio, NM and have the juciest most bestest Green Chili Cheeseburger in the entire world and wash it down with a tall necked beer. Of course its an 80 mile trip but when its that good...
I've been to the owl bar. my bro in law took me there. that was a while ago- prolly a decade or so....
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