Downtown - When to Go During The Day

Evening All

I%26#39;ve collated some information from this forum about downtown, but we%26#39;re unsure exactly when to go during the day.

Would people recommend getting down there for breakfast?

Or lunch?

How much time do you think we%26#39;d need to spend down there to take in the experience?

Thanks

Daniel

Downtown - When to Go During The Day

Daniel, unless you%26#39;re planning on gambling in some of the Downtown casinos there%26#39;s really no need to head there in the daytime without a specific reason.

Evenings are when Fremont Street comes alive. Head there about an hour or so before it gets dark, grab something to eat, a few drinks here and there, enjoy the light show and leave when you%26#39;re good and ready.

Downtown - When to Go During The Day

Daniel, the Fremont experience is free. There are street vendors selling thier wares, but that is up to you what you will spend. The Fremont and Main Street Station both have excellant breakfast buffets IMO. You could spend the afternoon wandering in and out of the casinos there, but please realize they are very close together - nothing like the strip.

There are no afternoon shows or any afternonn entertainment DT. In fact, I think the only show (besides the Fremont experience) is Defending the Caveman at the Golden Nugget.

Have fun!

I also urge you to go at night. We were downtown twice prior to our last trip, both night visits. There were tons of people and energy and we had a lot of fun.

Our last trip we made the mistake of going downtown during the day - it was depressing. It was like a ghosttown outside. There were hardly any people out walking around - there were people in the casino%26#39;s but it felt different.

Next time we go, I%26#39;m going to wait until 9ish before heading down.

Have fun.

food and drinks are definately alot more cheaper down at freemont street than on the strip. we headed down there at about 5pm after doing the stratosphere - and didn%26#39;t get back until 11pm - and we aren%26#39;t big gamblers - next time i would be tempted to stay down there and only go to the strip for the shows etc

It%26#39;s ironic Daniel, but we%26#39;re downtown rats and we plan our excursions during the day. After breakfast, we%26#39;ll fire up the Mustang, drop the top, and head out to places like: Mount Charleston, Valley of Fire, Goodsprings%26#39; Pioneer Saloon, the ghost town in Rhyolite near Beatty, Death Valley, Lake Mead, Las Vegas Motor Speedway and yes, shopping.

After dinner or a show we%26#39;ll head back to our downtown hotel for a night of revelry, debauchery and gambling. Downtown shines at night!

I disagree, I hated the FSE, very loud and annoying.

I arrived Downtown late morning and I loved that there were very few people walking around. I loved the fact that all the casinos were right next to each other, makes casino hoping fun.

orangectyny posted that there were no afternoon shows downtown, but forgot about Viva Las Vegas at the Plaza. For $9.95 it%26#39;s cheap enough and proves that vaudeville lives on. Showtime is 2 pm and 4 pm.

Dark Sunday when all the losing gamblers attend at a church service to pray their luck will change.

You can check out the Fremont Street Experience from The Dome lounge in the Plaza too. The joint%26#39;s open from 4 pm to midnight during the week and longer on Saturday and Sunday (beware that it%26#39;s dark Tuesday and Wednesday for no good reason).

There%26#39;s no noise or dogs there so Tia doesn%26#39;t have to disagree.

Also at the Plaza, Showtime 7:30 pm: The Rat Pack is Back. They have a dinner show, and a regular show, and half price tickets are usually available at the 4 Queens Tix4Tonite Booth. I think the half price regular show tickets run about $30 per. The shows are actually at the same time, but the dinner show arrives earlier. Not sure of the time.

sheila

Sorry all, meant to reply earlier, but just to add one further question, how big is the downtown area?

How long would it take us to walk around it?

Thanks for all these replies, they%26#39;ve been really helpful.

Thanks

Daniel

Honeymooner, you can hike around the downtown area in

a couple of hours if you don%26#39;t stop to refresh yourself or gee-gaw and gamble a teensy bit, or have a pleasant lunch or dinner. Otherwise you can spend all day there -how long does it take in Oxford Street in London if you include Knightsbridge?