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Originally Posted by DoubleF
Location in Vegas is an interesting discussion. It's really not much better or worse on paper. However, it makes a huge difference if driving vs walking.
I stayed at MGM Grand and walked to Treasure Island for a show. That took approximately 34 minutes one way and per my discussion with a cab driver, the same distance via the strip would cost about $15-20 to cab if low traffic or $40-50 to cab if the traffic was high. Adding Wynn and Mandalay Bay would probably add another 10 minutes to the walk for a total of about 45 mins non-stop. Distance wise, I think it's about 8-9 blocks at about 3-5 minutes per block for MGM to TI. .
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Hm I think your cab driver was just taking LV Blvd to get more money. Next time, ask your driver to take Industrial Rd (West) or Paradise Rd (East). Traffic is not a problem on either of those 2 back roads at any part of the day, and they both have advantageous lights. You can also take I15 if you have to drive a distance, but having a international blender of drivers is a real pain in the ass to merge and it sees accidents a lot during the day. If you have a rental car, sometimes parking garages for adjacent hotels are faster depending whether you have to cross LV Blvd or if the parking entrance you have to access via LV Blvd.
Not sure if that helps, hopefully it does.
BTW someone I think mentioned Le Reve, I really enjoyed that show - I think it was my fav in LV. Ka is my 2nd fav. (Also seen Mystere, Zumanity, V, Zarkana for the current Vegas CdS's, I thought Le Reve adn Ka were the 2 best in my opinion.)