Leaving CMH on Sunday for Vegas. DO NOT book through orbitz, expedia or any other online travel rape site. Take half an hour a day and sit and search the sites for best airfares. Personally I never fly anything but Southwest. NYNY is nice, we stayed there once. We almost always stay at the MGM Grand, but this trip we are staying at the Monte Carlo. We have not paid for a room in 9 years, and there is only one way to do it. Find a Hotel/ casino that you like, and wold like to stay at on your next trip. Sign up for the players card, and stick it in every machine you play, every table you sit at to play, and if you lose it, get it replaced at the players club. The casino tracks your coin in to rate your play and give you comps. Table games are rated per hour, based on amount bet per hand. The strip hotel going rate is $25/ hand to get rated. That is why slots are a better bet if you are looking for freebies. Stuff to do other than gamble? Drink is my #1 priority....other than that, since you are a first timer, the strip hotels are modern marvels themselves. The architecture is incredible. If you want to ride, there are several places to rent bikes. We rented a new Road King from LVHD for $100 for 5 hours, and rode out through the Valley of Fire State Park. Awesome ride, came back on the western shore of Lake Mead. It was in October, and one of our favorite trips. I could talk forever, if you have any questions, feel free to PM me.