Las Vegas Villa for Rent: Mountains Edge - Professionally Managed 4400 sf. 4/4 Home w/pool! - Property 160470

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Mountains edge, Las Vegas: Tips from the locals! We don't live in hotels. Not all Vegas women are showgirls. No one wants your kidneys. Now that we've dispelled those little misconceptions, find out more of what we locals know about the real Las Vegas.***Get out there: Arriving before check-in time at your Vegas hotel should be the least of your worries. If you arrive early and your hotel doesn't allow early check-in, grab what necessities you may need for the next couple of hours, drop your bags off with the bellman and be on your way. With so much to do here, don't waste your time in the lobby. Even if it's the most beautiful lobby you've ever seen.***Can't hack traveler's checks: Many Vegas taxi drivers are unable to accept traveler's checks. So, if you plan to pick up a cab at the airport to take you to your hotel and you're carrying only traveler's checks, you might want to turn some to cash before approaching the taxi staging area.

Tips from the locals continued...: ***Comfy shoes: There are certain places where fashion is more important than comfort -- Tab??, Studio 54 or RA. However, when you're slumming around during daylight hours, casino hopping or standing in line for a buffet, wear your Hush Puppies or Chuck Taylors.***Pedestrians: Look left, look right, look left and look right again. Pedestrians need to pay extra special attention as they walk across the Strip. Traffic is scary.***While you're at the drugstore: It's a dry heat. It's a dry cold. It's a dry wind. In Vegas, it's dry, dry, dry. Our hands are dry, our faces are dry and please, don't look at our heels when we wear sandals in the summer, because, yep, they're dry, too. To make up for this dryness, carry with you at all times the following items: lip balm, sunscreen and lotion.***

Golf Las Vegas: Bali Hai and Callaway are on The Strip! Internet on the Strip: Looking for Internet access while you're on the Strip? Thanks to Cyber Stop Internet Cafe, you don't have to look far. They have a full-service location in the Hawaiian Marketplace gift shop (at Polo Towers), featuring not only Internet access but also copying, printing, faxing and design services. Other locations on Las Vegas Boulevard include the Aztec and Boardwalk Casinos.***Keeping in touch: Cell phones and walkie talkies are a great way to keep in touch with fellow travelers while in Vegas. Just keep in mind that most casinos frown upon their use on the casino floor (and they're strictly out of bounds in the race and sports books). Walkie talkie users say the signal is clearer!

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