Laughlin

it is quiter, cozier, more relaxing. Go to Vegas for the glitz and glam, go to Laughlin for a kicked back vacation!

I go every year! Always for free….Laughlin is the best, you never have to pay to stay….just gamble a bit and they’ll always bring you back for free. Great place to go if you like the river and the heat.

My mother wants to be a professional gambler one day. Because she’s such a great customer of Harrah’s…they gave her a free trip to their casino in Laughlin. I am going along as a babysitter/travel companion. Hopefully she will behave herself and not try to break the bank during our trip. We will be in town May 14-18. Maybe I can find some voiceover jobs out that way. I know I will be having cocktails by the pool, at least. Woo-hoo!

...was my first time. It was kinda “blah” I was with my mom and I must have been the youngest person for about 50 miles around, and mom was the 2nd youngest. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a nice place and being along the river was cool, but it was too laid-back for me. The food was great and cheap, and the outlets across the street were nice, but still it felt like “Vegas for the aged”. I think it’s funny there’s a Harley convention there every year :)

Hotels are really cheap, we stayed for something like $5.99 a night – I kid you not – and we get postcards all the time for free weekends.

Note that we only saw one stop for gas between Barstow and The turnoff to Laughlin (near Needles) – there must have been more but we didn’t see any other gas stations, so fill up at the 1/2 way points.

We wanted to go somewhere different then Vegas for a quick gambling/partying weekend. Every thing is very cheap here, rooms, tables etc. There are only a couple real clubs/bars with real nitelife action(losers lounge, and Tarzan’s). You cant go with to much expectations of things to do, but it is a fun place once in a while, and a lot better in the summer time(more young people). The food at most of the resturanuts is not as good as say Vegas. We were hard pressed to find a dinner that was really good, but there are a lot of mediocre places.