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Family Travel: Kids Activities in Las Vegas

ROAM, USA By Jill Amery March 19, 2015 Tags: aquarium, Bellagio, big stot, duelling pianos, family travel, featured, fountains, golden nugget shark tank, gondola, las vegas, light show, M&M Worls, mandalay bay shark reef, mob museum, new york, new york new your, north premium outlet mall, roller coaster new york, shark, slider, stratosphere, USA, Venetian, waterslide 3 Comments

For many families, Las Vegas is an inexpensive and easy destination for travel, but are there enough kids activities in Las Vegas? I believe that kids can learn and have fun in any destination as long as parents are attentive to their needs and do a bit of homework. While smoky casinos and shooting ranges may be off the activity lists, there are loads of kids activities in Las Vegas that are thrilling for the whole family.

Here are a few Sin City activities that I’ve experienced that make me itch for a family trip!

1. Shark Reef Aquarium at Mandalay Bay features tropical fish, sharks and turtles.

2. The fountains with lights and music at Bellagio (you may want to watch Oceans 11 first!) Image: Flickr via Tim Parkinson

3. A gondola ride at the Venetian is way less expensive than a trip to Italy.

4. M&M’s World encompasses four floors – just make sure you set candy limits!

5. Duelling Pianos at the bar at Times Square at New York, New York if a favourite of mine and any little budding musician is sure to love it.

6. The Mob Museum is a gorgeous building filled with gangster lore.

7. The Big Apple Coaster at New York New York, and hop over to the arcade while you are there. Photo credit: Roig61 on Flickr
8. Big Shot at the Stratosphere

9. North Premium Outlet Mall – With loads of kids stores from Strasburg Kids to Juicy Couture, I never miss the outlet mall.

10. Live shark tank pool and slide at the Golden Nugget

11. Tournament of Kings, Excalibur

12. Circus shows at Circus Circus – free shows begin daily at 11am and run every half hour

13. CSI: The Experience at MGM Grand
14. Go to a Vegas Golden Knights hockey game!

We stayed at the Cromwell, which was well worth the trip!

The Cromwell Hotel – Las Vegas

ROAM, USA By Jill Amery January 21, 2015 Tags: boutique, cromwell, Drai, Giada, las vegas, Premium Outlet Mall, Ted Baker, USA, Vegas Strip 1 Comment

En route home from the ROAR Retreat in Cost Rica, I did a wee stop in Las Vegas to save one flights (which was promptly negated by my trip to the outlet mall). Wanting to try a newer boutique hotel, I picked the Cromwell Hotel Las Vegas. It’s one of those warm, posh places with masculinity oozing from each view.

Cromwell Hallway

As with other intimate spaces, the bartender knows every name and the rich red drapery in the casino make you feel as if you’re being wrapped in a warm velvet blanket. Even The Cromwell Hotel hallways were symmetrically perfect and warm. Though I had only a few hours in Sin City, I did make it to my favourite Premium Outlet Mall. Ted Baker was beckoning, and my husband was texting with his sizes..

Though I had a phenomenally successful shopping trip, my carry-on bag wasn’t quite large enough to sustain the wardrobe additions. The Cromwell Hotel front desk manager and bellman called around the city until he found an inexpensive luggage store open until midnight only two blocks away. That is service!

The biggest ‘secret’ about the classy rooms, is that the mirror looking into the shower from the bed isn’t, well… really a mirror per say. Just a note in case you bring a friend into your suite…

Although the shopping cut into my dining time (I wasn’t able to experience Giada) and Drai’s Nightclub was closed, I loved the hotel so much that I will make more time away from the stores on my next visit!