Las Vegas City Breaks

Known variously as the entertainment capital of the world or Sin City, Las Vegas is as uncompromising as city as you are ever likely to find. It epitomizes excess but has a charm all its own, where over-the-top glitz and Hollywood style show business has become almost an art form. Las Vegas short breaks will be focused on the bright neon lights of the famous strip, home to the world’s most extravagant casino hotels, many of which as self-contained resorts in their own right. Cheap city breaks in Las Vegas are relative, depending on how lucky you are on the roulette tables and slot machines, but that aside there are some great five star hotel deals to be found.

 

Perhaps surprisingly, a weekend break in Las Vegas is particular family friendly with every major hotel offering a dizzying array of fun attractions in addition to gambling. Flagship properties such as Bellagio and MGM Grand provide onsite aquariums and mini zoos, art galleries, free nightly circus, magic and acrobatic shows and child friendly amusements. There are even rollercoaster rides or indoor sky diving and various eccentric ‘art’ installations to wonder at on a city break in Las Vegas such as public toilets made from fragments of the Berlin Wall.

 

If all the glitz and neon dazzle gets a little too much, why not spend a day out of town in the spectacular desert scenery of Nevada getting adventurous. Just west of the city is Red Rock Canyon, an ideal spot for hiking or rock climbing and less than an hour away, exciting winter sports are available at the Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort. Perhaps the ultimate Las Vegas short break experience for many people is a daunting helicopter tour of the monumental Grand Canyon, one of the world’s true natural wonders.