We arrived in Vegas about 10.30pm which was about 1.30am due to the 3 hour time difference. Coming in on the plane at night was was pretty incredible. Seeing all those lights and tall buildings flashing non stop, with a big strobe light coming off a pyramid hotel that beams brightly into the sky. We got in the Taxi and drove behind the famous Vegas strip to get to our hotel. Even looking at the strip from behind is pretty extraordinary. We first came across the hotel Excalibur which is a replica of the Disney Castle, moving onto the hotel New York, New York which is basically the outline of the New York skyline including the empire state building and the Manhattan bridge. Then we saw the pyramid hotel which was the Luxor, with the light beaming out into space. We could not wait to explore the other side, the real side of the strip.
We arrived at our hotel, Treasure Island (TI) and checked in. To our surprise they had upgraded us from a normal room to a suite! We started heading to our room and realized how true and sad this gambling concept is here in Vegas as we had to walk through the TI casino to just get to the elevators to take you to your room. And along that short stroll through the incredibly annoying high pitched digital sounds of the slots, comes that hard to breathe environment from all the people smoking ciggies and cigars while loosing all their money hoping the next dollar will bring them fortune. As an ex-smoker, I cannot believe we all used to be allowed to smoke in pubs and restaurants many moons ago. It is disgusting, yet all the casinos in the hotels allow this even the ritzy ones and yet none really smell like smoke when you walk in.
We got to our room and the first thing I think Tim and I both saw was the big bed! We have not slept on a big bed since we left ours back home and we have truly missed it. Next came the amount of space we had in the room, along with two bathrooms and a spa and all for $49 a night. I think it is fair to say that it has been one of the best hotel rooms and beds we have ever come across!
Just as we got to our room, the famous Siren's Cove pirate show was on outside the front of TI and the window of our hotel room looked down on it, so we watched while sipping our first of many cocktails. We got to bed around 2am Vegas time which was 5 am our time and back up early the next day to explore the strip.
THE VIEW FROM OUR ROOM BY NIGHT
BY DAY (complete with Navada desert background)
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