Where to Stay:

We’ve stayed at our fair share of places in Vegas and nowhere even comes close to the Cosmopolitan. Not only is it right on the strip, making it easy and quick to access, it is also in the hub of all the fun! The rooms are large, modern, and clean with amazing balconies that have the perfect view. A pro tip when checking in is to ask for a view of the water show and Paris; bonus if you get a corner room with that and a strip view!

Another reason we LOVE staying at the Cosmopolitan, aside from the location and rooms, is the food! They have some amazing restaurants like STK amazing steak house, SUPERFRICO amazing Italian, blue ribbon and more! If you’re unsure what to get for lunch, head to the “food court” because it has a ton of food “stands” to eat, drink, and people watch while enjoying a ton of options. One of our favorites is the TEKKA BAR: HANDROLL & SAKE stand where you can eat your heart out for a low (especially for Vegas) price! Another favorite of ours is the Pizza Speakeasy. Look for a long hallway and follow the amazing smelling pizza! Our third favorite place to eat is EGGSLUT! Amazing breakfast style sandwiches!! You won’t be disappointed with any of these food options.

Restaurants:

Some of our must-visit-restaurants, aside from eating our way through the Cosmo, is Spago by Wolfgang puck in the Bellagio! The best view of the Bellagio water show with amazing food, too! Definitely get a seat on the patio to enjoy and be sure to order the fries! We visited for the first time Mon Ami Gabi French Restaurant at the Paris hotel and were blown away by the food! All of their appetizers were incredible, be sure to order the French onion soup.. I’m still dreaming about it.

To Do:

The options are endless really but here are some of our favorites:

-The High roller: Start the night off with an all you can drink 30-min ride in the ferris wheel with 360 views of Vegas, any time to go is amazing but we love watching the sunset this way!

-Negative 5 Ice Bar: The whole bar, including your cups, are made of ice! This is perfect to kick off your night the fun way!

-There is also a fun place is PKWY Tavern Flamingo where you can play ping pong or beer pong, whichever you’re feeling!

-People watch! Go to the deck at Cabo Waco & deck of Beer Park. It also provides so many amazing shows!

The best show we’ve seen yet in Vegas was Absinthe. It is the perfect combination of comedy, burlesque, and acrobatics. It is a little over the top… but in all of the best ways! We’ve also seen a few Cirque du Soleil and are never disappointed! On this Vegas trip we went to a Shania Twain concert and what an amazing show she puts on! We got there at least 45 mins early because the line to check vaccine status / tests held things up.

C***d:

There were no masks mandated anywhere and as far as it felt, the pandemic and fear was over. They did require a negative test or a vaccine card to enter in the show we attended and of course the flight and airport.

We’ve gone on a few trips in December- February and always have an amazing time! I'll be sure to give another blog post if we go during the summer on what to do for summer fun!

What to wear:

It’s Vegas—so all the sparkle! I like to bring a cute peacoat or two to wear over my outfits. I’d bring boots, jeans, and a blouse for the daytime and heeled booties, Spanx, leather leggings, tights under skirts, and bodysuits and/or tights under fun dresses at night! *Layering is always a good idea!*

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