I haven’t and i don’t really want to, aside from the heat, i don’t like to gamble and think cleavage and heels is tacky, 
i know im so stereotyping!
I never thought I wanted to ever go to Vegas - not my cup of tea - I don’t gamble, wan’t single anymore, etc. Then my brother decided to get married there - so off I was to Vegas. And I LOVED IT. It’s really like no other place. I’d say that if you have the chance to go for a long weekend, go. And have brunch at he Bellagio. Yummmmm!!!
BTW - the nightlife is what you want it to be.
My now husband drug me to Vegas for a long weekend one year. It was fun, but not fantastic. He’s a gambler, so half the time, I slept in the hotel room (I had KILLER jet lag) while he gambled. We did go shopping, which was fun and we walked around just about every casino on the strip, which was also fun. I think it would be fun to go there with girl friends so I could go to shows and visit spas…you know, stuff a man doesn’t usually want to do!
I also (on a subsequent trip) got married in Vegas! After a lot of researching locally, I told my husband I wanted to elope. For me, spending $10,000 for a wedding was NOT something I wanted to do and we would be just as married if it were just the two of us as we would be with some big, expensive wedding. But, he was very set on having an actual wedding. So, we compromised. We got married at Caesar’s in a real ceremony (no Elvis!) with 32 of our closest friends and family. It was about 1/3 of the cost of doing it at home and I loved every second of it!
I’ve never been there. Hubby’s never been there (despite several invites for bachelor parties). I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything. I’ve been to New York & Paris, and intend to visit the real pyramids in Giza, so I don’t see the point in going to fake landmarks. Gambling? We have 2 casinos within 30 miles of me in the Chicago area. Shows? Cirque du Soleil travels. We have “Broadway in Chicago” here. Drinking? If I was into that, I could do it here–Chicago has PLENTY to offer.
DH and I have never been…and probably never will.
My parents (and his parents) have also never been.
Not gamblers, not drinkers, not crowd/noise lovin’ people. 
We’re a 4 hour drive away and used to go about 3-4 times a year pre-child. I’ve never been much of a gambler, but I learned how to play Craps with my husband and wow! that game is really fun, especially if you find a crowded, “hot” table. Vegas is decadent, hedonistic and fabulous. It’s also trashy, flashy and dirty It’s definitely for adults only, though. We haven’t been since our daughter was born (who has that kind of money to throw around these days?), but do have friends that bring their kids. A family vacation in Vegas doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest.
Added: best time of year to go is May, IMO. Lounge by the pool during the day, nightlife at night.
Been there, done that, and lived there for about 2 and a half years in the early 80s. I went back about 2001 and many changes had occurred like streets were widened and extended into neighborhoods. The housing boon was about to take off and it was busy.
I am not a big gambler even when living there so it was a small trip to the Strip that we would take x dollars and play tourista and when it was gone it was gone. There were a few casinos I liked to go into that I felt safe and comfortable in and played the slots. I won enough to pay for lunches and have a good diner or two. I think I won up to $500 once on a machine and then went home. We liked the shows and rock artists that came to town and would go and see a show or two. When family came to town we would go down on the Strip and show them around. Otherwise we were involved with the family side of Vegas and the sports and things. Yes it took a while to find it but it is there and there is a real town underneath all of the glitz and craziness.
I worked for a construction company and met Gladys Knight’s mother and was about to do a few projects with her. Hubby got orders and we left Vegas for Germany (another story).
Yes it is hot and dry and wild and fun. Thank God there is only one on Vega on the planet. I have a cousin that lives there near Andri Agassi go figure he can afford the house I can’t.
My daughter wants to get married there someday. I hope it is soon as she will be 35 next year. The only problem is we have to find the husband not dating anyone at the present time. She is working her butt off at her job that has crazy hours so it is kind of hard to meet Mr. Right.
Have a good holiday season all.
the other Suzanne
Haven’t been, no strong desire, the pictures and TV shows are close enough, don’t drink, don’t gamble, wouldn’t pass up a sight seeing opportunity maybe.
I’ve never been. I’m curious but would much rather spend our rather limited vacation money to go to the beach!
LOL!! I was having a conversation just yesterday with some of my 4th grade students-- and THEY couldn’t believe that I hadn’t been to Vegas! I can’t decide if I want to go or not. I can’t imagine what I would do there, but I do have to admit-- I kinda wanna see what the fuss is all about.
So, no you are not alone!!
Me either! Im too cheap can’t imagine wasting hard earned money like that!
Not to worry, Libby. You’re not missing much.
I have never been. Like you I have no real desire to go. Maybe someday but for now there are SO many other things that are a priority to me. Besides if we get away, I don’t want to go somewhere with crowds and such, I much prefer a quiet camping trip.
I’ve been there but only because it was a free trip.
Your not missing much unless you love to party and stay up all night. And it really is not a family vacation spot even though they are trying to make it more of a family destination.
I went with my parents and sister when I was underage in 2002. I was more into the Painted Desert, the Petrified Forest, the Grand Canyon, and Hoover Dam. I should’ve told Mom and Dad to take us to Orlando instead.
Vegas was a pointless trip for me since I was underage and don’t like alcohol much anyway; plus I don’t like crowds or cities. I even gave my sister some cash so she could gamble for me and she lost it all. Didn’t get to do anything at Circus Circus since we were low on cash, although I did win a teddy bear. Went to Wet ‘n’ Wild only to freeze because pool water in the desert is too cold. Spent most of my time playing music in the hotel room closet, which was huge, because I wanted to play the flute I’d gotten at a Navajo trading post and my family didn’t want to hear it. I also stayed up late watching Samurai Jack. We ended up needing to buy a new minivan right after we got home because our transmission died.
I live near a Cherokee reservation and casino, so if I feel like gambling I can just go there. As for drinking, I can just go to a bar. If I want a water park we can go to Carowinds whenever I’m in Charlotte.
I’ve never been to Vegas. I did live in Carson City for 3 years when I was a teenager and that was close enough for me. I hated NV. Not the people, I loved my friends and 25 years later still keep in touch, but the landscape…boring brown desert. Blech. (Sorry to anyone if that’s your thing, I just like tress too much.) Lake Tahoe is nice though Never really got to do the whole casino thing. I took off as fast as I could after graduation so I wasn’t 21 and not allowed to gamble.
Nope, I am 44 and have never been there. I have no real desire to either, other than that my best friend from college now lives there.
also not a loud crowd/flashing lights kinda girl. no desire to go…don’t like to gamble (i once lived 2 hours from Biloxi, MS, which has a pretty big “little vegas” strip with lots of casinos- we went about 5 times in the 5 years i lived there. once to see a broadway-type show, and the other times to eat the buffet lol! never gambled once!)
@Kate, now you know a few more:)
@Nellie…New York, New Orleans(hurricane areas more specifically, I want to make a personal Photo collection) And I am ALWAYS up for any part of California. We would like to grow old in Northern Cali near a windy beach. I want the warm in the summer and the grey in the winter. Maybe a little snow here and there.