[Satyr]

Renting a car is not that expensive. Even if you are under 21. I rented a car at the age of 21 back in may for like $20 a day through enterprise. DEF go through enterprise as it has the lowest "being under 25" fee of all the companies. Furthermore, if you rent your car from an enterprise location NOT at the airport it is ALOT cheaper. There is an Enterprise a few miles west of the strip on Sahara. Plus enterprise will pick you up from your hotel if you just call and ask them to. However, by renting a car at the airport you don't have to pay for transportation to and from the airport. So it might be cheaper to just pay the higher price since you have 6 ppl.


Airport shuttles to any hotel run $7 per person one way. It is your cheapest option by far (if you don't rent a car). You can also call and schedule the shuttle to pick you up from your hotel for your return flight. The shuttles are right outside the airport baggage terminal. No need for reservations or anything.


Where to stay:
Downtown is the best place for cheap gambling and food. I def do recommend checking it out. However, Strip is definitely better and has alot more stuff to do. But drinks are ridiculous ($5 a beer) and so is food except at the crappier casinos (O'sheas, casino royale).

I would recommend staying on the strip at Imperial Palace or Casino Royale. They are right in the middle of everything and the cheapest "on the strip" hotels. Sahara is also cheap but it is way at the North end of the strip which is lame. If you do stay on the strip still take the bus (THE DUECE) to downtown and spend a day there to check it out.


Getting around Vegas:
There is a bus called The Duece that goes up and down the strip and to downtown. It is $2 one way $5 for a 24hr pass. The bus is very slow due to all the traffic on Las Vegas Blvd as well as the bus stopping every half mile except 1am-9am then its quick. However, if you want to get from one end of the strip to the other, its the cheap way to go. Taxi's are your other option but they are pricey.

How to be a Miser:
1) when you are downtown on Fremont street. There are little convience stores right in between the casinos where you can buy Beer. A cold sixer cost like $8 bucks. And is much cheaper than buying the same bottled beer from a casino bar.

2)Find Video Poker machines on the bars that offer blackjack. I know the machines in the bars inside Treasure Island offer video blackjack where you can play for only $1 a hand and get free drinks. It most always comes out cheaper to play than to actually buy the drinks.