Well, places like Ghost Bar are for younger people looking for pickups, etc. The Palms is an unusual place in that it has a young, hip image and yet attracts its share of locals of all shapes and sizes.
Downtown is more run down and frequented by locals and folks coming in for a good, cheap time. They’re not going for the quick pickup.
I actually had a good time at the Palm for the first time. MTV was filming some kind of show and we hung out with the crew for awhile.
I’ve never been to Vegas for “fun,” but it seems like the last place I’d go on a budget.
I have gone to Vegas for personal reasons so many times in the past two years that it’s really growing on me. I love the fact that wherever you look, you see hills and mountains. Often I am up there only for the day and it’s always a pleasure. I can get there faster than driving across L.A. some days. When we stay over, we stay off strip (but with a lovely view of it) and make food in our room (the lovely Platinum hotel is all suite with full kitchens) and just sit and enjoy the view.
My aunt and uncle (elderly) left Bel Air several years ago and moved to Vegas and I was always surprised how much they seem to like it. The heat is scary, but other than that, I can kind of see why they like it now.