We go to LV every fall for the Professional Bullriding Final (the PBR), we are there for almost 2 weeks. The first year we didn’t rent a car and took Taxis and it was a nightmare of waiting and the Taxis take the most congested route so they can get as much out of you as possible. After that we always have our own car and by using a city map you can find ways around a lot of the traffic. Stay off LV Boulevard as much as possible and enter the hotels and parking garages from the back or the side.The walking that you have to do inside the hotels is great exercise for those that can do it.
Back? Side? Garages????
No, no, no. Uh unh.
Park directly at the front door everywhere in Vegas, and hand your keys to a valet. Much easier.
I take a cab to/from the airport. Those drivers for the most part use those back roads and service entrances...they try to avoid the Strip as much as possible. But yes, if you are going from Point A to Point B on the Strip, you do not want to take a taxi. They will sit in that traffic for hours just to run up the meter.
I go up there every so often for meetings and I just avoid the strip completely when going places. Driving is pretty easy if you never touch Las Vegas Blvd. Get a map and use the other streets.