Car Rental In Las Vegas Airport
Car Rental in las vegas airport
Rental car at Vegas airport
Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve – - car or shuttle from airport?
We will be going to Las Vegas for New Year’s and arriving around 6:00 PM New Year’s Eve. Originally, we did not think we would have availability of a car, but that option has come up. Which is a better idea — taking a cab, shuttle, or renting a car? Again, we will be arriving New Year’s Eve and I’m sure street closures will cause traffic delays, thus causing taxi meters to run up. We’ll be staying at the Stratosphere for three nights, so we probably will be needing use of transportation other than to and from the airport.
I think I’m leaning towards renting a car. Is that a smart move? I figure if we’re going to be stuck in traffic, it won’t matter if we’re in a shuttle, cab, or rental car… the only difference is that we won’t be charged time for sitting in traffic in a cab and we’ll have usage of the car at other times, too.
Let me know what you think.
Thanks and Happy New Year!
I’ve gone to Las Vegas 18 times, rented a car about half the time. Having a car while you’re touring the Las Vegas strip is more of an inconvenience than a convenience.
Since you’re staying at Stratosphere, however, I recommend the rental car. The vicinity around Stratosphere is pretty sketchy. And there’s not much in walking distance.
Don’t bother trying to drive from the Bellagio to Caesars Palace or any other short distances like that though. Pick a place on the strip to park, and just leave the car there until you’re ready to leave the strip.
The car is also useful for getting from the north end of the strip to the south end. Venetian is a good place to park because a security guard eyeballs everyone who enters the parking lot. You can walk around Venetian, Palazzo, Wynn, Encore, Treasure Island, Fashion Show Mall… then drive down to MGM Grand or Mandalay Bay and walk around the south strip.
If you want to avoid the Las Vegas Blvd. traffic you can use Industrial Ave. / Dean Martin Drive on the west side and Paradise and Koval on the east side; those streets run parallel to Las Vegas Blvd.
Also… parking is FREE at every Las Vegas strip resort property. The only place on Las Vegas Blvd. that charges for parking is Showcase Mall.
