Quote Originally Posted by imported_Midwesterner
I love going to Vegas in early December, during the couple weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas. The weather's perfect, and even better, its the slowest time of the year for tourists.
The resort industry has worked hard to elminate that soft spot in the calendar and the days of inexpensive lodging this time of year are long past. I am not sure you can find any motel on Fremont Street (or anywhere else in LV) for less than $35.00 per night and the average for "normal" motels is closer to $65.00 per night. The average for the better properties this time of year is $120. Plus with the activites of the National Finals Rodeo, the Billboard Music Awards and several new conventions, the traffic counts are still in the 25,000 visitor per weekend levels. More importantly for us locals, is that the nicest restaurants and shows don't have the once-traditional "dark" periods any more.

Mark