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If you like escape rooms/puzzles, interacting with actors/strangers, and most of all John Wick, and you have an hour (and $40-50 to spare not including drinks) to kill in Vegas, you can check out the " John Wick Experience ." It is pretty cheesy and I was hoping for an immersive experience at the Continental Hotel, but as an escape room lover there was some fun group puzzle solving and some of the actors were hilarious.  Tip: They discount walk ins, so you can save $10 off $50. Where: Near Area15- pretty close to strip.  Cost: Around $40 a person walking in.  Entry/lobby Bar:  Drinks were decent and around $20. Bartender was friendly.  Experience: Maybe 40-45 min? It is teen/family-friendly(ish), with at least 5 different actors leading you throughout different rooms. The puzzle rooms were too easy. I think the waivers you sign make sure you are okay with loud noises, gun simulation, and potentially being in small spaces. No pics or videos are allowed during the...

Backstreet Boys (BSB) at the Sphere was one of the best concert experiences!   BSB sounded great and the venue was incredible.  Exclusive Dinners/Meals: ResortsWorld Carversteak had a 3 course meal for $150 and special themed martini/cocktail, only on performance nights. If I stayed a Saturday night I would've considered checking out the bar. There is also a Sphere croissant at a cafe in the Venetian. Tips: Unless you have dinner plans elsewhere, I'd recommend trying to beat crowds at Venetian.  There's a lot to do see, and decent food options that aren't too busy such as as the Via Via food hall. During the summer they had a BSB terminal with photo ops and merch! Pop-Up: This was open at Venetian (closer to Palazzo near the LOVE sign), and free! I went around 5 PM and it closes around 6 pm, so I didn't get to do the TRL experience since they cut off the line around 5:30. I would recommend getting a drink first (i.e. fat tuesday) and then checking this out midday i...

Vegas has a new "Asian" themed Hilton/Genting hotel called: Resorts World, and I spent a Sunday at the Conrad. Resorts World has over 3000 rooms in the Hilton, Conrad, and Crockfords, an infinity pool, a night market-food court with a speakeasy (all next to the casino), and even a Crazy Rich Asians Slot Machine!   (Unfortunately, this machine did not make me a Crazy Rich Asian). The positives: the artwork/decor, nice pool chairs, mostly friendly staff who complimented my boba shorts, a nice gym with Pelotons, the Famous Eats Street Market and Speakeasy were cool to check out, and I slept super well in the bed.  The negatives: the check-in to get my key took a while, the self-parking is far, wifi didn't work, it is far walking to the strip, the Crazy Rich Asians machine took my $$, and it was generally pricey.  The Art: by far my favorite part of the resort, and the Conrad especially featured the “Water Sleeve Dance” theme.  Crockford featured Tracie Cheng- whos...