Rod,

thanks for your tips! I will follow those and extend my web research.

>>> Renting a car in Vegas is actually pretty cheap (compared to most cities)
Yes, 160USD for the full week including all the taxes/fees looks bearable to me.

>>> I would look into the downtown hotels. THey are much cheaper than the strip. Fitzgeralds, Horseshoe, Golden Nugget etc... Those are some ideas.
Circus/Circus is sometimes econonimical.

Ok. I will check those, too.

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