Hey there world travelers hey there I'm Tanya and I'm Dave and we
are Turn It Up World and today we're going to be talking about the Las Vegas
reopen and what's changed since the reopening
and what you can expect
so Dave and I have spent a lot of time in Las Vegas since reopening
as a matter of fact we put out a full video of that full week experience and
what you can expect during that reopening
but we've had a lot of comments and a lot of questions in our Facebook group
For the Love of Las Vegas about what's happening in Las Vegas right now
the changes so that's what we're going to talk about
today first up let's talk about the restaurant changes
now since the reopening many of the restaurants on the Las Vegas Strip have
reopened which is great but they are running at a 50% capacity
but that's both good and bad the great thing about it is that
you can expect the restaurants to be much more open and also quieter than
before the reopen a great example is Hell's Kitchen at
Caesars Palace now that place is usually
rocking loud it's a great spot but actually since the reopening it's been
much quieter we had a great experience as well we
actually filmed our whole experience at Hell's Kitchen you can check that out
if you want to kind of get a sense of the vibe of the place since the
reopening another great example too is Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse
at the Flamingo absolutely right and that place you know it's a really
really cool spot brand new grand opening at the Flamingo and we had
our own room to ourselves happily right yeah we felt like one of
the boys yeah back in the day having your own spot
now what's interesting about it also being busy in 50% capacity is that it
fills up pretty quickly yeah so a strong recommendation is
make a reservation and get those reservations early exactly and other
changes you can expect is a QR code system with the menus right all the menus will
be on QR codes yes kind of scan that in
exactly and that is a simple process you just take your phone as if you're
taking a picture you point it at the QR code
and automatically a menu drops up so then you can actually use that now
they are using paper menus which is a one and done sort of feel which is great
so if you have a menu you want a paper menu
versus using your phone you can get that you can take it with you as
a memory child exactly but it's great that they're using that QR code system
and that's pretty much at every restaurant that we've seen
on the Strip right and one more thing to look out for too are welcome back menus
a lot of these restaurants have great welcome back menu's kind of yes
the prefix menu prefix menus uh great deals really great quality food as well
so that goes out absolutely and those
welcome back menus they're pretty reasonable for some of
these places where the prices can be pretty crazy so
take a look at that for sure now something else you need to be mindful of
is that the hours for a lot of these restaurants
have changed now example of this is like the Peppermill the Peppermill which was
once 24 hours currently is not 24 hours
we actually did a really fun video on this one on the menu
items the prices and the hours so definitely check that out but also
Hash House a Go Go which is found at the LINQ it is a really
fun place known for its fried chicken can get really busy so get a reservation
in there but it was once 24 hours the hours for that place have changed as well
we did a great video on that one for sure if you want to kind of see some of
the menu items the prices as well as the hours
definitely go check that out so next up let's talk about the hotels and casinos
another great change since the Las Vegas reopening is actually that there's free
self parking at almost all the casinos on Las Vegas Strip
which is really great we actually basically casino hopped going from parking lot to
parking lot with our car rental which was a lot of fun
and and also there's also a valet service as well at the casinos and in
many places it's actually free but definitely call
your resort and check that out yes actually one in particular we know about
the Wynn for instance and Encore their valet parking is free now one
thing we notice that most of these casinos is that there's
thermal temperature scanning so that's one thing that has changed with the
hotels and casinos and basically what that means is when
you walk into the casino or you're checking in
you're going to be your temperature is going to be read so there's either a
non-invasive thermal scanning device they're going to hold a temperature
gauge up to your head or sometimes them Downtown like the D
for example they have one that you just put your wrist up to it and it reads
your temperature so that's something that's definitely uh
changed right now and probably not going away for some time
on the Las Vegas Strip and Downtown as well and something else that you'll
notice has changed is that everyone now is required to wear
a mask when you're entering one of the casinos actually it's a mandate that's
been put in place by the Nevada government so wear your mask at
all times when you're in there now an exception to that would be
when you're eating your food if you're sitting at a table and you're eating
your food or drinking you can take off your mask at that
immediate space but once you get up to walk around or do your casino thing you
have to be wearing a mask at all times and another change you'll definitely
notice and would be no surprise at this point is hand sanitizing stations
are going to be they're all over the resort and the casinos all over the
place and actually in many of the casinos themselves you almost have a
mini like bathroom washing station in there with with
real sinks and soap to really wash your hands for the 20 seconds
now another benefit from all these changes is actually that right now
some of the room rates at the casinos are some of the best you'll ever find oh
yeah so really really great opportunities for
deals out there so take a look for that uh but
keep in mind resort fees have not changed that's something
that's something you wish had changed there are still resort fees on the Las
Vegas Strip casinos that is Vegas y'all so let's talk about the casinos now a
lot of you had questions regarding what do the casinos look like today and what
you can expect well we'll tell you from going into the
casinos we've noticed that a lot of these players tables
a lot of them had plexiglass which was like a divider between you and the
dealer but there was also plexiglass space between you and the next player
and if the casino didn't have the plexiglass
they basically had table or chairs removed so that you guys had that proper
six feet social distancing between you and the next player
now when it comes to like the cleanliness say the slots and the chips
we've noticed that a lot of them have rigorous cleaning as a matter of fact a
lot of these casinos it really kind of put in place that
that's something that they're focusing on
is to make sure that there's rigorous cleaning between players
with chips and slot machines and also with the slot machines we've noticed
that they've removed chairs from the middle
slot machine so if there's three slot machines
they remove one from the middle but they've also turned them off
so which is also creating that proper six feet mandated social distancing
between you and the next players many of you have asked us about the
changes to the bars and the shows after the Las Vegas reopened actually
many of the bars had reopened but more recently with a change in circumstances
right now in Nevada the Governor has actually
directed that all bars not serving food have to close so they're
closed right now now uh bars that serve food can actually
stay open and serve food and drinks but you can't actually sit at the bar in the
bar still so don't expect that now regarding the shows a lot of you have
asked about the Cirque du Soleil shows are they open right now and they are not
open right now the shows will not go on currently but
there are a few scattered small shows that you can
certainly check out a good example is we went to the Mayfair Supper Club at the
Bellagio and they had a really great performance
going on at that center stage which was wonderful
and also Big Elvis over at the Piano Bar at Harrah's
is another uh huh funky show that you can definitely check out so there are
scattered little shows just do a little bit of research you'll
find those and I would definitely say if you have a chance to go support them
get out there and support them let's talk about one of our favorite things to
do in Las Vegas which is eat at the buffets
now many of you have asked us about the buffets and their reopening
and unfortunately most of the buffets right now are not open
but I will tell you there are two open on the Las Vegas Strip right now which
is the Buffet at Wynn as well as the Wicked Spoon at
Cosmopolitan really great buffets but they've changed so
it's not really your traditional style buffet
if you want more of that traditional style buffet where you can kind of go up
and see your food and then have a server
give it to you um that's going to be the Wicked Spoon
if you want more of that table like service fast and really focused on
social distancing I would say that would be the Wynn a
buffet that's both great options now they are running at about a 50% capacity
as well and so reservations fill up very fast so if you're thinking about
going to one of those choice buffets I would definitely recommend getting a
reservation in early and as Tanya mentioned only two are currently open
but we're sure more will open as time goes on and actually
Caesars Palace just announced that the Bacchanal one of our favorite buffets
in the world is going to reopen towards the end of August that's exciting
so exciting we are so looking forward to that I can taste those crab legs right
now so let's talk about the changes to the
pools and what you can expect again with this half capacity they're
running at about 50% capacity so there's going to be a lot of spacing
out but there's a lot of guest staying at these hotels
so I think it's important that you get a reservation in there some of them are
first come first serve so find out the specific time of the
hotel that you're staying at what time those pools are open
and we've also heard from other hotels that
guests outside of the hotels are not welcome to join those pools it's only
for guests only now with the exception to a few
exactly so the day pools initially at the Las Vegas reopen were not opened
yet but more recently many have started to
reopen like the Liquid Pool at Aria Wet Republic at MGM the Encore Beach
Club has reopened as well and also Marquee at the Cosmo but
they're going expect a very different environment it's not going to
be this crazy like big djs in there crowded packed I mean it's going to be
social distancing masks required uh they all they're open from about 11am
to 6pm generally right so a very different experience but
definitely maybe worth checking out exactly now it's going to be again more
of that local dj kind of vibe that they have going on there but it's a start so
definitely know that the pools are open but there's a lot of restrictions and
requirements so we highly recommend contacting your concierge at the hotel
you plan on staying at get a reservation in there and
also find out more about the times because again
things are changing on a daily basis so the better it gets
the longer it gets let's talk about the activities on the Las Vegas Strip
and many of you have asked us about what activities have reopened on the Strip
and one of our favorite activities is actually the High Roller at the LINQ
just a great spot and that has reopened so definitely take advantage of that
and other places that have reopened you have the rides at the Strat have
reopened the Coaster at New York New York Fly LINQ the zip
line over the LINQ Promenade that's reopened as well
as well as the observation decks at the Eiffel Tower and the Strat have reopened and
also the gondola rides at the Venetian have reopened
now keep in mind there have been some real major changes to these activities
and they're focusing on social distancing one of the things we've
noticed with the High Roller in particular normally the carts can hold about a 40
person capacity they've actually narrowed it down to
only 10 people allowed in a cart at a time
in addition to that they used to have a all you can drink bar cart
which there's no longer any bar cart service and on the second floor of the
High Roller there used to be a bar where you can actually get a cocktail
before taking it into the cart that is also closed
so they're really kind of focusing on that social distancing they want to keep
the experiences going but they also want to keep you safe well that about does it
for us we hope you find this information useful
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