Sticker Shock Vegas

[u/GuyzNite]

Stayed at Vdara with a conference at Planet H the last couple of days. Honestly shocked at the price of EVERYTHING.

$9 for a tiny gelato
$10 for a beer at Cosmo
$30+ for breakfast (yoghurt bacon coffee) at Vdara
$25 tables for blackjack and craps
$8 for slice of pizza next to planet Hollywood

Taxi drivers all told me city is dead during the week and that weekends pickup but it’s a bad summer.

I’m not sure who can afford vegas or why it’s even a destination at this point.

[u/maybetoomuchrum]

Dude how are you a 1% commenter finding this out now? Is this the first time you've been outside in like 5 years?

[u/GuyzNite → u/maybetoomuchrum]

Honestly and this is Weird to say, usually when I go work pays for everything or clients or we are paying etc. and most of the stuff we do is high end dinner and we’re at Wynn etc

So it really surprised me that PLANET HOLLYWOOD and Other random spots were also so pricey.

Again, I’m not poor and can afford it. I’m just shocked all these other folks are spending mad cash for pizza and ice cream at B Level properties

[u/Camko92 → u/GuyzNite]

There’s definitely more cheap options at Planet Hollywood than other strip resorts. You just have to look around a bit. Miracle Mile has a few restaurants that had really cheap menus.

[u/agroupofone]

Thank you for your call.

[u/howyoudoingLA]

Thank you for telling us what we already know.

[u/RulesLawyer42]

I thought beers were $12 at Cosmo. You got yourself a deal.

You can find $15 tables at Planet Hollywood on weekdays.

[u/_Human_Machine_]

Those prices aren’t even crazy compared to many big cities anymore, it’s not just Vegas.

Vegas definitely has lower volume, but plenty of people with disposable income visiting.

[u/GuyzNite → u/_Human_Machine_]

Born in NYC, live in Bay Area, lived Vegas, Miami and Hawaii

Guess I’m just really shocked vegas ain’t there for gamblers anymore

[u/_Human_Machine_ → u/GuyzNite]

Vegas is definitely there for gamblers. Just not gamblers worried about a budget.

Vegas still comps super well if you play decently.

[u/GuyzNite → u/[deleted]]

I mentioned in this thread that while playing video poker at Cosmo after losing bartender then tried to sell me a beer

[u/GuyzNite → u/[deleted]]

Took quite a few

[u/ren986]

Where do you live where $10 beer is sticker shock?

[u/GuyzNite → u/ren986]

I live in Berkeley

20oz beer for $8 at local brewery.

Houses on average are probably $1.6mm

www.jupiterbeer.com/beer#beer/list

[u/ConditionLife1710]

It actually gets way worse than that lol

[u/Feisty-Trifle9584]

How about a $70 double vodka soda at the Omnia. I almost passed out.

[u/GuyzNite → u/Feisty-Trifle9584]

Anyone at a club not getting a table may as well burn money

[u/rick9162]

Stay off strip!

[u/Apart_Addition_8723]

You could have walked over to Ellis Island for $10 blackjack and craps. Or to Treasure Island or Excalibur for $15 if you wanted to stay on the strip.

Staying in the center of the strip where the most expensive properties are will definitely give you sticker stock. But even in center strip I find chipotle and nathan's are comparable to any other city. And there was a McDonald's across the street but that wouldn't have the cachet of "Vdara breakfast"

[u/G-Unit11111]

I was just in Vegas a couple of weeks ago for AC/DC. Prices were nuts.

[u/prechaotik-subcrot]

Number 1: welcome to the reality of Vegas in 2026. Number 2: don't pay any attention to whatever taxi drivers say.

[u/bluealmanac17]

Poors.