Customer Reviews

Frommer's Las Vegas with Kids (Frommer's With Kids)

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I highly recommend this book to anyone headed for Las Vegas with the kids in tow. It paints a very complete picture of the city and answers questions you'd never even think to ask.

This book was published just as we were planning a trip that includes a stop in Las Vegas. Our three kids (ages 10, 8, 6) love to travel, but we have learned that you can never do enough research when it comes to planning a trip with kids.

Having been to Vegas more than a few times without the kids, we have a pretty good feel for the place. Even so, a vacation with the kids along needs to be a very different type of trip, so we still found ourselves with many questions. Happily, this book answers them all!

Very specific information on everything from hotels, restaurants, and attractions (including which places are NOT kid-friendly). Also includes info on side trips, shopping, etc. Everything is broken down into price categories (from very expensive to inexpensive and everything between). Definitely written by someone who understands that kids are not just miniature adults.

I only wish I could get hold of such complete information for all our destinations!

This is an incredibly detailed book that has a huge amount of information on what to do, see, and avoid in Vegas if you are traveling with children. The section on which restaurants and buffets to eat at for families that are on a budget is more than worth the price of this book. This book, along with "The Unofficial Guide to Las Vegas" by Bob Sehlinger will make planning your trip to Vegas fun and informative. Both are highly recommended!!

Snappily written and very informative. Made our trip so much easier. Loads of new places and activities for the kids.
Highly recommended.

This book really helped us decide what to do in Las Vegas. We do not gamble so we wanted "other" things to do. What we found is Las Vegas is not "family" friendly and you have to take your children into the gaming areas of most casinos to see the attractions. The book did offer suggestions that we did find helpful. Like how to avoid certain crowds and what shows are appropriate for kids. Much better than some of the other books out there.

Too much information is not updated (nor were the index pages checked)! There were no talking camels at Luxor. There was no Pink Pony Cafe at Circus, Circus. There was no desert storm at the souvenir store at Showcase Mall. There was no Trojan Horse and no FAO Schwarz store at Caesar's Palace. The smoke at Circus, Circus was so bad we could not use the midway or several of the restaurants.

Children have short attention spans and tire easily. With that in mind, it would have been helpful to know the location of attractions inside the huge hotel/casino complexes. Some complexes have few bathrooms or those that are not easily spotted.

Have these editors really traveled with children?

I really liked the book, and the only reason I gave it 4 stars is because a good part of the book talks about hotel accomadations and booking flights, etc. and I had already done that by the time I bought the book. So half of the book was of no use to me, but the book had good recommendations.

Bought this book when planning a family vacation with my then 7 & 8 year old children. People were amazed at the number of things we did in Las Vegas that was GREAT family fun. A year later the kids still say it was their best vacation. Also includes helpful information about things to do outside of Las Vegas. Red Rock Canyon, Hoover Dam, Death Valley, the Grand Canyon, Rhyolite (ghost town) were all things we enjoyed and all were a short drive away. Las Vegas can be a great base camp for many family oriented activities.

Loaded with helpful info for planning a family trip. Maps, phone numbers, drive times, etc.

If it had pictures I would have given it a 5.

This book has really good information that I haven't seen anywhere else. Vegas is not a typical kid destination so I felt like I needed some assistance. This book gives great ideas for activities and sight seeing. It gives very specific information about entertainment and where kids are and are not allowed. This one is a must read for parents traveling with kids to Vegas. My only concern is that it was published in 2009. It does list the ESPN Zone as an attraction and I'm pretty sure they closed the entire chain several years ago. I'm a little concerned that the things I've planned may be closed because the book is 2 years old. Great information, updated would be better.