VEGAS WITH KIDS-FOR THE HIGH ROLLERS IN LAS VEGAS NV

Going on that once in a lifetime trip to Las Vegas?

NOT worried about a "budget"? Then raise the roof and check out these places and things to do for your trip to VEGAS WITH KIDS!

From the Las Vegas Review Journal Best of 2007 List:

Best Place to Go When Price Is No Object -- Reader's Pick

Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas , NV

here aren'?t that many spots in town where you can purchase a diamond necklace whose price rivals the GDP of Uganda. But Bellagio is one such place. Seriously, a day of shopping at Bellagio -- which boasts Armani, Chanel and Prada boutiques, among others -- costs more than the Yankees payroll. After working up an appetite spending all that dough, you can feast at heavenly restaurants such as AAA Five Diamond Award winners Picasso and Le Cirque. The biggest jewel of them all is Bellagio itself, a shimmering, spit-shined work of art. It'll make you feel like you've jumped up a tax bracket or two every time you walk through the front door. Wynn Las Vegas spends a pretty penny in second place.

Wynn Las Vegas
3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas , NV

Waterfalls, pine trees, Judith Leiber handbags, Lamborghinis and $4 cups of coffee: Wynn Las Vegas looks, smells, tastes and feels like untempered opulence. Layered in fine art and fabrics, the casino is a new favorite for big spenders, a gleaming monument to blowing huge wads of cash. Sure, everything is overpriced, but that's just to keep people like us out. We can understand where they're coming from.

DOLPHIN TRAINER FOR A DAY

Be a dolphin trainer for a day:

Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat at the Mirage Hotel and Casino has launched a Dolphin Trainer for a Day program.

Participants work side by side with animal experts and a family of Atlantic bottlenose dolphins while learning about dolphin health and behavior. Up to four people are permitted in the program each day.

The price of $500 includes a private lunch, an 8-by-10-inch photo, admission to Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, and the choice of a Trainer for a Day T-shirt, beach towel, hat or bag.

Reservations may be made up to 11 months in advance.

Best Prime Rib -- Reader's Pick


Jerry's Nugget 1821 Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas , NV Years before Joel Robuchon came to town, "variety of dining" in a Las Vegas restaurant meant a choice between steak and prime rib, or whether you wanted the 8-ounce or 10-ounce cut of the latter. So we added a category in a nod to the old days, and discovered most of the people who cared must have died or moved on. Nonetheless, a smattering of voters make Jerry's Nugget the three-vote favorite over the Twin Creeks Steakhouse at Silverton. Jerry's is so hungry for attention that the menu boasts the "world famous" prime rib was "mentioned in USA Today." Cuts vary from $8.95 to the "very thick" cut for $29.70.

Sir Galahad's Prime Rib House Excalibur, 3850 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas , NV One of the few Excalibur restaurants to make it for the long haul, this one caught people's attention with its specialization and the fact that the featured attraction is wheeled around on a big silver cart. It's still a moderately priced place to salute the late Dr. Atkins in beefy style.

Best Seafood Restaurant -- Reader's Pick


Buzio's Seafood Restaurant Rio, 3700 W. Flamingo Road Las Vegas , NV One of the Rio's original restaurants still commands the loyalty of readers who this year picked it over trendier catches of past days such as Seablue and Aqua. The trend toward locals' populism is backed up with the second-place choice of Costa Del Sol at Sunset Station.

RM Seafood Mandalay Bay, 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas , NV New York City chef Rick Moonen runs an elegant ship that gives fish lovers an around-the-world menu and a choice between the elegant trimmings that resemble a ship upstairs, or the more casual r.bar.cafe downstairs, offering a raw bar, chowders and seafood salads.

Best Steakhouse -- Reader's Pick


The Steakhouse Circus Circus, 2880 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas , NV By two votes, tradition again trumps trendy. The clubby, dark-wood Steakhouse, always a contrast with the surreal casino surrounding it, pulls slightly ahead of N9NE, the celebrity-laden hot spot at the Palms.

Sonoma Cellars Sunset Station, 1301 W. Sunset Road Henderson , NV There also is a bit of tradition in this pick, for Sonoma Cellar started the upscale turn for locals properties. It's a high-end experience, from the detailed interior to the steak itself: prime, dry-aged, hand-cut beef, grilled over mesquite, with menu prices averaging about $10 less than a similar place on the Strip.

Best Gourmet Restaurant -- Reader's Pick


Spago Las Vegas Forum Shops at Caesars, 3500 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas , NV Wolfgang Puck started a sea change when Spago launched the celebrity chef trend on the Strip, and readers honor him for it this year, after two years of favoring Picasso at Bellagio. And speaking of tradition, that blast from the past known as Hugo's Cellar at the Four Queens is remembered enough to tie with Alize at the Palms for second place.

Alex Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas , NV Alessandro just sounds so formal. By any name, Alessandro Stratta is a formidable one in the culinary world. The James Beard Award-winner first helmed Renoir for Steve Wynn at The Mirage, then followed Wynn to his namesake property to offer his Franco-Italian "Riviera" cuisine in a dining room right out of "Hello, Dolly."

Best Golf Course -- Reader's Pick


Angel Park Golf Club 100 S. Rampart Blvd. Las Vegas , NV Nine years in a row now readers have selected Angel Park's public facility as the best in town. And why not? It features two 18-hole golf courses, a putting facility and a short course for the time-crunched. The Tournament Players Club at Summerlin finishes a distant second.

Royal Links Golf Club 5995 E. Vegas Valley Blvd. Las Vegas , NV Americans seem to love all things British. We're American, so it follows that we love the Royal Links Golf Club. The course was inspired by several holes on the British Open rotation, including ones such as "Hell Bunker" and the "Road Hole," both from the St. Andrews golf course. As you play the course, you'll encounter monuments that relate the greatest moments in the history of the British Open. But the best part of all is the clubhouse: It looks like a castle. Jolly good, we say.

Wynn Golf and Country Club Wynn Las Vegas, 3131 Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas , NV Standing in the middle of this private 18 hole, world-class golf course you'll find it hard to believe you're on the Las Vegas Strip. And why would you, surrounded by more than 1,200 trees, some more than 50 years old and over 60 feet tall, 6 miles of golf cart paths, two marshland areas and a 37-foot waterfall. A creation of award-winning designer Tom Fazio, the Wynn Golf Course used more than 800,000 cubic yards of earth to create 45 feet of elevation change from hole No. 1. The course features practice areas for chipping, putting and full swing, locker rooms, pro shop and clubhouse. If you want to play there is a dress code and you'll need to get a room. The Wynn Golf and Country Club is restricted to guests only.

Best Horse Riding Stables -- Reader's Pick


Bonnie Springs 1 Gun Fighter Lane, Blue Diamond Las Vegas , NV Once again, readers declare Bonnie Springs their favorite place to go horseback riding. Here, you can be spontaneous and take an hourlong ride (no reservation required), drink in the scenic beauty of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and chow down on some real campfire food. The riding stables at Mount Charleston plod in a very distant second.

Cowboy Trail Rides at Red Rock Riding Stables West of Las Vegas off Charleston Boulevard Las Vegas , NV We like to drink in the scenery at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area as much as the next person. And there's no better way to do it than the old-fashioned, Western way: in a saddle. You can choose from a variety of trails to ride or take the Sunset Dinner ride, where you can dine on steak, chicken or salmon. Grub just tastes better al fresco.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________

PRIVACY STATEMENT