61% off (Sale price $15.00, Reg. Price $39.00) :: Hotel at a Glance: Oasis at Gold SpikeThe Oasis at Gold Spike harks back to Las Vegas’s 1950s heyday with midcentury-modern architecture, geometric art, and a vintage ambiance. Outside, you’ll hear the soothing trickle of the pool’s water feature and find a comfy spot for sunbathing on the surrounding mod chairs and day beds. Order a tropical drink from neighboring bar Gold Spike. Borrow a bike: The front desk offers cruisers equipped with cup holders. Crash Pads come with queen beds, in-room WiFi, and flat-screen TVs. Grab a bite at Fiddlestix, a 24-hour restaurant adjacent to the hotel that serves burgers and pizzas. Carnival Bar at Gold Spike allows you to test your chops at classic carnival games while you sip cocktails. Included perk: $20 bar credit or two breakfast vouchers per day Squeeze in a workout: The on-site fitness center features cardio machines and yoga mats.Beyond the Las Vegas Strip: Old Vegas and Red Rock CanyonIt can feel like the entire city of Las Vegas revolves around the Strip if you never venture beyond that neon-lit corridor. But there’s plenty to see and do once you step off Las Vegas Boulevard. You can find a taste of Old Vegas on Fremont Street, where vintage signs and showgirls crowned with headdresses recall the days of Sinatra and Martin. Beginning at dusk, a canopy of more than 12 million LED lights erupts in a psychedelic light-and-music show every hour. For an aerial view, zoom down the center of Fremont Street on a zipline.Nature puts on its own show at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, a landscape of fiery-red sandstone formations and limestone cliffs just 17 miles outside the city. Motor down the 13-mile scenic drive or ditch the car and strike out on any of more than 20 hiking trails that course through the region’s otherworldly topography.
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