Desert Hills Motel – Clean, Affordable Blogging

Staying in Las Vegas motels can can make or break your vegas experience. This lens will give you all you need to know about making your motel stay the best it can be. Whether you are staying in a downtown weekly motel or a resort on the strip this lens will help make your stay a happy one. With tips and information on every facet of your vegas hotel, motel experience this lens will be your go to place before you have even decided what place to go to!!!

Las Vegas Motel living part 1

Fly like an eagle or Head out on the highway?

So you booked your Las Vegas bargain motel and that left you the extra cash for more fun, that’s great but first you will have to travel to get there. Well first you have to pack but how you are traveling has a big effect on what you pack. By air is far more restrictive then anything else, while driving you are really limited only by your trunk space and the willpower to leave behind your entertainment center.

Lets cover the plane first since I am still not sure how you fit that entertainment center in your Prius. First off you will want to arrive at the airport two hours before your departure time, this is just good policy missing your flight can ruin your vacation. The TSA has a rather large list of carry on items which are not allowed. Most of them are however permitted as checked luggage with the proper forms and precautions.

A simple version of what is prohibited :
# Sharp Objects
# Sporting Goods
# Guns & Firearms
# Tools
# Martial Arts & Self Defense Items
# Explosive & Flammable Materials, Disabling Chemicals & Other Dangerous Items

That last category includes any aerosols and many hygiene products. Hairsprays, colognes, basically almost anything that could possibly ever even once burn. The best way to go is to check anything that might get refused. The more detailed version of the list is available at the TSA website.

TSA RESTRICTED ITEMS  LIST

Outside of what not to bring to the airport the only thing you need to concern yourself with is your identification. Contrary to popular belief it is in fact possible to fly without ID you would however, be subjected to a much more rigorous security check and should probably call ahead and arrive 4-6 hours in advance. You however may not be able to do much when you land without ID. Checking into any Las Vegas Motel or Hotel without photo ID is just not in the cards, or the dice for that matter. So even though you may want to prove your friends wrong by flying without an ID it’s best just to let the poor souls who lost their ID have the extra fun of fingerprinting or extra-invasive searches. You on the other hand should make sure you have a current photo ID and that the name on your ID matches the name on your ticket (middle name too).

Remember Las Vegas is a desert which means we have roughly two and a half seasons here: Summer, Winter and a few weeks of not sure if we are summer or winter. Summer=HOT. Like 98f (36c) at midnight during the heart of . Not even the best AC in the grandest hotel accommodations can follow you outside so bring clothing you can stay cool in. Winter in Las Vegas can be bitter and windy and much colder then you expect, if you are here in the cold months bring a good coat. Spring/Fall is our half season, because it tends to be either half a summer tacked on or an early/late winter. Like so much else in vegas mother nature likes to gamble on her spring/fall. They run the gamut from pleasant sunny to raining and windy.

So you have packed your bag and are headed for the airport. I suppose we should talk about what to pack in a car trip. In a simple answer pretty much anything that fits and you want to bring… is that a waterbed? How did you? No wait, I don’t want to know.

My next post we will go over choosing your lodgings, getting checked in and which Las Vegas bargain motel will give you the most for your money.