How sad is it that my only view of the Strip came from inside one of their shuttles?
One of the many rental car centers I've come across that's a 5-10 minute drive from the airport. All the rental companies are centrally located, and you hop off the bus and head to your counter.
National's Emerald Aisle and Executive members have their choice of the lot, but small SUVs (my rental of choice) were MIA.
My Garmin got me back incident-free, even with construction (but signage is minimal). Fair amount of gas stations close by.