I was a little shall we say unimpressed with McCarran International Airport because it just felt a little word down. Maybe I was expecting more glitz and glam for the city that is full of lights and over the top swagger but this airport resembled a tourist who spent a few too many days on the strip.
The slot machines are a bit exciting as there isn't gambling in my hometown but besides that, this reminds of a run of the mill airport.
The upside is the staff who were assisting in the shuttle and cab areas were super helpful and gave us tips on how much a reasonable fare costs and to advise the cabbie to not take the highway route to the strip as it is much more expensive.
We ended up paying around $18 to get from McCarran to The Venetian because of this sound advice.
We learned the hard way on the way back to McCarran to definitely let the cabbie know that you want to avoid the highway on the way to the airport because he stuck us with a $30 fare instead!