I had no desire to go to vegas. I'm not a gambler and I generally hate everyone so crowds aren't my thing. We decided to take a trip to Area 51 and stayed the night here just to mark it off our list, and actually had a lot of fun. We stayed in the vintage area, which 40s/50s Hollywood history is my thing, so this was perfect. We didn't even know punk rock bowling was happening but was an accidental bonus. We didn't even go to the strip, we just hung out on Fremont. It was cool going to all those old school casinos. At the el Cortez staff was nice, new members get a coupon book on booze and food and 5 bucks free play, and the room was dated but not dirty or anything, and its close to everything in that part of town but not so close that it's annoying.