Laughlin is only about an hour and a half south of Vegas, so we had no problem getting in on Friday night after the workweek was done. To sweeten the deal, we had a Riverview suite! Laughlin is right on the Colorado River, and on the other side is Arizona. It even has its own private beach, just for guests! We had been to Laughlin once before, right after we moved here; that was just a day trip, but this time we were staying the whole weekend!
One of the easiest ways to move from casino to casino on the river is to either do the Riverwalk, or take a Water Taxi, and we did both! The Water Taxi docks at each casino, picking people up and dropping them off. You can get a one-way ticket, or an all-day pass. Not a bad deal, and for a pretty decent price! We started out by taking a Water Taxi to the northernmost casino, and started walking south, exploring each casino while taking in the beauty of the river. My favorite casino, other than Harrah's, is the Colorado Belle, shown below.
As we were walking, we found a booth advertising Riverboat Cruises, and we were right on time for the first one of the day! For a small fee, we boarded the boat for a cruise up and down the Colorado River, listening to a narration of the history of Laughlin and their casinos. The cruise lasted for an hour and a half, and was a very relaxing activity for Saturday morning.
After our cruise as we were heading back to Harrah's we found out that David Spade was doing a show that night at one of the casinos, so we grabbed tickets to that, too, but more on this later.
For dinner, we had reservations at the steakhouse in Harrah's, which overlooks the Colorado River, and once again, we timed our dinner with the sunset as we did in Tahoe! Even though we were facing east, the vibrant colors on the mountains in Arizona were wonderful as the sun was setting!
As I mentioned above, we had tickets to see David Spade, so we made our way to this particular casino. Laughlin's casinos aren't really known for shows, so when we got to the venue we were a little taken aback. David Spade was performing in this huge teflon tent that looked like a barn that you would see at a county fair. The seating was not tiered, so we were glad that we had seats that were one row from the front of the second section. Either way, we were excited to be there! When we got our tickets, we had no idea that there would be other comedians opening for him, and we soon found out that his opener was Kevin Farley, funnyman Chris Farley's brother! This was a huge and exciting surprise! We were treated to around 2 hours of laughs, and it was totally worth the spontaneity!
The next day after a beautiful sunrise, we decided to head out early, but we stopped for breakfast at Denny's to remember the first time we came to Laughlin. On our first visit, we walked the whole Riverwalk while going into each and every casino, so when we got to the end, we were super hungry, so we went to Denny's, and decided to make it a tradition every time we went! :)
Laughlin was a really fun weekend getaway, and we were both very impressed with the Harrah's property and our Saturday evening show! When we go back, we will definitely stay there again. And if you ever find yourself there, I'll highly recommend that property to you as well. Robbie will thank you!
"But no matter, the road is life." -Jack Kerouac
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