Las Vegas bachelor party

Where to stay

The center of the Strip, between the Bellagio and the Wynn, keeps most plans within walking distance or a short ride. Downtown, around Fremont Street, is cheaper and livelier at street level. Many Las Vegas hotels add a resort fee per night on top of the room rate, so compare the full price.

A suite or connecting rooms keep the group together without paying for a whole house.

The classics

A pool day at a day club such as Encore Beach Club, a steakhouse dinner, a show, and a night on the Strip from the Bellagio fountains north. Topgolf at the MGM Grand works well on the first evening. Fremont Street and the Neon Museum show the older city.

If the group wants a morning outside, Red Rock Canyon is about half an hour west, and the Hoover Dam about 45 minutes southeast.

A 3-day plan

Friday: a photo at the Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas sign, Topgolf, then the Strip. Saturday: the pool day, a steakhouse dinner, then a show at the Sphere or elsewhere. Sunday: Red Rock Canyon early, before the heat, then the airport.

Expect late nights; put nothing before ten on Saturday morning.

What to book early

Rooms first, then the pool club table or cabana, which is sold ahead and only runs in the warmer months. Then the dinner table for the whole group and the show tickets, seated together. Red Rock Canyon’s scenic drive needs a timed-entry reservation for part of the year, so check before you go.

Put every booking in the trip, with its time and confirmation, so the group finds it on their phones.

Budget per person

A rough range for two nights is $800 to $2,000 per person, before flights, and much more with a cabana or bottle service. Rooms, the pool day, dinner and the show are the big costs. Agree on what the shared budget covers, including the groom’s share, and leave each person’s gambling money out of it entirely.

Scale this range to your group and your nights

What to pack

A swimsuit and sandals for the pool, one smart outfit for dinner, comfortable shoes for long walks between casinos, sunscreen and a refillable water bottle. Matching shirts or a prop for the groom go on the shared list with one name each.

Keep the surprises secret

If the groom is in the group, the planners can make a card secret in Awayfolk, so only the planners see it, while he sees the rest of the plan. Everyone joins from one invitation link and signs in with Google or email.

Splitting the money

One person often books the rooms and the cabana on one card. Record each expense in Awayfolk with the payer and how it is split: evenly, or by exact amounts so the groom pays nothing. It works out who owes whom and records repayments.

Awayfolk does not move money; settle up with Venmo, Zelle or whatever the group uses. A copied example trip starts its money in US dollars.