How can I do a conference trip to Las Vegas?

Post date: 2018-07-19 15:24:35

I signed up for a three-day conference in the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas, Friday, Saturday, Sunday. I don't typically do this type of travelling so have no expertise in this. What can I do to make this easy and comfortable to handle?

I signed up for a conference that starts early Friday, ending in the evening on Sunday. I'll probably fly into LV on Thursday and then it's all up in the air. Probably exit on a late afternoon flight on Sunday.
The myriad of choices and ways to do this have got me a bit boggled. I know next to nothing about LV except hot, busy, big and little or no public transit.
It seems like staying at the hotel where the conference is held would be the best bet but it's pricey and ugh, hotel living. There's the logistics of getting there, then where to stay. Eating in restaurants does not seem like a good option, but in Las Vegas, what do you do if you don't rent a vehicle?
I've looked on Expedia and there are hotel/air flight combos that seem reasonable if I choose some other hotel than the Excalibur, like half as much for the hotel but then you have to chase around to get to where you need to be.
I have a ton of air miles on the United Mileage network and some miles on the Chase rewards system. It seems like I should be able to use these to pay for the hotel and air flight.
Maybe I should stay at a cheap AirBnB, plus rent a car, but then I would be driving about a strange city to get to where I need to be. It's only three days after all.
Anyway, if I seem like a rank newbie, it's because I am at this type of travel. Any pointers for a get in, stay 3, and get out visit would be helpful.

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