The real cost of a Las Vegas weekend What First-Time Visitors Forget to Budget For Las Vegas is one of the easiest cities in America to underestimate financially. A first-time visitor may find a discounted flight, reserve a hotel room advertised for less than $150 per night and assume a three-day Vegas getaway will be relatively affordable. Then the real spending begins. The advertised hotel rate is rarely the final hotel cost. Transportation prices increase during peak arriv