First, I really appreciate your personal reply to my posting. Your patience and persistence with us newbies is amazing. Regarding our trip: Ideally we would like to stay in a place that is 1.) VERY convenient to the strip and 2.) has a nice swimming pool area. After much thought, we have decided that we should probably get 2 rooms just to play it safe and I'm sure that the extra space will be nice. Our target price is $70 per night. We are crossing our fingers for a 4-star but a 3-star is also acceptable if it meets criteria 1 & 2 from above. :)