If it exists, it’s in Las Vegas

And if it doesn’t as well. Never has a city offered such a variety of restaurants, hotels, shows...and even weddings. Welcome to the paradise of dreamers...and a hell for the indecisive.

In just one street you can travel to Ancient Egypt, Rome, New York, Monte Carlo or to Paris. You can jump from one age to another, or from one continent to the next. But, wherever and whenever you go, the aim remains the same: to have a good time. This is Sin City, and there's a Vegas for everyone!

Over the years, Vegas has become an enormous theme park, designed so that everyone can find their own place. Families come for the attractions and the shows. Young (and not so young) party people come for the massive nightclubs. Retirees come to kick back and gamble their savings in the casinos. Couples come for the restaurants and the chance to propose in an unforgettable setting, while stag and hen parties are seduced by the promise that whatever happens in Vegas 'stays in Vegas'. However, the city in the middle of the desert isn’t designed just for these typical, predictable clients: here you are in the entertainment capital of the world and here everything - yes everything - is possible, however outlandish your tastes. Want to take in a zombie burlesque show? No problem! Step this way... And if you don’t like zombies, you can kill them in the Zombie Apocalypse Experience, a strange hybrid between paintball and The Walking Dead. And although it doesn’t have much to do with zombies (or maybe it does...), you can also receive medical treatment to cure your hangover in the comfort of your hotel room.

Special services like this are nothing: Indeed, Las Vegas and luxury go hand in hand. It’s not every day that you can buy yourself a Ferrari in a shopping centre, or indulge in a $1,000 menu at Jöel Robuchon’s restaurant. In fact, you can even blow $1,000 on just a dessert: at Serendipity 3, that’s the price of the Golden Opulence Sundae (vanilla ice cream and edible gold). However, you do have to order it 48 hours in advance. At the other extreme we have the Heart Attack Grill, which offers the exact opposite of fine dining: they fry your food in pure fat and take immense pride in the number of calories their dishes contain. But then, who comes to Vegas for healthy eating?

And herein lies the success of this city, designed to become the favourite theme park of the whole world; through balance, or rather extremes. From fine dining to fast food, from the most luxurious and elegant to the most bizarre, from complete relaxation (all the hotels have a spa) to the most thrilling attractions like jumping into the unknown from the Stratosphere Tower or swimming with sharks in Mandalay Bay, there really is something for everyone, not least if you want to get married. Indeed, if you thought that an Elvis-themed wedding was eccentric, wait until you find out about the other ways you can get hitched here. One of the quickest (and certainly the laziest), ways is to get married at a Drive-Thru, as if you were ordering a hamburger. You don't even need to get out of your car to say your vows. Denny’s, the US food chain, also offers this fast service at its restaurant downtown. Meanwhile, heavy metal lovers can hold their special ceremony at a mini golf venue decorated by Kiss, dressed as bride and groom, but wearing Gene Simmons’ makeup, or, for loved-up gun enthusiasts, theres always the option of a literal shotgun wedding on a firing range.

There are so many places to choose from that some people almost have a mental block, overwhelmed by choice and left walking silently along the Strip, hypnotised by the lights. If you look closely, you can even see the dollar sign reflected in their eyes, as if they have spent too long gazing at the fruit machines in the casinos. The best solution for this state is to leave the capital of entertainment and go UFO spotting on a day trip to Area 51. As we said before, in Las Vegas there’s a solution for everything!

Yes I do!

On average, 315 weddings are held in Las Vegas every day. One of the main reasons for this is that it’s very easy to get a marriage licence. For just $60 you can pick up your certificate at the Clark County Marriage License Bureau. The bad thing (or the good thing, depending on how you look at it) is that the marriage is only valid in the state of Nevada. This has helped to create a whole industry for spontaneous weddings in Las Vegas…you can find a chapel on virtually every corner, even in the aquarium at the Silverton Hotel!

A city to suit all pockets

Not only are there activities to suit all tastes, but also to suit all pockets. Hotel rooms are rarely very expensive and neither are most restaurants. There are also lots of free attractions, such as the Bellagio fountains or the circus performances at Circus Circus Hotel. Why? Because then people will spend more money in the casinos...and the more they win, the more they’ll spend in shops and restaurants! A perfect plan.