Relief for golf widows

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

Las Vegas may be the leisure consumer capital of the world. Feel free to let your golf-fixated partner take the car or the rental. One of the great things about Las Vegas as a place for the non-golfing spouse to go is that everything that you could possibly want to relax can be found on one street. It’s a huge street, the sprawling Strip, but it’s still hard to beat the pure convenience.

It’s also much more than mere gambling.

Rodeo Drive holds nothing on the Las Vegas of today. In fact, there’s no way Beverly Hills can compete with Sin City in high-end shops in terms of numbers and accessibility. One of the great things about Vegas’ shopping scene is you’re not going to get much attitude when you walk into a Gucci, a Prada or a Dior shop here. There’s little prejudging your purchasing power in Las Vegas.

It’s Vegas, no one knows who might have gotten rich (or at least flush with unexpected disposable income) overnight.

Even celebrity popular boutiques such as Burberry, Mikimoto and Jimmy Choo (which can all found at the Venetian) seem to understand this.

Then again, you can hate shopping, despise the excess, and still enjoy Vegas while your other half golfs. Once the province of hokey desert-only acts, the Carrot Tops and George Wallaces of the modern world, the Sin City entertainment scene’s taken on more of a sophisticated air (though if you really want Carrot Top, you can still get your Carrot Top).

Wynn Las Vegas has brought "Avenue Q," one of the most ingenious adult puppet shows you’re ever going to see, from Broadway to The Strip (watch out for the Porn Monster puppet). Celine Dion is such an event at Caesars Palace that the casino built a special theater just for her and fans come from around the world and dress up in their Sunday morning and Saturday night best to see the show. Cirque de Soleil — the cutting edge mix of acrobatics and theatrics — has so many productions in Las Vegas, it’s hard to keep track of them all.

If you really want to step away, to escape from all the hustle, Sin City might surprisingly be your answer as well. Spas are the new status symbols for the top end hotels here, from the glitzy behemoths on The Strip to more secluded, subdued getaways like Lake Las Vegas’ Hyatt Regency to Summerlin’s JW Marriott Resort.

Often one member of a couple is at the spa while the other’s on the golf course.

Just not necessarily the one you expect.

"We’re seeing more men go to the spa while their wives golf," Hyatt Sales Manager Eileen Crawford said.

It’s Las Vegas, the choices are all yours. Once you get your golf-loving spouse to realize this is where they need to be.

This material has been provided by Golf Publisher Syndications. The opinions expressed above are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of management.

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