Fireworks in Vegas

We own an RCI affiliated time share and I just booked this year's time share vacation at the Wyndham Grand Desert in Las Vegas, Nevada for a week starting on July 1st and ending on July 8th.  Yes, we'll be spending the 4th of July in Vegas!

We've never stayed at this resort before, but we had an excellent experience at the Wyndham Sedona last Thanksgiving and this one looks to be very similar.  This resort is a 5-minute walk from the Las Vegas Strip. It offers 3 outdoor pools and a free shuttle service to the Strip from 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM.  Here is what it looks like from the outside:

Wyndham Grand Desert Resort in Las Vegas

I've seen this resort before.  It's very close to the Embassy Suites on Swenson Street, which is where we've stayed in the past when visiting Vegas.  It's near the Hard Rock Cafe and a really cool restaurant called "Hofbrau Haus", where traditional German dishes like Sauerbrauten and Snitzel are on the menu, along with live Polka music and a plentiful supply of German beer that one can drink in a stein.  Ja, behalten Sie das Bier, das bitte kommt!

We will be staying in a "One Bedroom Deluxe", which is a spacious apartment with a private bedroom with a king bed; a living room with a pull-out sofa; a bathroom; an in-unit washer and dryer; and a jacuzzi in a separate room. There is also free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen cable TV with a DVD player.  It also has a full kitchen, offering a stove, oven, cookware, dishes, utensils, microwave, toaster, refrigerator and coffee and tea maker.

The resort has outdoor pools and 4 hot tubs and offers massage services, a gym and a game room.
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas and McCarran International Airport are each half a mile away. 

Here is a picture of the Floor Plan for the room where we'll be staying:

One Bedroom Deluxe Floor Plan

Here is a picture of what the room looks like:

One Bedroom Deluxe - Living Room View

Having a full kitchen will be great as we will be able to make our own meals.  Whenever we go to Vegas, we drive out to Nellis Air Force Base and buy food and drinks, including wine and beer.  This saves a lot of money!

Although we're not gamblers, there are plenty of other things to do there.  It's really fun to visit all of the hotels and The Venetian is really a great one as it has Venetian Gondola rides there! We always like to see a few shows.  The last time we were there we saw Ka and The Phantom of the Opera.  Both shows were magnificent!  Another cool thing to do there is to go down to old-time Vegas on Fremont Street and see the light show that they have there at night.  It is so cool!  The Grand Canyon isn't really far away and that is a beautiful place to see!

It will surely be hot there we go, but I don't mind as we won't be spending too much time outdoors.  There are several casinos that are going to have fireworks, so there's one thing for sure, and that is there will be plenty of fireworks in Vegas!