About Las Vegas

Las Vegas, the "Entertainment Capital of the World," is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for gambling, shopping, fine dining, and nightlife. Las Vegas offers something for everyone - whether you'd like to win big on the casino floor, take in some music from popular recording artists, be amazed by the talented acrobatics of Cirque Du Soleil, soak up the rays by the pool, or relax in a spa - there is something for you!

Things to do in Las Vegas

There are so many attractions in Las Vegas! Here are a few links that will help you plan your stay: Free Attractions, Top 125 Family Activities, Las Vegas Attractions A-Z, Las Vegas Groupon Deals and Discounts, Las Vegas Tickets, Grand Canyon Tours, and Hoover Dam Tours.

Weather Conditions

The average temperature in late March in Las Vegas ranges from a low of 53℉ (11℃) to a high of 75℉ (23℃). To accomodate our large group, the meeting rooms will be on the cooler side, so bring a sweater or jacket in case you get cold.

About the Monte Carlo Resort and Casino

The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino is a megaresort hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel features a 102,000-square-foot casino floor with 1,400 slot machines, 60 table games, and 15 poker tables. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The hotel offers 2,992 guest rooms, including 259 luxury suites.

The hotel, named to invoke the Place du Casino in Monte Carlo, features chandelier domes, marble floors, neoclassical arches, ornate fountains, and gas-lit promenades. As of 2010, Monte Carlo has a AAA-Four-Diamond rating.

The Monte Carlo Resort and Casino has figured in several feature films and television series. Major release films partially filmed at Monte Carlo include the 2000 film Get Carter and 2008's What Happens in Vegas. In the 2004 film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, the Average Joes stay at Monte Carlo during the dodgeball championships in Las Vegas. In the Amazing Race 15, teams had to count out $1,000,000 worth of poker chips here in the season finale, to receive their next clue. It was also featured in the season six episode "Three of a Kind" of The X-Files.

Airport Transportation

The Monte Carlo offers a shuttle for $7 roundtrip to and from the Las Vegas McCarran Airport. You can reserve your airport transportation directly through the Monte Carlo.

Rooms and Reservations

We have arranged a room rate of $65 per night for during the conference. The group rate for Friday, March 28th is $118. Internet is complimentary.

To reserve your room at our special rate use this link or contact the Hotel Group Reservations Department at 800-311-8999. In order to receive the group rate, callers must make their reservations on or before February 24, 2014 and identify their affiliation with group code XREAL14. PLEASE NOTE: Rates cannot be changed at check-in or check-out for guests who fail to identify their affiliation at the time the reservation is made.