Don't Miss These Hot Spots When You Visit Treasure Island Las Vegas

Treasure Island Las Vegas is a deluxe hotel in the middle of all the action on the world famous Las Vegas Strip. With comfortable, luxurious rooms, gourmet restaurants, world class entertainment and a huge casino, Treasure Island is a premier destination for your Las Vegas vacation. On a recent trip to Las Vegas, I visited Treasure Island for many days. These get my vote for the best places to visit at Treasure Island Las Vegas for food, shopping and entertainment.

Kahunaville - this casual restaurant and bar has the look and feel of a tropical hut. The restaurant opens daily at 8 a.m. until 10 p.m. Sun - Thu, 11 p.m. Fri and Sat. The food has a Polynesian flair with a lot of ginger and tropical fruit. Try the scrumptious crab bisque and the yummy coconut macadamia chicken. If liquid refreshment is what you are after, the bar serves every kind of fruity drink with little umbrellas that you ever heard of - and some they made up. The bar stays open until 2 a.m. Sun - Thu and 3 a.m. Fri and Sat. with entertainment nightly. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday you can listen to the dueling pianos and on Thursday at 11 p.m. is the weekly bartender flair contest. The bartenders go head to head to see who can do the most daring and intricate moves with a cocktail shaker. Think Tom Cruise in "Cocktail."

Canter's Deli - open daily 11 a.m. to midnight. Although the original Canter's is an LA landmark, the corned beef on rye is good enough for this New York girl. Great when you just want soup, try the barley bean, or a sandwich. The New York cheesecake was just like home.

Mystere Store - this store sells items related to all the Cirque du Soliel shows. They had mugs and accessories, Venetian masks, nice, well made jackets and shirts, beautiful handbags, videos and music. Just about every Cirque du Soliel show is represented. Great store for gifts as you won't find these items anywhere else.

Bijoux Terner - I loved this store. Located on the second floor at the top of the escalator going to Mirage, this store sells fashion jewelry, handbags, scarves, watches, sunglasses and men's accessories all for $15 each. They have handbags in so many colors and at that great price, you could purchase one for every outfit you own. All the merchandise is fashion forward and they get new stock each season. I did all my Christmas shopping for my sisters in this store.

The Sirens at TI - nightly at 7, 8:30, 10 and 11:30 p.m. The front of Treasure Island is built to look like an old pier in the Caribbean and surrounds a cove which contains a pirate ship. Each night, several beautiful sirens sing their songs to entice the hunky pirates away from their ship. The sailors try their best to resist the temptresses and a battle ensues. The waters of the cove are stirred up and the battle ends up being a party. Lots of fun.

Mystere - another production from Cirque du Soliel and the jewel in the crown of entertainment at Treasure Island. Performances Sat - Wed at 7 and 9:30 p.m. Staged in an amphitheater, Mystere showcases an array of dancers, musicians, acrobats, gymnasts and aerialists. There is a bit of comedy within this production. When entering the theater, I passed a man wearing white tie and tails. Were it not for his stage make-up, I would have thought he was an usher. When a couple came in looking for their seats, he pretended to be an usher and direct them to their seats. He took them down the aisle and then walked in front of all the people already seated in a row and led the couple back up the next aisle and down again. It was funny to watch as the couple didn't seem to grasp that he wasn't a real usher and followed him all around the auditorium. Another recurring comedy bit was an actor dressed as a baby. The man was tall and chubby, wore a diaper and baby hat and played with a balloon ball which was about 8 feet in diameter. The baby played with the ball a gurgled. This character's antics was interspersed between graceful dancers, daring aerialists, two acrobats that performed poses that defied gravity and a group of gymnasts that did a series of back flips so fast I thought they would fly off the stage. It was an incredible show.

Whether you are looking for top flight entertainment, unusual gifts or a pastrami sandwich at midnight, you can find them at Treasure Island Las Vegas.