What do you consider an unreasonable walk?

[Mackenzie Click-Mickelson]

Depends on the place.

In Vegas (coincidentally that's where I'm at at the moment) while I've walked a lot from place to place over the years I've been going these days we try and find ways to shorten that.

We tried out The Loop yesterday from Encore to Westgate. Not bad but having to transfer does sorta take the convenience out of it, but the trips itself are super fast.

But on the flip side we loved the monorail in 2017, used it a decent amount in 2019 and then not really after that. During the pandemic they didn't really have it running much and many casinos had free parking during that time.

The way the casino floors are you could be zig zagging around to get to the outside but if outside then you have pedestrian bridges that often make you go out of your way to where you want to be and the escalators may not work. And the trams connecting the several resorts aren't always as useful. So that impacts how much walking we opt to do.

That said back in the spring we walked 40mins there and 40mins back along the French coastline from the port of where our ship was tendered to a nearby city and it wasn't really that bad only an incline at the beginning and the end and as it was spring the temps not bad yet.

 

[_19disnA]

Everything at the MGM Grand is way out there.

I agree. MGM Grand is an example of how a hotel/casino can be TOO large to make doing anything convenient. You have to walk a long way from your hotel room to the casino floor/restaurants. Compared to the times we have stayed at Luxor and found the layout very convenient. You get off one of those four elevators at each corner of the pyramid and the casino/restaurants are right there.

 

[soccerdad72]

True

. I have you ever tried to get to TopGolf? might be in AZ.

I've walked along the backside of it, but it took me a while to realize TopGolf was considered part of the MGM property.

 

[lovin'fl]

I like walking. I think nothing of a 30 min walk.

But from last Oct to like this May or so...7+ months....I had a foot issue. There were some broken bones, not sure why. I wore a boot and took a few packs of steroids and did PT and ice baths and hot salt soaks....etc. Took over 7 months to heal. During that time I felt like any walk was terrible. I had a handicap parking placard and could only walk short stints.

But foot is back to normal now, knock on wood. And I like walking. Many years ago I used to hate it and complain when DH wanted to walk. He has always been one to walk endlessly. He'd park in a city without knowing how close we were to destination and we would end up huffing it for like 20 mins. Boy would that irk me...then.

Now I like the walking. We also moved near WDW about 4 years ago and go over to walk a lot so I built up a tolerance to walking. As long as I don't have to pee, I am good to walk and walk (but I do have to pee frequently so...).

My 77 year old mom wont walk, and has been this way for many years. She has to get THE closest parking spot to door even if other option is 10 steps farther. Oddly, though, she always wants handicap spot even if regular spot is closer. That I dont understand.

 

[disykat]

For one way transportation to a single location, I'd say 30 minutes. Longer than that and I'm driving or taking public transportation if I'm on vacation.

Like others here we walk longer than that all the time, but it's part of a loop we're taking to see lots of things or walking for fun/recreation/exercise. Gotta get my steps in!!

 

[clappyclaps]

For one way transportation to a single location, I'd say 30 minutes. Longer than that and I'm driving or taking public transportation if I'm on vacation.

Like others here we walk longer than that all the time, but it's part of a loop we're taking to see lots of things or walking for fun/recreation/exercise. Gotta get my steps in!!

Couldn't put it better myself. I'd happily walk for hours when part of fun, exercise etc but 30 mins is a max for transportation when on holiday.

 

[Skippy918]

It depends. Is there other stuff to see along the walk? I’ve walked the Vegas strip a couple times. But we stopped in most of the casinos to see the theming and gamble a bit.
I’ve walked a good chunk of Manhattan, but stopped to see stuff on the way from point A to point B. Nowadays you can at least put the destinations in google maps and see how long it takes to walk, drive or use public transport.

 

[RoseColored97]

I don't mind walking, I guess it just depends on circumstances. When we went to Las Vegas, we saw Carrie Underwood at Resorts World and stayed at the Hilton Grand Vacations resort. I just looked and that is a 1.1 mile distance, which isn't bad, but I had the bright idea to wear glittery, heeled cowboy boots to the concert. I did fine on the way there, through the concert standing/dancing, but my feet/calves were KILLING me on the way back to the hotel.

I actually thought the two resorts were closer than a mile, so I am a bit more impressed with myself that I walked 2.2 miles in those boots lol. LV tricks you into thinking everything is much closer than it is.