I visited Vegas for the first time in July 2004 for a huge convention. The monorail saved my family a lot of trouble. We stayed at the Grand Vacations Club on Karen Ave. next to the Las Vegas Hilton. The monorail stop was right there. So, when we had to go up to the MGM for an event, we'd hop on the monorail and just go. I loved it.

I'm going back to Vegas in May for my b-day. I plan on using the monorail for almost everything. I agree, the stations are quite a hike from the street but after a while, I got use to it and I was able to navagate my way up to the surface without much trouble. And since Vegas is a 24/7 town, I would think that the monorail would be 24/7 too- not so. I think it's 2 am during Sun-Thurs. and 3 a.m. Fri & Sat.