Vacation?

So I talked to my manager and was told that her boss said I could leave this position when she filled the shifts. First thought was oh shit, I'll be here till the new year. Hopefully though around the first part of September it will all be a done deal. This makes me feel better to have an end in sight.
I've also been considering going on a little trip. I had been planning/hoping to go to New York this fall with BFF when she has to go for work but realistically that isn't an option financially. Especially not with the upcoming pay cut. Back in June I had hoped to go up to Sacramento to see The Lion King musical since it was playing there but got wrapped up in all the things going on then and never made it up there. However I was looking on line and saw that it's also playing in Las Vegas(the freaking spell check doesn't know how to spell this word). Which is a lot more possible. So I had been looking at dates etc and was thinking in October but if I'm changing positions I would have to ask for an extra day off and I hate to do that when I'm new to the position. So I started looking at labor day weekend but that was too expensive. Then looked at 8/31-9/2. This looks very doable. Flight is $100. Rooms for a Mon/Tues night are cheap. Some are even beyond cheap. I haven't decided yet where I would stay but wanted some opinions of anyone who's been to Vegas somewhat recently. I was looking at a couple of the somewhat older hotels on the strip that were pretty cheap. Basically this is going to be a room to sleep in. I don't plan on spending much time there otherwise. Then in looking around I found a really good deal for a room close to Fremont street. It's 3 miles from the strip which is further away than I would prefer however the last time I went to Vegas I never made it to Fremont street and I was told it was kind of interesting. If I was staying there I would definitely get to see it. It's a couple of blocks from an outlet mall (we all know how much I love malls!) and it's $10 freaking dollars a night. $10 dollars. Reviews for the hotel are fairly good. It's not a 5 star hotel but I don't need a 5 star hotel. So, does anyone have opinions on the area? I promise I'm not going to be stupid and do lots of walking around at night other than on the strip. I'll cab or shuttle bus to where I want to go. The places on the strip that were older still had decent rates. One was $26. a night and the other was $56. Again, older hotels but who cares. I'm going for cheap this time. I just want to go get away for a weekend and see an awesome show.