Walking the Strip The Excalibur has surprisingly comfy beds for being a $45-a-night hotel so I felt well rested, if a bit sluggish. We abstained from our ritual cooking of camp-stove oatmeal as the hotel staff and fire alarms would have disapproved. I decided not to take my camera with me on our excursions for the day, mostly because I was tired of carrying it around. The map showed a McDonalds down the Strip from us near the Las Vegas welcome sign.