With that amount of lead time and considering the economy, you should be able to get pretty good rates at one of the hotels on the 'Strip'... however, when we go to Vegas we always staty at one of the Goldcoast Hotels (there are four in the chain, seen here: .
http://www.orleanscasino.com/ ) (We live in the U.S., by the way).
A little out of the way but good value for huge, comfortable rooms. Thing is, you spend alot of your time walking the strip anyway... at least most tourists do. Tickets to the shows you might like to see (one of our favorites is the perennial
Myst�re Cirque du Soleil at Treasure Island) are available from many locations other than the venue itself... Welcome to the U.S.!