<text>  A stag party in Las Vegas is usually the cue to go a little crazy. But the groom, my mate Justin Jacob, was adamant he didnt want crazy. On this trip, we were determined to do things differently. After all, we are all older and wiser now... . Vegas wasnt the first choice among our party - we had originally planned to go to Thailand. There were going to be just five of us, so we thought we would head somewhere with some nightlife and a good spa so that we could relax too. The famous Las Vegas casinos are definitely worth a punt if youre feeling flush . But then the number who wanted to travel grew to ten, so Justin suddenly announced: Were going to Vegas. I dont care if its been done before were going to go and do our best out there. As Justins best man, it was my job to organise the stag party - and I discovered what a nightmare that can be. First of all, it was impossible to get everyone to pay the money at the right time. And then those who had said they were coming suddenly decided that they couldnt make it, and people who had said no then announced they were available. We planned a three-night trip. Going on past experience, I knew it would be intense - nobody gets much sleep because there is always something going on. You plan to go to bed, for example, and then you get sucked into going to a pool party. Las Vegas is home to many stag and hen parties - but the groom on Jeffs trip said he didnt want crazy We stayed at The Cosmopolitan, one of the newer hotels in Vegas. Its vast - just walking from one end to the other takes about half an hour. It has great shops and 14 different restaurants, including STK, a steakhouse which also has branches in New York and LA. Like most of the hotels in Vegas, The Cosmopolitan is very skilfully laid out so that it doesnt matter where you are going to or coming from, at some point on your journey through the hotel you will find yourself passing the slot machines and the gaming tables. Nobody gets much sleep in Las Vegas because there is always something going on. You plan to go to bed, for example, and then you get sucked into going to a pool party . When you get to your room at the end of the day, youre unlikely to have any change in your pockets - it will all have been eaten by the slots. Im not really a gambler, so I think I probably came home with a little bit more in my pocket than the others. I had to be the sensible one, after all, because I saw it as my duty to look after the groom. Youre there to make sure hes having a great time - within the limits, of course. As the best man, Jeff left was Mr Sensible on the trip, and looked after the groom-to-be Justin Jacob right We didnt start off with a carefully drafted plan about how we spend our days in Vegas - instead, we decided that we would all meet up at certain points. We would all get together at dinner, for example, and then we would all head out to a club afterwards. It wasnt that difficult to arrange. We had three rooms between us, so it was usually just a case of picking up the phone and saying: Right, were meeting in 15 minutes. We looked at going on a Grand Canyon tour, but in the end we never really escaped the hotel scene Vegas really sucked us in, chewed us up and spat us out! Half the time youre not sure whether its breakfast or whether you should be getting ready for a night out . While we had planned to take it easy, in the end we partied like we did when we were in our 20s. The problem is that when youre down in the gaming rooms, there is no natural light, so you have no idea whether its night or day. Half the time youre not sure whether its breakfast or whether you should be getting ready for a night out. But we all agreed the trip was a huge success. We didnt get much sleep but we had plenty of fun. And on a stag trip, thats all you can ask for. Getting there . Virgin Holidays offers three nights in Las Vegas from 1,379 per person for departures in June. This includes return flights from Gatwick to Las Vegas and accommodation at The Cosmopolitan. Prices for the v-room at Gatwick costs from 24.50 per adult and 14 for children aged from two to 11. 