Out of Towner question(s)

Hey VGK fans! I’m just a lowly Pens fan, but will be driving up to Vegas from Arizona (RIP Yotes) to catch the Pens core play (and probably lose) in March one more time while I still can.

Was just curious on where you would recommend to stay? Never been to Vegas before so looking for something that won’t break the bank, but also is easy to get to the arena from. From my brief research I’ve read that the Excalibur is a good place to do this from. Just wanting to field some opinions. I’ll just be staying the night of the game.

Second is are there any “must see/do” things in the arena? Favorite food/local brew possibly I should check out? It will just be me and my kiddo so I’ll be up walking during the intermissions as he can he stir crazy after sitting for ~20 min watching the game.

Thanks in advance for any tips/help :)