im not sure whats going on, but i sent you two hotels that may help you out.
xo

There are two rather large trade shows during that time.

... I should look into booking trip asap for then

I looked up some colleges and many have spring break scheduled for this week or the following week.

Oh I remember my college days of Daytona Beach, the MTV broadcasts and watching the Bangles concert on the beach.
Still love susanna hoffs "bedroom" eyes.,

 
Ok, now that I have aged myself.

I just checked Priceline, Hotwire and travelwire.

Hotels downtown are within their usual rates for the dates you gave. There are some good places to stay downtown.
North strip hotels are also not much more than their usual rate

Circus circus is still $31............. HAHAHA just kidding!!! .. not about the price.. but I wouldn't even  send my ex husbands to stay there (although I do have a funny story about someone who did that .. for another time perhaps