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We just spent a week in Vegas split between two hits and three hotels.
This is my 6th time in Vegas, my fiancé’s 3rd time, and my friend’s 2nd time. We love the city. It is the only place like it on Earth. I love it, but this massive adult theme-park needs to be treated with respect and best approached with experience. So, I hope this report will help others.
We were here last year, and although we had an amazing time, we did make some mistakes. This year’s trip was refined to near perfection.
Flights (UK to Vegas).
We’re from the UK. We flew direct with Virgin Atlantic. As far as I know VA are the only airline that flies direct from UK to Vegas. We used 80,000 airmiles to upgrade to Premium seats. When you’re sat on your arse for 11 and a half hours, the extra comfort, space, and legroom are well worth it. It also means the actual cost for the flight was super low compared to booking Premium seats without miles (£400 compared to around £1500).
As it's a 747, I would recommend getting seats on the upper deck. As it is the top bulge of the plane, it only holds around 70 passengers. It feels exclusive, with faster service from the staff, shorter lines for the bathroom, and far less chance a child or baby will be sat near you.
Jetlag.
Something I didn’t take into account last time was the effect of jet lag. We paid for it. With the West Coast being 8 hours behind the UK, we tried a different tactic this time around. As soon as asses touched seats on the plane, we adjusted clocks to Vegas time. We respected the need to sleep by front-loading the flight with lots of booze and soon got our heads down. With those few hours of sleep, we were much better adjusted when we landed.
ESTA.
Immigration into the US can be a pain, but here’s a tip; if you’ve travelled to the US before with the same ESTA, you can use the automated passport scanners and skip the massive line.
Food.
We’re foodies. We’ve traveled the world and eaten at many Michelin Star restaurants. It’s our thing. It’s our passion. We had high hopes for Vegas food last year, but we came to the quick realisation Vegas can’t do quality. It's not surprising. The sheer volume of people that pound the strip means restaurants don’t really need to try to turn a profit. As I said above, Vegas is a theme-park. It supplies the fake and gaudy like no other, but on the flip side it can’t really do genuine or authentic. Last year we had to pay truly spectacular amounts of money before we got a properly impressive meal at é by José Andrés in the Cosmo. I can’t afford to do that again. So, this year we did things differently. We embraced the brash, the massive, and the crappy and ate like the locals.
Finances.
Vacations are my opportunity to live large. I look forward to them all year, and save for them with the intention to experience things way beyond my normal life. I want luxury. I want finery. I want to be treated like a rockstar, because these things just don’t exist in my day to day life. I spent a lot on this holiday, but that’s because I saved for it and budgeted hard for it. If you’re doing Vegas, then you have to do it right!
Hotel 1: The Vdara.
After the flight and immigration we got a cab to our first hotel; the Vdara. What a brilliant hotel. It doesn’t have a casino attached, so is less Vegas and less insane than many strip hotels, but I’ve been there and done that - so this was a beautiful, calm hotel for the start of our trip.
We went for a Lake View Suite. Sounds fancy, and it was, but so much cheaper than an equivalent at one of the other big hotels. The room was massive, and modern. It also had a microwave and food preparation area with fridge separate to the mini bar.
The Vdara also has a nifty room service robot that can deliver snacks and drinks to you autonomously. It is a novelty now, but it worked well and I can see it being rolled out to other hotels soon.
As for location, the Vdara is right behind the Aria and the Bellagio. There’s a sneaky walkway to the Bellagio, or a short walk across the valet to the Aria. From either of these hotels you are straight onto the strip.
Adventures.
Day 1.
First port of call was a walk down the strip to In-n-Out burger next to the High Roller. We don’t have In-n-Out in the UK so its a real treat.
We walked the strip until well after dark, visiting Caesars, the Bellagio for coffee, and finally back to the Vice Versa bar at the Vdara. It is a quiet lobby bar with a calm outside section. We had a few drinks there and then off to bed.
Day 2.
Breakfast at Eggslut at the Cosmo. Expensive, but very tasty. Get the cookie. I has just the right amount of gooey inside and salt crust to make the perfect pud.
Back to the Vdara for a workout at their OK gym and then relaxing at the pool. They do a bag check, but we just had water and coke so let us in. I think they were looking for booze.
After our fill of the sun (still 30^o C + in October) we made our way back to the Cosmo for a late lunch at Block 16. This is their new “street food” area with an excellent selection. We went for the sushi rolls at Tekka. Really good, and bigger than expected. They also have Asahi on draft. Again, a little expensive for the type of food but nice.
Hopped in a taxi for a walk around the canals at the Venetian, then over the the Wynn for drinks at Parasol Down. We like drinking outside, and it was really relaxing sipping cocktails by the waterfall. I had a crab cheesy dip thing with breads that was surprisingly tasty.
We headed back to the Vdara to get ready for our evening at the Luxor. It started with drinks at an Irish bar I forget the name of. It actually had genuine Irish staff and live music, so the fakery was better than most. A few pints later we went to see the Blue Man Group. Hilarious and a lot of fun. Well recommended.
After BMG we wandered to the Mandalay looking for food, but their restaurants were all taken over by a massive convention. We hopped into a cab and made our way back to the Cosmo to Beauty and Essex for food. The restaurant was very cool. You enter through a secret door in a cheesy gift shop. You’re then lead to a dimly lit, intimate table by a pretty server lady. Food was only OK, but definitely not up to scratch for the price. However, the atmosphere was amazing.
Day 3.
Breakfast was a 15 inch pizza slice from Pin Up Pizza at Planet Hollywood. Horrible, greasy pizza, but the novelty was fun. We checked out and picked up our car from our Turo host, a Tesla Model X for the next leg of our trip; a week in San Diego. Amazing city. Go.
Vegas Day 4.
Hotel 2: The SLS.
It was fight night. Hotels were stupidly expensive because of McGregor vs Khabib, so we stayed for one cheap night at the SLS. When we booked it it was still the W, but the SLS since took it over. The room was a Fabulous King, but I’m not sure that name is relevant anymore. Anyway, the hotel is still in a state of flux. The W side was dead. The bar was closed and the few remaining staff seemed to just be milling around. It was odd.
The room was spacious, and had an interesting theme, but seemed a little empty given its square footage. It did have a mirror above the bed, though. Very Vegas. After the long drive from SD, we freshened up and got dinner at Bazaar Meats by José Andrés. This was my favorite meal in Vegas. José Andrés can actually be counted on for a great theme and good food. It wasn’t quite good enough for the price, but it was closer than any other restaurant we visited on this trip.
The atmosphere and decor were incredible. A massive industrial fire pit grilling many meats greets you as you enter. The entire room is bordered by the various kitchens and preparation areas, and produce is proudly on show. There were some freakishly huge vegetables and a vast array of meat slabs all around. Of all the Vegas restaurants I’ve visited, the theming here was on point.
After dinner, we stayed at the SLS for drinks around the casino watching the fight in the sports bar.
Vegas Day 5.
Hotel 3: The Cosmopolitan.
We checked out of the SLS quickly, glad to be away from its strangeness. As if to confirm our ikky intuition, we passed a crime scene investigation outside, little orange cones all over indicating spent bullet casings. Welcome to America, motherfucker!
We headed to our next and final hotel - the Cosmo. What an incredible place. By far and away my fave hotel on the Stip. In addition to the hotels this trip, I’ve stayed at the Stratosphere, Luxor, Aria, and Bellagio. This was better than them all.
Even though it was around midday when we hit the check in desk, the concierge sorted us out with a room upgrade to an immediately available room. With three of us sleeping in one room, he wanted to ensure we were comfortable, so booked us into an unlisted suite with two bathrooms, a japanese soaking tub, and a massive balcony on the 55th floor overlooking the Bellagio fountains and the strip.
That view was breathtaking, and the room was stunning. Only one minor issue - we found a diaper behind the sofa that housekeeping had missed from the last guest. We complained to the front desk and they sorted it with a $75 credit and resort fees refunded. Score!
Lunch was at Secret Pizza. A good slice. Be aware they have more slices available than is on display.
We went to Walmart to pick up booze and snacks. And a kettle. I’m English. I need my tea. Vegas hotels don’t have tea and coffee making facilities in the room, so a $15 kettle and some tea was a must. For the cost of three drinks at Starbucks, this is a good move for us Brits. The Cosmo room also had a little bar with additional fridge to the mini bar, so we packed that bitch with booze, mixers and fruit.
After Walmart we picked our friend up at the airport and got her showered and dressed ready for dinner. A few drinks at the Chandelier bar in the Cosmo, then over to Jaleo by José Andrés. I’m sure you’re seeing a theme with our booked restaurant choices, but José is consistently good. Jaleo was no exception. The paella was a touch disappointing this time, but the other dishes were amazing.
We drank a bit too much sangria, so kept the party going with drinks in Beauty and Essex. It may be a restaurant, but the little bar area also has seating for drinkers to watch the patrons come and go (and the pretty front of house ladies). It proved a great spot to people watch and enjoy their amazing cocktails.
After too many drinks, we retired to the room and enjoyed the view with more drinks and snacks on the balcony. That experience was priceless. The twinkling view of the Vegas madness far below our own intimate little party felt very special. We got pretty messy loving that very special moment, and eventually found the bed. After all, our friend had been up for nearly 35 hours. Hardcore!
Day 6.
To work off the punishment to our livers the night before, we hit the Cosmo gym. It is OK, and actually has a good number of heavy dumbbells. Many hotel gyms I’ve been to stop at around 60lbs but the Cosmo went way up to 100lbs weights. There were only two benches though, so I can see it being a problem when busy.
We got brunch at Lardo in the Cosmo Block 16 street food thingy. Great food, but three sandwiches, a coke, and one fries cost nearly $75! Fucking ridiculous. Street food prices these are not.
After nursing my abused credit card, we headed to The Range 702. We’d booked the Triple Threat package where you get to pick three guns of your choice with 25 rounds each. I shot a Colt, a P90 and an M4. The girls both opted for two handguns and an AK47. The automatic rifles were quite an experience. Loud and violent.
I have shot at The Strip Gun Club before and they were very attentive and let us take our time. Our shooting at 702 felt a little rushed in comparison. They have you shoot all your guns back to back, so for the girls especially they were a little beaten up after their sessions. It would be better to alternate shooters with each gun to give the wrists a rest, but hey, it was a noisy, blasty, shooty good time anyway.
After the blasting we went back to the Cosmo to get ready for our evening. This is where we again paid for wanting to wing it and not book too many things. All dressed up, we headed to the Bellagio because we wanted some drinks at Hyde to watch the fountains as the sun went down. It was booked out by a conference party. So we went to try at Spago. Same story. Booked out by conference weenies. We tried back at the Cosmo at the Chinese Mexican called China Poblano, but again the same fucking story! Booked out by conference weenies.
We said fuck it, went to the room, threw on our shorts and sneakers, and hit the strip for a dirty night. We walked the craziness with slushy margaritas and ended up at In-n-Out again. We had a burger and then went on a drunk hunt for pudding.
Ok. Let me make one thing clear. If you cover a cupcake or doughnut or cookie in enough frosting to choke a donkey, then it will just taste like frosting. And it seems like that’s all you can get at the quick and easy places on the Strip. Our failed pud-hunt brought us to Caesars. I remembered the Gordon Ramsey restaurant did a sticky toffee pudding. Somehow we got seating for three, even though we looked like we’d just been kicked out of a pool party.
I say somehow, but when we entered we could see why.
Gordon Ramsay’s Pub and Grill is the perfect metaphor for Vegas. I’ve eaten at two of Gordon's Michelin starred restaurants in London and one that didn’t have a star. They are all exquisite. Decor, food, service and the general experience all live up to his reputation for perfection. London is possibly the best place on earth for fine food. Gordon has to be on top of his game to make it there. And he does. Vegas he does not. Vegas is about churning out vaguely thematically relevant crap to the clueless for huge profit. Gordon’s Pub and Grill is hilarious. The theme is old English pub in the middle of a Roman themed casino. With TVs. Lots of TVs. It’s as if someone described a pub down the phone to the designer it’s that bad.
We had the corned beef poutine (not an English pub dish) and and the sticky toffee pudding (better). The poutine was terrible. Just fries with pastrami meat (not corned beef) and bad cheese. There was hardly any gravy. The pud was good though, but maybe that was because of a few sunk pints. It hit the spot and the size of it caused comment from the table beside us (who were eating burgers - sigh).
Anyway, after done there, back to the room for more balcony drinks and that view.
Day 7.
A quiet one today. Using the room credit we got a daybed at the Cosmo pool. The cabana bed thing is a $200 minimum spend. The $200 lasted us all day. We managed to eat well, with breakfast, other nibbles, and a few drinks reaching $200.
The pool is gorgeous and the attendants were very attentive (hence the name, I suppose).
By the time we’d spent our credit, it was nearly dinner o’clock.
Dressed up pretty, we headed to New York New York and got Shake Shack burgers. Tasty. Not quite In-n-Out good, but still better than anything in the UK. We played some giant jenga with some random people at one of the outside bars, then went to the Zumanity show.
Zumanity was great fun. Very naughty, funny, and the acrobatics were impressive. Well recommended. The boobies on show and the sexy theme got us ready for our next stop - the Palomino Strip Club.
My fiance and I had been to the Palomino the year before and we loved it. It is the only club in Vegas that does full nude and booze so it is a no-brainer to be number 1. Our friend had never been to strip club before, so that night was a special treat. We got a bottle service table at the runway with champagne and a stack of ones. It was spectacular pervy fun drinking, watching the girls, and chatting with them as they visited our table. We all got a few sofa dances and had a brilliant night. The girls were super attentive, really looked after my friend as it was her first time, and made us feel very special.
We got a drunk burger at In-n-Out (our last - I promise) and somehow made it back to the room alive
Day 8.
Our last full day. After the craziness of the night before, we slept in.
Brunch was at Mon Ami Gabi. Much like Gordon’s Pub, this place was a hilarious parody of a Parisian café. It was nice to sit outside and watch the Strip go by as I munched my lunch, but the food was pretty bad for the price.
After brunch we walked up the Strip past the Mirage and then over to the Venetian. The girls did some hard-core shopping while I made stupid comments, made their lives difficult, and generally didn’t help. I don’t like shopping, OK. Because I’m a child, they soon gave up. Back to the room for our last bookings of the trip. Yay.
After getting pretty, we hit the Skybar at the Waldorf Astoria (previously the Mandarin Oriental). Gorgeous views and really tasty cocktails.
We hit up Lemongrass for dinner without a booking because the Aria was next to the Waldorf. We ordered way too much food, so got most of it boxed up. We dumped it at the room, and then grabbed a cab to the Wynn for our last big destination.
We were on the guest list to see Afrojack at Intrigue. Great club. The line wasn’t too bad. About 30 minutes as they checked on everyone. My friend had a bit of an issue with her ID as it is an English driver's license, but she found a picture of her passport on her phone to confirm it was her. The girls both got two free drink vouchers and I got one (am I not pretty enough?).
The club was just my thing. It was not massive, but still big. The large outside area around the fire fountains and the waterfall was perfect to escape the heat and craziness of the dance-floor. We stayed for far too long given we had a 9 hour flight to catch the next day, but it was worth it. An amazing last night in an amazing city. Of course when we got back in we ate the rest of the Chinese food on the balcony.
Day 9.
One last (expensive-ass) Eggslut, and we were on our way home.
Thank you Vegas.

I read a similar story on TIFU, and I thought to share mine. This happened a few years ago. I flew into Vegas to attend one of my buddy’s chapel wedding in the middle of July. I have never been to Vegas before and I did not research. As soon as I walked out of the airport, the heat hit me hard. As I lived in the Bay Area all my life at the time, anything over 70 degree is consider hot for me. It was 88 degree according to the signs at the airport. Since I arrived late after working the whole day, I wanted to go to my hotel at Treasure Island and just avoid the heat. So I took a cab and not really pay attention to how big Vegas really was.
The next day, I was going to meet up with a few of my other buddies at the groom’s room in MGM Grand. We were going take some kind of limo together to the chapel. Not knowing where MGM Grand was from Treasure Island, I picked up a map of Vegas from the tourist desk. It was very similar to this map, and might be in fact it might be the same one. http://www.mappery.com/map-of/las-vegas-tourist-map
According to this map, the distance is 3 blocks and it would take me pass Caesars Palace, Paris, and the Bellagio, place I wanted to go by. So I packed my shirt and dress pants in a duffle bag with the thinking that I would iron in the room later. I left my room at 1pm in the middle of the heat wave, unprepared, and only wearing a t-shirt and gym shorts while carrying a duffle bag of dress clothes. As soon as I go to the entrance out of Treasure Island, I knew I was in trouble. It was 109 according to the doorman of Treasure Island.
As I made my way to Caesar Palace, it was not too bad. I wasn’t sweating much, which I now know is not a good sign. I crossed over to the Paris hotel side following the sky bridge, and I was feeling the heat. There were local vendors selling water from coolers, but I was at the paranoid and cheap stage of my life, so I refused to pay the $1 for a bottle of water that might be have refilled with tap water. I keep going thinking there was going to be a store that sells water. I didn’t even think about going in the hotels. The heat was affecting my critical thinking skills.
I did notice air condition buses that kept passing by, but I did not do any research on them and I was not in condition to. I passed Planet Hollywood/ Aladdin and I saw that there was some kind of market. But according to the map, I was only a block away from MGM Grand, so I kept walking. By the time I got to M&M gift shop 20 minutes later, and my vision was complete blur. I saw more street vendor selling water bottles from cooler, but my stubbornness caused by the heat caused me to ignore them once again. The map said I was half a block away, so I kept following the road. Somehow I managed to cross the strip and ended up at New York New York, which is right across from MGM. I think I spent another 15 minute walking around before I crossed back to MGM Grand.
I walked in MGM Grand after 1 hour 25 minutes of traveling. I was not sweating at that point and my t-shirt was dry My heart rate was crazy fast and I knew I was in trouble since I could barely stand. I found the closest gift shop in MGM and got the biggest bottle of water they sold and slammed it. My buddies found me in the casino wandering around and they had to drag me to the groom’s room to shower and drink fluids to cool me down. I still manage to go to the wedding, but I had no energy to do the after party.
TL;DR Thought Vegas was smaller than it really was and got heatstroke for it

Well... I did it. I survived a trip to Las Vegas last weekend without touching a drop of alcohol. This is a huge accomplishment for me, given my past history with alcohol (and especially given the association my brain has with Las Vegas and drinking).
I realized that drinking alcohol was a problem for me after I was stopped on the freeway by a police officer for a DUI just several weeks ago. It was my first ever offense (I've never even received a speeding ticket in my life), but it was the wake up call I needed to quit for good. The alcohol blurred my judgment and caused me to get in my car that night. Thank God no one was injured or killed. Thank God. The lesson is clear: I was given a second chance by (insert higher power here) to change my life for the better.
I am certain I will elaborate more about my DUI in a different post on another day, but just know that at that moment, I realized that alcohol was a huge negative in my life and that I had to take action and eliminate it from my life, immediately and permanently. So I took my last drink that night. And I feel damn good about it. Part of my feeling good comes from me reading Allen Carr's book "The Easy Way to Stop Drinking." It changed my entire outlook and perspective on alcohol and actually made me thankful that I quit, rather than remorseful. Whereas I thought I didn't have a "problem," namely because I had never been in trouble due to my drinking, Allen Carr made it clear that we are all in the "pitcher plant" and that it is only a matter of time before alcohol severely impairs and hurts a drinker's life. The DUI was the "rock bottom" or "critical point" I needed to alter my perception of the drinking culture and my drinking habits.
But the real test came this past weekend. I had been sober for not even three weeks. My girlfriend invited me many months ago to be her date for a family member's wedding in Las Vegas. At the time of the invite, I was thinking, "Awesome. A wedding. With an open bar. In Las Vegas. This trip is going to be EPIC. (Think THE HANGOVER X1000)" But after my DUI, I was dreading the trip, because I knew that I shouldn't and couldn't drink anymore. I had made the conscious decision to live a sober lifestyle. So this trip scared the s--- out of me.
I'll be honest with you all. When we pulled into the MGM Grand parking lot on Friday afternoon, a voice inside my head said, "Dude. Screw it. Have a beer. You're in Las Vegas. You aren't driving. You don't have work until Monday. You have your girlfriend to watch over you and make sure you're okay. What harm will one drink do? Don't let a little DUI change who you are man. You're a drinker! Drink! Have FUN!"
That moment ate at me for about 15-20 minutes from the moment we parked until we got into the casino. But after seeing drunks stumbling around and realizing that if I have one, it'll turn into 15 (or 30), and that that stumbling drunk would be ME, the thought of how great drinking is turned into a thought of how great it is I'm not drinking. I don't know how I was able to shift my focus. But I was. And I did. I started to actually observe what was around me and focus on FUN instead of FALSE fun (drinking).
We went to New York New York and played the Clue slot machine (totally fun!). Then we went to the Coca Cola store and I got a Sprite Zero and walked around the strip with it. Then we watched the musical fountains at the Bellagio. We then walked in the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace and hit up a few other hotels/casinos. Then, we ate dinner at Yardhouse (met up with friends and my girlfriend's family), and I ordered water while everyone else ordered alcoholic drinks. No one cared. No one judged me. In fact, people respected me when I said I just don't drink anymore. I said it's not for me. And it isn't. Then we went to play some blackjack. I lost $5 in an hour of playing. My friends lost a lot more. It's easier to gamble when you aren't toasted. You think rationally and make better decisions with your finances. Then we went back to the hotel after walking a total of 15 miles on the strip (thanks Fitbit!)
It was nice to fall asleep at the hotel with a clear head, knowing that the next morning, I would feel great! In Vegas!
The next morning, I ate a huge breakfast at the hotel buffet, then worked out at the hotel gym. I did 2 hours of weights and running/cardio. Then I went to the pool and relaxed.
Finally, I got ready for the wedding.
At the wedding, just about everyone was consuming alcohol (even before the ceremony). I stuck to bottled water, then switched to 7-Up in a Red Solo cup. No one knew I wasn't drinking and no one cared. The fun part was being able to socialize with everyone and have confidence doing so, even without the fake confidence that alcohol seems to bring out. I watched people dance. I listened to drunk conversations. I observed drunk behavior. It was a fun wedding, I thought, and I didn't have a single drop of liquor at all during it.
Wow. The association of weddings and Las Vegas/gambling and alcohol was beginning to be stripped away. I left the wedding that night knowing I didn't embarrass myself, say anything stupid, throw up on anyone, or act like a genuine a-hole. I was sober, fun, happy, and positive. And everyone told my girlfriend that I was "so nice" and a "great guy." That impression is the one I want to leave on people. Not the impression of "Well, he got really trashed and did X,Y,Z" or "He's okay when he's not drinking" or "He said this and this to her and it was disrespectful." What a difference. Only three weeks in to my sobriety and I'm already realizing how experiencing life sober has so many rewarding benefits.
Anyway, after the wedding, I went back to the hotel, again knowing that I would wake up on Sunday morning feeling amazing. And that's exactly what happened. I was able to eat breakfast at Einstein's and not be hungover shoving a bagel sandwich down my throat with my hands shaking and my head foggy. I was able to enjoy the breakfast while looking out at the view of the Strip and just feeling thankful for a sober vacation. For a Vegas vacation where I remember every single detail.
Then, we did what my girlfriend wanted us to do (that in past Vegas trips I had been too drunk and too consumed with finding the next drink to ever do): We rode on the roller coaster at New York New York. WOW. How fun was that?!?! It was awesome!
What a way to end the trip. The drive back was awesome. No hangover. No regrets. No feeling sick. No DTs. No remorse.
Just discussions with my girlfriend about the amazing experience. My takeaway is this: If I survived Vegas and a wedding without alcohol, I can survive just about any situation without it.
I'm proud to share this with you all. I LOVE BEING SOBER and I am GLAD I am free from the grasp of alcohol. Thanks for taking the time to read this!!
Wow. I can't believe I remember a Vegas vacation enough to share it in this much detail!

running the code below gives me an error that says feature columns are rank 0. my thinking on why i wrote the code as is, is below; please tell me where I am going wrong.
given a csv with many columns, with some of them useless, I only grab the ones I need. train_y is my labels column the rest are feature columns. I then create feature columns to define how they should be used. The columns are created as categorical columns with dictionaries, except for those that are int and float. I wrap them in an indicator column and bundle them in a new list to create the model.
The data train_x is the features and train_y is the labels. These are passed into the input_fn to create a dataset. I use the create a dataset with slices function since i already pulled the data from the csv file.
I print out the dataset to see what is going on and I crash. The dataset is not convertable even though the printout says they are the correct dtype. I cannot figure this out.

 from __future__ import absolute_import from __future__ import division from __future__ import print_function import pandas as pd import numpy as np import tensorflow as tf train = pd.read_csv('./vegas2.csv', usecols=['Score', 'Period_of_stay', 'Traveler_type', 'Pool', 'Gym', 'Tennis_court', 'Spa', 'Casino', 'Free_internet', 'Hotel_name', 'Hotel_stars', 'Review_month']) train_x, train_y = train, train.pop('Traveler_type') print("*******************************") print(train_x) print("*******************************") print(train_y) score = tf.feature_column.numeric_column( 'Score', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] ) stay_period = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Period_of_stay', ['Dec-Feb', 'Mar-May', 'Jun-Aug', 'Sep-Nov'] ) traveler_type = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Traveler_type', ['Friends', 'Business', 'Families', 'Couples', 'Solo']) pool = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Pool', ['YES', 'NO']) gym = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Gym', ['YES', 'NO']) tennis_court = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Tennis_court', ['YES', 'NO']) spa = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Spa', ['YES', 'NO']) casino = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Casino', ['YES', 'NO']) free_internet = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Free_internet', ['YES', 'NO']) hotel_name = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Hotel_name', ['Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas', 'Excalibur Hotel & Casino', 'Tuscany Las Vegas Suites & Casino', 'Hilton Grand Vacations at the Flamingo', 'Monte Carlo Resort&Casino', 'Treasure Island- TI Hotel & Casino', 'Tropicana Las Vegas - A Double Tree by Hilton Hotel', 'Paris Las Vegas', 'The Westin las Vegas Hotel Casino & Spa', 'Caesars Palace', 'The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas', 'The Palazzo Resort Hotel Casino', 'Wynn Las Vegas', 'Trump International Hotel Las Vegas', 'Encore at wynn Las Vegas', 'The Venetian Las Vegas Hotel', 'Bellagio Las Vegas',"Marriott's Grand Chateau", 'Wyndham Grand Desert', 'The Cromwell'] ) hotel_stars = tf.feature_column.numeric_column( 'Hotel_stars', [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]) review_month = tf.feature_column.categorical_column_with_vocabulary_list( 'Review_month', ['January', 'February', 'March', 'April', 'May', 'June', 'July', 'August', 'September', 'October', 'November', 'December'] ) base_columns = [score, traveler_type, stay_period, pool, gym, tennis_court, spa, casino, free_internet, hotel_name, hotel_stars, review_month] columns = [] for i in base_columns: columns.append(tf.feature_column.indicator_column(i)) def input_fn(features, labels, batch_size): dataset = tf.data.Dataset.from_tensor_slices((dict(features), labels)) print(dataset) return dataset classifier = tf.estimator.DNNClassifier( feature_columns = columns, hidden_units = [10, 10], n_classes = 5 ) classifier.train( input_fn =lambda: input_fn(train_x, train_y, 25) ) 

error output

WARNING:tensorflow:Using temporary folder as model directory: /tmp/tmp1ddsrs2t  Traceback (most recent call last): File "testCSVGrab.py", line 104, in  input_fn =lambda: input_fn(train_x, train_y, 25) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatoestimator.py", line 352, in train loss = self._train_model(input_fn, hooks, saving_listeners) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatoestimator.py", line 812, in _train_model features, labels, model_fn_lib.ModeKeys.TRAIN, self.config) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatoestimator.py", line 793, in _call_model_fn model_fn_results = self._model_fn(features=features, **kwargs) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatocanned/dnn.py", line 354, in _model_fn config=config) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatocanned/dnn.py", line 185, in _dnn_model_fn logits = logit_fn(features=features, mode=mode) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/estimatocanned/dnn.py", line 91, in dnn_logit_fn features=features, feature_columns=feature_columns) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 273, in input_layer trainable, cols_to_vars) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 198, in _internal_input_layer trainable=trainable) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2973, in _get_dense_tensor return inputs.get(self) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1883, in get transformed = column._transform_feature(self) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2916, in _transform_feature id_weight_pair = self.categorical_column._get_sparse_tensors(inputs) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2559, in _get_sparse_tensors return _CategoricalColumn.IdWeightPair(inputs.get(self), None) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1883, in get transformed = column._transform_feature(self) # pylint: disable=protected-access File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 2527, in _transform_feature input_tensor = _to_sparse_input(inputs.get(self.key)) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1870, in get feature_tensor = self._get_raw_feature_as_tensor(key) File "/home/guak/tensorFlow/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/python/feature_column/feature_column.py", line 1924, in _get_raw_feature_as_tensor key, feature_tensor)) ValueError: Feature (key: Casino) cannot have rank 0. Give: Tensor("IteratorGetNext:0", shape=(), dtype=string) 

forgot to add sample data

5.0,Dec-Feb,Friends,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,January 3.0,Dec-Feb,Business,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,January 4.0,Dec-Feb,Families,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,December 2.0,Dec-Feb,Couples,NO,YES,NO,NO,YES,YES,Circus Circus Hotel & Casino Las Vegas,3.0,December 4.0,Dec-Feb,Couples,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,January 4.0,Dec-Feb,Business,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,January 5.0,Dec-Feb,Couples,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,February 3.0,Dec-Feb,Business,YES,YES,NO,YES,YES,YES,Excalibur Hotel & Casino,3.0,February