When it comes to hotels in Las Vegas, you almost have
too many options. There’s the always busy
strip hotels that make the city a shining example of excess,
the middle class vibe of the downtown
hotels, the far flung off strip hotels that range
from Hard Rock glamorous to utilitarian spots like Boulder
Station – the rest of the city is equally populated
with small-time hotels, motels
and RV parks that means there is always a room available
somewhere in town.
While Las Vegas NV hotels are everywhere, the majority
of tourists descend upon the well-loved strip casinos.
To add a taste of sophistication to go with your trip,
Las Vegas hotels like the Bellagio,
Caesars Palace and the
Mirage are ready and waiting
in the heart of the strip. Few things in the world
compare to these hotels, converting the city skyline into
one of the most recognizable strips of land in the entire
world - the American version of Shanghai’s Bund,
complete with running up billions of dollars in electric
bills. Though the Paris,
the newly renovated Planet
Hollywood, Treasure
Island and the Venetian
are not quite as popular as the largest hotels in Las
Vegas, each of them offer excellent experiences while
keeping the price down just a little.
The Wynn is one of the many in
luxury hotels,
with a steep rate to match the luxury. It has to
be seen to be believed, but there’s a reason Steve
Wynn was so proud to affix his name in giant letters on
the gleaming exterior.
The best values on the strip happen to be on the southern
part of the strip. The Excalibur
is often the cheapest hotel with easy access to the other
strip casino hotels,
and if you don’t mind the occasional child running
past your blackjack table, it is one of the highest rated
hotels in Las Vegas. Similar things can be said
for the New York New York,
while the Luxor is every
bit as good a value as the Excalibur, but with a mind-bending
interior, a better buffet and a giant spotlight on top.
There are plenty of other Las Vegas hotels on the strip,
each one offering about the same thing, but with different
themes to catch your eye. Circus
Circus doesn’t really resemble its name, but
it’s a good deal and further away from the main
crowds of the strip. The Stratosphere
attempts to look futuristic, but in the quaint way that
the imagined future looked to designers back in the 50s.
The Fremont
Street Experience winds its way down its namesake
street in downtown Vegas. Here you’ll find
a number of more subtle hotels in Las Vegas, like the
Plaza, Binions and Golden Nugget. While quality
here is more inconsistent, the casinos make millions of
dollars on middle-aged tourists tired of the strip, and
on budget travelers that still want an authentic Vegas
experience.
All in all, there are hundreds of Las Vegas hotels to
choose from and all withing range of the popular things
to do in Las Vegas, but mostly it comes down to location
and price. The first thing most people ask when
you return from Las Vegas is: “Where did you stay?”
a far less depressing question that the usual follow-up:
“Did you win?”
