CHEAP LAS VEGAS HOTELS

A free directory of the best cheap hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Aladdin Resort and Casino
What to expect: Possessing a venerable Las Vegas name, Aladdin nonetheless is the newest Strip hotel, with the old resort replaced by a larger one that opened in 2000. Unlike many Las Vegas hotels, Aladdin doesn't require guests to pass through the casino to reach their rooms or other hotel destinations. Aided by good signage and clear sight lines, navigation through the entire complex is relatively easy.
Amenity highlights: Above the main casino, the upscale London Club offers a posh ambience of evening-dress dealers, plush seating, and high-limit tables. The pool complex offers two large, heated pools flanking an expansive sundeck dotted with palm trees. The shopping/dining promenade runs in a 1.2-mile circle under a softly lighted "sky" ceiling. The opulent, 32,000-square-foot Elemis Spa offers two-room suites for couples, beauty treatments, and a fitness center. Insider tip: Located between the main casino and the mezzanine, Sinbad's Lounge is a terrific place not only for enjoying live evening entertainment but for viewing the hotel's entire neon-lit spectacle.

Luxor Hotel and Casino
What to expect: Monumental in size and style, the luxurious Luxor consists of a 30-story pyramid and two 22-story towers swathed in bronze glass; a 10-story sphinx three stories larger than the original; columns, statues, and hieroglyphic reliefs meticulously recreating originals; the world's largest atrium; and, atop the pyramid, the planet's most powerful light beam—40 billion candlepower and visible 10 miles in space.
Amenity highlights: Secluded in the hotel's rear, 5 acres of sand-colored sundecks, blue-water pools (one heated), and white-canvas cabanas (rentable by the day for a surcharge) provide year-round relaxation and, in warm weather, sunning opportunities. For vacation pampering and shaping up, Oasis Spa remains open 24 hours (except Tuesday nights), offering 12,000 square feet of fitness equipment, saunas, steam rooms, hot- and warm-water spas, tanning rooms, massage, and body treatments. Insider tip: Poolside cabanas can be rented by the day for a surcharge. They come with a stocked refrigerator, television, telephone, dining set, cushioned lounge chairs, ceiling fan and mist system for cooling, pool rafts, and food-and-beverage service.

Flamingo Las Vegas
What to expect: In 1946, when Bugsy Siegal overcame fellow mobsters' scorn for opening a hotel-casino in the desert, every male employee at the Flamingo wore a tuxedo. The Mob, the glamour, and the original hotel are long gone. Only the Flamingo name (a nickname of Siegal's red-haired, long-legged girlfriend Virginia Hill) remains. Today, the Flamingo appeals to non-stop partiers looking for a good time at a moderate price.
Amenity highlights: A 15-acre garden contains five pools, a children's pool, and two free-form spas. Open year-round is the scallop-edge Flamingo Pool, which is surrounded by huge flamingo statues on pedestals and for-rent cabanas furnished with telephone, television, and ceiling fan. A 150-foot water slide leads to three terraced pools connected by short water slides. A huge lagoon pool, featuring a swim-in grotto behind a triple waterfall, completes the complex. Insider tip: Aside from Bugsy's Bar, little remains to remind guests of the Flamingo's origin as a Mob-operated resort for high rollers and Hollywood elite. Outside the entrance of a wedding chapel in the central garden, however, a plaque marks the site of the original hotel, razed in 1993. The plaque provides a witty, ironic description of Bugsy Siegel's Flamingo suite and his sensational murder.

MGM Grand Hotel And Casino
What to expect: Billing itself as "The City of Entertainment," MGM Grand indeed resembles a teeming city where thousands of guests, staff, and visitors flowing off The Strip mingle—and the entertainment never stops. Clad in emerald-green glass and guarded by a 45-foot-tall lion (the largest bronze statue in the United States), the hotel attracts families and couples from around the world.
Amenity highlights: A 6.6-acre coconut-grove garden includes five pools (one open year-round), three spas, and a quarter-mile river down which guests float on rented rafts and tubes. For-rent cabanas come with a television, telephone, dining set, ceiling fan, padded lounges, beverage-filled refrigerator, and private server. The 29,000-square-foot, Japanese-style Grand Spa includes saunas, steam rooms, 12-person spas, a fitness center, and plush relaxation rooms. Insider tip: Exclusive in Las Vegas, the 2.5-hour Dreaming Ritual treatment and massage at the Grand Spa features oils and wraps inspired by Australian Aboriginal culture.

New York New York Hotel & Casino
What to expect: Fronted by scale-model replicas of the Brooklyn Bridge (300 feet long) and the Statue of Liberty (150 feet high), New York New York presents a scaled-down Manhattan skyline of famous buildings rising in a Western desert. Familiar New York names such as Nathan's heighten the appeal for young adults who favor this resort. Amenity highlights: Open during warm months, a large, heated lagoon pool and surrounding sundeck provide swimming fun and sunning opportunities. Poolside cabanas are furnished with television, telephone, and refrigerator. Three year-round spas secluded in a rock garden offer relaxation opportunities. Insider tip: From late morning to late night, guests arriving at McCarran International Airport can go to an MGM Mirage check-in facility in the south baggage-claim area where they can check into the hotel and purchase show and events tickets while waiting for luggage. Guests can also book a shuttle van to the hotel.

Paris Las Vegas
What to expect: In addition to the Eiffel Tower and a two-thirds-scale Arc de Triomphe, the resort meticulously adheres to a 1920s Paris theme right down to restroom pedestal sinks. The 34-story hotel replicates Paris City Hall, the elegant Hôtel de Ville with its distinctive blue top. The shopping/dining mall and casino simulate the outdoors with storefronts, street lamps, paving-stone paths, and sky-like ceilings.
Amenity highlights: A two-acre pool complex on the casino rooftop includes a massive, heated pool open year-round and two oval, 12-person spas secluded in a formal French garden. For-rent cabanas come with telephone, television, and ceiling fan. The Eiffel Tower replica soars above the complex, which contains a platform for photographing the Tower against the sky. Insider tip: Without reservations or having to buy dinner, guests enjoy the Eiffel Tower Restaurant's Strip views by visiting the restaurant's lounge, which features specialty martinis and enforces a no-jeans-or-shorts rule.

Treasure Island At The Mirage
What to expect: Originally a family-style venue, this hotel was recently given an “edgier” personality, transformed by a $100-million renovation that is now most popular with adults who pursue an active lifestyle. Companion properties include the neighboring Mirage and the opulent Bellagio, farther south on the Strip. An elevated tram leaves for the Mirage every four minutes, and a pedestrian bridge scheduled for completion in mid-2005 will connect the hotel to the billion-dollar Fashion Show Mall featuring Nordstrom, Bloomingdale Home, Macy’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus and more. Advisories: A new spa will open in late 2005. The current facilities will continue to operate until further notice. Amenity highlights: Pool cabanas can be rented for the day and come furnished with a television and telephone. The large free-form pool is heated, and the spa tub accommodates ten. An opulent health spa offers massages, beauty services, and body and facial treatments. Included are fitness facilities, steam rooms, and spa tubs (surcharge).

Wynn Las Vegas
What to expect: Created by hotel impresario Steve Wynn, this lavish, $2.7-billion resort opened in spring 2005. The curved building, sheathed in bronze-tinted glass, stands like a beacon at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip. A pine-covered artificial mountain with shimmering waterfalls rises at the entrance. The light-filled lobby is a floral fantasy, brimming with spheres of colorful blooms. Parasols suspended from the ceiling dance up and down in time to music. Amenity highlights: Centered on a three-acre lake illuminated with thousands of color-changing lights, the Lake of Dreams is a multimedia show encompassing music, light, art, and natural elements. In addition to dozens of designer boutiques such as Cartier, Dior, Manolo Blahnik, and Chanel, the resort features a Ferrari and Maserati showroom (admission charged for showroom entrance). A vast outdoor pool comprises a long section with an oval area at either end, and a bridge spanning the center. Internationally acclaimed chefs, including Daniel Boulud, showcase their creations at a wide array of restaurants. Le Rêve, an aquatic spectacular, is presented in a domed theater.