| Unless you are a frequent visitor as we are (we are | | | | are still beautiful (although its beds are quite |
| talking many times each year!) you may be confused | | | | uncomfortable and... no flat screen TV!). |
| as to which resorts are the best, which ones are the | | | | The Stratosphere always offers cheap rooms and it's |
| cheapest but still good, and overall about where to | | | | good enough all-around for it to be worth it, if you |
| find true resort offers. | | | | don't mind the Northern location. These days you will |
| The very best resorts (we are focusing on the main | | | | however enjoy the service of the Express bus (you |
| areas for now, but we will expand this), aside from | | | | must hold a valid pass before boarding this fabulous |
| any offers you may find, are the Bellagio (the very | | | | bus), which is a hybrid, quiet, comfortable, peaceful, |
| best also with regards to service), the Wynn and the | | | | very fast bus which connects downtown with the |
| Encore, the Palazzo and the Venetian, followed by | | | | Stratosphere, the Hilton and the three major stops |
| the Aria, the Resort and the Mandalay Bay, the | | | | on the Strip, continuing onto the fashion mall further |
| Mirage, MGM Grand, the Rio, Caesar's Palace (only the | | | | South. So, these days you can stay at the |
| remodeled larger rooms). | | | | Stratosphere without having to endure the Deuce |
| The cheapest offer on the Strip (again, this is about | | | | bus, which is the slowest service one can find, with |
| straight-up prices you can find on each resort's | | | | their pay-on-the-bus scheme and the huge number of |
| website, aside from the offers we'll describe below) | | | | stops everywhere. |
| is the Excalibur, but it is absolutely one of the dirtiest, | | | | If you know where to find excellent resort offers |
| smokiest, noisiest places you can find. Ironically, many | | | | the best options will be Mirage (fantastic rates, |
| families stay at this resort! The second cheapest | | | | usually around 30 dollars for a fabulous resort in |
| resort (on the Strip) is the Imperial Palace, but it's | | | | every aspect), MGM, Rio, Venetian (but no buffet |
| just below any real standard and it's only ok if you | | | | and a ridiculously expensive spa/gym, which however |
| are going to This city to get drunk and party all night | | | | closes late!), Mandalay Bay/the Resort, and the Aria. |
| long, in which case the location will be just perfect | | | | Treasure Island's rooms are far too small even if you |
| for you. | | | | can find a good offer on them. We never found a |
| The Luxor these days offers great offers too | | | | great offer on the Paris so we've skipped it, though |
| through its website, mostly because they haven't | | | | it is a nice resort. |
| really remodeled their rooms yet; the tower rooms | | | | |