| Although Las Vegas is a city of great opulence, there | | | | downtown hotel that's at least up to acceptable |
| are numerous excellent values on hotel rooms | | | | standards. It's basically a two star hotel, but it's clean |
| throughout the city, whether you prefer the strip, | | | | and we have found rates there recently as low as $15 |
| downtown, or one of many hotel casinos throughout | | | | per night on weekdays. |
| Las Vegas and Henderson. The deals are there -- you | | | | If you want to upgrade a little, Fitzgeralds and the Four |
| just have to know where to look, and I will show you. | | | | Queens are a step up from the El Cortez and are |
| Off of the strip you're going to find some good rates | | | | both decent places to stay, basically in the 2 1/2 star |
| on Las Vegas hotels. Some people don't mind staying | | | | range. These two hotels are consistently priced below |
| off the strip, in fact if you go to a place like the Gold | | | | the competitors. |
| Coast, you can have yourself a nice Las Vegas type | | | | The majority of folks, however, will prefer to stay on |
| vacation without even leaving the hotel. The Gold | | | | the strip if they're going to be visiting Las Vegas. Not |
| Coast has very affordable room rates and they have | | | | to worry, there are some great values on some of the |
| all of the amenities, including Spa, bowling alley, arcade, | | | | nice hotel casinos on the strip. We usually recommend |
| headliner shows and a lot more. Its sister property the | | | | people start with the Stratosphere, the Sahara and |
| Orleans is also a good value, and like the Gold Coast is | | | | Circus Circus. All three of those large casino hotels are |
| not too far off of the strip. The Orleans also has the | | | | traditionally very affordable, and give you access to |
| bonus of offering extra-large rooms, and also has a | | | | the north part of the strip. |
| multiplex movie theater. | | | | More towards the center of the strip, the cheapest |
| Other ways to save money on hotel rooms is with the | | | | hotel we have found on average is the Imperial Palace. |
| Station casinos. You can go to their website and | | | | It's not only reasonable, but has a lot of great |
| check the rates on all of them at once. They are | | | | attractions including the world's finest classic |
| scattered all about Las Vegas and Henderson, and | | | | automobile collection, as well as the very popular Luau |
| although none are very close to the strip, they are of a | | | | and Polynesian Revue. The Imperial Palace is also a |
| good standard and have large modern casinos in them. | | | | monorail stop, which is a big plus. |
| Downtown is an excellent option if you're looking for | | | | The southern end of the Las Vegas strip is a favorite |
| cheap hotels in Las Vegas. Downtown has become | | | | of many, including myself. Some of the newer and |
| much more visitor friendly in recent years, even | | | | more interesting casinos.are down there, such as New |
| family-friendly if you consider the Fremont Street | | | | York New York, the Luxor, and on and on. Fortunately, |
| experience as a family attraction. At the very least, if | | | | many of these are connected by walkways and |
| you don't stay downtown, you should bring the family | | | | overpasses. My favorite cheaper places to stay on |
| at least once to see the Fremont Street Experience | | | | the south strip are the Excalibur and the Tropicana. |
| as well as to tour around in some of the more | | | | Generally there are no lower rates than these two |
| interesting casinos. | | | | hotels, and they are right in the midst of the South end |
| But if you're looking to sleep cheap, the El Cortez has | | | | of the strip. |
| been on our list for years as the most economical | | | | |