| Las Vegas can rightfully boast of a number of | | | | Desert Paradise Resort, Hawthorn Suites, Boulder |
| high-class hotels, but those on the famous Las Vegas | | | | Station Hotel and Casino, Hampton Inn, Hampton Inn |
| Strip are the most well known among them. Among | | | | Nellis AFB, Royal Hotel and Casino, Golden Gate Hotel |
| the most popular are The Bellagio, The Luxor, The | | | | and Casino. |
| Venetian, Caesars Palace, New York New York and | | | | Let us now look at some of the leading hotel-casinos |
| Treasure Island. The Westin and Hilton hotels are also | | | | in Las Vegas, and when they opened for business: 1) |
| located in this area. | | | | El Rancho (April 3, 1941), 2) The New Frontier (October |
| As the hotels on the Strip mainly cater to the wealthy, | | | | 30, 1942) first opening as the Pair O?Dice nightclub in |
| it is difficult to find discount hotels in this locality. During | | | | 1930, 3) Flamingo Las Vegas (December 26, 1946) first |
| off-seasons (usually December and January), | | | | opening as Flamingo, 4) Sahara (October 7, 1952) first |
| however, many Strip hotels offer lower rates and | | | | opening as Club Bingo (July 24, 1947), 5) Thunderbird |
| discount deals. Some of the other most popular hotels | | | | (September 2, 1948). 6) Desert Inn (April 24, 1950), 7) |
| in the city are Monte Carlo Resort and Casino, | | | | Venetian (May 3, 1999) first opening as the Sands |
| Excalibur Hotel and Casino, Stratosphere Casino Hotel | | | | (December 15, 1952), 8) Royal Nevada (April 19, 1955), |
| and Tower, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Circus | | | | 9) Riviera (April 20, 1955), 10) Bellagio (October 15, 1998) |
| Circus Hotel and Casino, Tropicana Resort and Casino, | | | | first opening as Dunes (May 23, 1955), 11) Mandalay |
| Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino. It is wise to avoid | | | | Bay (March 2, 1999) first opening as Hacienda (June |
| weekends while staying at a hotel unless you want to | | | | 1956), 12) Tropicana (April 4, 1957), 13) Stardust ( July 2, |
| burn a deep hole in your pocket or like to melt yourself | | | | 1958), 14) The Mirage (November 22, 1989), 15) Aladdin |
| in a wild party crowd. | | | | (April 1, 1966), 16) Caesars Palace (August 15, 1966), 17) |
| For the not-so-rich, Las Vegas has a host of cheap | | | | MGM Grand (December 18, 1993) first opening as |
| hotels to offer. Some of them are Riviera, | | | | Marina (1975) and 18) Harrah?s Las Vegas (April 1992) |
| Villager-Flami, Orleans, Cancun Resort, La Quinta Las | | | | first opening as Holiday Casino (July 2, 1973). |
| Vegas Convention Center, Sahara Hotel and Casino, | | | | |