Choosing among the best hotels in Las Vegas comes down to three questions: which part of the Strip you want outside your door, how much casino you want around you, and what the room really costs once the resort fee, 13.38% room tax and parking are added. This ranking names a winner for each kind of trip, from Bellagio at the top to a budget castle and a downtown pick, and says plainly who should book somewhere else.
Quick answer
Bellagio is the best hotel in Las Vegas for most travelers: fountain-view rooms, a free Conservatory and one of the Strip’s strongest restaurant line-ups, right in the middle of the Strip. For pure luxury, book Wynn Las Vegas, whose Tower Suites, spa and Wing Lei restaurant all hold Forbes Travel Guide Five-Star ratings. For value, MGM Grand pairs freshly remodeled rooms with a lower resort fee than the top resorts and its own Monorail station.
Our top picks at a glance
Resort fees and parking are the costs a nightly rate hides, so they get their own columns. Price levels are relative, from budget to luxury, because rates change by date.
| Hotel | Area | Price level | Resort fee | Parking | Booking.com |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellagio Las Vegas | Center Strip | Luxury | $55 + tax per night | Self-parking $20/day for hotel guests; valet $40/day | Check prices |
| Wynn Las Vegas | North Strip | Luxury | $55 + tax per night | Free self-parking for hotel guests; valet $40/day | Check prices |
| The Venetian Resort Las Vegas | Center Strip | Luxury | $55 + tax per night | Self-parking $20/day for hotel guests; valet $40/day | Check prices |
| Caesars Palace | Center Strip | Upscale | $54.95 + tax per night | Paid self-parking and valet; free for Caesars Rewards Platinum and above | Check prices |
| The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas | Center Strip | Luxury | $55 + tax per night | Self-parking $20/day for hotel guests; valet $40/day | Check prices |
| Fontainebleau Las Vegas | North Strip | Luxury | $55 + tax per night | First hour free, then $20 per 24 hours; reported free for hotel guests; valet $35–$40/day | Check prices |
| MGM Grand Las Vegas | South Strip | Mid-range | $50 + tax per night | Self-parking $20/day for hotel guests; valet $40/day | Check prices |
| Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino | South Strip | Upscale | $50 + tax per night | Self-parking $20/day for hotel guests; valet $40/day | Check prices |
| Paris Las Vegas | Center Strip | Mid-range | $54.95 + tax per night | Paid self-parking and valet; free for Caesars Rewards Platinum and above | Check prices |
| Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas | South Strip | Luxury | — | — | Check prices |
| Excalibur Hotel & Casino | South Strip | Budget | $45 + tax per night | Self-parking $20/day for hotel guests; no valet listed | Check prices |
| Circa Resort & Casino | Downtown | Upscale | $50 + tax per night | Self-parking $25/day for hotel guests | Check prices |
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- The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas (parking)
- Fontainebleau Las Vegas (resort fee)
- Wynn Las Vegas (parking)
- The Venetian Resort Las Vegas (resort fee)
- The Venetian Resort Las Vegas (parking)
- Caesars Palace (resort fee)
- Caesars Palace (parking)
- Fontainebleau Las Vegas (parking)
- Excalibur Hotel & Casino (resort fee)
- Excalibur Hotel & Casino (parking)
- Paris Las Vegas (resort fee)
- Paris Las Vegas (parking)
- Circa Resort & Casino (resort fee)
- Circa Resort & Casino (parking)
How we rank Las Vegas hotels
Every hotel here is judged on the same ground: location and connections, room size and renovation status, pools, dining, third-party ratings such as Forbes Travel Guide and AAA, recurring themes in guest reviews, and the price after mandatory fees. The picks come from research, not sponsored stays, and we don’t score hotels with stars or numbers; our hotel review method lists all ten criteria.
Fees are where similar-looking rates part ways. Clark County taxes the resort fee like room rent, at 13.38% on the Strip, so Bellagio’s $55 fee becomes about $62.36 a night, and self-parking adds $20 a day for hotel guests (as of October 2026). At Wynn, where the fee is reported at the same $55 but registered guests park free, the add-on stops at about $62.36. Since May 12, 2025, the FTC’s fee rule has required hotels and booking sites to include mandatory fees in the total price they show, though taxes can still be listed separately. Our guides to Las Vegas resort fees and parking fees cover every major hotel.
1. Bellagio: Best Overall
Best Overall
Bellagio Las Vegas
- Fountain-view rooms
- Conservatory & gardens
- Five-pool courtyard
- "O" by Cirque du Soleil
The Fountains of Bellagio play on an 8.5-acre lake out front, the free Conservatory sits beside the lobby, and “O” by Cirque du Soleil has its own 1,800-seat theater. Dining runs from Carbone Riviera, opened in November 2025, to Michael Mina, a Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star restaurant.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Bellagio wins on the combination: a center-Strip address, a free show out front, a free garden off the lobby and rooms that guests consistently call spacious and comfortable. Main-tower rooms were redone in 2021 and Spa Tower rooms in 2023. The free Aria Express tram connects Bellagio to CityCenter and Park MGM, and an indoor walkway leads to The Cosmopolitan and Vdara. Our Bellagio review has the full breakdown.
Watch out for: Spa Bellagio, closed for a full remodel since March 2026, with reopening targeted for November 2026. Guests also mention long check-in lines, cigarette smoke in the casino and the fact that not every room faces the fountains. Skip it if you want a modern room and a working spa now: ARIA, one tram stop away, has Forbes Five-Star Sky Suites and a Five-Star spa.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
2. Wynn Las Vegas: Best Luxury
Best Luxury
Wynn Las Vegas
- Free guest self-parking
- Five-Star Tower Suites & spa
- Wynn Golf Club
- Lake of Dreams
Forbes Travel Guide rates the Wynn Tower Suites Five-Star (Wynn says for the 20th consecutive year), along with The Spa at Wynn and Wing Lei, its Cantonese restaurant. Standard rooms measure 640 square feet, and registered guests self-park free.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Guests praise the flower-filled property, spotless rooms and attentive staff. Wynn has its own par-70 golf course, designed by Tom and Logan Fazio, and the free Lake of Dreams show plays nightly. Sister resort Encore, on the same campus, has larger 745-square-foot standard rooms, its own Five-Star Tower Suites and spa, and Encore Beach Club. Our Wynn Las Vegas review compares the two.
Watch out for: add-on charges for pool seating, the minibar and breakfast, plus long check-in lines at busy times. Skip it if you want the center Strip outside your door: Wynn sits on the north Strip, connected to The Palazzo by a pedestrian bridge.
3. The Venetian Resort: Best Suites
Best Suites
The Venetian Resort Las Vegas
- All-suite rooms
- Indoor bridge to Sphere
- Two guest-only pool decks
- World of Hyatt hotel
Every standard room at The Venetian and The Palazzo is a suite. The remodeled Venetian-tower suites run 650 to 750 square feet, and the resort bills its 750-square-foot Luxury Two Queen Suite as the largest standard suite on the Strip.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
The Venetian also markets itself as the only hotel with a direct indoor bridge to Sphere. Forbes Travel Guide rates both towers Four-Star, along with the 134,000-square-foot Canyon Ranch spa, and the dining runs from COTE Korean Steakhouse to Bazaar Meat by José Andrés, which moved here from SAHARA in 2025. World of Hyatt members earn and redeem points. Details are in our Venetian review and our guide to hotels near Sphere.
Watch out for: long walks across a very large property, no in-room coffee makers, and a resort fee of $55 plus tax with $20-a-day self-parking for guests (as of October 2026).
4. Caesars Palace: Best Pools
Best Pools
Caesars Palace
- Garden of the Gods pools
- The Colosseum
- Forum Shops
- Celebrity-chef dining
The Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis has seven pools, 48 cabanas and five swim-up blackjack tables, plus the 21+ Venus Pool, and OMNIA Dayclub & Skybar opened for the 2026 season. Pool admission is free for hotel guests.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Caesars keeps a lot under one roof: headliners at the 4,300-seat Colosseum, 160-plus boutiques and restaurants at The Forum Shops, Restaurant Guy Savoy (one MICHELIN star and Forbes Five-Star) and the Bacchanal Buffet. Pool season typically runs March through October, per Caesars. Room size depends on the tower, from 350 square feet for a Colosseum Tower king to up to 650 in Augustus; our Caesars Palace review compares them. More pool-first hotels are in our guide to Las Vegas hotels with pools.
Watch out for: a resort fee of $54.95 plus tax (as of October 2026), garage and valet fees Caesars doesn’t publish (free for Caesars Rewards Platinum members and above), a 4 PM check-in and long walks.
5. The Cosmopolitan: Best for Couples
Best for Couples
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
- Terrace rooms
- Marquee Dayclub
- The Chandelier bar
- MICHELIN-recognized dining
Many rooms have private terraces, a legacy of the hotel’s original condo plans, and some look straight at the Bellagio fountains. Book dinner at é by José Andrés, a nine-seat counter with one MICHELIN star, then a drink at The Chandelier, a three-story bar wrapped in two million crystals.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
An indoor walkway links The Cosmopolitan to Bellagio and Vdara. The Strip-facing Boulevard Pool and Marquee Dayclub cover the daytime scene, and Marquee’s domed winter pool party, The Dome, returns in October. Sahra Spa & Hammam is a Forbes Four-Star spa. See our Cosmopolitan review and the full list of romantic hotels in Las Vegas.
Watch out for: room requests (a fountain view, rooms on the same floor) that aren’t always honored, pool noise on lower floors and maintenance complaints. Skip it if you’re bringing kids: the energy here is nightlife, and there’s no tram stop.
6. Fontainebleau Las Vegas: Best New Resort
Best New Resort
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
- Opened December 2023
- Seven pools incl. LIV Beach
- LIV Nightclub
- Vegas Loop station
Opened in December 2023 in a 67-story tower, Fontainebleau has seven pools across a six-acre complex, the LIV Beach dayclub and LIV Nightclub. The resort’s own parking page says hotel guests self-park free for their stay.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Guests praise the modern design, spotless rooms and the pools. The 55,000-square-foot Lapis Spa, the 3,800-seat BleauLive Theater and the 12-seat ITO omakase counter fill out the resort, and a Vegas Loop station that opened in early 2026 runs to the Las Vegas Convention Center. More in our Fontainebleau review.
Watch out for: charges for things guests expect to be free, such as water, coffee and pool loungers with high minimums; uneven service in recent reviews; and a north-end location that means rideshares to the center Strip. The $55 resort fee comes from 2026 fee guides rather than the hotel, so confirm it when you book. Fontainebleau isn’t on Forbes Travel Guide’s Las Vegas star-rating list.
7. MGM Grand: Best Value
Best Value
MGM Grand Las Vegas
- 6.5-acre pools & lazy river
- KÀ by Cirque du Soleil
- Monorail station
- Arena events & comedy
A $300 million remodel finished in November 2025 redid 3,969 main-tower rooms and suites, and standard MGM King and Two Queen rooms measure 446 square feet. Add the 6.5-acre Grand Pool Complex with a lazy river, KÀ by Cirque du Soleil and a Monorail station inside the resort, and a mid-range rate buys a lot.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
The resort fee is $50 plus tax (as of October 2026), $5 less than at Bellagio or The Venetian, and MGM waives it for MGM Rewards Gold members and above on up to two direct bookings per trip. Joël Robuchon is a Forbes Five-Star restaurant, the SKYLOFTS are Forbes Five-Star lofts with a 24-hour butler, and MGM puts T-Mobile Arena about a 10-minute walk away. Our MGM Grand review covers the room types.
Watch out for: long walks, cigarette smoke on the casino floor, no in-room coffee makers and uneven housekeeping. Book the main tower: Studio Tower rooms are 350 square feet and weren’t part of the 2025 remodel.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
8. Mandalay Bay: Best for Families
Best for Families
Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
- 11-acre beach, wave pool & lazy river
- Shark Reef Aquarium
- Michael Jackson ONE
- Free tram
Mandalay Bay Beach covers 11 acres with a wave pool, a lazy river and 2,700 tons of real sand, and Shark Reef Aquarium, home to more than 2,000 animals, is inside the resort. Standard Resort rooms measure 550 square feet, bigger than standard rooms at MGM Grand or Luxor.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
The beach is open to all ages for the season (the wave pool has a 48-inch height minimum), while adults have the 21+ Moorea Beach Club and Tailgate Beach Club. A free tram runs to Luxor and Excalibur, and MGM puts Allegiant Stadium less than half a mile away on foot. More options are in our guides to family hotels in Las Vegas and hotels near Allegiant Stadium.
Watch out for: a nightly charge of $40 plus tax for each guest beyond two, long walks inside the complex and a south-end location that can feel removed from the center Strip. Beach areas and hours shrink outside summer.
9. Paris Las Vegas: Best for First-Timers
Best for First-Timers
Paris Las Vegas
- Eiffel Tower replica
- Rooftop pool
- Balcony rooms (Versailles Tower)
- Monorail station
Paris sits mid-Strip under a half-scale Eiffel Tower, with an indoor route through Horseshoe to the Horseshoe/Paris Monorail station. The renovated Versailles Tower adds 38 balcony rooms with Strip views, a rare standard balcony option on the Strip.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
First-timers get the postcard without the luxury price level: a viewing deck 460 feet up the tower, a light show every 30 minutes from sunset to midnight, Mon Ami Gabi’s Strip-front patio and Pool à Paris, a two-acre rooftop pool open to all ages. Pedestrian bridges cross to Caesars Palace and Planet Hollywood, and Versailles Tower rooms measure 445 square feet. See the Paris Las Vegas review, our first time in Las Vegas guide and our list of Las Vegas hotels with balconies.
Watch out for: a resort fee of $54.95 plus tax, parking fees Caesars doesn’t publish, a 4 PM check-in and no 21+ pool or resident production show.
10. Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas: Best Without a Casino
Best Without a Casino
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
- No casino
- Smoke-free
- Five-Star spa
- Private pool + Mandalay Bay Beach
No casino and no smoking: the 424-room Four Seasons occupies five floors of the Mandalay Bay complex with its own entrance and elevators. Forbes Travel Guide rates the hotel Four-Star and its spa Five-Star, and guests get a private pool plus access to Mandalay Bay Beach.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Guests praise spotless rooms, attentive staff and the calm. Rooms start at 500 square feet, housekeeping comes twice a day, and up to two dogs or cats of 25 pounds or less stay at no extra charge. Bourbon Steak by Michael Mina is on site, and the hotel puts Allegiant Stadium about a 10-minute walk away.
Watch out for: an unconfirmed resort fee. Las Vegas Advisor listed $55 in 2025, while some 2026 blogs claim there’s none, so check the total in the booking engine. Parking is valet-only, and the far-south location means rides to the center Strip.
For a casino without the smoke, Park MGM has been smoke-free since it reopened in September 2020, with Eataly inside and T-Mobile Arena next door. Waldorf Astoria and Vdara have no casino at all. Our guide to non-smoking hotels in Las Vegas compares them.
11. Excalibur: Best Budget Hotel
Best Budget
Excalibur Hotel & Casino
- Pools with water slide
- Fun Dungeon arcade
- Tournament of Kings
- Free tram to Luxor & Mandalay Bay
The castle at the south end of the Strip has four pools with a water slide, the Fun Dungeon arcade with more than 200 games and the Tournament of Kings dinner show. Resort Tower rooms (352 square feet) are newly renovated, per MGM, and a free tram runs to Luxor and Mandalay Bay.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
The resort fee is $45 plus tax (as of October 2026), the lowest of MGM’s three Strip tiers, and a pedestrian bridge crosses Tropicana Avenue to New York-New York. Luxor next door charges the same fee and has bigger tower rooms (449 square feet), Blue Man Group and the Titanic exhibition; see our Luxor review. For more budget picks ranked by fees and parking, see our guide to cheap hotels on the Las Vegas Strip.
Watch out for: dated decor in non-renovated areas (the Royal Tower keeps a “throwback” castle style), thin walls, no coffee makers, a $25-a-day fridge rental and $20-a-day self-parking.
12. Circa: Best Downtown
Best Downtown
Circa Resort & Casino
- Adults only (21+)
- Stadium Swim
- Circa Sports
- On Fremont Street
Downtown’s newest resort is adults-only from the casino to the restaurants, with Stadium Swim: six pools facing a 143-foot screen, open year-round. It sits at the west end of the Fremont Street Experience, and Circa Sports is billed as the world’s largest sportsbook.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Hotel guests get two Stadium Swim passes per room per night and a glass of champagne at the Legacy Club rooftop lounge, and Barry’s Downtown Prime handles the steak dinner. Reaching the Strip takes a bus or a rideshare. Compare Circa with the rest of Fremont Street in our downtown Las Vegas hotels guide and Strip vs. downtown comparison.
Watch out for: the fee stack, a resort fee reported at $50 a night plus tax and $25 a day for self-parking (as of October 2026). Guests also mention bass from the pool.
How to choose the best Las Vegas hotel
- Pick your Strip section first. Sphere shows point to The Venetian, Raiders games to Mandalay Bay or Luxor, and T-Mobile Arena concerts to Park MGM, New York-New York or MGM Grand.
- Decide how much casino you want. Four Seasons, Waldorf Astoria, Vdara and W Las Vegas have none, and Park MGM’s casino is smoke-free.
- Price the whole stay. Add the resort fee, 13.38% tax on room and fee, and parking. Wynn, Encore and Fontainebleau park hotel guests free, and Treasure Island and SAHARA include free self-parking and valet.
- Check what’s closed. Spa Bellagio is due back around November 2026, the wet areas at The Spa at Encore are temporarily unavailable, and pools keep seasonal hours.
- Match the room to the trip. For families or longer stays, The Venetian’s suites and Mandalay Bay’s 550-square-foot rooms earn their keep. For a short, out-all-day trip, a compact room at The LINQ, at the foot of the High Roller, is plenty; see our LINQ review.
Best hotels in Las Vegas by budget
Luxury. Wynn and Encore, Bellagio, ARIA, The Venetian and The Palazzo, The Cosmopolitan, Fontainebleau, Four Seasons and Waldorf Astoria. Expect a resort fee of around $55 plus tax at most of them (as of October 2026). Our best luxury hotels in Las Vegas guide compares their Forbes ratings, suites and spas.
Mid-range and upscale. MGM Grand, Paris, Park MGM, Horseshoe, Harrah’s and The LINQ sit in the mid-range, with Caesars Palace and Mandalay Bay a notch up. Treasure Island and SAHARA include free self-parking and valet, a real saving if you drive. Loyalty status helps too: MGM Rewards Pearl members and above self-park free at MGM resorts, and Caesars Rewards Platinum members and above park free at Caesars hotels.
Budget. Excalibur, Luxor, New York-New York, Flamingo, Circus Circus and The STRAT are the budget tier. Best Western Plus Casino Royale, on the center Strip, charges no resort fee and parks guests free. Our budget Strip hotel rankings weigh fees and parking for each, and our guide to hotels without resort fees covers the fee-free options.
Best hotels by Strip section
| Section | Best for | Our picks | Getting around |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Strip | Families, stadium events, pools | Mandalay Bay, Four Seasons, MGM Grand, Excalibur, Luxor | Free tram linking Mandalay Bay, Luxor and Excalibur; Monorail at MGM Grand |
| Center Strip | First-timers, walking, shows | Bellagio, ARIA, The Cosmopolitan, Caesars Palace, Paris, The Venetian | Free Aria Express tram; Monorail at Horseshoe/Paris, Flamingo/Caesars Palace and Harrah’s/The LINQ |
| North Strip | Luxury, newer resorts, conventions | Wynn, Encore, Fontainebleau, Resorts World, SAHARA | Vegas Loop to the Convention Center; Monorail at SAHARA |
| Downtown | Adults, lower rates, Fremont Street | Circa | Deuce bus or rideshare to the Strip |
The south end is closest to the airport: a taxi from Harry Reid International costs a flat $22.25 to the south Strip, $26.25 to the center and $30.25 to the north end, plus $3 if you pay by card (Nevada Taxicab Authority). The center Strip puts the most hotels within walking distance of each other, while the more spread-out north Strip means rideshares. Our guide to where to stay in Las Vegas compares the areas in depth.
FAQ
What is the best hotel in Las Vegas?
Bellagio is the best all-around choice: a center-Strip location, the free fountain show and Conservatory, “O” and a deep restaurant line-up. Choose Wynn Las Vegas for luxury, with Forbes Five-Star Tower Suites, spa and Wing Lei, and MGM Grand for value.
What is the best value hotel on the Strip?
MGM Grand: newly remodeled 446-square-foot rooms, a 6.5-acre pool complex with a lazy river, a Monorail station and a resort fee of $50 plus tax. Drivers should also price Treasure Island and SAHARA, which include free self-parking and valet, and Best Western Plus Casino Royale charges no resort fee at all.
Which Las Vegas hotel is best for first-timers?
Paris Las Vegas or Bellagio. Paris sits across the street from Caesars Palace with an indoor route to the Monorail, at a lower price level. Bellagio has its fountain lake, a free tram to ARIA and the stronger restaurant line-up. Book weeknights if you can: in 2025, hotels ran 76.6% full midweek versus 88.8% on weekends, per the LVCVA.
What is the best Las Vegas hotel without a casino?
Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas: no casino, no smoking, a Forbes Four-Star rating, a Five-Star spa and access to Mandalay Bay Beach. Waldorf Astoria, part of CityCenter, is the center-Strip alternative; Travel + Leisure readers voted it the No. 1 hotel in Las Vegas in the magazine’s 2026 World’s Best Awards. Vdara and W Las Vegas are casino-free, all-suite options.
What is the newest hotel on the Las Vegas Strip?
Fontainebleau Las Vegas, opened on December 13, 2023, is the Strip’s most recent major new resort. The newest names are rebrands: The Vanderpump Hotel (formerly The Cromwell) reopened in May 2026, The Reserve at Park MGM (formerly NoMad) in December 2025 and W Las Vegas (formerly Delano) in December 2024. Hard Rock Las Vegas, on the former Mirage site, is targeted for late 2027.
Is Bellagio or the Venetian better?
Bellagio, if location and classic Las Vegas matter most: it’s mid-Strip, with the fountains, the Conservatory and a tram to ARIA. The Venetian, if space matters: every standard room is a suite of 650 square feet or more, and an indoor bridge leads to Sphere. Both charge a resort fee of $55 plus tax and $20 a day for self-parking (as of October 2026).
Rates change by date, so compare two or three of these picks on your exact nights before you book.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
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