Las Vegas Hotel Deals: How to Find a Genuinely Good Rate
Rates in Las Vegas swing wildly from night to night. Here's how to catch the low ones and avoid fake bargains.
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The best Las Vegas hotel deals come from flexible dates: Sunday-to-Thursday stays away from big conventions and event weekends. Judge every deal by the total price, including the nightly resort fee, taxes and parking, not the headline rate.
We don’t publish fixed prices or coupon codes. Las Vegas hotel rates change daily with demand, and a “deal” price copied onto a web page is usually wrong by the time you read it. Instead, here’s how to find the real ones yourself in a few minutes.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
1. Move your dates before you move hotels
The same room can cost several times more on a Saturday during a major convention than on a quiet Tuesday. Shifting a trip by a few days often saves more than switching to a cheaper hotel.
- Stay midweek. Sunday through Thursday nights are usually the cheapest. Friday and Saturday are the most expensive almost everywhere.
- Avoid big-event dates. Large conventions, holiday weekends, New Year’s Eve and major sporting events fill the city and push rates up. Check your dates against our guide to the cheapest time to visit Las Vegas.
- Search a date range. If your dates are flexible, compare a few different arrival days before you commit.
2. Compare the total price, not the nightly rate
Most Strip resorts and many Downtown hotels add a mandatory daily resort fee, plus hotel room tax, and many charge for parking. A hotel with a lower room rate can end up costing more once those are added.
| What to add | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Resort fee (per night) | Mandatory at most resorts. See the resort fee list by hotel. |
| Taxes | Applied to the room rate and to the resort fee. |
| Parking (per day) | Free at some hotels, a daily charge at many Strip resorts. See parking fees by hotel. |
Booking sites and hotels must now show mandatory fees in the total price, which makes side-by-side comparisons much easier. Still, check the final summary before you pay.
3. Look where the value is
- Cheap hotels on the Strip: our picks for low rates that still put you in a good location.
- Downtown Las Vegas hotels: often lower rates, and several include free self-parking for guests.
- Hotels without resort fees: the shortest route to a price with no surprises.
4. Book flexible, then keep checking
Many rates on Booking.com and on hotel websites offer free cancellation until a set date. Booking a refundable rate early and re-checking prices closer to your trip lets you switch if a better rate appears. Read the cancellation terms carefully: the cheapest “non-refundable” rates usually can’t be changed.
5. Use loyalty programs if you’ll use them
The big operators run free loyalty programs, MGM Rewards and Caesars Rewards, that can unlock member rates, and higher tiers include perks such as free parking. They are worth joining if you’ll stay at more than one of their resorts or gamble regularly. Booking.com’s Genius loyalty program also offers member discounts at participating properties.
Deals worth being skeptical about
- “From $X” rates that only apply to one night or a room type with no window.
- Packages that bundle shows or credits you wouldn’t have bought anyway.
- Rates that exclude the resort fee on sites that don’t follow US pricing rules. Compare totals.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.
Prices vary according to travel dates and availability.