Finding the Best Hotel on The Strip in Las Vegas
By Josh Baum
In Las Vegas, it seems that new hotels are going up and old hotels are coming down in an endless cycle. With so many changes and so many choices, it can be difficult to find the best hotel on The Strip. But if you're aware of your specific needs and know how to use the leading hotel booking sites, you can probably find the best deal on your ideal hotel in under an hour.
Instructions
Difficulty: Moderately Easy
Set a limit on what you're willing to spend. By defining your budget, you can quickly count some of the more expensive hotels out of consideration once you start reviewing room rates.
Think about the specific amenities that you'd like from your hotel, and make a list if there are several. It's worth noting, however, that most of the hotels on The Strip have all the amenities you'd come to expect from a luxury hotel, including luxury pools, fitness centers, bars, restaurants and concierge services. The amenities that really differentiate the hotels on The Strip are the more unusual attractions like the lion habitat inside MGM Grand or the roller coaster surrounding New York New York.
Consider the locations of the golf courses and other attractions off The Strip that you plan on visiting. If you want to be as close as possible to these spots, you may want to consider restricting your search to the nearest few blocks of The Strip or even consider other hotels off The Strip.
Preview all of the hotels on The Strip by exploring the official Vegas travel site; you can find a link to the map of The Strip on this site in the Resources section below. You can learn more about each hotel on The Strip by clicking its name on the map. Use the information you find on this site to compile a short list of hotels that have the amenities you want and that are located in the sections of The Strip that you prefer.
Look up the hotels on your list using a leading hotel booking site like the one in the Resources section below. You can use this site to preview the guest rooms, read reviews from people who have stayed there and find room rates for when you're planning on staying in Las Vegas. Scratch out any hotels that don't meet your budget or expectations.
Look up the very best rates on the remaining hotels using a hotel booking aggregator site. The difference between an aggregator site and a normal hotel booking site is that the aggregator site will pull search results from multiple hotel booking sites, increasing your chances of finding the best rate. You can find a link to one of these aggregators in the Resources section.
Conduct a final comparison of the remaining hotels on your list. Factor in the lowest room rates, the specific amenities and the exact locations of each hotel to decide which one is best for you.
About The Author
Josh Baum is a freelance writer with extensive experience in advertising and public relations. A graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia School of Journalism, Baum writes targeted, optimized Web copy, print advertisements and broadcast scripts for advertising agencies, publishers and Web developers throughout the United States and Canada. He lives and works in Chicago, ll.
