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Staybridge Suites Las Vegas

The low-rise all-suite extended stay hotel provides travelers a home away from home. It offers a convenience store and gift shop, fitness center, pool, business services and complimentary wireless Internet service in public areas.

South Point Hotel Casino Spa

A first-rate Equestrian Center is just one of the many special amenities that lift this value-paced low-rise Strip resort out of the ordinary. It also harbors a 16-screen Century Theatre movie complex and a 64-lane bowling center.

Signature at MGM Grand

A moving covered walkway connects The Signature at MGM tower to the an abundance of entertainment and dining options at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino. But the private, gated luxury hotel offers guests the quiet and seclusion of a separate property.

SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand

When only the ultimate in luxury will do in the hometown of everything over the top, there's the SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand.

Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas

Surrounded by a 320-acre lake, this Tuscan-style resort has a white sand beach, lagood and waterfall.

Rio All-Suite Hotel Casino

The Rio is off the Strip and past a highway, although you can see the red and blue neon tower from the Strip. You'll have to catch a cab to and from, but it is worth the trip.

Renaissance Las Vegas

This popular and comfortable hotel targets business travelers and conventions with a location right next to the Convention Center.

Red Rock Casino Resort

The first billion-dollar resort and casino to be built off the Strip, Red Rock takes full advantage of a picturesque setting in the mountains.

Platinum Hotel and Spa

The boutique off-Strip hotel is a non-gaming, non-smoking alternative for those who like to be near the action, yet also able to escape it.

Planet Hollywood

A reinvention of the Aladdin, Planet Hollywood is a dynamic, comfortably cool locale for movie buffs and fun seekers.

Palms Place Hotel and Spa

A condo hotel connected to the ultra-hip Palms by a skybridge, Palms Place offers guests sleek modern apartment-style suites with the comforts of home.

Paris Las Vegas

If you can't swing the overseas flight, Paris Las Vegas will give you a taste of the City of Lights.

Palms Las Vegas

Playboy-inspired hotel west of the Strip popular with the L.A. Crowd and celebrities like Paris Hilton and Jessica Simpson.

New York New York Hotel

Walking across the Brooklyn Bridge at New York New York is like walking through a storybook version of the actual city. Everything's there, just on a smaller, cuter scale.

Monte Carlo Hotel Casino

Affordable elegance with family-friendly amenities.

Mirage Hotel Casino

Built in 1989, this hotel was the first to take the theming to a new level. Designed like an oasis in the desert, the Mirage is lushly landscaped inside and out.

MGM Grand Hotel Casino

One of the largest hotels in the world, the MGM Grand dominates the corner it takes up, with a huge gold lion and gigantic video screens outside.

Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas

Mandarin Oriental's entry is in a small, bamboo-filled, surprisingly peaceful courtyard. The lobby is a quick elevator ride to the 23rd floor, where a view of the Strip serves as the backdrop for the Sky Lobby and reception. I was greeted with a cool towel and a warm scented cup of tea, and admired the Tea Lounge, one of only three places on the Strip where high tea is served.

Mandalay Bay

Since its opening in 1999, Mandalay Bay has become one of the most popular hotels on the Strip.

Main Street Station Hotel

Bargain shoppers will be interested in this downtown hotel, which combines low rates with desirable amenities.

Las Vegas Hilton

Off the Strip but on the Las Vegas monorail line.

Luxor Hotel Casino

The Luxor has become an unmistakable icon on the Strip, with its distinctive pyramid design, giant Sphinx standing guard outside, and a spotlight from the top that is the brightest beam in the entire world.

JW Marriott Las Vegas

Away from the hubbub of the strip this lushly landscaped resort is a desert oasis surrounded by golf courses galore.

Jockey Club Las Vegas

The only all-suite, no-casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip.

Hyatt Place Las Vegas

This attractive hotel features oversize guest rooms with 42-inch flat panel HDTVs.

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