Our picks, from the most glamorous to the most family- and budget-friendly. Home to Siegfried and Roy's famous white tigers, the tropical-paradise-themed Mirage also features a dolphin habitat, a 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, and an indoor rainforest habitat housed under a 100-foot-high dome. There's a fee to get into the dolphin area ($15 per adult), but you can see everything else for free, including a volcano that erupts on the hour. (Photo: MGM Mirage) Home to Siegfried and Roy's famous white tigers, the tropical-paradise-themed Mirage also features a dolphin habitat, a 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium, and an indoor rainforest habitat housed under a 100-foot-high dome. There's a fee to get into the dolphin area ($15 per adult), but you can see everything else for free, including a volcano that erupts on the hour. (Photo: MGM Mirage) Paris Las Vegas works its theme harder than most other casinos, boasting a perfect half-scale replica of the Eiffel Tower, replicas of the Arc de Triomphe, the Paris Opera House, the Hôtel de Ville, and the Louvre, and five French restaurants including a creperie. The hotel staff even greets guests with "bonjour." (Photo: Harrah's Entertainment) Even though Mandalay Bay goes easy on the over-the-top Vegas themeing, this hotel-casino feels more like the place it's trying to evoke—a really nice beach resort—than some of its neighbors. (Photo: MGM Mirage) One of the most eagerly anticipated hotels to open in Las Vegas (in August 2005), the luxurious Wynn was awarded both Mobile Five Star and AAA Five Diamond ratings this past November, making it the only casino resort in the world to hold both honors. (Photo: Wynn Las Vegas) Considered by many to be the top hotel in Vegas, Bellagio was the first hotel-casino in the city to receive a AAA five-diamond award (2002). This elegant Tuscan-themed property also has two five-diamond restaurants—Picasso and Le Cirque—and one of the top production shows in Las Vegas, Cirque du Soleil's O. While enjoying all this grandiosity can be expensive, anyone can see Bellagio's spectacular choreographed fountain shows for free. (Photo: MGM Mirage) With an interior and exterior canal system, crooning gondoliers, vaulted gold ceilings, and replicas of Italian paintings and sculptures, the Venetian replicates Venice as well as any hotel can, minus the smells. Among the hotel's many attractions are the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, and the nightclub Tao, a Paris Hilton hangout. (Photo: Las Vegas News Bureau/LVCVA) Once a popular spot for families, Treasure Island, or TI as it now calls itself, has gone for sex appeal. It ditched its old swashbuckler show a few years ago for The Sirens of TI, an outdoor performance in which sultry sirens attempt to lure half-naked pirates into their lair. The free shows run several times per night in front of the casino. (Photo: MGM Mirage) A Vegas Classic (it opened in 1966), Caesars Palace is still hot thanks to constant new additions and renovations, including its brand new 50,000-square-foot Qua Baths & Spa, which features lavish Roman-style baths. Caesars is also the throne of two of the biggest resident performers in the city—Celine Dion and Sir Elton John. (Photo: Las Vegas News Bureau/LVCVA) The massive MGM Grand is like a mini Vegas unto itself. It features the biggest casino in the city, 19 restaurants and eateries, seven nightclubs and lounges, five pools, Cirque du Soleil's Ka and the artsy topless show La Femme, and a free lion habitat. (Photo: MGM Mirage) One of the few truly family-friendly casino hotels left in Las Vegas, Circus Circus is home to the world's largest permanent circus, the country's biggest indoor theme park, and a huge midway. It's also one of the more affordable places on the Strip. Room rates in January start as low as $45 per night. (Photo: MGM Mirage)
Image Gallery
Mirage tigers
Mirage tigers
Paris Las Vegas
Mandalay Bay
Wynn Las Vegas
Bellagio at night
Gondola ride
The Sirens of TI
Caesars Palace shops
MGM Grand
Circus Circus
We hand-pick everything we recommend and select items through testing and reviews. Some products are sent to us free of charge with no incentive to offer a favorable review. We offer our unbiased opinions and do not accept compensation to review products. All items are in stock and prices are accurate at the time of publication. If you buy something through our links, we may earn a commission.
Top Fares From
Today's Top Travel Deals
Brought to you by ShermansTravel
Greece: 9-Night Vacation, Incl. Meteora &...
Exoticca
vacation
$2099+
New Year Sale: Luxe, 9-Nt Alaska...
Oceania Cruises
cruise
$3599+
Ohio: Daily Car Rentals from Cincinnati
85OFF.com
Car Rental
$19+