Choosing the right hotel for your trip to Vegas can be daunting: there is the Strip, and then there is…not the Strip? If you choose to stay on the Strip, note that the properties might seem close to each other, but it’s not advisable or realistic to walk from one end of the Strip to the other just for a bar or restaurant. You want to consider what you want to do and see while you’re on your getaway and what type of hotel or resort is suitable for you and or your travel companions. To make your choice easier, here are the best places to stay in Las Vegas away from the Strip and in the middle of the action including luxury five-star hotels and the best options for couples.
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The best Las Vegas hotels away from The Strip
The best Las Vegas hotels on The Strip
The best five-star hotels in Las Vegas
The best Las Vegas hotels for couples
The best Las Vegas hotels away from The Strip
The Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa
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If you’re here to experience the awe-inspiring wonders of the great outdoors, you will want to stay in Summerlin in close proximity to the Red Rock Canyon National Recreation Area. The Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa is the best of all worlds, with great rooms, restaurants, and amenities (including a beautiful pool and spa). It’s also just a 15-minute drive from Red Rock when you’re ready to make your outdoor escape, and a 20-minute drive to the Strip when you’re ready to take on a whole different kind of wild.
The Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa: 11011 W Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89135
Price per night: $599
The JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Casino
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For something even posher and a bit more removed from the madding crowds, the JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Casino offers all the understated pampering fans of the JW brand have come to expect — as well as 50 acres of maintained garden landscape. It is also located near some of the top golf courses in Las Vegas.
The JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Casino: 221 N Rampart Blvd, Las Vegas, NV, 89144
Price per night: $251
The M Resort
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20 minutes from the Strip in the other direction is the relaxed suburb of Henderson. The M Resort offers Strip-style accommodations and amenities without the Strip prices — and an excellent assortment of bars and restaurants.
The M Resort: 12300 Las Vegas Blvd S, Henderson, NV, 89044
Price per night: $249
Green Valley Ranch
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A little further east is Green Valley Ranch, this is a sister property to Red Rock Resort and as well-appointed. To get to the casino and resort you have to first pass through The District at Green Valley Ranch, a large outdoor retail and entertainment district that serves as an extension of GVR, making it a self-contained destination.
Green Valley Ranch: 2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Henderson, NV, 89052
Price per night: $159
The D Hotel
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Downtown Las Vegas — known for the LED canopy-covered Fremont Street and for being the last remnant of “Old Vegas” — is what many consider to be the “real” Vegas. And while it can certainly get a bit tricky making claims to what is the most authentically inauthentic area of Vegas, Downtown Vegas is certainly a lot more down and dirty, and ridiculous than the Strip.
Staying at The D means you’re right in the center of all the Fremont action. The casino has a loose “Detroit” theme (the owner is from metro Detroit since you will inevitably wonder) with restaurants like Andiamo Steakhouse and American Coney Island that are Motor City exports. But The D’s real draw is the 100-foot-long LONGBAR located on the casino floor and the outdoor D Bar, best known for its flair bartending, and dancing servers.
The D Hotel: 301 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV, 89101
Price per night: $78
The Four Queens
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Located next to The D, The Four Queens is also in the heart of all the Fremont action, but with a bit more of that “Old Vegas” appeal. The rooms are dated but comfortable, but if you’re going to stay here then you absolutely must pay a visit to Hugo’s Cellar, a true old-school steakhouse where the maître d’ wears a tuxedo and every woman receives a rose (take THAT, Bachelor).
The Four Queens: 202 Fremont St, Las Vegas, NV, 89101
Price per night: $75
The Downtown Grand
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For those looking for something a little more updated, the Downtown Grand is located a block from Fremont with a bit more of a contemporary appeal. Their rooftop pool deck is also an excellent downtown party spot.
The Downtown Grand: 206 North 3rd Street, Las Vegas, NV, 89101
Price per night: $69
The Oasis at Gold Spike
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Fully representing DTLV, as the Millennials who work and live here have dubbed it, The Oasis is the hipster chic boutique hotel of downtown, complete with its own adjoining bar and live music venue, a vinyl library, and beach cruiser bike rentals.
The Oasis at Gold Spike: 217 Las Vegas Blvd North, Las Vegas, NV, 89101
Price per night: $59
The best Las Vegas hotels on The Strip
The Strip is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world. You have a large choice of places when you stay on The Strip, with options for every budget and style, but these are some of the favorites.
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
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If you want the absolute best of Vegas luxury but don’t quite have high roller status, the standard rooms at the Encore will allow you to live in the lap of luxury while still being in spitting distance of affordable (if “affordable” means “splurging without going bankrupt”). And that kind of luxury isn’t staid or stuffy — the Encore Beach Club is one of the best day/nightclubs in Vegas.
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas: 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $509
The Cosmopolitan
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You really can’t beat The Cosmopolitan when it comes to style or location. It has the best rooms, the best restaurants, and (arguably) the best day and nightlife. This place has been at the top of its game since it opened, and while places like the Cromwell and SLS have tried to steal a bit of its crystal-encrusted style, The Strip has yet to see anywhere else that compares.
The Cosmopolitan: 3708 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $330
The Bellagio
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For something that’s more of a modern Vegas classic, the Bellagio is probably the most iconic resort on The Strip, from the Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Garden to the Chihuly sculpture adorning the lobby ceiling, and, of course, the dancing fountains. The Bellagio is Vegas.
The Bellagio: 3600 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $239
The Palazzo
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For a bit more of that over-the-top gilded luxury that Vegas is known for, The Palazzo has over 3,000 of the largest standard suites on the Strip, each with a sunken living room and a massive bathroom lined in Italian marble. The Palazzo Pool Deck is also one of the best in Vegas.
The Palazzo: 3325 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $175
The best five-star hotels in Las Vegas
The Nobu Villa at the Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace
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If you have a liquid income, then The Nobu Villa at the Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace might be for you. The 10,300-square-foot three-bedroom rooftop villa goes for $35,000 per night, and that’s all that needs to be said about that.
The Nobu Villa at the Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace: 3570 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $35,000
The Mansion at MGM Grand
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Las Vegas is home to several hotels-within-hotels, some well-known and others more of a secret exclusively for the very rich and very famous. Completely hidden from outside view and with a private, unmarked entrance, The Mansion at MGM Grand is peak Vegas exclusivity. Guests are chauffeured around in Rolls Royce Phantoms, and each of the 29 private villas has its own full-time butler. The price tag on a place like this is such that if you have to ask, you can’t afford it (but starts at $5,000 per night).
The Mansion at MGM Grand: 3799 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $5,000
The ARIA Sky Suites
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For something just as opulent but a bit more affordable, the ARIA Sky Suites have their own dedicated tower of the ARIA resort, complete with their own gated driveway and private lobby with VIP check-in. The best part is you can stay in one of these suites for as little as $700 per night.
The ARIA Sky Suites: 3730 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, 89158
Price per night: $700
The best Las Vegas hotels for couples
The Delano Las Vegas
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The Delano Las Vegas is another non-gaming high-rise on the Strip, connected to but separate from Mandalay Bay. Where Mandalay invites chaos, the Delano is an oasis of calm, with one of the best views in Vegas at the tower-topping Skyfall Lounge. For couples that want to feel secluded while still near the Strip action, the Delano is an excellent option.
The Delano Las Vegas: 3940 Las Vegas Blvd South, Las Vegas, NV, 89119
Price per night: $599
The Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino
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Paris might be the most romantic city in the world, but traveling overseas isn’t always an option for everyone. The Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino is the next best thing to actual Paris, complete with its own Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. Dinner at the Eiffel Tower Restaurant overlooking the Bellagio Fountains is pretty much one of the most romantic things a couple can do in Vegas and even the casino’s center bar, Le Central, offers mood-making chandelier grandeur. Plus, it’s a very affordable option, as far as centrally-located Strip hotels go.
The Paris Las Vegas Hotel & Casino: 3655 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV, 89109
Price per night: $245
The Vdara Hotel & Spa
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There aren’t a lot of upscale resorts on The Strip that are non-gaming, which makes the Vdara Hotel & Spa located in the City Center development unique. There are no raucous clubs here and dining options are limited; this place is about the pampered spa life and as such offers one of the best spa experiences on the Strip. As they say, the couple that spa together… 
The Vdara Hotel & Spa: 2600 West Harmon Avenue, Las Vegas, NV, 89158
Price per night: $155