Hotels & resort fees
Where to stay, fees, check-in, which hotel. Real questions from travelers, answered by the Vegas Guide team and by other visitors.
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| Question | Participants | Answers | Activity |
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| Where should you stay in Las Vegas: which part of the Strip, or downtown? For a first visit, the center Strip, around Bellagio, Caesars Palace and The Cosmopolitan. Most of what you came to see is a walk away, and walking is how you will get around. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Which hotels are actually on the Strip (Rio, Westgate, Virgin, Palace Station)? None of those four. Rio, Westgate, Virgin Hotels and Palace Station are all just off the Strip: close enough that the marketing blurs it, far enough that you notice every evening. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Do all Las Vegas hotels charge resort fees, and which ones don't? Nearly every casino resort charges one. The exceptions are a short list worth knowing by name. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Is the resort fee taxed, and what is the hotel room tax in Las Vegas? Taxed, at the same rate as the room: 13.38% on the Strip and 13% inside the Las Vegas city limits, where Downtown sits. The fee you see quoted is almost always the pre-tax figure. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| What is a Las Vegas resort fee, and what does it cover? A mandatory nightly charge the hotel adds on top of the room rate: $45 to $55 a night on the Strip in 2026, plus 13.38% tax. You pay it however you booked and whether or not you use anything it covers. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Are Las Vegas resort fees charged per person or per room, and per night or per stay? Per room, per night. Two people pay the same fee as four, and a three-night stay pays three fees, one for each night you sleep there. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Aria or the Cosmopolitan: which is better, and are they next to each other? They are next-door neighbors on the center Strip, both run by MGM Resorts. Pick Aria for a calm, high-tech room; pick The Cosmopolitan for a balcony, a view and a night out without leaving the building. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| What happened to The Cromwell? Is it now the Vanderpump Hotel? Same building, new name. Caesars closed The Cromwell for a redesign with Lisa Vanderpump and reopened it as The Vanderpump Hotel on May 29, 2026; the grand opening was June 11. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| When do you pay the Las Vegas resort fee: at booking or at check-in? At the hotel, almost always. The booking site takes the room rate or a deposit; the resort fee is collected by the property when you arrive. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| How much is the resort fee at each Las Vegas hotel? Most Strip hotels charge $45 to $55 a night before tax, Downtown hotels $30 to $50, and a handful charge nothing. These are the figures from our last check against the hotels' own booking screens in September 2026; hotels change them with little notice. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h |