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The Strip remains the preferred address. The famed names, all with around 3,000 rooms and up, are self-contained cities, including everything from spas to nightclubs, designed to keep you happily captive and captivated. But staying downtown can net you significant savings (even if you rent a car). Of course, there’s a range of lower-end chain motels from AmeriSuites to Super 8, but that’s not why you’re here, is it? To help you choose the right overnight address, we’ve highlighted our favorite Las Vegas hotels in each category. For a full list of Las Vegas hotels (and current deals), see our Shermans Top Las Vegas Hotels directory.

The deluxe Bellagio remains a class act, with swanky trappings from famous artworks to champagne-and-caviar bars. The Venetian gives Bellagio a run for its (and your) considerable money with 4000+ enormous, sumptuous lodgings, a gaggle of gourmet eateries, upmarket shops, hip bars, attractions from Guggenheim to gondola rides, and the Canyon Ranch spa. Other good high-end hotels that are less pricey include the Mandalay Bay; the Luxor; and the MGM Grand.

For moderate rooms, the Excalibur offers campy medieval fun for kids of all ages and thousands of rooms at old-time prices. Some of the hip, hopping, happening hotels are off-Strip, including the glam but moderately priced, 650-room Hard Rock Hotel, a hotbed of hedonism, with great stargazing as a bonus.

Budget travelers should book a room at the Orleans, with its Big Easy theme combining French Quarter panache and Mardi Gras revelry, family-friendly activities and fair budget-to-moderate prices.

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