| When visiting Las Vegas, you want to ensure that you | | | | central Strip hotels, such as Caesars Palace and the |
| stay in the hotel that is best suited to you. But which | | | | Bellagio, and this is, for many people, too far to walk. |
| hotel is the best? Of the hundreds of Las Vegas | | | | And if you don't mind walking, you may soon realize |
| hotels, how do you know which one to entrust your | | | | that the area around the Stratosphere is not the most |
| hard-earned money to, in order to ensure that you | | | | pleasant area to walk through - I personally feel unsafe |
| have the vacation of your dreams, rather than your | | | | walking in this area at night. |
| worst nightmare? | | | | The same problem can arise around some of the |
| Well, there's no simple answer to this. After all, we all | | | | hotels that are located "just off the Strip". On the map, |
| have different ideas of what makes the perfect hotel. | | | | the hotel may appear to be very close to the Strip, but |
| However, in my experience, many people would | | | | when you actually get there, you are likely to find that |
| benefit from the old home-buying advice ... the 3 most | | | | the distance is further than you imagined. Also, once |
| important points to consider are - location, location & | | | | you leave the Strip, the neighbourhoods rapidly |
| location. | | | | become quite 'seedy' so you may not want to walk |
| Its obvious really - unless you plan to confine yourself | | | | through these areas at night. |
| to your hotel for the duration of your stay (and how | | | | The best solution when staying off the Strip is to travel |
| many people visiting Vegas want to do that?), the | | | | by taxi cab at night. But this, of course, costs money! |
| location of your accommodation can make the | | | | Could it be that the lower price you paid for your |
| difference between walking miles, carrying shopping | | | | off-Strip hotel is a false economy? |
| bags around, and queuing for (and paying for) taxi | | | | I'm not trying to say that location is the only factor to |
| cabs ... or ... having a handy base that you can pop | | | | consider when selecting a Las Vegas hotel. However, |
| back to, easily and quickly, as often as you like. | | | | location is one of the most important factors, which |
| One of the biggest mistakes made by many tourists | | | | can sometimes be improved at no extra cost, and yet |
| visiting Vegas is to under-estimate the length of the | | | | is frequently overlooked. |
| Strip. The reality is that Las Vegas Strip is 4 miles long, | | | | Before you book into a hotel, check the prices of other |
| so if you book into a hotel that is "on the Strip", you | | | | hotels and do the math! You might find that, if you add |
| could find that you need transport to get to the main | | | | in the cost of transport to and from your hotel |
| central attractions. For example, the Stratosphere is a | | | | (possibly several times a day), an off-strip hotel works |
| reasonable economy hotel in the North of Las Vegas | | | | out more expensive than a similar standard of hotel in |
| Strip. However, this hotel is around 2 miles from the | | | | a central-strip location. |