If there's one thing Vegas has a plethora of, it's discount hotels. You can find cheap Vegas hotels nearly anywhere, even up and down the strip. Even the nicest casinos, like Bellagio and the Mirage have cheap weeknight deals. And depending on what you consider inexpensive, you have a lot of choices when it comes to cheap hotels in Las Vegas.
Almost invariably, the further you branch off from the strip the cheaper the hotels get. With the exception of the Palms or Hard Rock Casino, everyone knows the place to be is the Las Vegas strip. Still, if you came over to Vegas for a business trip or to play some golf, you can stay at one of the cheap Las Vegas hotels throughout the city.
Super bargain hunters can stick to Las Vegas motels, or off-strip hotels such as Sam's Town, located well off the strip, but catering to those in search of super cheap hotels in Las Vegas. The Orleans is another off-strip hotel that prides itself in value and service, despite the low price to book a room.
The biggest collection of cheap Las Vegas hotels is located in the downtown area. Like most hotels not located on the strip, the downtown hotels are designed for middle-class travelers that are not impressed by the glittering lights of the strip, young budget travelers and those that are serious about gambling. A large percentage of all three of these demographics head to Binions Las Vegas, where the brick walls tell nothing of the fabled poker gods that once played there. The Fremont hotel is another one of the most popular cheap Las Vegas hotels located downtown, due to the famed Fremont Street Experience, one of the top things to do in the city.
But there are also some relatively cheap Vegas hotels, even on the strip. The southern end brings has bargains at family friendly hotels such as New York New York and Excalibur. Not only are they a great value, they are conveniently near a lot of the more exclusive hotels, too. The Monte Carlo also offers considerable discounts on rooms. The key is to reserve them for weeknights or in the early months of the year - January and February are the best months to find cheap Vegas hotels.
The northern side has an even more diverse selection of cheap hotels in Las Vegas. Although they have to compete with the Wynn and the upcoming Echelon Las Vegas, the northern edge of the strip has often stayed more with the values of old Vegas, coming closer to the no-frills atmosphere in comparison with the rest of the street. Circus Circus, The Riviera and the Stratosphere all have extremely low rates, and grant you a location convenient to both the famed reaches of the strip while remaining only a short cab ride away from downtown. The Sahara is the class of this small area of the city, plus you can get discounted tickets to the Amazing Jonathan magic show.
The Imperial Palace and the Flamingo are surprisingly cheap Vegas hotels, considering they are across the street from the Mirage and Caesars, and both offer some of the cheap deals in all of Vegas. Especially the Imperial Palace, though you have to put up with the casino's off-putting décor and strange layout. But for the low, low price for a room here, it's well worth it.
