How to book cheap hotels in Las Vegas
There are a few ways to get great deals on hotels in Las Vegas. This article was written to provide as many known tips as I could to my consumers to get them to Vegas for cheap.
Let me tell you something. I got in the travel industry a while back. It wasn’t long before I had all these people calling me to book, and I was like man I want to go to these places. Well, with all the places I have been Las Vegas is the most fun. Let me also tell you that I am not a gambler. I just had a blast in Las Vegas in the warm temperatures seeing all the sites. Plus I got a huge discount on my hotel.
I would start by going right to the website of the hotel directly. Most hotels have a guest book or a mailing list that you can sign up for. Once you are on their list they will send you deals on rooms. The only problem with using this method to get a cheap hotel stay is that they will constantly send you email.
Always plan your trip on a weekday. This is when the demand is low and the hotels are giving away rooms at cheap rates. They usually take their prices up on the weekends. Sometimes the prices go up as early as Thursday depending on the demand. The best day to get there is usually a Tuesday then you can leave on Thursday or Friday. When the demand is low, you get the cheapest rate. I also would suggest that you check out Allegiant Air. If you are near one of their terminals, you can get a really good rate on a flight to Las Vegas.
There are also several websites that advertise cheap hotels or discount hotels. These are the exact same rooms you can get from a hotel directly. What these sites do is buy in bulk. They call the hotel and strike a deal to book a certain amount of rooms every day for a discounted rate. They then mark up the rate but still keep it lower than the rate from the hotel directly. They then sell the room to you at a discount. They earn their money on difference in the price they sell the room to you and what they get it from the hotel for. These sites involve the least amount of work when it comes to finding great rates.
There are so many places to stay that I can’t even begin to say which is better. My preference is to stay center strip. I never recommend the Stratosphere simply because it is in very North Las Vegas and is far away from everything. It is cheap, however. I like to stay center strip and there are many hotels at good rates there. There is the Paris, The Flamingo and Bally’s. They are all decent hotels but have different price rates. The cheapest nice hotel I could recommend is the Flamingo. There is also Bill’s Gamblin Hall & Saloon which is in prime location, but has received some bad reviews. I am curious to see if it is really that bad, however, since it is a Harrah’s property.
A trip to Las Vegas will be sure to make memories that last a lifetime. It is also not as expensive as you would think. Instead of shopping around, I always say make a commitment, book, and then shop. You can always get the place where you booked to match a lower rate if you find one. They will usually do this up until the time of check-in and sometimes even after that. If you don’t book something the rates will continue to go up as supply goes down. Book a discount or cheap hotel room right away, then keep your eye out for drops in the price level so you can have your agent match it.
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