While Las Vegas caters for all budgets, the city’s most exclusive hotels are known the world over for their poshness and exceptionality.
Are you planning your next trip to Las Vegas but are unsure where to stay? If you are one of the fortunate few with slightly deeper pockets, you’d be relieved that Sin City has no shortage of luxurious resorts and hotels. Whether you enjoy the hustle and bustle of the Strip or prefer a slightly more pristine side of town, you won’t struggle too long to find glamorous accommodation that suits your taste.
And even amongst the best, there are a handful of hotels that stick out above the rest in terms of service, comfort, and amenities. Here’s our pick of the crème de la crème of the Las Vegas hotel offering:
1. Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas
Situated on the Las Vegas Boulevard, the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas is a stunning and luxurious hotel with a classy yet unobtrusive atmosphere. This triple five-star hotel is a boutique compared to other monumental towers on the Strip, distinguished by its beauty and subtle Asian-inspired design characteristics.
The hotel’s 392 rooms are spacious and filled with modern amenities, including 42-inch flat-screen TVs. The hotel’s acclaimed spa, which is very popular amongst the guests, has some of the best masseuses in Vegas. Although the Mandarin Oriental doesn’t have its own casino, you won’t have to travel far to find one since the Monte Carlo Casino is right next door.
2. The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
One of the most modern hotels in Sin City, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has all that you’d expect from a luxury casino hotel. The hotel is found on the Strip, a few steps from Bellagio and Crystals. It has 3,041 comfortable and modern rooms featuring minibars, wireless internet access, flat-screen TVs, and air-conditioners. Each room has a spacious, marble-decked bathroom with separate seating areas.
There are three open-air swimming pools and three jacuzzies for those who prefer to take a dip between meals. The spa offers body treatments, massages, and facials. Both guests and critics highly rate the hotel’s Wicked Spoon brunch buffet. The Cosmopolitan is also one of the few hotels in Vegas that offers rooms with balconies (in-suite categories). The Cosmopolitan is a member of the Marriot hotel group.
3. ARIA Sky Suites
Sitting on top of the ARIA Resort and Casino, ARIA Sky Suites is a luxurious AAA Five Diamond retreat aimed at those looking for an ultimate vacation experience. Guests can choose from 1- or 2-bedroom suites or penthouses and, for those who can afford it, sky villas. The most lavish villas cover an area of 7,000 square feet and have floor-to-ceiling windows that offer breathtaking panoramic views of the city.
Each suite has a separate bedchamber and living room equipped with refrigerators, flat-screen TVs, and touchscreens that let you control everything from entertainment systems to blackout drapes at the touch of a button. A personal concierge is allocated to each suite, adding a whole new dimension to the Las Vegas experience.
4. Encore at Wynn Las Vegas
Encore at Wynn Las Vegas is a contemporary and stylish lux hotel located on the Las Vegas Boulevard. The hotel is distinguished by beautiful and elegant décor, which fuses Asian and Mediterranean design elements. There are four types of rooms available: Wynn resort rooms and towers suites, and Encore resort rooms and tower suites.
The room sizes range from 640 square feet to 2,261 square feet. For families looking for a home away from home, 3,475 square-foot two-bedroom residences and 5,289 square-foot three-bedroom duplex apartments are also available. Each room has expansive windows that offer bird’s-eye views of Las Vegas.
5. SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand
One of the priciest hotels in the world, the ultra-opulent SKYLOFTS at MGM Grand offer a true once in a lifetime experience. This AAA 5-Diamond-rated hotel provides all the comfort and extravagances of life under a single roof: exquisitely designed rooms, state-of-the-art technology (TV in a mirror, on-demand movies, and video game system consoles), and personalised service, with a 24-hour personal butler.
