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The major Las Vegas casino-resort-hotels sorted alphabetically by hotel name showing year opened, room count, and ownership.

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There are over 100 major hotels in Las Vegas. Let's take a look at them.

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Covers the Las Vegas Valley metro area, which is defined as the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson (including Lake Las Vegas), and Boulder City (but not Mesquite), plus unincorporated areas of Clark County in the Las Vegas Valley such as the township of Paradise, site of the Las Vegas "Strip." Does not include hotels outside of the Las Vegas Valley metro area, or hotels with less than 300 rooms. Includes expansions and hotels which have been announced but are not yet built or open.
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Major Hotels of Las Vegas

Hotels with 300 or more rooms in the metro area sorted alphabetically

Hotel Opened Room Count Location Owner
(majority shareholder)
Stock
Agua Vista
2011? 600
+ 100 condos
Far South Strip Las Vegas Wet Private
Alexis Park
1984 500 Off Strip
Harmon Ave.
Financial Capital Investment Co. (Richard Alter and Eddy Chao) Private
Alexis 2
(Unnamed Richard Alter Project)
? 1,000 Off Strip
Harmon Ave.
Financial Capital Investment Co. (Richard Alter and Eddy Chao) Private
Aliante Station
2008 202 North Las Vegas Station Casinos and Greenspun Corp. STN
Allure
2011? 1,300 North Las Vegas Sahara Investments Private
Alpina Haus 2011? 800
+ 150 condos
Far South Strip Las Vegas Wet Private
Arizona Charlie's Boulder
2000 303 Off Strip
Boulder Hwy
MGM Mirage (50%), Kerzner (25%) and Istithmar (25%) MGM
Atlantis? 2012 ? North Strip Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds (Goldman Sachs) GS
Bally's
1973 2,814 South Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
Bellagio
1998 3,933 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Best Western - Mardi Gras
314 Off Strip
Paradise Rd.
Member of Best Western
Bill's Gamblin' Hall
1979 179 South Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
Binion's
1951 360 Downtown TLC Casino Enterprises Private
Boulder Station
1995 300 Off Strip
Boulder Hwy
Station Casinos STN
Budget Suites Las Vegas
2000 301 Far South Strip
nr. Henderson
Robert Bigelow through Budget Suites of America
Budget Suites Rancho 704 Off Strip
Rancho Dr.
Robert Bigelow through Budget Suites of America
Budget Suites Tropicana I-15 1997 480 Off Strip
Tropicana Ave.
Robert Bigelow through Budget Suites of America
Budget Suites Tropicana 414 Off Strip
Tropicana Ave.
Robert Bigelow through Budget Suites of America
Caesars Palace
1966 4,388
future,
3,349 now
North Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
California
1975 781 Downtown Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Cannery
? 201 North Crown Ltd Public
Carriage House
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
Casino Royale
1964, r1992 152 North Strip Tom Elardi
Circus Circus
1968 3,773 North Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
CityCenter
2009 4,000 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
The Cliffs at Peace Canyon (Timeshare)
Off Strip
Summerlin
The Berkley Group, Inc.
managed by Daily Manangement Resorts
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
2010 2,995 North Strip Deutsche Bank
Crowne Plaza Las Vegas
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
Crowne Plaza Chinatown 2010? 386 ? Cogent Private
Delano
2010 550 North Strip Boyd Gaming and Morgans BYD
Eastside Cannery
2010 307 Boulder Hwy Crown Ltd Public
Echelon Hotel
2010 2,300
+ 650 at Suites at Echelon
North Strip Boyd Gaming BYD
Element
2008 125 Summerlin Jeff LaPour Private
El Cortez
1941 308 Downtown Jackie Gaughan Private
Edge East
? ?
condo-hotel rooms
Off Strip
Harmon Ave.
Working name for a project with several small hotels Edge Group Private
Emerald Suites South LVB
2004 396 Far South Strip
nr. Henderson
Emerald Suites, LLC
Encore
2008 2,034 North Strip Wynn Resorts (Steve Wynn) WYNN
Excalibur
1990 3,991 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Extended StayAmerica Las Vegas - Boulder Hwy
123 Blackstone
Extended Stay Deluxe - East Flamingo 125 Blackstone
Extended StayAmerica Las Vegas - Valley View 177 Blackstone
Homestead Studio Suites Las Vegas - Midtown 123 Blackstone
Fairfield at Grand Desert (Timeshare)
610 Off Strip
Harmon Ave.
RCI, through Fairfield Resorts, Inc.
Fitzgeralds
1987 638 Downtown Don Barden, through Barden Development and Majestic Star Private
Flagged Hotel 2011? 2,100
+ 373 condos
Far South Strip Las Vegas Wet Private
Flamingo
1946 3,565 North Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
Fontainebleau
2008 4,000 North Strip Icahn Nevada Gaming Acquisition LLC Private
Four Queens
1966 690 Downtown TLC Casino Enterprises Private
Four Seasons
1999 424 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Fremont
1956 447 Downtown Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Gold Coast
1986 750 Off Strip
West I-15, Flamingo Rd.
Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Gold Spike
1976 110 Downtown Siegel Group (50%) and Tippins (50%) Private
Golden Gate
1906 106 Downtown Mark Brandenburg (50%) and Desert Rock Enterprises (50%) Private
Golden Nugget
1946 2,307 Downtown Landry's Restaurants, Inc. LNY
Grand Central Hotel
? 2,500 Downtown Proposed by Grand Central South Partners
Grandview (Timeshare)
2004 384 Far South Strip
nr. Henderson
The Berkley Group, Inc.
managed by Daily Manangement Resorts
Grand Hyatt at the Cosmopolitan
2008 1,000
(+1,700 condo-hotel units)
South Strip Marathon Asset Management and Global Hyatt Private
Green Valley Ranch
2001 497 Off Strip
Henderson
Station Casinos and Brian Greenspun STN
Hampton Inn
1999 325 Off Strip
West I-15, by I-215
Hilton Hotels Corporation HLT
Hard Rock Las Vegas Hotel
1995 647
increasing to 1,500 by 2009
Off Strip
Harmon Ave.
Morgans Hotel Group Co. Private
Harmon Hotel
2009 400
+228 condos
South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Harrah's
1972 2,579 North Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
Hilton Garden Inn
2004 Far South Strip
by Blue Diamond Rd
Hilton Hotels Corporation HLT
Hilton GVC - LV Hilton (Timeshare)
400 Off Strip
Paradise Rd./Conv.Ctr.
Hilton Hotels Corporation HLT
Timeshare
Hilton GVC - LV Strip (Timeshare) 2003 506 North Strip
Opposite the Sahara
Hilton Hotels Corporation HLT
Timeshare
Hilton GVC - Flamingo (Timeshare) 300 North Strip
at the Flamingo
Hilton Hotels Corporation HLT
Timeshare
Hooter's
1974, reopened 2006 696 Off Strip
Tropicana Ave.
Hedwigs Private
Hotel32
(Part of Monte Carlo)
2009 ? South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Howard Johnson Airport
325 Off Strip Cendant CD
Hyatt Place Las Vegas
Harmon Global Hyatt Private
Imperial Palace
1979 2,640 North Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
JW Marriott
2001 536 Off Strip
Summerlin
Marriott International, Inc. MAR
Jockey Club (Geo Group)
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
Lady Luck
Closed
1964 791
(closed)
Downtown CIM Group Private
Las Palmas Hotel and Residences
2009 800
+ 1,030 condos
Convention Center The Peebles Corp Private
Las Vegas Hilton
1969, renamed in 1971 2,956 Off Strip
Paradise Rd./Conv.Ctr.
Colony Capital (Thomas J. Barrack, Jr.) through Resorts International Private
Las Vegas Plaza
2011 4,100 North Strip Elad Properties Private
Loews Lake Las Vegas
1999 493 Lake LV Loews LLV Hotel LLC (25% Loews Corp and 75% private investor Private
Luxor
1993 4,408 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
M Resort
2008 1,000 Far South Strip
Henderson
Marnell Family (Marnell Corrao Associates) Private
Main Street Station
1977 406 Downtown Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Mandalay Bay
1999 4,761 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Mandarin Oriental
2009 400
+227 condos
South Strip Owned by MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian), managed by Mandarin Oriental MGM
Mansion at MGM
1999 29 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Marriott's Grand Chateau (Timeshare)
2005 1,534 Off Strip
Harmon Ave.
Marriott International, Inc. (through Marriott Vacation Club International) MAR
MGM Grand
1993 5,034 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
The Mirage
1989 3,044 North Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Mondrian
2010 860 North Strip Boyd Gaming and Morgans BYD
Monte Carlo
1996 3,002 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
MonteLago Village Resort (Timeshare)
2003 150 Lake LV Transcontinental Corp, Intrawest IDR
Motel 6 Tropicana
608 Off Strip
Tropicana Ave
Accor
Moulin Rouge
1955
Closed
700 Downtown MRDC-RUP
New York-New York
1997 2,035 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
The Orleans
1996 1,886 Off Strip
West I-15, Tropicana Ave.
Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Palace Station
1984 1,028 Off Strip
West I-15, Sahara Ave.
Station Casinos STN
Palazzo
2007 3,025 North Strip Las Vegas Sands (Sheldon Adelson) LVS
The Palms
2001 777 Off Strip
Flamingo Rd
George Maloof and family Private
Paramount Vegas
? 750
+ 800 condos
South Strip
by Welcome sign
Royal Palm Las Vegas LLC Private
Paris
1999 2,916 South Strip Caesars Entertainment HET
Park Highlands
? 1,500 North Las Vegas Proposed by Boyd Gaming and Olympia Gaming
Planet Hollywood
2006 2,567 South Strip Harrah's Private
Platinum
2006 255 Center Strip Marcus Hotels Private
Plaza
1970 1,037 Downtown Tamares Private
Pulse Project
2010? 6,000 South Downtown REI Private
Red Rock Station
2006 414 Off Strip Station Casinos STN
Renaissance Las VegasLuxury Hotel
2004 578 Off Strip (Paradise Rd./Conv.Ctr.) Jackson-Shaw Company
operated by Marriott
Rio
1990 2,563 Off Strip
Flamingo Rd
Caesars Entertainment HET
Ritz-Carlton Las Vegas
2009 400 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) and/or Marriott International, Inc. (through Marriott Vacation Club International) MGM
MAR
Riviera
1955 2,075 North Strip Riviera Holdings RIV
Royal Resort
? ? ? Trading Places
Sahara
1952 1,720 North Strip SBE Entertainment and Stockbridge Private
Sam's Town
1979 650 Off Strip
Boulder Hwy
Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Shangri-La
2010 353 North Strip Boyd Gaming, managed by Shangri-La Hotels BYD
Shell Vacations Club at Desert Rose
(Timeshare)
? ? ? Shell Vacations Club Timeshare
Siegel Suites
(11 properties)
Siegel Group Private
Siena Suites
2005 600 Off Strip Nigro Development
Signature at MGM
2006 1,728 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Silverton
1994
Renamed 1997
660 Off Strip
West of I-15
Edward Roski, Jr. Private
South Point
2005 1,350 Far South Strip
Henderson
Michael Gaughan Private
Southern-Highlands
2008 610 Far South Strip
Henderson
Olympia Group LLC (Garry Goett)
Snow Dome Las Vegas
2011? 3,200
+ 623 condos
Far South Strip Las Vegas Wet Private
Sportsman's Royal Manor
664 Off Strip
Boulder Hwy
St. Tropez
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
Suites at Echelon
2010 650 North Strip Boyd Gaming BYD
Summer Bay
489 Off Strip Joe H. Scott, Sr. / RCI
Sunset Station
1997 457 Off Strip
Henderson
Station Casinos STN
Station Casinos Project 1,000 Off Strip Station Casinos STN
Stratosphere
1996 2,444 North Strip Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds (Goldman Sachs) GS
Suncoast
2000 427 Off Strip
Summerlin
Boyd Gaming (William Boyd) BYD
Skylofts
2005 51 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Terrible's
2000 400 Off Strip
Paradise Rd.
Herbst Gaming (Ed, Tim and Troy Herbst) Private
THEhotel
2004 1,122 South Strip MGM MIRAGE (Kirk Kerkorian) MGM
Treasure Island "TI"
1993 2,885 North Strip Phil Ruffin Private
Tropical Bay-A Bay Resorts
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
Tropicana
1957 1,876 South Strip Onex Corp. through Tropicana Las Vegas Inc. Private
Trump
(Condo-hotel)
2007 1,282 North Strip Trump Entertainment (Donald Trump) reportedly for sale
And Phil Ruffin
Private
Tuscany
2001 716 Off Strip
Flamingo Rd.
Heers Family Trust (Charles and Marilyn Heers) Private
Vacation Village at the Jockey Club
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
The Venetian
1999 3,014 North Strip Las Vegas Sands (Sheldon Adelson) LVS
Venezia
2003 1,013 North Strip Las Vegas Sands (Sheldon Adelson) LVS
Viva
? 5,200 West of Strip Three-hotel project by Station Casinos
Westin Casuarina
1979, remodeled 2003 816 Off Strip
Flamingo Rd.
Columbia Sussex Corp through CP Las Vegas LLC Private
WorldMark
(Timeshare)
? ? ? RCI? Timeshare
Wynn Las Vegas
2005 2,701 North Strip Wynn Resorts (Steve Wynn) WYNN
Wynn Golf Course Redevelopment 2010 5,000 North Strip Wynn Resorts (Steve Wynn) WYNN



Notes:

  • Bally's was opened as the original MGM Grand Hotel (1973). After Kirk Kerkorian sold the hotel to Bally Manufacturing, it was renamed Bally Grand (1986) and Bally's (1996). It may be imploded and rebranded as a Horseshoe.
  • Bill's Gamblin' Hall was previously known as Barbary Coast. The hotel was acquired from Boyd Gaming in March 2007 in a land swap for Westward Ho.
  • Binion's dropped "Horseshoe" from its name in 2005. The hotel was owned by Horseshoe founder Benny Binion, then his daughter Becky Binion Behnen, then Harrah's Entertainment (2004), then MTR Gaming (2005).
  • Budget Suites Las Vegas was originally known as Malibu Bay. There were once Budget Suites locations at Boulder Strip, Flamingo, Paradise and Stardust.
  • Encore has also been known as Wynn North.
  • Conrad Las Vegas proposed but cancelled in 2007.
  • Fitzgerald's was previously known as Sundance (1979-1987).
  • Golden Nugget has 1,907 rooms and is adding a 400-room tower (2008).
  • Hard Rock Hotel: Morgans agreed to buy the hotel from Peter Morton in May 2006. In 2007, Morgans announced an expansion with two new towers, increasing the room count from 647 to about 1,500 by 2009.
  • Hooter's was originally opened in 1974 as a 322-room Howard Johnson motel. New names followed: 20th Century, Treasury, Pacifica, and San Remo (1989-2007).
  • Imperial Palace (1979-2007, 2,640 rooms) was bought in 2005 by Harrah's for $370 million from the estate of Ralph Engelstad. It may be redeveloped.
  • Lady Luck was opened in 1964 as Honest John's (a newsstand and smoke shop), renamed Lady Luck in 1968. Hotel rooms were added in 1972, 1983 and 1989. Owners were Andy Tompkins (1964-2000), Isle of Capri Casinos (2000-2003), Steadfast Cos. (2003-2005).
  • Las Vegas Hilton was opened as the International Hotel (1969-1971). Renamed in 1971.
  • Loews Lake Las Vegas was previously the Hyatt Lake Las Vegas (1999-2007).
  • Main Street Station originally opened in 1991, closed in 1992, and was remodeled and reopened in 1996.
  • Mandalay Bay room count includes THEhotel and the Four Seasons.
  • Maxim (300 hotel rooms + 1,860 condo-hotel rooms) was announced in 2006 but abandoned and the land sold to MGM Mirage. Was to be owned by Concord Wilshire Partners with the name licensed from Dennis Publishing Inc.
  • The New Frontier (984 rooms) was sold in 2007 by Phil Ruffin to Elad Properties, which plans a 3,500-room replacement based on New York's Plaza hotel. The New Frontier was known as the Last Frontier (1942-1955), New Frontier (1955-1967), The Frontier (1967-1999). Named the New Frontier since 1999.
  • Palace Station was previously known as Bingo Palace (1976-1984).
  • Paramount Vegas is proposed for the site of the old Klondike Inn (153 rooms, 1962-2006).
  • Planet Hollywood was previously known as the (new) Aladdin (2000-2007). The previous Aladdin (1963-1998) was known as Tally-Ho (1963-1965), King's Crown (1965-1966), and Aladdin (1966-1998).
  • Plaza was known as Union Hotel (1970-1971), Union Plaza (1971-1992), Jackie Gaughan's Plaza (1992-2005). Named the Plaza since 2005.
  • Project CityCenter: The main hotel has not yet been named.
  • Rio was built and originally owned by the Marnell Family. Sold to Harrah's in 1999.
  • The Tropicana was agreed to be bought by Columbia Sussex from Aztar in May 2006.
  • Sahara was owned by Bill Bennett, then his son, William Gordon operating as Gordon Gaming. In March 2007, Gordon agreed to sell the hotel for an undisclosed sum to SBE and Stockbridge.
  • Silverton was known as Boomtown (1994-1998).
  • South Point was bought by Michael Gaughan in 2006. It was previously owned by Boyd Gaming and called Sout Coast.
  • Stratosphere was opened as Vegas World (1979-1995). Bought by Carl Icahn's AREP in 1998, sold to Goldman Sachs' Whitehall Street Real Estate Funds in 2007.
  • Westin Casuarina was formerly the Maxim (1979-2001, 795 rooms). Remodeled and reopened in 2003 with 825 rooms.
  • W Las Vegas was proposed but cancelled in 2007. See Edge Group.
  • Wynn Las Vegas was called "Le Reve" during development. Encore was called "Wynn North" and "Encore at Wynn" during development.


Closed since 2005:

  • Boardwalk (1968-2007, 654 rooms, also known as the Holiday Inn) closed in January 2006 and was imploded in May 2006 to make way for Project CityCenter (2009). Was last owned by MGM Mirage.
  • Bourbon Street (1980-2005) was closed Oct 2005. Opened as the Shenandoah and was owned, for a time, by Mr. Las Vegas himself, Wayne Newton. Harrah's may replace with a boutique hotel.
  • Castaways (1954-2004) was closed in January 2004 due to bankruptcy. Opened as the Desert Showboat Motoro Inn and later known simply as the Showboat (500 rooms?). Demolition started in July 2005 and the tower may be imploded in 2006. Station Casions bought the property in 2004 and may build a new gaming project on the site.
  • Golden Palm Hotel closed in March, 2007. The site is for sale, according to owner Marvin Lipschultz.
  • Greek Isles (206 rooms), once owned by Chicago-based Mark IV Realty (which operated the Greek Isles under Convention Center Drive, LLC.). Greek Isles was previously known as the Royal American (1970s-1982), Paddlewheel (1983 or 1986-1993), Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel (1993-1997), sold to World Wrestling Federation hotel (1999-2000), Convention Center Drive Hotel (1999-2000), Greek Isles Hotel Casino (2001-).
  • Klondike (153 rooms) closed 2006. Proposed replacement: Paramount Vegas.
  • Nevada Hotel (160 rooms) closed in 2006.
  • Quality Inn Key Largo (1981-2005) closed in January 2005. Previously owned by The Robert L. Mayer Trust of 1982, based in Newport Beach, Calif. New owners may be Brett Johnson and John Gilbert. The site is planned to become a 196-foot condominium tower with 905 units and a 70-foot hotel tower with 344 rooms.
  • Stardust (1958-2007, 1,500 rooms, owned by Boyd Gaming) was demolished in 2007 to make way for Echelon Place (2010). The Stardust opened in 1958 with 1,032 rooms, and was bought by Boyd Gaming in 1985. It was imploded on March 13, 2007.
  • Westward Ho (1965-2005) closed in November 2005. It was bought in 2005 by a limited liability company including condominium and resort home developer Centex Destination Properties for $146 million. The 15-acre site (by Circus Circus) was going to be developed with hotels, condos and an observation wheel by Voyager Entertainment International, Inc. But it was bought in October 2006 by Harrah's and traded with Boyd to become part of Echelon Place.

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