The busy, main thoroughfare of Rancho Drive goes through the heart of Las Vegas. From its northern point as part of Route 599, also known as the Tonopah Highway, the road winds for seven miles from the outskirts of town to downtown Las Vegas. The street has several hotels, and a few others are right off of Rancho Drive, close to the casinos of Las Vegas' world-famous Strip.
Fiesta Rancho is a large casino, resort and hotel located just south of the North Las Vegas Airport and at the northern edge of Rancho Drive. An old-west cowboy theme defines is prevalent throughout the hotel. The casino is located adjacent to the SOBE Ice Arena, an NHL-sized skating rink. The property has views of the desert mountains that surround the Las Vegas metropolitan area.
Located near the transition of the Tonopah Highway into Rancho Drive, Santa Fe Station was named the best of Las Vegas' local casinos by the Las Vegas Review Journal in 2008. Live concerts play regularly in the formidably sized Chrome Showroom. Sante Fe Station is distinguishable from other hotels and casinos of its sort for its emphasis on family entertainment; the resort has a kids center, movie theater and bowling alley.
Owned and operated by Station Casinos, Texas Station is located immediately off of Rancho Drive, just a few blocks walk from the Las Vegas Strip, the four-mile stretch containing the brightest and biggest casinos in the city. A gambling hall and hotel, Texas Station also features a variety of restaurants, including a Texas Star Oyster Bar, Austins Steakhouse and San Lorenzo's Italian dining. The Dallas Ballroom accommodates up to 1,100 guests, and is frequently used for business meetings, wedding receptions and other large events.
Palace Station is a hotel and casino with a theme of a king's court and kingdom. Hotel accommodations are divided between rooms in the courtyard and the tower. The tower offers sprawling vistas of the Las Vegas Strip and the mountain landscape that surrounds the city. Palace Station is a local's casino, and features traditional, full-sized baccarat tables. Palace Station is well known for its budget-friendly room rates. It is also the location of the 2007 robbery and kidnapping that landed famed athlete O.J. Simpson in prison.
