It's hard to miss The Cosmopolitan Hotel, 52-stories high and located in the middle of the Las Vegas strip. This modern hotel features three rooftop pools with different themes, and one of the pools also has a sand volleyball court. Each room has its own terrace and the furnishings are high-class with clean lines. With a spa on the premises as well as two tennis courts and six restaurants, rooms start at $250 a night.
Donald Trump who is known for his love of fine things owns the Trump International Hotel and Tower. It is no wonder then this hotel is 5-star. More than 1,200 rooms line the 64-story hotel, 50 of which are penthouse suites with floor to ceiling windows. This is the least expensive of the five-star hotels, with rooms from $99. Each room has the latest high-tech electronics and the entire hotel is smoke-free. The hotel is adjacent to the Fashion Show Mall and for those who want to stay poolside, all the cabanas are air-conditioned.
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas
3708 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Las Vegas , NV 89109
702-698-7000
cosmopolitanvegas.com
Trump International Hotel and Tower Las Vegas
2000 Fashion Show Drive
Las Vegas , NV 89109
702-982-0000
trumplasvegashotel.com
Red Rock Casino Resort and Spa has only deluxe rooms and each one has a view of either Red Rock Canyon or the Las Vegas Strip. Room rates start at $120 a night. This resort is billed as ultra-modern and is located 12 miles from the downtown strip. It features a three-acre pool backyard, nine restaurants and a dance club. The casino lounges also have nightly entertainment.
Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort is a few more miles from Las Vegas but visitors get both the beauty of the desert and the recreation available at the lake. Prices are on the upper end for inexpensive five-star hotels, starting at $250. The hotel is decorated in a Moroccan theme with an 18-hole golf course and private dining rooms. For parents who want to enjoy the 11 treatment rooms in the hotel's spa, there is a babysitting service on site. This five-star resort is ideal for business, with a multitude of banquet and meeting space. Guest can rent paddleboats, canoes and other water items to use on the lake.
Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa
11011 W. Charleston Avenue
Las Vegas , NV 89135
702-797-7777
redrocklasvegas.com
Loews Lake Las Vegas Resort
101 Montelago Blvd.
Henderson , NV 89011
702-567-6000
loewshotels.com/en/Lake-Las-Vegas-Resort
The Venetian hotel, styled after the streets and architecture of Venice, has a lot to offer families with children. This all-suite hotel stands on the original site of the The Sands hotel and has 19 restaurants, an indoor piazza lined with shops and gondola rides in the outdoor canals. The standard rooms are larger than the average hotel room, at 700 square feet, so families don't feel cramped. Guest pay more for the extra room and the amenities, with room rates starting at $300. Parents can take kids to enjoy the free artist entertainment by the shops, visit the Houdini Museum and magic shop or have a celebrity encounter in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
The Four Seasons Las Vegas is the ideal choice for five-star quality aimed at families. This non-gaming hotel is located in the Mandalay Bay Resort complex on the upper levels of the tower. It has a separate entrance and the refined elegance of the boutique hotel is enhanced by the kid-friendly service. It serves cookies and milk to guests on arrival, room service has a kid's menu and the bathrooms are stocked with rub toys. Families traveling with babies receive a complimentary basket of essentials that includes diapers. Room rates begin at $199. It does not have a casino but it is on Las Vegas Boulevard next to several gaming establishments.
Venetian
3355 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas , NV 89109
702.414.1000
venetian.com
Four Seasons Las Vegas
3960 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas , NV 89119
702-632-5000
fourseasons.com/lasvegas/
