Las Vegas Hotel SpecialsLas Vegas is a super popular vacation destination, but compared to other destinations, the hotel room rates are very inexpensive. Of course there are plenty of places that are known as exclusive, and charge premium rates. But fortunate for us fans of Las Vegas, is possible to get some excellent rates on hotel rooms, if you know where and when to look. The first thing to rely this is that Las Vegas is an extremely popular destination for weekend getaways, and as a result the occupancy rate for hotels averages an incredible 92% on weekends. Weekdays are too shabby either, averaging 83%. So don't think that just because there are literally hundreds of thousands of hotel rooms in Las Vegas, that it will always be easy to find a vacancy. However, with the soft economy and over 35,000 new rooms planned to be added in the next few years, you will find more Las Vegas hotel specials than perhaps in previous years. Most tech savvy people will come to the Internet as a first step in finding Las Vegas hotel specials. This can definitely be a source of good rates, but it may also be a source of overwhelm and confusion. One website we have found to be a huge time and money saver when searching for the latest and greatest hotel specials is LasVegasDirect.com. You can also check with the hotels themselves -- a good place to start for cheap rates on the Strip is with the Stratosphere, then Circus Circus, then the Sahara. Downtown you should start with the El Cortez and the Western if you're strictly looking for low rates. You should also keep in mind that weekdays are much cheaper than weekends, and you should also know that when the big conventions are in town, or when the Rodeo or some other large event is happening, rooms will not only get expensive, they will get very scarce as well. Wintertime is an excellent time to find hotel room specials, as crowds are thinner. Just watch out for The Consumer Electronics Show in January and Super Bowl weekend. If you are a gambler, you should call the hotel and asked them if they have a gambler's rate. This can save you considerable amounts of money. If you belong to the slots club of a casino, mention that and you can possibly get discounts as well. And when you are in Las Vegas, join as many slots clubs as possible to get on their mailing list for all of the discounts. |