Hotels - Staying in more than one hotel on your trip

If you’re in Vegas for more than a few nights, you may wish to consider staying in more than one hotel. I have done this on more than one occasion and it’s a great way for adding a bit of variation into your trip whilst sampling another resort and what it has to offer. For example, on one occasion I split a trip between the MGM Grand for 5 nights and the Venetian for 5 nights. Not only did it feel like we were almost on two ‘mini holidays’ within the same trip, it also enabled us to focus on doing things towards the south end of the strip whilst we were at the MGM, before focussing more on the north end of the strip whilst we were at the Venetian.

Whilst the only real hassle to this option is the need to re-pack and change hotels - usually involving just a 5-10 minute cab ride – you also need to consider that check-out times are usually 11am (although a courtesy call to the front-desk will usually enable you to extend this to midday without charge), whilst check-in times are usually from 2pm. However, this shouldn’t pose much problem as you may still be able to check-in and have your room assigned (you just can’t use it yet), in which can you can easily leave your luggage with left-luggage and have them bring it up to your room once you’ve actually made it to your room later in the afternoon.

If you are considering staying in multiple hotels, some general advice would be:

• Try not to stay in two hotels which are in close proximity to each other
• If you’re splitting your stay between one hotel which is considered ‘better’ than the other, if at all possible try to move from the lower class property to the better one.
• Try different combinations between the number of nights to assess the impact on total price. As a rule, prices increase dramatically on a Friday and Saturday night, therefore, you may wish to avoid staying in the ‘better’ (i.e. more expensive property) on those nights.
• Don’t change hotels too often – changing once on a 7-10 day trip is great, but changing more than once may leave you feeling like it was more hassle than it was worth.