The 6 best luxury hotels in Las Vegas

Bellagio

Centre Strip · Las Vegas Boulevard

Bellagio opened in 1998 and took its look from the villages of Lake Como. It is still the hotel most people picture when they think of a smart Las Vegas stay.

The famous fountains dance in the lake out front every evening, and inside you walk under Dale Chihuly's glass-flower ceiling to the Conservatory, restyled for every season.

• Fountains of Bellagio on the doorstep
• Chihuly glass ceiling in the lobby
• Conservatory & Botanical Gardens
• Book a fountain-view room

Wynn Las Vegas

North Strip · Las Vegas Boulevard

Wynn's curved bronze tower opened in 2005 and has held its place as one of the most refined addresses on the Strip ever since.

Rooms are big with floor-to-ceiling windows, service is sharp, and the Lake of Dreams show plays out behind the restaurants after dark.

• Opened 2005
• Floor-to-ceiling windows
• Lake of Dreams light show
• Own golf course

Encore at Wynn Las Vegas

North Strip · next door to Wynn

Encore is Wynn's younger sister tower, opened in 2008 and joined to it inside, so you share all the restaurants and shops.

Most rooms are suites, and on summer weekends Encore Beach Club turns the pool into one of the city's best-known day parties.

• Suite-style rooms
• Encore Beach Club
• Linked to Wynn indoors
• Quieter North Strip

The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Centre Strip · beside Bellagio

The Cosmopolitan opened in 2010 and is the rare Las Vegas hotel where many rooms come with their own private terrace.

Ask for a terrace facing Bellagio and you can watch the fountains from your room, then head down to the Chandelier, a bar set inside three storeys of crystal strands.

• Private terraces in many rooms
• Bellagio fountain views
• The Chandelier bar
• Buzzy, younger crowd

Caesars Palace

Centre Strip · Las Vegas Boulevard

Caesars Palace has been the Strip's Roman empire since 1966: marble, statues, fountains and a sense of occasion you only get in Las Vegas.

The Colosseum hosts the headline residencies, the Forum Shops are on site, and the Garden of the Gods pools are a proper summer escape.

• Open since 1966
• The Colosseum shows
• Forum Shops
• Garden of the Gods pools

There are several towers at very different price points, so check which one you're booking.

Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas

Centre Strip · CityCenter

The Waldorf Astoria has no casino at all, which is exactly why people choose it. You arrive at a calm Sky Lobby on the 23rd floor, high above the noise.

Rooms look out over the Strip or the mountains, and the spa is one of the best in the city. It's a fine base if you want the Strip without living on the casino floor.

• No casino, no smoke
• 23rd-floor Sky Lobby
• Strip and mountain views
• Destination spa