Las Vegas - Family hotel suggestion?

A friend is travelling to Las Vegas (part of a long southwestern road trip) and needs a hotel for 3 nights, beginning on a Thursday. Kids are young, so a nice pool area is important. Being on or near the strip is not important, as they will have a rental car.

Any suggestions of nice, affordable places?

TIA.

Mandalay Bay.

A one bedroom suite at one of the Hilton Grand Vacation Clubs would be an excellent place to stay for a young family, particularly the one at the Flamingo. High quality, good value, nice pools and mom/dad and kids get their own space. Check Travelaxe.com for lower rates than the HGVC website. http://www.hgvc.com/HGVC_resorts/resorts/FlamingoHilton_NV.html Milepoint.com has particularly good deals for HGVC.

If budget is the primary concern, as far as traditional casino hotels on the Strip, Stardust http://www.vegas.com/resorts/pools/stardustpool.html and Sahara (Tangiers Tower) http://www.vegas.com/resorts/pools/saharapool.html have relatively low weekend rates with fairly good quality. Off Strip, I bet a $35/night Priceline bid in the Convention Center zone would work for something along the lines of Courtyard by Marriott on Paradise Ave. Nice rooms and a small but acceptable pool.

Other top values off strip are the Orleans http://www.vegas.com/resorts/pools/orleanspool.html and Terrible's http://www.vegas.com/resorts/pools/terriblespool.html

I wouldn't recommend Excalibur or Circus Circus, the most popular with families with young children, as they're overwhelmed with kids and the quality is low. Excalibur is very centrally located though.



[This message has been edited by mtm767 (edited 06-25-2003).]

The Sahara is right next to a big water park if they are old enough for water slides.

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"Affordable" is such a tough term to work with. Providing a budget range is also helpful.

MGM Grand is family friendly and has a giant pool complex.

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