I've only been to Vegas twice, so I may not be an expert, but I don't think there is such a thing as a "best hotel" or "best price" in LV. Prices can change by the minute. You may see the same hotel room change $100+ per night during a stay - all has to do with supply and demand.

Best hotel is going to change for everyone. Some are very nice, like the Bellagio, Venetian, etc. and some have reputations as dumps - there is every extreme. Personally I only spend 5 or 6 hours a day in the room, most of which is sleeping. As long as it is clean and quiet, I'm happy. I would rather gamble my money than pay for an expensive room I use to sleep and shower.

Best bet is to search all of the vegas websites out there and decide for yourself based on the reviews. Cheapovegas is a great site. alt.vacation.las-vegas on usenet is useful, but contains a lot of off topic garbage you have to wade through.

For pricing make sure you check around. You will get different prices from the hotel 800 number, their website, expedia (and others), and travel agents. Not to plug cheapovegas too much, but they do a good job explaining how to find the cheapest rates. Make sure you follow the big empire link for all of the trip reports and other fun stuff.

Only 6 1/2 weeks to my next visit.

Tom