There are several ways to get a cheap rate in Las Vegas, particularly at hotels. I am providing the following information to show you ideas of was you can get to Las Vegas and stay in a cheap hotel.

Let me tell you something. I got in the travel industry a while back. It wasn’t long before I had all these people calling me to book, and I was like man I want to go to these places. Well, with all the places I have been Las Vegas is the most fun. Let me also tell you that I am not a gambler. I just had a blast in Las Vegas in the warm temperatures seeing all the sites. Plus I got a huge discount on my hotel.

The first tip is to go directly to the hotel’s website. You can sign up for a mailing list or a guest book on each of them. They will usually send you deals on the rooms and you can get a cheap room directly from the hotel.

Always plan your trip on a weekday. This is when the demand is low and the hotels are giving away rooms at cheap rates. They usually take their prices up on the weekends. Sometimes the prices go up as early as Thursday depending on the demand. The best day to get there is usually a Tuesday then you can leave on Thursday or Friday. When the demand is low, you get the cheapest rate. I also would suggest that you check out Allegiant Air. If you are near one of their terminals, you can get a really good rate on a flight to Las Vegas.

There are also several websites that advertise cheap hotels or discount hotels. These are the exact same rooms you can get from a hotel directly. What these sites do is buy in bulk. They call the hotel and strike a deal to book a certain amount of rooms every day for a discounted rate. They then mark up the rate but still keep it lower than the rate from the hotel directly. They then sell the room to you at a discount. They earn their money on difference in the price they sell the room to you and what they get it from the hotel for. These sites involve the least amount of work when it comes to finding great rates.

There are so many places to stay that I can’t even begin to say which is better. My preference is to stay center strip. I never recommend the Stratosphere simply because it is in very North Las Vegas and is far away from everything. It is cheap, however. I like to stay center strip and there are many hotels at good rates there. There is the Paris, The Flamingo and Bally’s. They are all decent hotels but have different price rates. The cheapest nice hotel I could recommend is the Flamingo. There is also Bill’s Gamblin Hall & Saloon which is in prime location, but has received some bad reviews. I am curious to see if it is really that bad, however, since it is a Harrah’s property.

Going to Las Vegas is exciting, and not near as expensive as one may think. The key is to book a hotel and then continue to shop. Using a hotel discount website is your best bet. Usually up until check in, if you find a lower rate, they will match it. If you don’t book something and just shop around, chances are rates will go up. As occupancy increases for the dates you are going, so do prices. That is supply and demand. My suggestion book your discount hotel as soon as you decide to go, then watch for price decreases and call your booking agent to match it!