Travel Advice to Las Vegas

1. Limousine Shuttle

You have many options for getting from the airport to your hotel. Shuttle buses cost $5 to Strip hotels and $7 to downtown hotels per person (but it can take over an hour to get to your hotel). Taking a taxi will cost you about $15 to Strip hotels and over $20 to downtown hotels (but you will get to your hotel much sooner). Limousines cost $55 to $65. If you are in a group of six people (or you can get a group of six together from your flight while waiting at the baggage carousel), splitting this fee six ways comes out to about $10 a person. Note that all six people will have to be going to hotels in the same general area.

The ground transportation diagram on the Diagrams page will show you where the shuttle bus and limos are located at both airport terminals.

If you decide to take a cab to your Strip hotel, be sure to tell the driver "don't take the freeway." Some less-than-honest cab drivers will take a round-about freeway route which will raise your fare from less than $15 to over $20.

2. Remote Check-In

If you're staying at Harrahs hotels, Caesars Palace, Flamingo, the Hilton, MGM Grand, New York New York, or Paris you can check into your hotel at the airport while you are waiting for your bags in the baggage claim area of Terminal 1.

There are two offices with registration desks just off the "Carousels 1-8" area. One handles check-ins for MGM Grand and New York New York (9 am to11 pm), while the other handles check-ins for the Park Place properties (all the others mentioned above - 9 am to 1 am). You register and get your room key there and when you arrive at your hotel you can go straight to your room.

You can find these remote hotel registration desks are shown on the ground transportation signs at the airport.

3. Late Check-Out

Check-out time at most hotels is 12p.m. However, most offer a "late check out" service for a price. If your flight doesn't leave until late in the evening, using this late check-out option can give you another all-nighter at the tables or another day of sunning out by the pool. Simply ask a front desk clerk for check-out times and costs.

If you use a players card for the hotel because you were getting your black jack play or slot machine play rated, ask about getting this late check-out as a comp.