Lost with hotels

[Mr.Vegas]

Depends on the budget that you have with your buddies. My personal preference for the modern amenities that you are looking for would be Aria and/or Cosmo. Aria, if you want the casino floor as well. During the nights, most of the younger crowd will start flocking to the hotel that houses the club they are going to that night. So you can't really go wrong with a lot of the hotels with big named clubs. For example:

- Wynn/Encore is further down the strip, but classy modern rooms which has the major clubs like Surrender, XS, Tryst
- MGM Grand is awesome if you stay at the Sky Suites, but if not, and if you guys are okay with the rooms not being the most updated, Hakk is downstairs and is one of the top 5 ultra clubs in Vegas for sure
- Palazzo/Tao is still a great place to stay in my opinion and of course has Tao, which is still a great place, but not a major club like XS, Hakk, and likely Omnia will be

If you have the money, go get a suite at the Aria or Cosmo. You won't have problems with the girl situation either, haha. Although if you stay at the bungalow to West End Penthouses at Cosmo, you may get a butler that will charge you if you bring your own liquor. Corkage fees can be up to $150 per bottle (or more).

Hope this helps!

[mmmathew84]

I recommend keeping it simple and not fretting over which room to book. As a travel junkie, I spend wayyyyy too much time trying to find the perfect room / location / rate. After 8 or so trips to Vegas, i just book the cheapest I can find on the strip. My criteria: immediately on the strip, somewhere north of Excalubur and Tropicana, and south of Treasure Island. Big fan of just low ball bidding on Priceline.