Best Kid-Friendly Hotels in Las Vegas
Sin City might not seem an obvious choice for a family vacation. But Las Vegas probably has more PG-rated entertainment, spectacles, and attractions than any city in the country save Orlando. Some Vegas resorts make a better family choice than others, of course. Our favorites offer cribs and other necessary amenities; great pools; kid-oriented attractions; rooms big enough to fit extra family members; a minimum of in-your-face sexuality and drunken debauchery; and in some cases even camps and other organized activities for kids.
1.
Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino
Kids are sure to love the Shark Reef Aquarium, which in addition to sharks features endangered green sea turtles, piranha, rare golden crocodiles, moon jellies, sawfish, and giant rays. The huge pool complex includes a large wave pool and a lazy river. Abundant kid-friendly food options at the hotel's 20 restaurants.
2.
The Mirage
The Mirage has endless ways to keep kids entertained, including the nightly eruptions of the hotel's signature man-made volcano and the lions and dolphins at Siefried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat. The entertainment options, likeCirque du Soleil shows and performances by puppeteer Terry Fator, are relatively wholesome compared to some of Vegas' other offerings. And there's a kids' menu at California Pizza Kitchen and kid-friendly fare at Carnegie Delicatessen and Paradise Cafe.
3.
MGM Grand Hotel & Casino
MGM Grand's 6.6-acre, five-pool complex features a long, winding river pool with waterfalls and fun, cave-like grottos. At the Rainforest Cafe, kids will enjoy the rainforest decor, periodic mist showers (don't worry, not as wet as it sounds), and animatronic gorillas; for real, live animals, they can check out the hotel's lion habitat.
4.
Excalibur Hotel And Casino
A SpongeBob SquarePants movie and ride, the Tournament of Kings jousting dinner show, the Fantasy Faire arcade, and accomodations in a medieval-style castle make Excalibur one of the best family-friendly hotels in the city.
5.
Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas
This non-gaming, non-smoking property is a mellow, family-friendly luxury option just off of the Strip. Parents of infants can request cribs, bottle warmers and sterilizers, blankets, bibs, diapers, and baby toiletries from housekeeping, and the Trump Kids program provides terrycloth slippers, board games, books, toys, and a map of Las Vegas for children. All rooms come with queen-size sleeper sofas and kitchenettes.
6.
New York New York Hotel & Casino
The hotel's signature feature is it's 67-mph roller coaster that takes off from the lobby and wraps around the hotel. The hotel also houses one of the biggest arcades in Las Vegas, and walking through the faux New York City neighborhoods and eateries is a little like walking through a Disneyland village.
7.
Paris Las Vegas
The Paris doesn't have New York New York's roller coaster, Excalibur's SpongeBob ride, or MGM's lions, but families still fill the place, trooping up the 460-foot-high Eiffel Tower Experience for the exhilarating views (behind a safety grate) and munching on pastries from Le Notre. Kid-friendly restaurants abound: Singing waiters dressed like French peasants dish out pizza and pasta at French-Italian Le Provencal; Le Village Buffet hooks kids up with $9.99 breakfasts and $3 off lunch and dinner. Luxury and Premium rooms come with two queens or one king-size bed. Cribs are free; rollaways are $30 a night. Each suite comes with just one king bed, but guests can request connecting suites.
8.
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
- Price: $70/night
- Pearls: Rating: 4.0 Pearls
- Location: Downtown/Fremont Street, Las Vegas
Kids will love the Tank pool; it's pretty hard to beat a three-story water slide that runs through a shark tank. They'll also probably like the the arcade, the light show right outside the front door, and the pizza, hot dogs and hamburgers available at the Grille.
9.
Hilton Grand Vacations Club On The Las Vegas Strip
The Hilton Grand Vacations Club is targeted toward families, and lacks the smokey casino and adult entertainment found at other hotels on the Strip. The three-and-a-half-foot-deep pool with spray fountains is popular with children, and there's an activity lounge with table tennis, billiards, chess, foosball, and several board games. Sleeping arrangements are perfect for families of four or five -- the rooms are all large suites with fully equipped kitchens and queen-size sofa beds.
10.
Cancun Resort
- Price: $204/night
- Pearls: Rating: 3.0 Pearls
- Location: Off The Strip, Las Vegas
With two big pools, a game room, organized kids' activities, apartment-style villas, and little sign of Vegas-style, adults-only activity, this place is all about bringing the kids. The large pool is a kid paradise, with a large Mayan pyramid at the center, slides, and a waterfall.
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