Have gone pop-eyed reading all the reviews of the hotels in Las Vegas. Other than using Priceline which I have never tried, what is the best way to book? Does the official las Vegas website have links to the hotel websites?
This may be a stupid question, but how does anyone get any sleep? Are all the rooms triple glazed and air conditioned or does that depend on the hotel? I am prepared to spend extra (not top end though) to avoid too much unnecessary noise so if anyone has any recommendations that would be great. Many thanks!

Hilary,
Are you expecting a "Mardi Gras" experience? We've stayed all over the strip & never heard noise through the windows.

Try calling the hotels directly; or take a look at cheapovegas.com.

Have a good time.

I always look on tripadvisor for reviews and then I book directly through the hotel website.

I've never heard any noise in the hotel room from the strip, so you don't have to worry about that.

Mid-range you might want to try Paris or TI. By "top end" I assume you mean Bellagio, Venetian, etc?

If anything, I try to book a package (flight + hotel) with a travel company (regular or online). Usually the Vegas packages are very reasonable!

I can't think of a hotel that would have any street noise; the towers where the rooms are tend to be well removed from the street, with double-paned windows and nice HVAC running (desert heat during the summer, desert chill during the winter), so that's a non-issue. Now, drunks banging around in the halls-- that's a different thing. Best thing for that: Book a classy hotel.

Wynn, Bellagio and the Venetian duke it out around fodors.com for "Best Room in Vegas". I usually stay at Mirage, which is swanky enough with a high level of service and the best location possible.

If you're trying to get "budget Vegas" hints, may I suggest:

www.cheapovegas.com

We go to Vegas often and I always book directly with the hotel using their website. If the rate goes down (occasionally that happens) call the hotel directly and they will adjust your reservation to reflect the lower rate. Just type in the name of the hotel you are interested in and its website will pop up.

Everything indoors in Vegas is air-conditioned you need not worry about that. As for street noise/whatever you cannot hear it inside your hotel room. Any of the hotel we've stayed in have had dark drapes so you can shut out the sun if you want to sleep in.

I'm not saying you won't hear some plumbing noises or doors closing (regular hotel noises) even in the most expensive places, but overall we have never experienced any real noise and we have been going to Vegas several times a year for decades

By the way, take whatever you read on tripadvisor.com with a grain of salt. Some people complain about the darndest things ... sometimes I think if I will read one more time that there was no coffee/tea making device in the room I will scream (It's Vegas, they do not want you drinking coffee in your room !!!)

Lori~me too, can I scream with you ...I used to work front desk on the Strip and NO there are no mini bars in the rooms here either!

Like others have mentioned best hotel rates are usually found by booking directly with the hotel.

If you are concerned about noise in your room, avoid New York, New York. The roller coaster can easily be heard from any room. It didn't bother me much, but I've heard complaints from others. I don't remember the hours it runs, but if you go to bed early or want to sleep in, you'll probably hear it.

If you have never been to Las Vegas, you will be surprised how huge the hotels are and how far most hotels are from each other.

Hotel rooms are usually in towers the equivalent of two city blocks or more away from The Strip.

This is why noise is not a problem (unless you book a room under a roller coaster).

On my last trip to Las Vegas, Travelocity had the best deal by far the hotel I wanted (the Hilton by the convention center). I saved over half off the next best deal, which was at the hotel's website.

Keith

I actually stopped in Vegas on Saturday night and was curious about prices and stopped at Monte Carlo. The guy at the front desk was very nice and told us all the rates of the main hotels on the strip and how much vacancy they had. We also went up and looked through the hotel and it seemed very nice. It's obviously very possible that you won't get the same helpful guy, but it seemed like a very nice, organized hotel and just by the other main ones- Bellagio, NY, NY, Paris, Caesar's Palace, etc

Without a doubt, the Wynn has the best rooms on the Strip.

Find the lowest rate online, then call directly.

We go to Vegas all the time and have stayed at several different hotels. It really depends on what you are doing if you want to be more in a central location (we prefer) the Mirage, Venetian, Caesars(great shopping, shows and places to eat) are all great. If you want to be a little more off the center of the strip MGM and Mandaly Bay are nice. All that I have been to are quiet on the inside.

Vegasnative: I'm confused. I've stayed at both the Bellagio and Venetian recently and both had fully-stocked mini-bars in the rooms.

As for the lack of a coffee maker, that is so true. It drives my hubby, the coffee addict, nuts to have to call Room Service at all hours just to get a pot of coffee.

Some of the hotels are finally putting coffee makers in the rooms. But they'd much rather have you LEAVE the room in search of coffee - and bump into that big casino just waiting for you!

The lack of a coffee maker is a non-issue for me. When I see a Starbucks downstairs I cannot wait to get up and get a cup of java. You can have those horrible in the room coffee makers. They are awful without cream or half and half who needs them??

And those things are disgusting bacteria farms.

Arrange the night before for coffee to arrive via room service, or go downstairs.

Hate the in-room coffee makers too. And where do they usually put them...in the bathroom. Yuck!
Agree with other posters about noise, I've never had a problem in any Las Vegas hotel.
I would go to the various hotel web sites, for booking avail/price. Some may have promos including upgrades, meals, etc. You didn't mention your price range. Grouping the hotels by price is probably something like Wynn/Bellagio/Venetian/Mandalay, Cesears/Mirage/MGM, Paris/Flamingo/TI, Excalibur/Luxor/Harrahs. You may be surprised by prices depending on days of week, time of year, availability, etc.