The holiday season is always a prime time to find a low room rate in Las Vegas. Last week the researchers at the Las Vegas Advisor canvassed every casino in town, looking for the best leads on lodging in December.
The rates below were available either by consulting casino websites, using third-party reservations facilities, or the reservation codes on LasVegasAdvisor.com. Even if you don’t use the Internet, the list serves as a guide to possible ow rates you can get by phone. This year’s period of deepest discounts runs Dec. 15-24. All told, 45 casinos have rooms going for under $40 this year. Here’s the lineup (rates change often and are not guaranteed).
Under $20 Club: Fiesta Rancho, Palace Station, The Quad, Riviera, Santa Fe Station.
Under $30 Club: Arizona Charlie’s Boulder, Boulder Station, Circus Circus, Clarion, The D, Downtown Grand, El Cortez, Excalibur, Fiesta Henderson, Flamingo, Four Queens, Gold Coast, Golden Gate, Harrah’s, Hooters, Plaza, Rio, Sam’s Town, Silver Sevens, Sunset Station, Texas Station, Wild Wild West.
Under $40 Club: Arizona Charlie’s Decatur, Artisan, Bally’s, California, Ellis Island Super 8, Fremont, Gold Strike, Golden Nugget, Luxor, Main Street Station, Monte Carlo, Orleans, Palms, Silverton, Stratosphere, Suncoast, TI, Tuscany.
QUESTION: Which casino has the "Underwater Santa"?
ANSWER: Silverton’s Underwater Santa dons scuba gear and poses for pictures in the 117,000-gallon aquarium with 4,000 tropical fish, sharks and stingrays on Saturdays and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Dec.
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