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# Las Vegas — Where to Stay (shortlist)
# Las Vegas — Where to Stay (booked + alternatives)
*Candidate accommodation for the Vegas leg. Nothing booked yet.*
**Booked:** [Wyndham Desert Rose Resort 2BR Apartment](bookings/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md), reserved by KT. Alternatives are retained below for reference until the free-cancellation deadline.
**Dates:** Wed Sep 30 → Sat Oct 3 (3 nights)
**Guests:** 4 adults (2 couples) → 2 hotel rooms, or one 2-bedroom suite
**Car available** — the group drives in from LA on Sep 30. KT & VT fly from LAS on Oct 3, while MS starts the drive back to San Francisco and returns the car at SFO on Oct 4. **Position on the Strip still matters, but hotel parking must now be included in every comparison.**
> **Prices below are all-in** — Booking.com totals including taxes and resort fees, for the whole group (2 rooms or 1 unit), Sep 30 – Oct 3. Booking quotes in CAD; USD converted at ~0.72.
> **Prices below are all-in.** The comparison rates are Booking.com totals including taxes and resort fees for the whole group (2 rooms or 1 unit), Sep 30–Oct 3. Most comparison quotes were shown in CAD and converted at ~0.72. The booked Wyndham confirmation shows approximately CHF 509 and states that the property will charge in USD; the confirmed cancellation amount is US$630.
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> ⚠️ **Parking** still varies: free where marked; MGM/Caesars properties (Excalibur, Luxor, Horseshoe, Flamingo, Signature) charge extra per night with the fee set at the property.
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## Potential winners
## Booked choice and leading alternatives
1. **[Horseshoe](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/bally-s-las-vegas-casino.html)** — centre Strip at the Flamingo Rd corner, next to Paris, fountains across the road. $1,025 all-in + paid parking. Free cancellation until **Sep 28**, pay at the property.
2. **[Flamingo](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/flamingo-casino.html)** — same intersection, LINQ/High Roller behind it. $1,274 all-in + paid parking. Free cancellation until **Sep 28**, pay at the property — but only 1 room left at that rate.
3. **[Wyndham Desert Rose 2BR](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/wyndham-desert-rose-resort-2br-apartment-with-resort-access.html)** — Harmon Ave, one block behind the Strip, ~15-min walk to the centre. $630 all-in, 2 bed/2 bath + kitchen, free parking. ⚠️ Cancellation terms TBC — few units, so it can sell out (the Grand Desert villa already did).
1. **✅ [Wyndham Desert Rose 2BR](bookings/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md) — BOOKED.** $630, 2 bedrooms/2 bathrooms + kitchen, free parking. Free cancellation through **Sep 15**; US$630 cancellation charge from Sep 16.
2. **[Horseshoe](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/bally-s-las-vegas-casino.html)** — centre Strip at the Flamingo Rd corner, next to Paris, fountains across the road. $1,025 all-in + paid parking. Free cancellation until **Sep 28**, pay at the property.
3. **[Flamingo](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/flamingo-casino.html)** — same intersection, LINQ/High Roller behind it. $1,274 all-in + paid parking. Free cancellation until **Sep 28**, pay at the property — but only 1 room was left at the checked rate.
**Booking strategy: book a free-cancellation rate now as a floor, then re-check prices near the date.** Vegas rates are demand-priced: megaresorts often dump unsold rooms cheaply in the final days, but one convention can triple prices instead — late Sep/Oct is peak convention season. A refundable booking captures the last-minute upside with none of the risk: if rates drop, cancel and rebook; if they spike, keep it. (The cheap Aug 30–Sep 3 prices seen earlier were day-of midweek rates in Vegas's slowest week — not representative of Wed–Sat, Sep 30–Oct 3.) Don't play this game with the Wyndham/Desert Rose suites — limited inventory, verify their cancellation terms before relying on rebooking.
The Wyndham booking now sets the price floor. Re-checking alternatives is only useful before its Sep 15 free-cancellation deadline; after that, cancellation costs the full US$630.
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| Property | Layout | **All-in 3 nights** | Rating | Note |
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| **[Desert Rose Resort](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/desert-rose-resort.html)** | 1 bed + living room | **$598** (C$831) | **9.0 (4,724)** | **NO RESORT FEE** · free parking · by far the most reviewed |
| [Wyndham Desert Rose 2BR Apartment](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/wyndham-desert-rose-resort-2br-apartment-with-resort-access.html) | 2 bed · 2 bath · 79 m² | **$630** (C$875) | 9.0 (59) | Free parking |
| **✅ [Wyndham Desert Rose 2BR Apartment](bookings/wyndham-desert-rose-las-vegas.md)** | 2 bed · 2 bath · 79 m² | **$630** (approx. CHF 509) | 9.0 (59) | **BOOKED by KT** · free parking |
| [GetAways at the Jockey Club](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/getaways-at-the-jockey-club.html) | 1 bed + living room | **$775** (C$1,076) | 9.1 (2,859) | **NO RESORT FEE** · free parking · centre Strip, next to Cosmopolitan |
| [The Signature at MGM Grand — All Suites](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/the-signature-at-mgm.html) | Suite + balcony | **$839** (C$1,166) | 8.5 (1,567) | Parking paid · non-smoking, no casino in the tower |
| ~~[Grand Desert Resort 2BR Villa](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/grand-desert-resort-2br-villa.html)~~ | 2 bed · 2 bath · 95 m² | — | 9.6 (29) | ❌ **No availability Sep 30 – Oct 3** |
**If the group would rather share one place** — the way they have all trip — [Wyndham Desert Rose 2BR](https://www.booking.com/hotel/us/wyndham-desert-rose-resort-2br-apartment-with-resort-access.html) at **$630 all-in** gives two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen for less than two rooms at any centre-Strip hotel. Desert Rose sits on Harmon Ave, a short walk east of the Strip. The Grand Desert villa dropped off — no availability for these dates any more.
**The booked choice** gives the group two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a kitchen for less than two rooms at any centre-Strip hotel. Desert Rose sits on Harmon Ave, a short walk east of the Strip, and includes free parking.
The two 1-bedroom options (Desert Rose, Jockey Club) only work if one couple takes the living room — fine for three nights, worth agreeing in advance.