Resort fees are a controversial topic and add to the price tag of living on the Las Vegas Strip.
Originally intended to cover amenities such as access to pools, fitness centers and wireless Internet, these mandatory fees are now a regular part of travel to Las Vegas. With costs ranging from $44 to nearly $57 per night at casino hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, resort fees can significantly add to the total cost of a stay.
Defenders of the industry practice will point to the fact that Vegas casinos routinely waive the resort fee for big spenders. Players with a mid-level and high-level casino loyalty card typically do not pay resort fees either.
Public discontent over resort fees reached a tipping point recently when the federal government weighed in on the controversial topic. Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced new rules requiring hotels to disclose resort fees in advance. Contrary to various reports, the new FTC rules do not prohibit resort fees.
Most casino hotels on the Strip have shown resort fees in their advertised rates for some time.
Here is a summary of the most recent resort fee data available for casino hotels on the Strip.
$56.69 per night
The highest daily resort fee on the Strip is at the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The $3.7 billion property opened in December 2023 and added more than 3,600 new hotel rooms for visitors to stay in.
$55 per night / $54.95 per night
The Wynn and Encore casino hotels personify the luxury of the Strip, and thus the high daily resort fee.
Four properties operated by Las Vegas-based MGM Resorts International also require this daily resort fee – Bellagio, The Cosmopolitan, Aria and the non-gaming Vdara.
Just a shade below are Caesars Entertainment’s top-tier properties, which charge $54.95 a night in resort fees. They are: Caesars Palace, Cromwell, Paris and Planet Hollywood.
$50 per night / $49.95 per night
MGM has a stable of casino hotels that charge $50 a night, including the MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and Park MGM. The non-gaming Nomad and Signature hotels also charge the same daily resort fee.
The Venetian and Palazzo hotels charge $50 per night, as does Resorts World Las Vegas.
Reno-based Caesars has five properties (four casinos, one non-gaming hotel) on the Strip that charge $49.95 in resort fees. They are Flamingo, Harrah’s, Horseshoe, The LINQ and Nobu.
Similarly, Treasure Island, Sahara and The Strat also charge a nickel at $50 a night.
$45 per night
A trio of MGM-operated casino hotels — Excalibur, Luxor and New York New York — charge $45 in daily resort fees.
$44.22 per night
Circus Circus is a bargain hunter hotel, and its daily resort fee reflects that reality. At $44.22 per night, the resort fee at Circus Circus is the second lowest on the Strip.
$0 per night
Only Casino Royale, operated by Best Western, does not charge a resort fee.
Off-Strip resort fees
For those looking to stay near the Strip but not quite on it, here are the daily resort fees for nearby off-Strip casino hotels.
Rio – $56.69 per night
Virgin – $48 per night
Palms – $47.62 per night
Silver Sevens – $46 per night
Westgate – $44.99 per night
OYO – $44.95
The Orleans – $40.99
Gold Coast – $39.99
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