The SLS replaced the Sahara in 2011, and now the Sahara is replacing the SLS (the $100 million renovation is due to finish in 2020). In the meantime, you can nab a room here on the north Strip at very good rates compared to same-branded properties in other cities. The hotel's quirky style is infectious.


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1. The STRAT Hotel, Casino and SkyPod

0.39 MILES

Vegas has many buildings more than 20 storeys tall, but only Stratosphere (now officially The STRAT Hotel, Casino and SkyPod, but still 'the Strat' to…

2. Slots-A-Fun

0.59 MILES

For cheap booze and cheap thrills, it's tough to beat this lowbrow dive next door to Circus Circus. Grab a coupon book, give the giant slot machine a free…

3. Guardian Angel Cathedral

0.96 MILES

Sure, Las Vegas is Sin City. But it also has many, many churches – none more lovely and historical than the Roman Catholic artistic exemplar that is…

4. Viva Las Vegas Wedding Chapel

1.06 MILES

Even if you're not contemplating tying the knot, it's worth a peek inside this little assembly-line wedding chapel of loooove to see if anyone is getting…

5. Arts Factory

1.15 MILES

Las Vegas' fractured art scene received an enormous boost in the late 1990s, when commercial photographer Wes Isbutt established this arts complex…

6. Art Square

1.2 MILES

A hub for the arts in Vegas' up-and-coming Arts District, Art Square contains 16 creative, retail and professional spaces as well the Cockroach Theater,…

7. Wynn & Encore Casinos

1.2 MILES

Steve Wynn's signature casino hotel (literally – his name is emblazoned across the top) Wynn and younger sibling Encore are a pair of curvaceous, copper…

8. Burlesque Hall of Fame

1.21 MILES

Housed in the Art Square complex, this sweet museum pays homage to the history of burlesque performance in the USA. Gawk at fab sequined outfits and…