Strat blows and isn't even really the strip...kind of noman's land. Same for Circus-Circus
For low-budget strip... if room quality is low on your list....
Imperial Palace for mid strip
Excalibur for South strip ( Trop and LVB corner).
A nice deal can often be found at better places like MGM. Avoid RIO and Palms ( nice places) if you want to be on the strip.
I suggest Excalibur ( only about 20 years old) for cheap strip rates.
Bill's Gambling Hall has never been cheap cheap ! This place is quite nice as it was where I always stayed when it was the Barbary Coast. It is now owned by Harrah's. Best location in Town but since Harrah's took over, the return rates on their video poker etc has gone down like all the other Harrah's properties. I haven't seen a 100 % payback video poker machine in any of their Casinos. If anyone hears of one... Let me know !
I always thought the rooms could be had for like $20 a night. I have heard bad stories about the place and the motel out back looks extremely cheap though. Cannot beat the location or the gambling though...would be an option for a budget-minded gambler for sure. BTW...Harrah's doesn't have any 100% video poker...I think the closest they offer is some 9/6 JoB and it is only at the 5$ level and up.
Out back was a bad way to put it I guess...When crossing over the bridge from Caesars you can see the windows/balcony from the hotel rooms...IMO they sort of are in the back in relation to the strip. I was completely unaware this was a decent place though - I had just been going off what I heard
Why not consider staying downtown? There is a bus (the deuce) that has cheap 24 hour rates and goes back and forth along the strip all day and places like the fitzgeralds that you can stay all 3 days for about $120 bucks total and the eats are cheap in that area as well. If you need to be on the strip the excalibur really is the nicest place with the best location FOR a cheap rate. The excalibur also has a daily buffet rate (pay $25 dollars once and you can eat for the whole day which in my opinion can't be beat) Also do a google search for las vegas hotel promo codes and mindblowing deals can be had there as well, I find that using the promo codes in conjunction with going through the hotels own website will actually get you a cheaper rate with more benefits than going through sites like expedia and most hotels only make you pay a deposit for the first night and the rest when you leave so if you are a little short of cash today you dont have to worry about it until you leave vegas or if you have to cancel they will give you your deposit back as long as you let them know 48 hours ahead of time as opposed to expedia where you have to pay all up front and if you cancel you are s.o.l. I go 3-4 times a year and i live in florida so im always trying to find the best deals too...Hope this helps and have fun.
