#14 in Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 · ★★★★★
Caesars Palace
OMNIA Nightclub, Garden of the Gods Pool retreat, Hangover legacy, the original.
OMNIA Nightclub, Garden of the Gods Pool retreat, Hangover legacy, the original.
"The 1966 original: a Roman-themed colossus at the centre of the Strip, with the Colosseum, OMNIA and seven pools under one roof."
Why this rank: Caesars Palace opened in August 1966 on the central Strip and remains one of the most recognisable hotels in Las Vegas. It has about 3,980 rooms and suites across six towers (Julius, Palace, Augustus, Octavius, Forum and the Nobu Hotel), with new Sky Villas and Presidential Villas at the very top. Dining spans Restaurant Guy Savoy, Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen, Amalfi by Bobby Flay and one of the world's largest Nobu restaurants. The Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis runs seven pools, OMNIA Nightclub sits off the casino floor, and the Colosseum hosts headline residencies from Celine Dion to Adele. It earns its place on breadth and location rather than newness: the resort is enormous and easy to get lost in, and rooms in the older towers feel dated, so the tower you book matters as much as the nightly rate.
Best room: a high-floor suite in the Augustus or Octavius Tower (or a new Sky Villa)
"OMNIA Nightclub, Garden of the Gods Pool retreat, Hangover legacy, the original."
Caesars Palace opened in 1966 and remains the most recognisable casino-hotel on the Strip, the backdrop to films from Rain Man to The Hangover. It runs about 3,980 rooms and suites across six towers (Julius, Palace, Augustus, Octavius, Forum and the Nobu Hotel), with the newer Augustus and Octavius towers holding the best standard rooms and a set of new Sky Villas and Presidential Villas at the top. What makes it a default Vegas pick is the concentration of things to do without leaving the building: the Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis spreads across seven pools, OMNIA Nightclub sits off the casino floor, the Colosseum hosts headline residencies, and the Forum Shops handle daytime browsing. Be honest about the trade-offs, though. The property is enormous and can feel like a small city, and rooms in the oldest towers show their age, so the tower you book matters as much as the rate you pay.
Ask for a high-floor room in the Augustus or Octavius Tower, the newest and best-kept standard rooms. For a splurge, the new Sky Villas and Presidential Villas are the property's top tier.
Book the tower, not just the rate: the Augustus and Octavius towers are noticeably newer than the older Forum and Palace rooms. For a pool day, the Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis is the draw, and OMNIA is the in-house nightclub if you want a big night without leaving the building.
Caesars Palace sits at #14 within our Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list. It scored an aggregate 9.6/10 across our three editorial criteria, and what carries it is location and the breadth of what is on site rather than the newest rooms on the Strip. For alternatives nearby, look at the other central-Strip entries on the list; for newer rooms, see the Resorts World and Park MGM properties.
If your dates are set, book a few weeks ahead and watch the calendar: rates swing hard around big fights, conventions and concert weekends, when a basic room can cost several times its midweek price. Quiet midweek stays outside the event calendar are by far the best value, and they are the easiest time to land an upper-tower room.
Editorial · #14 on the Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list
Caesars Palace's case for a Las Vegas stay is heritage plus sheer breadth: opened in 1966, it is one of the most iconic addresses on the Strip and has hosted everyone from Frank Sinatra to today's Colosseum headliners.
It runs about 3,980 rooms and suites across six towers (Julius, Palace, Augustus, Octavius, Forum and the Nobu Hotel), with the newer Augustus and Octavius towers holding the best standard rooms and new Sky Villas and Presidential Villas at the top.
Dining spans Restaurant Guy Savoy, Gordon Ramsay Hell's Kitchen, Amalfi by Bobby Flay and one of the world's largest Nobu restaurants. The Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis runs seven pools, OMNIA Nightclub sits off the casino floor, and the Colosseum hosts headline residencies from Celine Dion to Adele. The flip side of all that scale is that the resort is vast and the older towers feel dated, so the tower you choose shapes the stay. Best for travellers who want a central-Strip base with deep entertainment, dining and pool options in one place.
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