#12 in Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 · ★★★★
The Vanderpump Hotel
Formerly The Cromwell, reborn under Lisa Vanderpump with the Soleia rooftop pool and GIADA dining.
Formerly The Cromwell, reborn under Lisa Vanderpump with the Soleia rooftop pool and GIADA dining.
"The Strip's first standalone boutique, opened as The Cromwell in 2014 and reborn in 2026 as Lisa Vanderpump's 188-room hotel at Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo."
Why this rank: This is the address that opened as The Cromwell in 2014, the Strip's first standalone boutique hotel, and reopened in late May 2026 under Lisa Vanderpump's name. It keeps the same 188 rooms, the smallest count of any hotel on the central Strip, on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, directly across from Caesars Palace and two blocks from Bellagio. Vanderpump and design partner Nick Alain reworked every room in moss green, dusty lilac, and warm metallics. The former Drai's rooftop is now Soleia, a 65,000-square-foot pool and dayclub across eleven stories with three pools, nine bungalows, and weekend DJ programming; GIADA by Giada De Laurentiis stays on the second floor; and Drai's After Hours continues in its underground room. The location does the heavy lifting: five minutes to Caesars Palace, eight to Bellagio, ten to Wynn. The honest trade-off is scale, with no convention space and a rooftop that runs loud as a dayclub rather than a quiet resort pool. Best for travellers who want a small, design-led base at the dead centre of the Strip.
Best room: a Strip-view suite on a high floor, away from the Soleia pool deck
"The Strip's smallest hotel, reborn under Lisa Vanderpump, with the Soleia rooftop pool and GIADA at dead-centre on the Strip."
Provenance is the story here. The building opened in 2014 as The Cromwell, the first standalone boutique hotel ever built on the Strip, and reopened in late May 2026 under Lisa Vanderpump's name after a top-to-bottom redesign with her partner Nick Alain. The 188 rooms, still the smallest count of any hotel on the central Strip, now carry a palette of moss green, dusty lilac, and warm gold and silver. What lifts it above larger neighbours is geography: it sits on the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road, directly opposite Caesars Palace and two blocks from Bellagio, so a guest can cross to half a dozen marquee properties on foot. The rooftop that was Drai's Beachclub is now Soleia, a 65,000-square-foot pool venue across eleven floors with three pools and nine bungalows. GIADA by Giada De Laurentiis remains the dining anchor on the second floor, and Drai's After Hours still runs in its underground room. The honest limit is scale: with no convention space and a hard-partying rooftop, this is a boutique address, not an all-in resort.
Ask for a high-floor Strip-view room or suite on the quieter side of the building, away from the Soleia pool deck, so you keep the view without the weekend DJ programme under your window.
Book a Soleia bungalow for a weekend afternoon if you want the rooftop scene, then walk to dinner: Caesars Palace, Bellagio, and The Cosmopolitan are all a five to seven minute stroll from the front door, which is the real advantage of staying at the centre of the Strip.
The Vanderpump Hotel sits at #12 on our Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas for 2026. It scored an aggregate 9.4 out of 10 across our three editorial criteria, held back by its lack of resort-scale amenities but lifted by an unbeatable central-Strip address and a fresh, design-led identity. For larger or more classic alternatives nearby, see the other entries on the list below.
Have firm dates? Our editor's advice is to book roughly twelve weeks ahead. The high-floor Strip-view rooms behind this rank are claimed first, and rates climb sharply around fight weekends, major conventions, and big-event Saturdays.
Editorial · #12 on the Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list
The case for The Vanderpump Hotel is heritage plus position. This is the building that opened in 2014 as The Cromwell, the Strip's first standalone boutique, reopened in late May 2026 under Lisa Vanderpump's name with all 188 rooms redesigned by Vanderpump and Nick Alain. It remains the smallest hotel on the central Strip.
The rooftop that was Drai's Beachclub is now Soleia, a 65,000-square-foot pool and dayclub across eleven floors with three pools and nine bungalows. GIADA by Giada De Laurentiis continues as the dining anchor on the second floor, and Drai's After Hours keeps its underground room.
The location is the durable advantage. From the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road it is five minutes to Caesars Palace, eight to Bellagio, and ten to Wynn, so guests can spread an evening across several marquee properties on foot. The honest trade-off is scale: there is no convention space, and the rooftop runs as an active dayclub rather than a quiet pool. Best for travellers who want a small, design-forward base at the dead centre of the Strip.
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