Monte Carlo Resort

Hotel Information: Monte Carlo Resort & Casino offers a Mediterranean-style atmosphere. Corinthian-inspired colonnades and arches set the scene outside, and a grand lobby glitters with crystal chandeliers.

Amenity highlights: Lance Burton's magic/comedy show features a flying Corvette, along with birds and dancers. The Monte Carlo’s French restaurant is an offshoot of an acclaimed fine-dining place in downtown Las Vegas. Diablo’s Mexican Cantina is a 13,000-square-foot hotspot set in front of Monte Carlo. A flowering garden with ponds, waterfalls, and surround sound encircles a large freeform pool, spa tub, wave pool, and 300-foot lazy river. Rental cabanas in the garden/pool complex are furnished with plasma TVs, compact refrigerators, ceiling fans, sofas, and lounge chairs.

The Monte Carlo Resort & Casino offers 3,002 spacious guestrooms, including 259 suites that offer views of the Las Vegas Strip or the 80,000-square-foot tropical pool area. Accommodations are decorated in contemporary earth tones and cherry furniture. Amenities include pillowtop mattresses, 27-inch televisions, irons and ironing boards, hair dryers, and in-room safes. The suites feature added options such as a full bath, wet bar, jetted tub, and a complete music and video system.