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Both hotels are endorsed by travel writers. Overall, Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is preferred by most professionals compared to Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino is ranked #28 in Las Vegas with recommendations from 13 publications such as Zagat, Oyster and The Telegraph.
Flamingo Las Vegas Hotel & Casino Show All Reviews
3555 Las Vegas Blvd S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $33/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"The location is great... but the actual accommodation varies enormously."
Frommer's
"Renovations and expansions over the years aren't going to make Siegel's "real class joint" cause you to forget about, say, the rooms at The Palazzo, but they have freshened the joint up." Full review
Fodor's
"This elaborately landscaped, pink, classic-era resort with a 15-acre pool complex is still one of the best in town choices in town." Full review
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Be sure to check out the on-site wildlife area, complete with a koi pond and, naturally, a flamboyance of flamingoes.
Travel + Leisure
"Flamingo Las Vegas, which was originally owned by Bugsy Siegel in 1946, has exuberantly remade itself and become the hippest hotel on the Strip." Full review
Time Out
"The Flamingo is the Strip's sleeping giant. Its location at the heart of the action couldn't be better; and thanks to its beginnings under Bugsy Siegel, its name is virtually legendary." Full review
Star Service
"This is in an undeniably excellent location, and...it is at least one of the best bargains on The Strip." Full review
Gayot
"The 3,642 rooms and suites are nicely appointed and a great value in these price ranges."
BlackBook
"There's pretty much nothing left of the original casino that Bugsy Siegel built at the birth of Vegas, the one where Elvis won his race car at the beginning of Viva Las Vegas."
Lonely Planet
"Legendary Miami-style casino hotel; middle Strip, next to the new Linq complex; white mod furnishings; waterslides and lagoons make it extra family-friendly." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Smack bang mid-Strip, this vintage casino hotel mixes a sprinkling of glitz with legendary mobster history." Full review
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino Show All Reviews
3667 Las Vegas Blvd. S, Las Vegas, NV 89109
From $60/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"Some of the nicest mid-rate rooms in town."
Fodor's
"Everything at Planet Hollywood is designed to make ordinary people feel like stars, and the lodging accommodations are no exception." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"Located in the center of the Strip, the 2,496-room Planet Hollywood offers movie-themed rooms, hot nightlife, and a sexy atmosphere." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Vegas goes Hollywood at this stunningly ultra-modern resort and casino conveniently located near the center of the Strip."
Time Out
"The Aladdin rubbed its magic lamp for the last time in spring 2007 and out popped Planet Hollywood, a rather hipper casino version of the restaurant chain." Full review
Star Service
"Planet Hollywood is nevertheless an impressive redoubt for gamblers with a love of pop culture and first-class standards. " Full review
Gayot
"Along with a romantic wedding chapel and the luxurious Planet Hollywood Spa by Mandara, the 75,000-square-foot meeting space includes a Grand Ballroom and a full-service business center."
BlackBook
"Formerly the Aladdin, this resort casino has been transformed from a family-oriented Arabian Nights parody to a trendy homage to contemporary Hollywood glitz."
Zagat
3.8
"A "happening place to stay" in Vegas for "the young at heart or just young", this "modern", "trendy" Strip property is a "rocking" "place to enjoy partying and gambling"."
The Telegraph
8.0
"Critics who expect movie-star fanfare may be disappointed...Others will find the atmosphere and attitude ‘contemporary cool,’ just like scenes from 21, which was filmed here." Full review