Green Valley Ranch Resort and SpavsGolden Nugget Las Vegas
Both properties are rated very highly by professional reviewers writing for major publications. Overall, Golden Nugget Hotel is preferred by most reviewers compared to Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa. Golden Nugget Hotel scores 85 with endorsements from 12 sources like Zagat, Frommer's and BlackBook.
Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa Show All Reviews
2300 Paseo Verde Pkwy, Henderson, NV 89052
From $80/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"The place attracts an uncanny mix of characters: the 45-plus Architectural Digest crowd, who favor a more resortlike experience and dig the Italianate architecture."
Fodor's
"Locals have long known that Green Valley is a low-key, refined resort for the high-end crowd that prefers style over bustle." Full review
Jetsetter
"Those seeking a Las Vegas experience without all the clamor of the Strip will be easily seduced by Green Valley Ranch, a self-contained suburban casino resort that deftly balances..." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Join a country-club crowd of conventioneers, locals and families here at this barely sophisticated Mediterranean-style hotel." Full review
Oyster
Upscale
"This resort may be wedged between two major highways and a shopping mall in suburban Las Vegas, but it's a stunner." Full review
Time Out
"The Green Valley Ranch was a gem right out of the box in 2001, and it hasn't stopped polishing itself since." Full review
Star Service
"Like the JW Marriott, the Red Rock Hotel and top-tier lodges out at Lake Las Vegas, this decade-old operation appeals to a well-heeled crowd that can do without the hullabaloo of the Strip. " Full review
BlackBook
"Playground provides quiet setting, spacious grounds of a suburban resort, plus restaurants, nightspots and action like the Strip."
Travel + Leisure
"A palm tree-lined parkway leads guests to the scenic and Spanish-villa-like exterior of the Green Valley Ranch." Full review
Gayot
"Urban sophistication in a tranquil setting."
Golden Nugget Las Vegas Show All Reviews
129 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, NV 89101
From $39/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Laundry Service
Rough Guide
"With a hundred retrofurnished rooms – some with flowery windowboxes – it’s tiny by Vegas standards, and slightly lower-key than its Fremont Street neighbors."
Frommer's
"Always the standout hotel in the Downtown area, a recent face-lift and expansion has made it more appealing than ever." Full review
Concierge
"The only hotel-casino in the sector that comes close to rivaling the Strip in respectability is the Golden Nugget, with its clean... guest rooms, its boisterous casino, and its Rush Tower."
Fodor's
"The Golden Nugget has pretty much reigned as Downtown's top property since the mid 1970s, evolving with the times, but maintaining classic appeal." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Looking like a million bucks, this casino hotel has set the downtown benchmark for extravagance." Full review
Oyster
Upper-middle-range
"For the price, the Golden Nugget is a steal, provided you don't mind staying in Vegas' older downtown neighborhood instead of the newer, livelier Strip." Full review
Time Out
"Following the improvements, the Nugget has consolidated its position as the best casino on Fremont Street." Full review
Star Service
"Despite a few flaws, it is one of the most solid values to be found in downtown Las Vegas." Full review
BlackBook
"The flagship casino of revitalized downtown, this sixty-year-old property recently underwent a $160 million top-to-bottom renovation."
Zagat
3.8
"The “closest thing Downtown has to a Strip hotel”, this “classy Vegas original” in the "heart of the fun" on Fremont Street is a “well-cared-for and well-loved” property."