Flamingo is the Strip’s oldest operating resort, with a center-Strip location, a 15-acre pool and wildlife-habitat complex and four resident shows. It is one of the cheapest ways to sleep in the middle of the Strip.
Flamingo opened in 1946. It is the best-located budget-to-midrange hotel on the center Strip: The LINQ, Caesars Palace and the High Roller are a short walk away, and the Las Vegas Monorail stops at the back of the property. A redesigned main lobby has a pod-style front desk meant to shorten check-in lines, there is a new 20-seat lobby bar, and Bugsy's Bar on the casino floor has been reworked and runs around the clock.
Rooms come in several categories across more than 3,500 rooms and suites, including bunk-bed rooms. Renovated Flamingo rooms cost more than the basic ones but are worth it. Ask for a room facing the pool or the Strip if views matter to you.
The 15-acre pool complex is the big draw in warm months. The GO Pool is the adults-only (21+) party pool, and a separate family pool takes children. Both run on a seasonal schedule with shorter hours or closures in winter. The free Wildlife Habitat, with flamingos, waterfalls and island planting, is open year-round. Dining leans casual: Pinky's by Vanderpump, Gordon Ramsay Burger, Havana 1957, Cortadito Coffee House and Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse. Bugsy & Meyer's is the place for a sit-down steak dinner.
Flamingo has the strongest resident show lineup of any Caesars property. Piff the Magic Dragon and RuPaul's Drag Race Live play the Flamingo Showroom, and X Burlesque and Wayne Newton play Bugsy's Cabaret, so you can walk to dinner and a show without leaving the building. The trade-offs are the usual ones for value Strip hotels: older bones in some areas, busy public spaces, paid parking and a nightly resort fee on top of the room rate.
Compare total prices across nearby hotels, because the resort fee can be a large share of a cheap room rate. Expect road closures and higher rates during the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend (held each November).
Why stay here
- ✓Center-Strip location next to The LINQ and across from Caesars Palace, with a Las Vegas Monorail stop at the back of the property
- ✓15-acre pool complex: adults-only GO Pool and a family pool (seasonal), plus the free Wildlife Habitat year-round
- ✓Four resident shows: Piff the Magic Dragon and RuPaul's Drag Race Live in the Flamingo Showroom, X Burlesque and Wayne Newton in Bugsy's Cabaret
- ✓Casual dining including Pinky's by Vanderpump, Gordon Ramsay Burger and Havana 1957, plus Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse for a sit-down dinner
- ✓Walkable to The LINQ, the High Roller and Caesars Palace
- ✓A nightly resort fee and paid parking apply, so compare the full cost before you choose
- ✓Casino with slots, table games and a sportsbook
- ✓Las Vegas Monorail stop at the back of the property
Good questions
Is Flamingo a good value?+
Yes. It is one of the cheapest ways to sleep in the middle of the Strip, with the High Roller, The LINQ and Caesars Palace within walking distance.
What is the Wildlife Habitat?+
It is a free garden area within the pool complex that is open year-round and home to flamingos and other birds.
Which shows play at Flamingo?+
The resort has four resident shows, including Piff the Magic Dragon and RuPaul’s Drag Race LIVE! in the Flamingo Showroom, X Burlesque in Bugsy’s Cabaret and Wayne Newton in his own theater.
