Lake Las Vegas
Lake Las Vegas is 17 miles east of the Las Vegas Strip, just past the suburb city of Henderson. The lake itself is a 320-acre private lake surrounded by a 3,200-acre Tuscan inspired resort complex of hotels including the Ritz-Carlton, Loews Resort (formerly a Hyatt Resort), MonteLago Village Resort, residential communities, a golf course, and the small disneyesque MonteLago Village beside the lake.
Lake Las Vegas is a far different experience from the Las Vegas Strip. This is the kind of place where you can easily keep the kids entertained with outdoor activities without the need to dodge street drunks and sex advertisers prevalent along the Strip.
Lake Las Vegas is the place for visitors to the Las Vegas Valley whose idea of a vacation is more in tune with lying by a pool all day, riding in or paddling boats on the lake, and playing games at ping pong tables or pool tables rather than poker tables. There is still dining in restaurants, perhaps a spa treatment or two, and outdoor free shows while basking in a warm weather getaway at a resort hotel for fine dining and evening entertainment away from the Strip.
Hey this is Nevada. MonteLago Casino at MonteLago Village is adjacent to the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas if pulling a slot or two and gambling for dollars is an itch you must scratch.
Friday and Saturday evenings have free music concerts by the lake. While you have a slim chance of seeing Bono at the Ritz-Carlton spa, you can actually plan to hear the tribute band Vegas U2 in a free concert September 11. http://lakelasvegasevents.com/
Ritz-Carlton Hotel Lake Las Vegas
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas is a resort where a Lake view is desirable and worth the extra $20 or so per night. The hotel was built in 2003 and has 348 rooms and suites. There is a $25 per day Resort fee which includes internet access, spa and fitness center facilities access, free local calls, and access to business center computers.
Weekends at the resort generally mean less choice in room selection, in addition to higher rates, unless you book well in advance. You will likely pay more for the less desirable Resort view on a Friday or Saturday night than you will for a Lake view on any other weeknight.
Sample rate for Monday through Friday, September 13-17, a 4-night stay in a Lake View Standard Guest Room is $229 and includes breakfast for two. That room rate is down from $249 per night, room only without breakfast, for the preceding Friday and Saturday night weekend of September 11-13.
Lowest room rates are $229 for a Resort View Guest Room on a Friday or Saturday, September 11-12.
The standard size Guest Room at the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas is nearly 500 square feet and will feel like the size of a large junior suite of most upscale chain hotels. TVs are 37-inch HDTV flat screens in standard guest rooms.
One Bedroom Executive Suite Resort View is $329 on Friday, September 11. Stay Monday night, September 13 and the rate for the same room is just $229. This is a really large room at 960 square feet with a separate sitting area room from the bedroom with its own toilet. A 42-inch TV in each suite room provides entertainment options and the sitting room has a sofa.
Ritz-Carlton is pet friendly. There is a hefty $125 charge for pets, but you won’t have to sneak Fifi and Fido into the hotel.
Ritz-Carlton is also a kid friendly environment. The hotel offer’s children’s programs for a fee and your kids can be entertained by someone else. Your own luxury babysitter service for up to 6 hours a day.
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LakeLasVegas/Childrens/Default.htm
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Dining link: http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LakeLasVegas/Dining/Default.htm
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Photo Tour: http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/LakeLasVegas/PhotoTourPop.htm
Packages can save some real cash at a resort hotel.
Loyalty Traveler analysis of Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas offers for the week of September 11-18.
Peace of Mind free nights package with one free night on a 3 night stay; two free nights on a 5-night stay; and 3 free nights on a 7 night stay are the best values. The available room only showed as a Resort view standard guest room when I checked online. A call to reservations may allow you to book a Lake view room or a suite with this package, if desired.
Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Resort Sample Rates
Sample Rates Sep 11-18, 2009 |
Per night Rate |
Package inclusions and fees |
Peace of Mind Package 5-night stay,
September 13-18, Arrive Sunday and depart Friday. |
$259
Pay 3 nights, Get 2 Nights Free
Best Value at under $200 per night all in. |
Resort Fee Included Valet Parking included Breakfast included |
Executive Suite Resort View B&B Package
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$329 Fri-Sun $259 Mon-Thur
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Resort Fee Included Valet Parking included Breakfast included
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Club Level Guest Room Resort View Culinary offers throughout the day |
$299 Fri-Sun $249 Mon-Thur
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Resort Fee $25 $50 extra person fee for 3rd or 4th person in room over age 12. |
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Resort ReConnect Package Guest Room Lake View Breakfast for 2
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$299 Fri-Sun $249 Mon-Thur
Includes $50 resort credit |
Resort fee $25 Breakfast included
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Lake View Guest Room B&B Package Breakfast for 2
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$279 for Fri-Sunday $229 Mon-Thur nights |
Resort Fee Included Valet Parking included Breakfast included
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Resort View Guest Room B&B Package Breakfast for 2
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$259 Fri-Sun $209 Mon-Thur
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Resort Fee Included Valet Parking included Breakfast included
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Guest room Resort View |
$229 Fri-Sat (Sep 11-12) $229 Sunday (Sep 13) $179 Mon-Thur (Sep 14-18) |
Resort Fee $25 per night |
Marriott Rewards members can redeem Mariott Rewards points for free nights at the Ritz-Carlton Las Vegas. PointSavers make this property a good deal for the month of September.
Ritz-Carlton Tier 1 PointSavers reward codes descriptions and point values
Code M021: one night award in a standard guest room 35,000 points (regularly 45,000 points
Code M022: two-night award in a standard guest room for 60,000 points (regularly 75,000 points
Code M023: three-night award in a standard guest room for 80,000 points (regularly 100,000 points
Code M024: five-night award in a standard guest room for 120,000 points (regularly 150,000 points)
Code M025: seven-night award in a standard guest room for 140,000 points (regularly 175,000 points)
http://www.marriott.com/rewards/ritzCarltonPointSavers.mi
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