Long gone are the days when Las Vegas was one of the best vacation values in the country. For decades it was an expecation that Vegas was liberal with the free nicities but the players ultimately paid for them in the end through their play in the casino. However, casino revenue keeps dropping while the expenses haven't. In response, Vegas has slowly been making the game rules more stingy and making guests pay for what was previously free.

Here at the Wizard of Vegas we respect a casino's right to charge for services rendered like parking. However, we oppose hidden resort fees as being a trick to make a hotel room look cheaper than it really is. If you want us to pay extra for the nicities, like wi-fi and local calls, fine, then just be honest and add it to the price of the room. Or make it optional to those who don't need the nicities covered by the resort fee. Don't try to fool us by tacking on the resort fee at the last step in the booking process.

In the interests of total disclosure, we present the following list of the daily resort fees and parking fees by every known hotel in Las Vegas that charges at least one of these fees. Here are some comments on what the prices represent:

Resort Fee: This is the daily additional charge above the room cost for things such as use of the pool, parking garage, wi-fi, local calls, and sometimes an airport shuttle.

Parking Fee: This is what most people will pay to self-park for 24 hours. Fees are generally less for short periods of time, like four hours or less. Sometimes it is less for hotel guests. Exceptions may be made for players with a high-tier player card. The Caesars properties do not charge Nevada residents for parking for under 24 hours.


PropertyResort FeeParking Fee
Alexis Park$13.50Free
Aliante$13.50Free
Aria$39.00$15.00
Arizona Charlie's (Boulder)$7.50Free
Arizona Charlie's (Decatur)$7.50Free
Artisan$17.95Free
Bally's$30.00$10 *
Bellagio$39.00$15.00
Boulder Station$16.99Free
Caesars Palace$35.00$10.00
Cannery$4.90Free
Circus Circus$27.00Free
Cosmopolitan$35.00$10.00
Cromwell$35.00$10.00
Cromwell$35.00Free
D$20.00Free
Day's Inn (by Wild Wild West)$12.99Free
Delano$35.00$12.00
Downtown Grand$23.00Free
Eastside Cannery$6.99Free
El Cortez$14.95Free
Encore$39.00$15.00
Excalibur$30.00$10.00
Fiesta Henderson$13.99Free
Fiesta Rancho$12.99Free
Flamingo$30.00$8.00
Four Seasons$39.00Free
Gold Coast$15.99Free
Golden Gate$20.00Free
Golden Nugget$27.50Free
Green Valley Ranch$31.99Free
Hard Rock$31.00Free
Harrah's$30.00$8.00
Hilton Lake Las Vegas$25.00$15.00
Hooters$26.00Free
Linq$30.00$8.00
Longhorn$5.99Free
Lucky Dragon$28.00Free
Luxor$30.00$10.00
M$19.99Free
Mandalay Bay$35.00$12.00
Mandarin Oriental$39.00Free
Mardis Gras$5.00Free
Marriott -- Summerlin$19.99Free
MGM Grand$35.00$7.00
Mirage$35.00$12.00
Monte Carlo$35.00$10.00
New York New York$35.00$12.00
Nobu$35.00Free
Oasis (by Gold Spike)$20.00Free
Orleans$17.99Free
Palace Station$16.99Free
Palazzo$39.00Free
Palms/Palms Place$31.99Free
Paris$35.00$10.00
Planet Hollywood$35.00$18.00
Plaza$18.00Free
Red Rock$31.99Free
Renaissance$20.99Free
Rio$30.00Free
Sam's Town$15.99Free
Santa Fe Station$16.99Free
Signature (at MGM Grand)$35.00Free
Silver Sevens$20.99Free
Silverton$16.99Free
Skylofts (at MGM Grand)None$10.00
SLS$32.00Free
South Point$18.75Free
Stratosphere$27.99Free
Suncoast$17.99Free
Sunset Station$19.99Free
Super 8 (by Ellis Island)$17.99Free
Texas Station$16.99Free
Treasure Island$35.00Free
Tropicana$33.00Free
Trump International$29.00Free
Tuscany$24.00Free
Vdara$39.00$25.00
Venetian$39.00Free
Westgate$29.00Free
Westin (Lake Las Vegas)$29.00Free
Westin (Las Vegas)$29.99Free
Wynn$39.00$15.00

* All Caesars properties do not charge Nevada residents to park for under 24 hours. This is evidenced by scanning a Nevada driver's license upon entry to the parking garage.

The source of these lists is the Las Vegas Advisor (https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com) and we quote from them with permission. Their list of Resort Fees (https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/resort-fee-hotels/) covers specifically what the resort fee pays for. Their list of parking fees (https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/parking-fees/) indicates the cost for shorter periods of time as well as valet parking fees.