Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
North Strip Hotels
DOWN-
TOWN
Aruba Hotel
1
Circus Circus Hotel
& Casino
5
Riviera Hotel and Casino
6
The Royal Resort
9
Sahara Hotel & Casino
4
Sin City Hostel
2
Somerset Motel
8
Stratosphere Las Vegas
3
Villa Roma Hotel
7
Charleston Blvd.
Wall St.
Charleston Blvd.
599
1
2
Oakey Blvd.
Oakey B
lvd.
15
3
is A
ve.
95
93
95
515
Sahara
Station
4
DOWN-
TOWN
604
582
Charleston
Kar
en Ave.
15
Area of
detail
Las Vegas
Country Club
LV Hilton
Station
Desert Inn
Rivie
ra Blvd.
5
6
Las Vegas
Hilton
Flamingo
UNLV
7
8
Post
office
Las Vegas
Convention
Center
Trop
9
Stardust Rd.
D
esert Inn R
d.
LV Convention
Center
Station
McCarran
Int'l Airport
Fashion
604
0
1/2 mi
15
Fashion Show Mall
Sierra Vista Dr.
Wynn
Las Vegas
Wynn Golf and
Country Club
(Resort guests
only)
0
0.5 km
215
Spring Mountain
Rd.
Edison Cir.
TI at the
Mirage
The
Venetian
0
0.25 mi
Sands
Expo
Twain Ave.
Mirage
0
0.25 km
605
$-$$$
Children are banned from the Sin City Hostel, but it probably doesn't
matter as most of them seem to be staying at
Circus Circus Hotel & Casino
5
9
(2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S., between Circus Circus Dr. and Convention Center Dr.;
%
800/444-CIRC [444-2472] or 800/634-3450; www.circuscircus.com; AE, DISC,
MC, V).
In fact, you may feel like every child in the state of Nevada is staying at
Circus Circus, especially when you're plowing your way through the lobby, des-
perately sidestepping careening toddlers, and the massive, bouncing furry basket-
balls that seem to be the souvenir of choice here.
Circus Circus was originally conceived for adults who wanted to act like kids.
When it opened in 1968, it had midway games and circus acts, yes, but with a
twist—in one game you threw a ball at a target and if you hit it, a gust of wind
would blow the sheet off a semi-nude showgirl who would then dance. The original
