(Rates from $35.00)
El Cortez Hotel and Casino
Old-style Las Vegas casino hotel
Historic Las Vegas
Located in the original downtown that predates the Strip, the El Cortez is 2 blocks from the Fremont Street Experience and 2 miles from the glitz and glitter of the Las Vegas Strip.
See this hotel on a mapBugsy's casino
Once owned by mobster Bugsy Siegel, El Cortez houses a casino with a race-and-sports book, more than 1,000 slots, and live and video keno. Lounges, a steakhouse, and a 24-hour cafe appease appetites.
More hotel informationTower or pavilion
Located in a 14-story tower or 5-level pavilion building, all spacious guestrooms offer wireless Internet access (surcharge). Some have sitting areas with love seats and dressing areas.
More room informationTraveler Opinions: Hotel review summary of El Cortez Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas Hotel
| Overall satisfaction | 85% of travelers (265 of 310) recommend this hotel | ||||
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| Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | ||
| 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | ||
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Most recent reviews and ratings for El Cortez Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas
All reviews displayed are submitted by customers who stayed at this hotel. Only the 3 most recent reviews are shown.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Very close to the Fremont Street Experience.... Wonderful.... Don’t miss this...
The hotel is clean, old, but very good... A little far away from the Big Casinos, but for the price that Expedia gave to me is OK...
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 |
Nightmare
that was the worst hotel i’ve ever been, loud noise, and I can smell cigaret in my room all day long. I will never go back again and not recommend.
| Overall satisfaction | Hotel service | Hotel condition | Room cleanliness | Room comfort | |
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| 4 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
Decent Value
I thought the El Cortez was a decent value for the dollar. It is definitely old school vegas, like stepping back into the 70’s, which is probably when most of the furniture was last replaced. But everything was in decent condition and cleaner than alot of places I have stayed that have been open only 10 years. The property has been kept up over the years and if you want to stay on Fremont St. might be your best bet. The casino part is definitely where the older crowd in town hangs out, looked like mostly locals in the casino and most of those people looked to be in the over 50 crowd. The cafe was decent, not the cheapest place in town, but a good value, service was excellent, food was plentiful and good. The TV channel selection in the rooms is sparse and they charge for high speed internet (but I think all hotels in Vegas do). Make sure your lugage has wheels because it is a hike from the parking garage, to the front desk, to your room. I thought the neighborhood might not have been the safest, but there was always a security person around every corner, so I always felt at ease. They seemed to step up security on the weekends and even patrol the parking garage regularly.