Gold Coast
Las Vegas

Rates: $

Amenities: casino, five restaurants, bingo parlor, dance hall

Family-friendly facilities: movie theaters, swimming pool, bowling, video arcade

Decorated in Spanish style, this casino hotel is located a mile west of the Strip. Offering 750 guest rooms, the Gold Coast isn’t a luxury property but offers a lot of family diversions for the price (and often very good prices at that).

One of its most family-friendly features is its 70-lane bowling center (yes, this is one of the biggest bowling centers in the country.) Young visitors can even enjoy bumper bowling.

Rooms are fairly standard and include complimentary in-room coffee, in-room movies, high-speed internet access (for a surcharge), and, if needed, cribs and rollaway beds.

For families driving to Vegas, the hotel has several acres of free parking as well as two parking garages; a free shuttle bus connects the Gold Coast to The Orleans hotel a mile west of the Strip on Tropicana Avenue.

The hotel also has a free-style swimming pool with waterfalls and a spa.

Location: 4000 West Flamingo Road