Sahara Hotel & Casino

The Sahara will be closing in May. It's more or less a beater now but in the day it was a favorite of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin. I had a good experience here during my one stay, as I booked this place for $25 on a Friday night and they upgraded me to the penthouse, which was really old school but had an awesome full glass wall view of the strip.

Been there a few times as we have visited Vegas many times. I have never stayed at the hotel but have been to the casino. It was nice enou...

Very inexpensive! You get what you pay for. It was clean but older, paint chipped off of walls and the fiberglass tub needed black spots t...

The Sahara hotel and casino is the best deal on the strip! The casino may not be as fancy as others, but you can't beat the price per night...

The famous Sahara Hotel & Casino, located at East Sahara Avenue and the Las Vegas Strip is still open. That says a lot. With the changes i...

Sahara Hotel & Casino The hotel is okay....I mean you you get what you pay for right? The cafe'.....by far the worst! I was there with my boyfriend the table they asked us to sit at was unleveled. So we decided to move from table. We were waiting to get helped for 15min. Then this lady said no one would be able to assist us because no waitress was assigned to that table. So it was we either move to another table and get helped or we leave....omg! I have never heard of this! The casino.... is great! The pool....had fun!

I have been in some bad rooms in Vegas, but this one makes a Motel 6 look like a Radisson. Let me first say that we did not have the problems with waiting in the check-in line like the other reviewers mentioned, and the staff seemed pretty friendly. Good first impression, but then we got to our room. Upon entering and beginning to unpack, we found a half-eaten jar of salsa in a drawer. After that, we found that there was a 'short hair' on the toilet seat, and the shower did not drain properly. The air conditioning was AWFUL. Turned up to full blast on 'cold', it barely was blowing any cold air whatsoever. The only comfortable spot in the room was directly next to the air duct...all other places in the room were uncomfortably warm, especially when coming from the Vegas heat. It was hard to get to sleep because of this. The television was also ridiculous....it was literally about a 13" TV. It had cable, but there was only about 8 channels and all of the channels had reception p... Read more

The Sahara puts the simple back in simple. Are room was quaint and peaceful and filled with all the ammenities you would ever need. Location was ideal with a monorail stop located in the hotel and a stop for the Deuce located directly across the street, not to mention it was within walking distance of my favorite strip club. We experienced a small setback with air conditoner, but nothing uncommon that could'nt be fixed by sleeping directly next to the vent. The Pool area was breathtaking with cystal clear water and helpful staff. My only complaint was they removed the camel statue after the first night I was there. Overall our stay was filled with yummy goodness and I can't imagine you'll find more bangg for your buck on the strip.

In Short New owners may have taken over the 55-year-old Sahara, but the place where Frank, Dean and Sammy stayed and played is sticking around. As the north end of the Strip undergoes a building boom, the Sahara keeps plugging along. The casino has a poker room and gaming tables with minimums as low as $3 per hand for blackjack and $1 for roulette. Entertainment includes The Fab Four, a Beatles tribute band; Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini as "The Dream King"; and the bizarre comedy of Amazing Johnathan.

Let me first be clear - this is not as nice a place as some of the swankier spots on the strip. But it's decent. And at $30-$35 per night during the week, it's just too good of a deal to pass up. The location is good - right on the monorail and close enough to the Las Vegas Convention center to walk. As far as the restaurants and services, they are decent as well. The 24 hour cafe serves a pretty good burger. The casino is passable and usually has $5 blackjack tables. Decent sportsbook. Convenience stores and snack shops open all night. My room was clean and spacious, though it did smell a little like my grandmother's house (not bad, just kind of old). But the real reason to stay here is that it's so darn cheap - when I go to Vegas, I am rarely in my room. There are just too many other distractions. Why not save your money for the fun stuff?

This was the first time I was at the Sahara. If you are spending the night make sure you ask for the Tangiers tower. Its newer than the other one, which had a scary elevator. The rooms are priced right and the casino is fun to play in. The hotel being a Monorail stop makes it easy to access to rest of the Strip. This is a great value way of being in Vegas and experiencing the rest of the city.

This is one of the few remaining throwbacks from the R-t (rhymes with "cat", this is apparently a censored word on CitySearch)Pack/Sin City era of Las Vegas, from before the "family" crowd ruined most of the town and turned it into Disney-fied theme park. When you walk into the rooms, you really start to wonder how many knees were busted in there by the mob, or how many prostitutes had been patronized there. It really is that genuine. Even though it is a little far from the part of the strip that is currently the busiest, it does have a good casino and the hotel is a stop on the Las Vegas Monorail. The rooms are priced extremely reasonably and there is cool vintage feel, but the management does really need to play up the "Old Vegas" theme rather than pander to the Nascar fans and their ilk. The place would really take off.

You gotta go on Speed the roller coaster ride. I hate roller coasters, but this one I enjoyed so much I did it twice. They had $1.00 black jack tables and I know it is one of the older ones, but it's not so bad. There's not much in the way of entertaining shows there, but it's ok to hang out in for an afternoon.

The Sahara was my first spot to stay in Vegas. I will say that the first thing that impressed me right from the start was the friendliness of the front desk staff. I stayed there again a few months ago and they were still just as friendly. I would say they genuinely excel in customer service. They really make you feel like they appreciate the fact that you are there. The hotel is nice. Nothing glamourous about the rooms but they are very clean and very comfortable. I guess being from the Midwest they made meel feel rather 'at-home'. I spoke with another couple on the Monorail this last trip and they echoed the same sentiments about the rooms and the staff. Room service was very nice. I was ill one night and for the first time in my life ordered room service. I thought the menu for it was actually quite affordable compared to most of those I have read while at conventions, etc. The 24 hour cafe/restaurant had outstanding food & pleasant service during all stops. Very go... Read more

The Sahara is an older casino with odler rooms trying hard to compete with the others without all the bells and whistles. That said, I stayed there for the Maximum 10 days and loved the convenience of the Monorail, the price of the room , the friendly atmosphere, the pool. The pool in my opinion is better than a lot fo the higher priced places like Alladin. The buffet is great for the money for breakfeast other times leave much to be desired. But hey jump on the monorail and be anywhere you want within 10 - 15 so no complaints here. Overall if you are looking for a good place to sleep that is convenient and want to save your money for the buffets and shows this is the place for you. If spots of worn carpet or older style decor are going to upset you go somewhere else.

I have stayed @ the Sahara 3 times over the past several years. Everyone should upgrade to the newer tower ($10 per night). The rooms are satisfactoy and comparable to a Holiday Inn. Older room towers are dingy and in need of repair. Remember you get what you pay for. I found staff polite and courtious. Food at Paco's and Cafe are reasonably priced and tasty. Skip the buffet. The pool is great and very large. The monorail makes it easy to get to the other end of the strip. If you are looking for Treasure Island or Monte Carlo the Sahara is not for you. I have found it clean and satisfactory and it served the purpose.

My room was comfortably adequate and an excellently discounted value for my three night stay. It was easy to linger in the casino, because the nickel slots had much better payoffs than the ritzier venues. Their blackjack tables are well regarded and approachable enough for the inexperienced visitor. For roller coaster lovers, I recommend the short and fast one that runs across the front of the casino, which turned out to be great fun. The buffet was mediocre, but certainly worth the 2-for-1 coupon we had. The Sahara is further north than some of the more impressive and hip casino-hotels on the Strip but I didn't regret my stay nor miss not having a rental car with a convenient enough bus line.

Me and my friend stayed here September of 2005 thinking we'd save money. Never again will I stay at this dump. From the rooms to the halls, everything was trapped in the 70's. The check-in line was wrapped down the hall, some of the staff were rude and impatient. Someone from another room left food from room service out in the hall on a Thursday. That food ramained there until Sunday when we checked out. We laughed it off because it was unbelieveable, but this is not what I expected. Me and the same friend will be in Vegas in August, best believe we will be paying more to stay in a hotel just a little bit more better than this place.

Was in Vegas weekend of 5-21-04 and I was nervous to stay at the Sahara after reading things written about it online. But the Sahara proved them all wrong. If your looking for a richy rich hotel with marble floors and gold plated shower head, no this is not for you. But if looking for a big fun, clean, hotel and casino for cheap,I would suggest this place in a heart beat. I made a reguest to stay in the newer tower, so I would suggest doing that. We stayed in the newer tower and the room was much better than expected. Wonderful view, very neat and clean, and comfortable. I am a very picky person when it comes to cleanliness! We ate at two of the diners. The Nascar one and the 24 hour diner, both were good, had good service. Not a five star restaurant, but either is the price, a fun good place to eat. The pool was wonderful, very nice. Everyone was very friendly and helpful. The only thing about the hotel that really needs change is the check in/out. The lines were crazy long! We used t... Read more

very cheap room, we paid $29.00/night. however, line to check in was a 40 minute wait. staff not real courteous. room was not real good. i would definately pay a little more and get a better room. while the front of casino and casino have been remodeled the room towers are still vintage 1970's and not very well maintained and/or cleaned.

Rooms are clean, cheap, safe, the buffet is ok but the food is not hot enough.

The Sahara is an old-school casino, but it's still fun today. For the cheap gambler, there's more $1 minimum blackjack here than anywhere else I've found in Vegas. Best time to hit the buffet is in the morning on the weekend. Same price, but they offer more seafood at that time.