Where to stay in Las Vegas for a convention

Know before you go

• Two venues, check yours

  The Las Vegas Convention Center is on Paradise Road; the Venetian Expo is inside The Venetian Resort on the Strip. Some shows, like CES, use both.

• The halls are far apart

  Walking from West Hall to North or Central Hall can take up to 25 minutes, the LVCVA says; the free campus Loop does it in about 2.

• No Monorail to the airport

  Take a taxi, a rideshare, a bus or a shuttle from LAS. Uber and Lyft pick up in the parking garages.

• Count the walk inside the resort

  On the south Strip, the walk through a resort to its Monorail station is long. Add it to your morning, by our estimate.

Venues in Las Vegas

• Las Vegas Convention Center15 hotels compared · closest 4 min walkFour halls on Paradise Road, West, North, Central and South, with 4.6 million square feet in all and the free campus Loop between them. Biggest events: CES, NAB Show and RE+.
• Venetian Expo8 hotels compared · closest 5 min walkThe convention center inside The Venetian Resort at 201 Sands Avenue, with 2 million square feet of expo halls; The Palazzo is 5 and The Venetian 11 minutes on foot from it on our walking route. Biggest events: SHOT Show, JCK and Channel Partners.

Where to stay by area

The hotels themselves, ranked by time to the hall, are on each venue page.

• Convention Center district, Paradise Road Closest to the LVCC

  Residence Inn LVCC, Las Vegas Marriott and Renaissance Las Vegas are 4 to 6 minutes on foot from Central or North Hall on our walking route. Pick by hall: the same hotel can be much further from West or South Hall.

• North Strip Closest to West Hall

  Fontainebleau is 3 minutes on foot from West Hall; from Encore or Resorts World it is 12 to 13 minutes to West Hall and 17 to 20 minutes to Central or North Hall, on our walking route.

• Center Strip, around the Venetian Expo Closest to the Venetian Expo

  The Palazzo is 5 minutes and The Venetian Resort and Treasure Island 11 minutes on foot from the Expo's Sands Avenue side; Wynn Las Vegas is 13 minutes and Harrah's 15, on our walking route.

• Center and south Strip, by Monorail By Monorail

  Resorts at the Monorail stations, from Harrah's/The LINQ down to MGM Grand, ride to the Convention Center station. We estimate 15 to 25 minutes door to door to Central Hall, more from the south end, where the walk inside the resort to the station is long.

• Downtown, Fremont Street Budget

  Often the lowest rates in town, but no rail link to either venue. Plan on rideshare or a car, about 15 to 25 minutes to the Convention Center by our estimate, and longer at show close.

Getting in and around

• Taxi from Harry Reid International (LAS)

  Taxis wait outside baggage claim: at Terminal 1 on the east side, near doors 1 to 4, and at Terminal 3 on Level Zero, near door 52.

• Uber and Lyft at LAS

  Pickup is in the parking garages: Level 2 at Terminal 1, the Valet Level at Terminal 3. There is no ride share drop-off area; drivers stop at the departures curbs.

• No Monorail at the airport

  The Monorail does not serve LAS, the airport says. Public buses of the Regional Transportation Commission and shuttles to select Strip hotels leave from the airport.

• Las Vegas Monorail

  Stations at SAHARA, Westgate, the Convention Center, Harrah's/The LINQ, Flamingo/Caesars Palace, Horseshoe/Paris and MGM Grand, with trains every four to eight minutes. The Harrah's/The LINQ station gives easy access to the Venetian Expo, the Monorail says.

• Vegas Loop

  On the LVCC campus the Loop is free and links West Hall with Central and South Halls, about 2 minutes from West to Central. Paid rides run from the Convention Center to Encore, Fontainebleau, Resorts World, SAHARA and Westgate.

• Show shuttles

  World of Concrete gives a free shuttle to and from the LVCC to guests who book its official hotel block through onPeak, except at hotels within walking distance; without an onPeak booking you need a non-refundable shuttle pass. SHOT Show runs free rides between its halls and its official hotels; Caesars Palace, Harrah's, The LINQ, Treasure Island and The Venetian/Palazzo are within walking distance and have no shuttle.