How to Avoid Las Vegas Resort Fees (2026 Guide)

A resort fee is a mandatory nightly charge that hotels bolt onto your room rate at check-in to cover Wi-Fi, the gym, local calls, and the pool — amenities you were going to use (or not) regardless. On the Las Vegas Strip in 2026 that fee runs $35 to $60 per night, plus 13.38% tax. On a 4-night stay it can add $300 to your bill.

Here is the full picture: which hotels charge what, and the four legitimate ways to have the fee waived.

Current Strip resort fees (2026)

• Wynn / Encore — $60 + tax
• The Cosmopolitan — $55 + tax
• Bellagio, Aria, Vdara, Waldorf Astoria — $55 + tax
• Caesars Palace, The Cromwell, Nobu — $55 + tax
• MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Delano, Park MGM, NoMad — $50 + tax
• Venetian / Palazzo — $50 + tax
• Paris, Planet Hollywood, Horseshoe (Bally's), Flamingo, LINQ, Harrah's — $45–$50 + tax
• Treasure Island, New York-New York, Excalibur, Luxor — $39–$45 + tax
• Circa, D, Golden Nugget (downtown) — $35–$45 + tax

Pro tip: The rate quoted on the hotel's own website almost never includes the resort fee. Always click through to the last checkout screen before comparing prices — that's the only place the fee appears.

Four legitimate ways to skip the fee

1. Book with points on an award stay

Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt corporate policy waives resort fees on 100% points redemptions at their Las Vegas properties. That covers NoMad, Park MGM, Aria, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Waldorf Astoria, Conrad, Virgin Hotels and every Hilton on Paradise Road. It does not waive fees on cash-and-points hybrid bookings — it has to be a straight award redemption.

2. Match status

Caesars Rewards Diamond and MGM Rewards Gold both waive resort fees at their entire portfolio, every night, no questions asked. You can status-match to either from a mid-tier at Wyndham, Hyatt, or a regional casino loyalty program — the match takes 3–5 business days and lasts the calendar year plus the next. That single match pays for itself on the first two-night trip.

3. Ask at check-in (the amenity script)

Resort fees are technically a fee for services. If an advertised amenity isn't working during your stay, you have a legitimate basis to request removal. The wording matters — try: "I noticed the gym closes at 8pm and I'm in meetings until 9 — since I can't use one of the amenities the resort fee covers, could you remove it from my folio?" Success rate at the Strip front desks in 2025 sits around 40% when asked politely. Try again at checkout if the first ask fails.

4. Book off-Strip or on Fremont

The Palms, Rio, Westgate, Virgin, and Ellis Island all run $25–$35 resort fees — noticeably lower than the Strip. A handful of properties have no fee at all: Four Queens, El Cortez, Main Street Station, California Hotel (all downtown) and a few extended-stay hotels off Flamingo.

What to do before you book

Add the resort fee to the nightly rate before comparing. A $189 room at Bellagio with a $55 fee costs the same per night as a $244 room somewhere without one. The comparison only means something with taxes and fees included.

If you have flexible dates, weekday stays sometimes come with a "resort credit" of $25–$50 that offsets the fee. Look for it in the room description on MGM Rewards and Caesars Rewards mid-week rate plans.

The bottom line

Vegas resort fees aren't going away — they're a $500M+ annual line item for the operators. But they're also negotiable more often than most visitors realize. Match status once, book award nights when you can, and always ask at check-in. Over a year of Vegas trips those three moves save the average visitor $600–$1,200.

For the full playbook — including the exact scripts, the properties most likely to waive on request, and the current comps thresholds — grab The Las Vegas Travel Guide eBook.