#7 in Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 · ★★★★★
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas
The only non-gaming five-star tower on the Strip, calm and service-led inside CityCenter.
The only non-gaming five-star tower on the Strip, calm and service-led inside CityCenter.
"The only non-gaming five-star tower on the Strip, calm and service-led inside CityCenter."
Why this rank: Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas opened in December 2009 as the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas in CityCenter, and Hilton's Waldorf Astoria brand took over in 2018. It is the only fully non-gaming, non-smoking five-star hotel on the Strip, 389 rooms and suites in a 47-storey tower between ARIA and Vdara. The value is the calm: no casino floor, no smoke, the Waldorf Astoria Spa, and the hotel's signature afternoon tea. The well-known 23rd-floor Sky Lobby moved to ground level in a 2023 renovation, though the 23rd floor keeps a Strip-view lounge. The honest caveat is the trade of energy for quiet: no gaming or nightlife in the building and a more restrained, corporate-luxury feel, with ARIA a short walk away for the action. Best for a serene, service-led stay at the centre of the Strip.
Best room: Presidential Suite, 2,300 sq ft, Strip view
"The only non-gaming five-star tower on the Strip, calm and service-led inside CityCenter."
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas is the rebranded former Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas, which Hilton took over in 2018. It sits in the CityCenter complex between ARIA and Vdara and is the only fully non-casino five-star hotel on the Strip; there is no gaming floor in the building. The 389 rooms and suites occupy a 47-storey tower, with standard rooms around 500 square feet and suites running far larger. What defines it is what is absent, the noise, the smoke, the casino traffic, and the 24-hour churn of the Strip casino hotels, in exchange for the Waldorf Astoria Spa, the signature afternoon tea, and a 23rd-floor lounge with long Strip views. The honest trade-off is that the same quiet means no nightlife or gaming on site and a restrained, grown-up atmosphere, so guests who want energy walk next door to ARIA. Best for a traveller who wants service and calm at the dead centre of the Strip rather than a casino floor.
A suite for the space and corner Strip views, or an entry-level king for the 500-square-foot rooms and the same non-gaming calm.
Take the hotel's afternoon tea, and book a Waldorf Astoria Spa treatment for a slow morning. For gaming or late dining, walk straight into ARIA next door, then return to a tower with no casino noise.
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas sits at #7 on our Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas for 2026. It scored an aggregate 9.7 out of 10 across our three editorial criteria, rewarded for service and calm and marked down only for the absence of on-site gaming and nightlife. For other central-Strip options, see the rest of the list below.
If you have already chosen the dates, our editor recommends booking the room twelve weeks ahead. Rooms with the coveted orientation are claimed first, while popular-month availability runs out months in advance. It is the terrace and plunge-pool suites, the rooms this rank rests on, that book up soonest.
Editorial · #7 on the Top 20 Hotels in Las Vegas 2026 list
Waldorf Astoria Las Vegas's case for a Las Vegas stay is calm at the centre of the Strip. Opened in 2009 as the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas and rebranded by Hilton in 2018, it is non-gaming with no casino floor.
The 389 rooms and suites fill a 47-storey tower, with standard rooms around 500 square feet and suites running considerably larger, alongside the Waldorf Astoria Spa and the hotel's signature afternoon tea.
Its 23rd-floor Sky Lobby was relocated to ground level in a 2023 renovation, though the 23rd floor keeps a Strip-view lounge. Sitting in CityCenter beside ARIA Sky Suites and Vdara, it differs from the also non-gaming Four Seasons Las Vegas mainly by location: central Strip in CityCenter rather than the south Strip at Mandalay Bay. The honest trade-off is that the building has no nightlife or gaming of its own, so the energy is a short walk away at ARIA. Best for a serene, service-led stay at the centre of the Strip.
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