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If you'd rather empty your wallets at the blackjack tables rather than on a luxury hotel, you'll save some bucks by staying at Circus Circus (2880 Las Vegas Blvd. S., Las Vegas, 702-734-0410). The 3,770-room hotel offers some of the best deals on the Strip and it's just a few steps away from the nonstop energy of Vegas' most exciting thoroughfare.

Indeed, there's a hotel room for every budget at Circus Circus. But you get what you pay for; the rooms can be over-the-top loud with things like metallic rose print comforters in the West Tower and matching blue-violet bedding with a vertical gold rope pattern and similarly hued blue carpeting in outdated rooms in the Skyrise Tower. Otherwise, the rooms are serviceable. If you want a true Las Vegas Strip experience, book one of the Tower Rooms, all of which have in-room amenities such as cable TV with premium channels and wireless Internet access. Choose from the 29-story-tall Skyrise Tower, with its own full-size casino and close proximity to the property's two pools, or the family-friendly, 35-story West Tower, which puts guests close to the hotel lobby, Shopping Promenade and Adventuredome Theme Park. High rollers may want to stay at the 15-story Casino Tower, which is near the action of the two Circus Circus casinos.

For a taste of home without all the annoying housework, Circus Circus also offers comfortable Manor Rooms in five three-story buildings across Circus Circus Drive. All 810 guest rooms include refrigerators, pool access and convenient self-parking. The hotel also offers the only RV park on the Strip. So bring the family in the RV and take advantage of amenities such as full-service utility hook-ups, a convenience store, a Laundromat, a playground, pet runs, showers and restrooms, and disposal stations.

The main casino floor at Circus Circus is a show in itself, with live circus acts like jugglers, clowns and death-defying acrobats entertaining at every turn. And Circus Circus offers other amenities no other casino can match: like a full carnival midway with games of skill and chance; the glass-enclosed indoor theme park Adventuredome featuring rides like the famous double-loop, double-corkscrew Canyon Blaster roller coaster; a massive sports book; and a one-of-a-kind rotating cocktail lounge where, after a few drinks, some guests feel like they're part of the circus show.