Las Vegas bustles with excitement, welcoming a stellar lineup of new hotels.

Las Vegas is in a new era of booming tourism and development. Visitors are coming to town by the millions, and they need a place to stay. Book your adventure at one of these brand-new resorts while looking ahead to the hotels of the future.

Upcoming Las Vegas Hotels

LVXP Mega Project

The future arrives in Las Vegas as the renowned real estate developer LVXP announced plans to transform the long-vacant 27-acre site on Las Vegas Boulevard, previously home to the classic Wet ’n Wild waterpark, into a multi-billion-dollar entertainment and lifestyle venue. This new mega-complex promises a retail center, casinos, a 752-foot hotel and condo tower featuring a 6,000-seat theater and an arena designed to lure an NBA franchise to Sin City. LVXP is in its early planning stages, so everything remains speculative, but this is one of the most exciting projects to hit Las Vegas this decade.

Inspirada Station

The growing Henderson community of Inspirada will have its own resort and casino. According to city records, Station Casinos received approval to build Inspirada Station on a nearly 4-acre lot near Via Inspirada and Bicentennial Parkway. The hotel will have just over 200 rooms with a casino, meeting space, three restaurants, a food hall, a bowling alley, and a movie theater. Still, the potential resort isn’t a done deal. Station Casinos has multiple properties in development, often filing for permits years in advance; only time will tell if Inspirada Station remains at the top of that list. Rendering courtesy Station Casinos Facebook.

Otonomus by AHC Las Vegas

The grand opening of Otonomus by AHC, the first-ever Las Vegas hotel built in partnership with Airbnb, is on track for Summer 2025. Minutes from Allegiant Stadium, it promises a blend of cutting-edge AI technology, style, and hospitality. The new resort brings over 300 rooms, retail, multiple tools, a delightful Lebanese restaurant, and a rooftop lounge.  Renderings reveal a sleek, modern design, similar to a luxury apartment complex with three centralized courtyard areas. The project is being developed by AHC Global Holdings, who hope to bring the concept to Japan and other destinations around the world.

Hard Rock Las Vegas

With Hard Rock Hotel’s sale to Richard Branson and Virgin Hotels, the Cafe on the Strip was Vegas’s only Hard Rock love.  But that’s all about to change with Hard Rock International taking over the shuttered Mirage Resort. The Mirage’s iconic Volcano show is saying goodbye, but Hard Rock’s giant groovy guitar-shaped tower rises from the ashes to rock out the Las Vegas Strip. The original hotel tower and casino atrium will remain in place with upgrades, but sadly, the Beatles Love was permanently retired in 2024, an unfortunate decision, one might say, was made by the Fool on the Hill. Still, the Strip is ready to rock hard at the Hard Rock.

Majestic Las Vegas

Forget slot machines. Majestic Las Vegas is a non-gaming luxury hotel currently targeted for 2027. The 45-story tower is being built on the site of the old La Concha, whose main entrance now serves as the Neon Museum. Steps away from the expanding Las Vegas Convention Center, the Majestic promises 720 rooms plus 35 corporate sky suites, hoping to attract overflow from trade show events. In a break from the typical Vegas layout, Majestic will have a courtyard with six free-standing restaurants in a circular footprint. Majestic could inspire Las Vegas hotels of the future.

Newly Opened Hotels

Fontainebleau

The 67-story Fontainebleau was the Strip’s biggest eyesore for years. The hotel was nearly finished when the Great Recession halted its grand opening in 2009. However, things have changed with Fontainebleau opening with great excitement in late 2023. It’s a massive 3,700-room tower with a 550,000-square-foot convention center, pools, a spa, and two levels of luxury retail components. Visitors can get down to the pumping entertainment at LIV Nightclub, LIV Beach, and the 3,800-seat BleauLive Theater while devouring the culinary delights Mother Wolf and Pappi Steak.

Durango

Station Casinos has opened Durango, its first all-new hotel and casino in 16 years. The property, near Durango and the 215, has a fresh, contemporary design with 200 rooms and suites, 40 electric car-charging stations, meeting and convention space, a pool complex, and an event lawn with trees, walkways, and other outdoor areas. Restaurants include Nicco’s Steakhouse, Summer House, and the Eat Your Heart Out food hall. Durango is the first major casino in the Rhodes Ranch/Spring Valley area, reflecting dramatic residential growth in the Southwest Valley.

The Queen

The Queen is the first hotel in Las Vegas dedicated to the LGBTQ+ community. There’s a drag brunch party and the Thunderbird 100-room boutique hotel. A Latin music lounge and wedding chapel are also in the works. If all goes according to plan, the Queen will launch a new gay-friendly district in Las Vegas, delivering a new wave of businesses and rainbow-colored crosswalks. 

The Lexi

The Lexi has taken over the intimate boutique hotel formerly known as the Artisan. The Lexi is an adults-only getaway with 64 rooms, a ground-floor restaurant, strict valet parking, and one of the few topless pools left in Las Vegas. The Lexi is marketing itself as the first cannabis-friendly resort in Las Vegas, and while plans for a consumption lounge and high-level filtration system in the fourth-floor rooms and suites, smoking marijuana remains technically prohibited on the property until Clark County laws change. Current plans are awaiting further licensing.

Horseshoe

Caesars Entertainment has rebranded Bally’s as the Horseshoe, with a premium upgrade. The property is renewing its focus on gambling clientele as the new home of the World Series of Poker. You’ll also find design upgrades and restaurants like Jack Binion’s Steak, a nod to the original Horseshoe in Vegas. The Arcade houses a collection of vintage and contemporary video games and has replaced the sportsbook, with sports betting available at convenient kiosks.

The Sahara

After being rebranded as the SLS, the North Strip property has returned to its classic identity as the Sahara. The decision was made after the resort was sold to the Meruelo Group, which successfully transformed the property once known as the MGM Grand in Reno to the impressive Grand Sierra Resort. Founder Alex Meruelo committed $100 million to the project, which has already revealed upgraded hotel rooms and casino space with new restaurants like Chickie’s and Pete’s, the Noodle Den, and Balla (an Italian concept by Shawn McClain). A new theater is now home to Magic Mike Live, but the hotel continues to honor its past with venues like the Casbar. New additions and renovations continue into 2025.

Circa

Circa opened in 2020 as the first Downtown resort built from the ground up since 1980 and the tallest tower north of the Strip. Developers Derek and Greg Stevens (who also own and operate The D, Golden Gate, and the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center) opened the project on the far west end of the Fremont Street Experience. As the name suggests, Circa tips its hat to Vegas history while looking to the future with the latest technology and amenities. The stadium-style sportsbook has a massive video screen, an in-house broadcasting studio, and is the world’s largest book. Another large video wall decorates the rooftop Stadium Swim pool complex. The parking garage, on the other side of Main Street, is connected by a pedestrian bridge and was built with ride-sharing integration in mind. The classic “Vegas Vickie” marquee, formerly outside the now-closed Girls of Glitter Gulch strip club, now hangs above a cocktail lounge of the same name.

Virgin Hotels

After buying the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, billionaire businessman Richard Branson remodeled the property into the first Virgin Hotels property in Las Vegas. The most obvious change — the famous giant neon guitar out front is now replaced with Virgin’s signature “V.” The property has welcomed restaurants (like Night + Market and One Steakhouse) and Elia Dayclub as the centerpiece of a revamped pool complex. The theater, formerly known as The Joint, is still one of the best mid-sized venues to see a concert.