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Bed Bugs Reported At 7 Las Vegas Hotels And Strip Resorts

Author Wendy Rush

What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas…except for bed bugs.

Those little critters will follow you home if you happen to catch them on a trip to Sin City. And the likelihood of that happening seems to have increased recently, according to a report from 8NewsNow.

Las Vegas hotels that have had bed bugs in the last 18 months.

Several Las Vegas hotels were reported to have found bed bugs on their property, according to public health records. Some of them are major resorts on the Las Vegas Strip. Locations listed included Circus Circus Hotel & Casino, Caesars Palace, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas Resort & Casino, Palazzo, Tropicana Las Vegas, MGM Grand and Sahara Las Vegas.

While all of these hotels have had reports of bed bugs in the last year and a half, Circus Circus is the hotel that appeared the most often on the list of bed bug reports. And, according to 8NewsNow, Planet Hollywood has had a report of the blood-thirsty insects as recently as June.

Nevada law does not fine or otherwise penalize a hotel property for a report of bed bugs. As long as the company is quick to act. Hotels are fined, however, if they have several reports of the infestation and fail to take action against the issue.

How to check for bed bugs when you visit a hotel.

With the high volume of tourists Las Vegas gets every year, it is virtually impossible to avoid bed bugs being brought in to our hotels. Anyone planning to stay in any hotel should be diligent about checking for bed bugs. Common signs of an infestation include dark spots on the mattress, or feces or carcasses. The best places to check for these things are the seams of mattresses and any crevices in the bed frame and box spring.

– Wendy Rush, 96.3 KKLZ

The Few Las Vegas Properties That Still Offer Free Parking

Las Vegas used to be the land of FREE PARKING! Well that has certainly changed, and locals are downright unhappy.

Las Vegas Locals Miss Their Free Parking

If there’s just one thing locals wish they could demand out of Strip, and downtown casinos, it would be free parking. Locals admit, they would do a lot more on the strip if they didn’t have to pay for parking. It’s not necessarily the price, but the principal.

Self-parking garage policies have changed dramatically over the years, and far ewer resorts offer complimentary parking in Las Vegas nowadays.

The Latest Pay To Park Property:

The latest to announce “no more free parking” is The Venetian and The Palazzo, whose management said paid parking will kick in at the resorts sometime later in August.

The policy change appears to be because of the anticipated opening of the Sphere – so I’m quite certain other parking garages will change their policies so they can also cash in on the new foot traffic we’ll be seeing.

So Where Ca You Park Las Vegas?

Here’s a breakdown of the free and sorta, kinda, free-ish parking garages that are still available as of the beginning of August 2023. How long it will last is anyone’s guess, so grab it while you can!

  • Sahara Las Vegas
  • Treasure Island
  • Circus Circus
  • Tropicana Las Vegas
  • Trump International Hotel Las Vegas
  • Fashion Show Mall
  • The Shops at Crystals
  • The Venetian – as of this writing
  • The Palazzo – as of this writing
  • Encore Las Vegas
  • Wynn Las Vegas

 

Other Parking Options In Las Vegas:

The options of complimentary self-parking in Las Vegas are very limited. Several properties on the Strip offer free parking to locals for a specific number of hour, or on certain days. And a few downtown properties will validate for a few hours (some keep it pretty secret, so don’t be afraid to ask.

Many resorts offer free self-parking for loyalty program members of a designated level, and local Nevada ID’s can save you a little bit.

  • Caesars Entertainment Properties

    Horseshoe, Caesars Palace, Paris, The Linq, Flamingo and the Cromwell resorts all offer the first three hours free for locals with a valid Nevada driver’s license.

    Caesars Palace

    Robert Mora via Getty Images

  • MGM Resorts International Properties

    Bellagio, Aria, Vdara, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, Park MGM, New York-New York, Luxor and Excalibur resorts, offer the first three hours free for locals with a valid Nevada driver’s license.

    Mandalay Bay

    Ethan Miller via Getty Images

  • The Mirage (Soon to Be Hard Rock)

    The Mirage offers the first three hours free for locals with a valid Nevada driver’s license. Locals who use their Nevada ID at the resort’s players club, and join Hard Rock’s Unity loyalty program will be upgraded to the second-tier and gain complimentary free parking access.

    The Mirage Las Vegas

    Robert Mora via Getty Images

     

  • Resorts World

    Resorts World offers complimentary parking for ‘Genting Reward’ members.

    Resorts World

    Ethan Miller via Getty Images

     

  • The Stratosphere

    The Strat offers complimentary parking for locals with valid Nevada ID.  (Yay!!!!)

    The Strat Las Vegas

    Ethan Miller via Getty Images 

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Wendy Rush is the midday host on one of Vegas's top stations, 96.3 KKLZ. She has been with the station for ten years and comes with a diverse career background. In addition to being a radio host, Wendy has lived the Vegas life as an entertainer. She has been a celebrity impersonator, rock band singer, and improv comedian. As a content creator for 96.3 KKLZ, Wendy writes about music, celebrities, mental health and wellness, and life as a Las Vegas local.

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