Las Vegas: Where to Stay: Luxury: Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas

This was the first unthemed, nongaming hotel in Vegas, and it’s still the nicest, thanks to its calm atmosphere. With only 424 rooms and suites, it is small by Vegas standards, and the service level is much higher than at most resorts on the Strip. Located on the top five floors of Mandalay Bay, it has its own entrance, its own concierge, its own restaurants, its own pool and an afternoon tea that seems quite civilized in the center of so much chaos. There are six tiers of suites, including five 180 Degree Strip View Suites—one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments arranged in a crescent with full views of the Strip and the mountains ($2,250 to $3,350)—and ten Sunrise Sunset Suites, looking out at the mountains ($1,650 to $2,800).

WHAT’S NEW: A room upgrade with fresh color schemes, art work and state-of-art electronics systems. Two presidential suites, on the 38th and 39th floors, measuring 3,400 and 4,400 square feet, come with baby grand pianos and, in keeping with the Four Seasons philosophy, an understated elegance. (Rates from $3,350 to $4,600.) Next up will be the guest-room hallways. The total renovation will cost upward of $10 million.