It’s true that many Las Vegas hotels limit reservations, some to as few as seven consecutive nights. Why they do it, though, is a mystery.
From our understanding, most of the city’s hotels are licensed for transient commercial use, defined by NRS 116.31123 as "the use of a unit, for remuneration, as a hostel, hotel, inn, motel, resort, vacation rental or other form of transient lodging if the term of the occupancy, possession or use of the unit is for less than 30 consecutive calendar days." Thus, the state of Nevada restricts hotel stays to less than 30 days, not less than 12, 14, etc. -- despite the fact that many reservationists we spoke to claimed their hotels’ seven- or 14-day reservation restrictions are mandated by the state.
To get to the bottom of the issue, we turned to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority, which stated that it’s up to each hotel to decide (presumably within the 30-day restriction imposed by the state) how many consecutive nights it allows its guests to stay.
Fortunately for those of you who wish to stay an extended length of time in Las Vegas, there may be ways of avoiding (or at least maneuvering around) the restriction. Some hotels allow guests to check out at the end of their stay, then check in again on the same day. Others permit back-to-back reservations, especially if the second reservation is made under a different name (of course, this works only if your traveling partner has a different name than yours). Still others advise that, if you plead your case to a manager or supervisor, you may be granted an exception to the restriction. Be aware, however, that some hotels require you to check out for a designated amount of time (anywhere from a day to a week) before checking in again.
Having said all that, a number of properties aren't, for one reason or another, restricted by the 30-day clause. Among them are the designated extended-stay hotels, such as Budget Suites of America, Extended StayAmerica, Emerald Suites, Hearthside, Residence Inn by Marriott, and Travelodge. Such properties offer weekly and sometimes monthly rates for visitors who don’t want to fork out big bucks for nightly rates at the Strip hotels. However, if you’re up for it, many of the latter can accommodate you.
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