Okay so I’m sure everyone wants to stay in a great Las Vegas Hotel for next to nothing. So as a marketer I see people asking this question all the time “What is the Best Las Vegas Hotel”. So I was thinking if there is a “Best” then there has to be a “Worst” right? So I started digging a bit and doing a little research and came up with this list of what other people think of some of the really bad Las Vegas Hotels.

Disclaimer: I can not say that any of these Las Vegas Hotels are good or bad because I have not stayed at any of them. But I can say they sure don't sound like places I would want to stay. I compiled this list strictly for fun based on some really comical and outrageous comments from different sources online. These comments come from real guests and made me laugh. And there are a few other bad Hotels, but I made my decision based solely on user reviews at Trip Advisor.

The Worst Las Vegas Hotels – Not in any particular Order.

#1 - Knights Inn

“Stay Clear. Especially with kids. Better off sleeping outside on a park bench.”

“Honestly, I've never stayed in a worse hotel. Customer service is obviously NOT in their vocabulary! Ok, problem one: in one of the rooms we were staying in had only one working light”

“Horrible Horrible Horrible I was over charged not to mention woke up after the first night with 32 bug bites down my arm and 2 on my legs! ”

#2 - St. Tropez All Suite Hotel

“Worst Hotel Ever It was so filthy, and holes in the walls. Scary place. Nothing like the ad on the internet. Lousy service. No breakfast, No hot water. They didn't vaccum, lousy towels, sheets, pillows, blankets, no coffee, remote didn't match TV, etc.”

“First time in my life I checked out just after checking into a hotel”

#3- Motel 6 Las Vegas I-15

“Never ever again even for Free”

#4 - Clarion Emerald Suites Las Vegas

“Where to start…well first off, the pictures on the web are TOTALLY false,”

“We thought that we were being filmed for a Candid Camera episode. The place (beyond the lobby) was absolutely filthy and service to match.”

#5 - Sahara Westwood Hotel

“This place is a dump. The first thing we saw as we drove into the parking area was a huge sign that read "PARK AT YOUR OWN RISK".”

“This hotel is by far the worst on the Vegas strip. The carpets and walls are a depressing, tobacco-stained shade of grey, and the lobby, casino, and hallways can smell pretty bad. At times I plugged my nose on my way through the hotel. I could not spend an extra minute anywhere in the lobby and casino areas”

Honorable Mention: Circus Circus Manor Motor Lodge

“The Circus Manor (slums of circus circus) is a separate building that sits across from the main towers. Upon entering the room two lights did not work. The beds were as if we brought our own cots! The safe had a hole in it and there was no lock. The stench was that of smoke”

“Stayed here for two nights in June. The "manors" are back behind the actual casino and hotel. Walking back there at night was a scary experience. The rooms themselves were in terrible condition -- bad beds, carpet stains, missing fixtures, etc.”

What You Can Learn from Other People Vegas Hotel Experiences

What a depressing experience these people must have had. This makes me feel really bad for all of them. Las Vegas has so many outstanding Hotels for anyone to have to go through this kind of miserable experience is simply sad. Some of these people actually paid more for these rooms than they would have paid at a nice Las Vegas Strip Resort!

The lesson anyone reading this article should learn is to do some research before making your reservations.

My Top 3 Recommended Sites for Researching Las Vegas Hotels based on the opinion of people who have actually stayed on a Hotel Property:

• Trip Advisor

• Rate Las Vegas

• Kids in Vegas – Hotels for Families

Please take the time to see what other people think of a Las Vegas Casino Resort before you make your reservations.

I’ll be working on an article about the Best Bang for the Buck Vegas Hotels Soon.