McCarran International Airport (LAS): Approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 5 miles.

Driving directions from McCarran International Airport: Exit the airport via Swenson St. Turn left on E Naples Dr, then right on Paradise Rd. Turn left onto E Sahara Ave and the hotel is on the left.

Getting there: The best way to get to the hotel is by taxi ($5–$15; fees subject to change without notice) or rental car.

Getting around: Guests have many options for destinations on the Strip. City buses (less than $5) run the length of the Strip, and there are private trollies (less than $5) that serve many of the larger casinos. Many guests choose to walk. Taxis are readily available, and guests who drive will find complimentary parking at most locations. For destinations outside the Strip, a rental car is the best option. The hotel offers complimentary valet and self-parking for guests. (All fees subject to change without notice.)

NASCAR Cafe - This large, lively, two-level restaurant features race cars hanging from the ceiling and offers giant projection screens showing televised NASCAR races. The menu includes ribs, chicken, steaks, pasta, and burgers.

Paco's Bar & Grill - This restaurant specializes in Mexican fare and seafood.

Sahara Buffet - All-you-can-eat buffets are available here for brunch and dinner, with a champagne brunch served weekends.

Caravan Coffee Show - This coffee shop serves light meals around the clock.

Jitters Gourmet Coffee - This spot serves coffee drinks and pastries 24 hours a day.

Room service is available daily from 6 AM to midnight.

Amenity highlights: Surrounded by a sundeck graced by palm trees and gentle fountains, a large, heated pool provides pleasure during spring, summer, and late autumn. A 15-person spa beneath a filigreed wrought-iron dome offers social soaking next to the pool.

Stock cars and Indy cars, in smaller versions of the real thing, race around a simulated track in the 35,000-square-foot Las Vegas Cyber Speedway adjacent to NASCAR Cafe. A 20-foot wraparound screen provides realistic sight and sound, while each car's hydraulic base furnishes realistic motion.

Launched from inside NASCAR Cafe, Speed - The Ride is a state-of-the-art roller coaster that passes through an underground tunnel, around a loop, and through the hotel's marquee before stopping 224 feet above ground and then reversing itself.

Legends of the '50s and '60s still going strong, The Platters, Drifters, and Coasters entertain nightly in the Congo Room.

Las Vegas' first true lounge, the Casbar Lounge opened in 1954 and continues to present nightly entertainment from smooth jazz to rock 'n' roll.

Comprising 85,000 square feet and featuring an enormous glass chandelier and elaborately decorated columns, the Casino supplies poker, slots, video poker, backjack, craps, roulette, pai gow, keno, and a race and sports book.