The Westin Casaurina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa is to be found at the intersection of Koval Lane and Flamingo Boulevard. This is just east from the more famous Las Vegas Strip. This is a hotel first and foremost with a casino pretty much as an afterthought.

The building started life in 1977 as the Maxim Hotel and casino. The building was closed from 1999 until 2003 when the Westin Casaurina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa opened officially. It has become noteworthy as being one of the first, if not the first, of the Las Vegas resorts to ban smoking in almost all of its premises. Only in a small part of the casino can its patrons smoke in comfort.

The casino is small. It has less than 300 slot machines and about 10 games tables. It tries to concentrate more on its other amenities such as the spa. Its guests are often business people who have stayed in other Westin hotels elsewhere, and know the kind of comfort they can expect. Its “Heavenly Bed,” as it describes them, has been reported as being just that.

The hotel has a free gym and a really great pool area. This is not perhaps one of the more glitzy hotels in Las Vegas, but it does offer solid good quality at an affordable price. The food is great and it’s located in a slightly quieter part of town. This is actually a plus point in Las Vegas!