Best of Vegas Part XVII: Sweet Suites

by Jake Gosselin | Jul 25 2007

Suites in Las Vegas make great locations for wedding receptions, bar mitzvahs and orgies. While only the wealthy could possibly afford one as a private hotel room, the rest of us can make great use of these temporary cribs of the rich and famous by pitching-in together for a single night of insanity.

Swank suites are available in almost all of the decent hotels in Vegas, but we’ve done our research and come up with the five ultimate party pads on the Las Vegas Strip. Check them out and next time you go down to Sin City with a group of friends, consider pitching in for the ultimate in Las Vegas accommodation.

5. The Bellagio Penthouse Suite
As usual with all things Bellagio, the penthouse suite is all about luxury and sophistication.

This might not be the best place to hold the Las Vegas blow-out of the century but if you’re looking for a mature, 2,050 square-foot ultra-posh pad to impress the ladies, this might just be perfect.

4. Mandalay Bay Suites

While I’ve always been a fan of the swank new upscale addition at Mandalay Bay, theHOTEL, the suites are still superior in the original part of Mandalay Bay.

In contrast to the Bellagio’s huge and luxurious suites, the Mandalay Bay suites make up for what they lack in substance with gobs of amenities.

3. Wynn Salon Suite

Wynn Las Vegas is, of course, the bomb. It’s the newest of the mega casinos on the Las Vegas Strip and it is, in general, the best.

Marble covers every surface in the enormous bathrooms, complete with soaking tub and separate shower, not to mention your own 13-inch flat-screen TV.

But why is there just one bathroom in this massive, luxurious suite? It’s most likely to dissuade large groups (a.k.a. dozens of drunks like us) from sharing the suite and having the monster parties that we fully intend to have. But don’t worry, the sink is very large and can easily double as a urinal.

The Salon Suites are equipped with a conference table for 10, which is not only great for business meetings but is also a perfect platform for strippers to dance on.

2. MGM Skylofts

The MGM Skylofts are, quite frankly, redonkulous.

While they might not quite rank with the rooms at the MGM Mansion (that's another story altogether), unless you're flying to Vegas in your private jet they should more than suffice.

I think I will just let the amenities do the talking here.

1. Hefner Sky Villa at the Palms

I don’t really like the Palms. I had to stay there for two weeks while I covered the World Series of Poker and it was like a Super 8 but with more bouncers and fewer knife fights.

The casino is a 24-hour suck-fest, complete with literally hundreds of elderly people regularly lining up for free crap. Why this is, God only knows.

But what the Palms does have is an array of fantasy suites that are truly unparalleled.

The best of the best at the Palms is the Playboy Hefner Sky Villa. This jewel of debauchery sits at the top of the Fantasy Tower and features an indoor Playboy pool that looks out across the Strip.

On top of the basic rooms normally found in Vegas suites, the Hefner Sky Villa also includes: a full bar, a media room, a fully equipped gym (sauna included), and a spa. But sadly, no tennis court.

Anyone with a Roald Dahl fetish will be glad to know that there is a glass elevator that runs between the suite’s two floors. For those with less literary and more physical inclinations there’s an eight-foot round rotating bed, an extra large show tub, pop-up plasma televisions, a poker table, and an outdoor terrace with strip views, sunbathing areas and a bar.

This premier penthouse suite is truly the ultimate Las Vegas suite.