
The lowest-cost option directly on the Las Vegas Strip, where rooms starting at $40 per night redirect the budget toward green fees.
Image courtesy of Expedia · Expedia
The Excalibur exists at the south end of the Strip in a medieval castle that has aged past kitsch into a kind of earnest permanence. The 3,981 rooms make it one of the largest hotels in the world, and the nightly rate of $40 to $100 makes it the most affordable option directly on Las Vegas Boulevard. Fifteen restaurants, four heated pools, a full-service spa, and a casino floor with 2,000 slot machines and 59 table games provide more amenity access than the room rate suggests.
At $40 per night on a midweek booking, a four-night stay at the Excalibur costs $160. That figure is less than a single night at the Wynn or Bellagio, and the difference, redirected to green fees, can fund a round at Cascata or a second visit to TPC Las Vegas. The rooms are basic and the castle theme is what it is. The value calculation is straightforward: every dollar not spent on accommodation is a dollar available for the courses that justify the trip.
Some links on this page are affiliate links. If you book through these links, we may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. This does not influence our editorial recommendations.