Think about Luxor, the pyramid, with two fantastic night clubs, next to Mandalay Bay with 2 more, and by Tropicana, MGM Grand, NYNY, Monte Carlo, and Excalibur. NO construction.

Treasure Island looks like they have very nice rooms, and they have so many options. Their pool area looks very nice, they have a DJ on Saturday and Sunday nights through September. If you get their standard guest room you can get a:
Deluxe room- floor to ceiling windows
Strip View Room
Panaramic View Room- located on the corner
Tower Deluxe Room- penthouse floor with vaulted ceilings

There is also the choice of the Petite Suite
King bed, 2 marble bathrooms with whirlpool tub.
From as low as $119/night

Executive Suite- 830 sq ft., king bed, 2 marble baths with
whirlpool tub, living room, upgraded sound system.
Tower Suite- 930 sq ft, separate sitting area, king bed, 2 marble bathrooms, whirlpool tub, living area, dining table, walk-in closets
Luxury Suite- 1030 sq ft, one bedroom, 2 marble bathrooms, whirlpool tub, wetbar, tropical pool views

There are also the Premier Suite and the Penthouse suite, but they get really expensive.

The Monte Carlo has really nice upgraded rooms. Using promotion codes, you can get some decent deals on them. Their pool area has a lazy river, 4 pools, and a restaurant.

Deluxe room
Just like any other regular hotel room. Rates from $59/night

Monaco Suite
Contemporary Decor, sealy posturepedic mattresses, 700 ft, 1 1/2 baths, whirlpool jets in the master bath, 32″ HDTV flat panel tv, ipod connection, cd player.
From $144/nt

Spa Suite:)
700 ft, king bed, full-size jacuzzi tub offering panoramic views of the mountains, desert, or the strip, surround sound stereo, 24 hour AAA Four Diamond service.
From $299/nt

It sounds like you want to stay on or very near the strip, so I would stay away from hotels like the Palms, because it would get expensive travelling to the strip all the time. From Treasure Island, you can just walk out the doors of your hotel and be on the strip and on your way. I hope this helps. Have a good trip!

Im also in my 20′s and just moved out to vegas to intern at a vegas hotel group. Out of those choices, I would recommend Treasure Island and Monte Carlo. They are both on the strip and very nice properties, and you wont be disapointed. I would also check out the Excalibur which is also located on the strip nad has rooms starting at $41. These hotels are offering some good promotions right now, so you should definatly check it out. Here are the links to their pages

Treasure Island -
Monte Carlo -
Excalibur -

Good luck. If you need anymore help, just let me know

Brian

Why not the Palms??? It’s fun and geared for your age group.

I’ve been pretty satisfied with the Flamingo. I LOVE the location and the pool is pretty tight. Those GO Rooms look pretty nice too. Was going to stay in last trip but they could only upgrade us for one night (two girls with ALOT of luggage…shoes…clothes) we didn’t want to have to move our stuff so declined.
We are planning another trip for Labor Day weekend and might try for a GO the whole trip. Or else we are staying @ MGM
Look into them as well, they have some pretty good deals going on right about now

I’d skip the Paris. T.I. & Monte Carlo….esp. since you are use to higher end…..I haven’t stayed @ them, but wasn’t impressed enough to. but hey that’s JMO

Golden Nugget was nice but is downtown (boyfriend was in Poker Tourny) it cost a ton in taxis for me to go back & forth to strip.

another suggestion since you are going with boyfriend is the Red Rocks! my boyfriend and I rented a car on last day and went out there (only about 20 min drive from strip) It’s really nice and is something alittle different than the normal Vegas experience. you know how it is…the ‘couples trip’ is totally different then the girls weekend

TI, the rooms are nice, the property is nice and its good fun, Mystere is one of the best shows in town and its good for visiting Venitian, Mirage et al

Monte Carlo a bit more subdued classy and great pool however around the pool you can hear the building works from city centre but there are no building works inside.

Have you thought about Mirage its our fave, great rooms, great pool and still got that old Vegas level of service this link is dircet to the hotel we have booked for Xmas for $524 for a week rates from $72 a night its worth thinking about.

There ar eoffers on MGM from $49 per night you need to be aplayers card holder if your not its easy to join online

Monte carlo offers

TI from $62 non refundable offer

All of these links are direct with the hotel no middleman so they are the best rates you can get I hope thsi helsp you
Simon