1. Setting
Where the hotel stands, what you see from the room, and what you can walk to without a transfer.
2. Building & rooms
Architecture, public spaces, room size and whether a renovation has kept the property current.
3. Stay experience
Dining, spa, pools, family facilities and the small friction points that show up only after check-in.
4. Honesty about drawbacks
Noise, distance from town, price gaps between towers — if it would change a booking, we say so.
What we ignore
We do not rank by gaming-floor size, loyalty tiers or paid placements. Adults-only floors are noted; every hotel on the list should still be worth booking without entering the casino.