How to move along it

The July 2026 film solves the Strip's oldest problem — heat — with a transit chain: the free Excalibur–Mandalay tram, a short walk to MGM Grand, then the Monorail the length of the Strip to Sahara and back, inside or shaded nearly the whole way on a 110-degree day. Fifty-six minutes of proof that a deliberate chain beats a melting sidewalk. Everything else on this page is a place along that line.

From Mandalay Bay To Sahara Hotel! Staying Cool Riding The Las Vegas Strip Monorail July 2026

Vegas Ready

The full cool-route, July 2026: Vegas Ready crosses the Strip at its hottest — 95 degrees at 9:30 a.m., heading for 110 — by chaining the free Excalibur–Mandalay tram, a short walk to MGM Grand, then the Monorail the length of the Strip to Sahara and back, staying inside or shaded nearly the whole way. Fifty-six minutes of proof that a deliberate transit chain beats a melting sidewalk.

Key takeaways
  • Filmed July 2026. The chain: Mandalay Bay tram to Excalibur, walk to MGM Grand station, Monorail to Sahara. Driverless trains — 'the best designated driver in a city where the party never ends.' Station announcements mark every stop if you're planning your own chain.

Staying at MGM GRAND Las Vegas

Jaycation

Jaycation's 2026 MGM Grand stay: a renovated two-queen room, the pool, restaurants, shops and casino, plus a running update on what's new, what's closed and what's replaced what — including the Las Vegas A's stadium rising across Tropicana Avenue on the old Tropicana site, visible from the resort. He detours to a tiki-ish local dive for a $4 lager, then gives the biggest resort on the Strip his August 2026 thumbs up.

Key takeaways
  • Renovated two-queen room toured in 2026
  • The A's stadium construction across Tropicana is visible
  • What's closed and what's new around the resort updated

I Stay At The Bellagio - Las Vegas

Walk With Me Tim

Walk With Me Tim spends one night at Bellagio and films the full arc: the flower-filled lobby under its glass ceiling, the long check-in queues, the busy casino, his room, the pool and the food. Filmed around Halloween on a Friday night, it doubles as a cautionary tale — every fountain-view restaurant was fully booked, and his advice is to reserve dining a month ahead. He closes on the location: opposite Paris, at what many consider the center of the Strip.

Key takeaways
  • One-night stay filmed end to end, room to pool
  • Check-in queues and casino crowds shown honestly
  • Fountain-view restaurants fully booked on a Friday night

Current stays, south to north

MGM Grand (2026): a renovated two-queen, what's new/closed/replaced around the biggest resort on the Strip, and the A's stadium rising across Tropicana on the old Tropicana site, visible from the rooms. Bellagio: one night filmed end to end around Halloween — flower-filled lobby, long check-in queues, busy casino — with the cautionary note that every fountain-view restaurant was booked out on a Friday night; reserve dining a month ahead. Encore (2026): the cheapest king reviewed in full (work-friendly desk-table, in-room Alexa), north views toward Fontainebleau and Resorts World, verdict among the best rooms on the Strip if you'll pay — Palazzo suggested instead for families. The Flamingo gets a 2026 locals' conditions check ahead of renovations (coffee near the Habitat elevators pinpointed; the $100+ Lucky Box mystery machines flagged as a trap) plus a history film asking how the Strip's oldest resort survived 78 years — gangster history, the namesake bird, and out back the free 4-acre habitat.

Time capsules and the north gate

The Fontainebleau walkthrough was filmed on its first day — December 14, 2023, dated on camera — venues hours old, some still 'coming soon'; presented as the opening-day document it is. A food-first film eats three meals in one Sunday entirely on the LINQ Promenade ('walk into Off The Strip, you will not regret it'). And the north end gets its geography lesson: the STRAT stands inside Las Vegas city limits just past where the Strip technically ends — SkyPod floors 108–109, a peek down at Atomic Golf, the Gateway Arch and showgirl statues at the boulevard's gate.

Sources: the nine videos on this page — a transit-chain film, 2026 stays and updates at four resorts, a Promenade food day, an opening-day walkthrough and a STRAT feature — summarized from their entries in our catalog.

ENCORE at Wynn Las Vegas Complete Resort Tour & Room Review

Yellow Productions

Yellow Productions' complete Encore tour (2026): Chris reviews the cheapest room at Encore — a king with a work-friendly table-desk and an in-room Alexa — and covers the tower's amenities, pros, cons and his price, with his usual deal links. His view north takes in Fontainebleau and Resorts World. The verdict: among the best rooms on the Strip if you're willing to pay for them, with Palazzo suggested instead for families with kids.

Key takeaways
  • Encore's cheapest king room reviewed in full
  • Desk-like table and Alexa controls in the room
  • North Strip views toward Fontainebleau and Resorts World

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Grand Opening Full Walkthrough! NEW Resort & Casino Premieres on the Strip!

Dani.702

Dani.702 walks the Fontainebleau on its first day of operations — she dates it on camera: December 14, 2023. Everything is hours old: the two-floor coffee shop in pastel pinks 'like very Instagrammable,' the IV drip lounge still listed as coming soon, restaurants not yet open. As a record of what Vegas's most anticipated opening actually looked like on day one, this is the page's time capsule — details have settled and changed since, and the film is presented as that opening-day document.

Key takeaways
  • Filmed on the first day of operations, December 14, 2023
  • Venues caught mid-opening — some still 'coming soon'
  • An opening-day time capsule; details have since changed

Flamingo, Big Renovations coming but is that a good thing? | Where's My Coffee, Where's My Room

J&K StayinVegas

J&K StayinVegas's 2026 Flamingo update in their 'Where's My Coffee, Where's My Room' series: Jeff tours the resort with renovations on the horizon — some welcome, some maybe not — and files the practical intel his series exists for, like Cortadito as the coffee stop nearest the Habitat elevators, and a warning about the $100-plus Lucky Box mystery machines. A locals' current-conditions check on the Strip's oldest resort.

Key takeaways
  • A 2026 conditions update ahead of renovations
  • Coffee options near the Habitat elevators pinpointed
  • Lucky Box mystery machines flagged as a tourist trap

Watch: Las Vegas Strip Guide, guided

3 videos · summaries from the actual guides

Three Meals a Day at the Linq Promenade

Dale McKenzie

Dale McKenzie's 'three meals a day' experiment, set entirely on the LINQ Promenade: breakfast, lunch and dinner at three different Promenade restaurants in one Sunday, with his verdict on each and a strong recommendation for the lunch stop — 'walk into Off The Strip, you will not regret it.' A food-first way into the Promenade, and a useful test of whether the lane can carry a full day of eating.

Key takeaways
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner at three Promenade restaurants in one day
  • Off The Strip singled out as the must-try lunch stop
  • A food-led tour of the lane rather than a casino walkthrough

Flamingo Las Vegas: Celebrating Its Roots & That Pink Bird

Dale McKenzie

Dale McKenzie asks how the Flamingo has survived 78 years in a town that demolishes its landmarks — and answers with the resort itself: the gangster history, the namesake bird, three new restaurants (including a South Florida Cuban coffee house import next door), and then out back to 'a fun and free attraction': the 4-acre wildlife habitat and its lush tropical gardens, promoted as one of the Strip's best free stops. The habitat segment is the heart of the back half.

Key takeaways
  • The Flamingo at 78 years: survival story of a Strip landmark
  • The 4-acre habitat promoted as a top free Strip attraction
  • New dining arrivals noted around the grounds

The STRAT, the SkyPod, the Arch, the Showgirls: Welcome to Vegas!

Dale McKenzie

Dale McKenzie's 'welcome to Vegas' feature starts with a geography lesson — the STRAT stands inside Las Vegas city limits, just past where the Strip technically ends — then takes the refreshed tower up to SkyPod floors 108 and 109, peeks down at Atomic Golf, and tours what's new below, from PT's Wings and Sports to the Gateway Arch and showgirl statues at the boulevard's north gate. A history-and-highlights film about the tower as the city's front door.

Key takeaways
  • The STRAT marks the Strip's north end, inside city limits
  • SkyPod floors 108 and 109 toured
  • Atomic Golf viewed from the tower

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