Bringing your dog to Las Vegas: hotels that actually allow it

By the ThingsVegas Editorial Team | Published November 9, 2026 | Last reviewed: November 9, 2026

Bringing a dog to Las Vegas is a hotel policy problem before it is a travel problem. Some Strip resorts run real dog programs at $50 to $200 a night. Others refuse dogs entirely. This guide prints both lists, with fee conflicts shown, not hidden.

Prices last checked: November 9, 2026. Last reviewed: November 9, 2026. Sources are named on this page; check the official page before you pay, because prices and hours change.

Which hotels allow dogs, and on what terms?

Two programs run most of the Strip. MGM Resorts offers dog friendly rooms at most of its Las Vegas hotels: two dogs, combined weight up to 100 pounds, fee per dog per night, per Casinos.com program reporting from July 2026, concordant at November 9, 2026. Caesars runs PetStay: dogs only, two per room, 50 pounds or less each, and your dog must be present at check in. The Cosmopolitan runs its own program inside that family and is the most dog serious resort on the Strip: up to two dogs of any size or breed, proof of vaccinations, dog runs including one by the Chelsea Pool, and a current fee of $100 per dog per night plus tax in current listings. Older reports put the Cosmopolitan at $50 per dog per night; fees move, the current listing is the budget figure, and this page date stamps it November 9, 2026. Book the Cosmopolitan's dog rooms on Expedia and confirm the pet fee in writing before you travel, because the pet room type matters: a standard room booking does not take your dog.

Vdara deserves its own paragraph, because it is the best dog hotel on the Strip for a nervous dog and the worst one to budget from a search snippet. The property is non gaming and smoke free, with a fenced dog park for its dog suites, which makes it calmer than any casino resort. Its combined weight limit is real but reported between 70 and 100 pounds across current sources, so this page prints that a limit applies and tells you to confirm the number for your dog, rather than printing a figure that might strand you at check in. Its fee reports range from $100 to $200 per dog per night for the same reason. None of that is a reason to avoid Vdara. It is a reason to book it by phone or with the fee confirmed in writing, which takes five minutes and removes the only risk in the stay.

Where can the dog actually go?

Shorter list than visitors expect, and it holds at the friendly hotels too: not the casino floor, not restaurants, not pool areas, per the program rules. Dogs move on a leash or in a carrier along the marked routes between the room, the relief areas and the exits, and they wait in a kennel or crate when you are out. Relief areas exist at the dog friendly resorts, and LAS airport has pet relief areas in both terminals, including post security spots, which makes the flight day workable. The legal line is simple and worth stating exactly: ADA service animals are always exempt from pet fees and restrictions, and emotional support animals do not get that exemption in Nevada hotels. Travelers planning the rest of the stay around the dog should start from our first time Las Vegas guide for the parts of the city that welcome a leash, and budget the dog's nightly fee alongside the room on our trip cost guide, because at $100 a night the dog can cost more than the resort fee it sleeps under.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which Las Vegas hotels allow dogs?

Per current program listings checked November 9, 2026: The Cosmopolitan runs its own dog program, up to two dogs of any size, at $100 per dog per night plus tax in current MGM listings, with dog runs including by the Chelsea Pool. Vdara runs a dedicated dog program with a dog park at a non gaming, smoke free property: two dogs max, a combined weight limit applies, and fee reports conflict, so this page prints only the range in the next answer. MGM Resorts runs dog friendly rooms across most of its Las Vegas hotels, two dogs with a combined weight up to 100 pounds. Caesars runs the PetStay program, two dogs at 50 pounds or less each, with the dog present at check in.

How much does it cost to bring a dog to a Las Vegas hotel?

Fees are per dog per night and they are the volatile part of every policy, so each figure here is date stamped November 9, 2026 and must be confirmed when you book. The Cosmopolitan is $100 per dog per night in current listings; older reports of $50 per dog per night also circulate, and the current program listing is the one to budget on. Vdara fee reports range from $100 to $200 per dog per night across current sources, so this page prints no single Vdara figure. Across the Strip, reported dog fees run roughly $50 to $200 per night, with MGM suites about $50 more per dog per night than standard rooms.

Which Las Vegas hotels refuse dogs?

Per January 2026 reporting, concordant with listings checked November 9, 2026, these properties take service animals only and refuse pet dogs: Wynn, The Venetian, Palazzo, Fontainebleau and Red Rock Casino. Emotional support animals do not change that answer: they do not get the service animal exemption in Nevada hotels. If your trip depends on the dog, do not book a refusal property and hope for an exception at the desk.

Can a dog go on a Las Vegas casino floor?

No. Pet dogs are not permitted on casino floors, in restaurants or in pool areas at the dog friendly resorts either, per the program rules checked November 9, 2026. Dogs move through the property on the marked routes to rooms, relief areas and exits, on a leash or in a carrier, and unattended dogs must be kenneled or crated in the room. ADA service animals are the exception everywhere: they are always exempt from pet fees and restrictions. Las Vegas airport, LAS, has pet relief areas in both terminals, including post security locations.