Monday newsletters always feature top 10 travel lists to inspire.
Today (June 15, 2015): Top 10: largest hotels in the world (by room count).
A couple of weeks ago, it was announced that Braj Kudai is set to become the world’s largest hotel by room count when it opens in 2017. The resort will be located at the Manafia area in Makkah’s central zone, only 2.2 km south of the Holy Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. While this sounds like pure horror to most of us, some mammoth hotels have built a reputation on impressing their guests with palatial, almost galactic dimensions. I hereby present you the current 10 largest hotels on the planet, with 7 of them being located in one and the same city!
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10. BELLAGIO, LAS VEGAS, USA
- Number of rooms: 3950
- Number of floors: 36
- Hotel website
![BELLAGIO, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/bellagio-las-vegas-usa.jpg?resize=620%2C348&ssl=1)
9. CAESAR’s PALACE, LAS VEGAS, USA
- Number of rooms: 3960
- Number of floors: 29
- Hotel website
![CAESARS PALACE, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/caesars-palace-las-vegas-usa.jpg?resize=620%2C348&ssl=1)
8. ARIA RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, USA
- Number of rooms: 4004
- Number of floors: 61
- Hotel website
![ARIA RESORT & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/aria-resort-casino-las-vegas-usa.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
7. EXCALIBUS HOTEL & CASINO, LAS VEGAS, USA
- Number of rooms: 4008
- Number of floors: 28
- Hotel website
![EXCALIBUS HOTEL & CASINO](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/excalibus-hotel-casino.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
6. AMBASSADOR CITY JOMTIEN, PATAYA, THAILAND
- Number of rooms: 4219
- Number of floors: 42
- Hotel website
![AMBASSADOR CITY JOMTIEN, PATAYA, THAILAND](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/ambassador-city-jomtien-pataya-thailand.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
5. LUXOR, LAS VEGAS, USA
- Number of rooms: 4408
- Number of floors: 36
- Hotel website
![LUXOR, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/luxor-hotel-las-vegas-usa.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
4. IZMAILOVO HOTEL, MOSCOW, RUSSIA
- Number of rooms: 5000
- Number of floors: 30
- Hotel website
![IZMAILOVO HOTEL, MOSCOW, RUSSIA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/izmailovo-hotel-moscow-russia.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
3. FIRST WORLD HOTEL, GENTING HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA
- Number of rooms: 6118
- Number of floors: 28
- Hotel website
![FIRST WORLD HOTEL, GENTING HIGHLANDS, MALAYSIA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/first-world-hotel-genting-highlands-malaysia.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
2. MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS, USA
- Number of rooms: 6852
- Number of floors: 30
- Hotel website
![MGM GRAND, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/mgm-grand-las-vegas-usa.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
1. THE VENETIAN & THE PALAZZO, LAS VEGAS, USA
- The Venetian and The Palazzo operate as one hotel
- Number of rooms: 7117
- Number of floors: 53
- The Venetian: hotel website
- The Palazzo: hotel website
![THE VENETIAN & THE PALAZZO, LAS VEGAS, USA](https://i0.wp.com/theluxurytravelexpert.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/the-venetian-the-palazzo-las-vegas-usa.jpg?resize=620%2C349&ssl=1)
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