Sahara Las Vegas is a casino hotel in Las Vegas, the United States.[1] Wikidata describes it as “casino hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada”. It opened in 1952. It is owned by Alex Meruelo. It stands about 2.9 km from the centre of Las Vegas.[3]
Overview
Sahara Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned and operated by the Meruelo Group. The hotel has 1,616 rooms, and the casino contains 50,662 square feet (4,706.7 m2).
From “Sahara Las Vegas” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
The casino hotel opened in 1952. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the casino hotel is 2.9 km from the centre of Las Vegas. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), about 9 km from the centre of Las Vegas.[4]
It is one of 78 hotels in and around Las Vegas recorded in Wikidata, 71 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 62 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is Golden Gate Hotel and Casino, opened in 1906. See Hotels in Las Vegas.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- Sahara Hotel and Casino — 0.1 km, opened 1952
- SLS Las Vegas — 0.1 km, opened 2014
- El Rancho Vegas — 0.3 km, opened 1941
- Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino — 0.3 km, opened 2016
- Hilton Grand Vacations Club — 0.4 km, opened 2003
- Aztec Inn — 0.4 km
- Fontainebleau Las Vegas — 0.5 km, opened 2023
- The STRAT Hotel, Casino & SkyPod — 0.6 km, opened 1996
- Algiers Hotel — 0.7 km, opened 1953
- Krystle Sands — 0.7 km
See also
References
- ^ Sahara Las Vegas (Q1147483). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Sahara Las Vegas. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-09-02.
- ^ Las Vegas (Q23768). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Las Vegas. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.