Excalibur Hotel Las Vegas Stay Cost: Solo vs Couple

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Excalibur Hotel Las Vegas Stay Cost: Solo vs Couple

Last updated: April 2026 · 11 min read

Here's the honest answer up front. Excalibur is one of the cheapest hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. Mid-week in the off-season, you can grab a standard room for $60-110/night. Weekends climb to $130-220. And during the big spike weeks , New Year's Eve, Super Bowl, EDC, CES , you're looking at $250-450/night for the same room. And and and the kicker: a mandatory resort fee of $51.85/night, parking at $18-23/day, and a 13.4% Clark County room tax stack on top. That's true whether you're solo or with a partner. Solo and couple pay the same room rate, so couples effectively cut their per-person cost roughly in half.

I've stayed at Excalibur three times , once solo on a work-adjacent weekend, once with my partner for a long weekend, and once squeezed into a double-double with my brother's family for four nights. The math shifts a lot depending on who's in the room.

TL;DR: Typical Excalibur room rate runs $80-180 most weeks of the year. The mandatory resort fee, parking, and tax stack add roughly $100/night on top of the advertised rate. A couple splitting one room pays about half what a solo traveler pays per person, since the room rate is fixed regardless of headcount. Always compare total-with-fees rates before booking.

Excalibur: what you're actually paying for

Excalibur opened in June 1990 as a castle-themed mega-resort on the south end of the Strip, owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. Roughly 3,981 rooms split between two main towers (Royal and Widescreen). It's mid-tier , meaning newer than Circus Circus, older than the Cosmopolitan, and priced well below Aria, Bellagio, or the Wynn. The crowd skews families, first-time Vegas visitors, bachelor/bachelorette groups looking for a cheap base, and budget travelers who want a Strip address without the Strip price tag.

What you actually get for the room rate: a clean, dated room with two queens or one king, basic Wi-Fi (rolled into the resort fee), use of the Atrix pool complex, and proximity to the free MGM tram running between Excalibur, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay. Climate-controlled bridges connect to MGM Grand, New York-New York, and Park MGM. So the location is genuinely useful even if the room itself is no-frills.

What the rate isn't paying for: anything fancy. Excalibur rooms haven't had a top-to-bottom renovation across the property in years. Royal Tower rooms got a refresh more recently than Widescreen. If you're picturing a sleek modern Strip hotel, this isn't that. If you're picturing somewhere clean to sleep and shower between casino floor visits, it nails that brief.

Standard room rate by season and day of week

Excalibur's pricing is dynamic, like every other Strip hotel. The advertised rate moves day by day, sometimes hour by hour, based on demand. Here's what I've seen across my three stays plus a year of pricing checks for friends:

January 2026 weekday (after CES wraps up): $59-89/night. Genuinely the cheapest window all year, partly because Vegas crowds thin out post-holidays and partly because the weather's actually cold (50s-60s, not pool weather).

January CES week (Jan 6-9, 2026): $280-420/night. And and and the convention adds 100,000+ attendees to the city. Even budget hotels spike hard.

February weekend (non-Super Bowl): $99-149/night. Valentine's Day weekend pushes the higher end.

March spring break: $130-220/night weekday, $180-280 weekend. College crowds plus warmer weather.

April-May weekday: $89-149/night. EDC weekend (May 16-18, 2026) blasts rates to $300-500/night across the south Strip.

June-August weekday: $69-99/night. These are the cheapest summer months because Vegas hits 110°F+ and pool-adjacent hotels stay busy but room rates soften. August weekends still run $89-129/night.

September-October: $89-179/night. Halloween weekend (mid-late October) spikes hard, especially at MGM properties.

November weekday (non-holiday): $69-119/night. Thanksgiving week jumps to $159-249.

December: $89-159 most weekdays, then NYE week (Dec 28-Jan 1) hits $300-450/night with a 2-3 night minimum stay.

Honest take: Excalibur's $69 advertised rate is misleading. But but but by the time you add resort fee, parking, and tax, you're at $128/night minimum. Same trick with most Strip hotels. The honest move is to ignore the advertised rate, compare total-with-fees rates across MGM properties, and remember the cheapest Strip room often costs the same as the next-tier-up after fees stack.

The resort fee, parking, and tax stack

This is where Vegas pricing gets sneaky. The advertised room rate isn't the price you pay. But but but three additional charges layer on:

Resort fee: $51.85/night per room. Flat. Doesn't matter if you're solo or four people. Doesn't matter if you use the included Wi-Fi, fitness center, or local calls (which is what the fee technically covers). It's mandatory. Excalibur raised this from $44.22/night to $51.85/night in 2023, and it's stayed there since.

Parking: $18/night self-park, $23/night valet. MGM Resorts brought back paid parking in 2021 after the free-parking era ended. If you don't have a car, you skip this entirely. If you fly in and Uber/Lyft from Harry Reid Airport, you avoid it. Drive in from California or Arizona, you're paying.

Room tax: 13.38% Clark County combined room tax + 0.5% Live Entertainment Tax = ~14% added. This applies to the room rate AND the resort fee. So a $79 room with a $51.85 resort fee gets taxed on $130.85, adding around $18.32/night just in tax.

Add it up. A $79 advertised room costs $79 + $51.85 + $18 (if parking) + $18.32 tax = roughly $167/night out the door. The resort fee alone is bigger than the room rate during cheap weeks.

For non-driving solo and couple travelers who skip parking, you're still at $149/night for a $79 room. The advertised rate is roughly 53% of what you actually pay.

Solo traveler total cost (per person and per day)

Solo math is simple: every cost above is yours alone. No splitting.

Two-night mid-week stay in mid-July, no convention, weekday rate $79/night:

Room: $79 × 2 = $158
Resort fee: $51.85 × 2 = $103.70
Parking (self): $18 × 2 = $36
Tax (~14% on room+resort): ~$18.32 × 2 = $36.64
Total: $334.34 for two nights, roughly $167/night

Same trip without a car (no parking): $298.34 total, ~$149/night.

Three-night weekend stay in October, no Halloween conflict, $149 weekend rate:

Room: $149 × 3 = $447
Resort fee: $51.85 × 3 = $155.55
Parking: $0 (Uber from airport)
Tax: ~$28.16 × 3 = $84.48
Total: $687.03 for three nights, roughly $229/night

Solo travelers eat the full resort fee, full tax, and full parking themselves. The advertised rate basically doubles in real-world cost during cheap weeks because the resort fee is fixed in dollars rather than as a percentage.

Couple total cost (per person, splitting room)

Same room. Same fees. Different math, because two people split everything 50/50.

Two-night mid-week stay, $79 weekday rate:

Total room cost: $334.34
Per person: $167.17 for the trip, roughly $83.59/night each

That's about half what the solo traveler paid. Same room, same view, same everything , except the per-person cost drops dramatically because the resort fee, parking, and tax are all shared.

Three-night weekend in October at $149/night:

Total: $687.03
Per person: $343.52, roughly $114.50/night each

For couples, Excalibur is genuinely one of the cheapest ways to base yourself on the Strip. Per-person nightly cost can dip below $85 mid-week, which is hard to beat for a Strip address with a casino floor downstairs.

Family of 4 (kids share, double-double rooms)

Excalibur's standard double-double room (two queen beds) sleeps four. Plus plus plus mGM doesn't charge per-person occupancy fees for kids in standard rooms. So a family of four splits the same costs four ways.

Three-night summer stay, $79 weekday rate, two adults plus two kids:

Total: ~$502 (similar to solo math but three nights instead of two, with parking)
Per person: ~$125.50 for the trip, roughly $42/person/night

Family math is where Excalibur genuinely shines. Throw in the Atrix pool complex with the lazy river, the Tournament of Kings dinner show ($66-79 with dinner included, kid-friendly), and the free tram to Mandalay Bay's beach pool, and you've got a Strip vacation under $200/person all-in for lodging across three nights.

When Excalibur is cheapest (mid-week, July-August low)

Three windows produce the lowest rates:

Mid-week July through August: The 110°F+ heat genuinely scares away tourists who haven't experienced it. Locals know to pool-hop during the day and casino-crawl at night, but families with young kids especially avoid these months. Tuesday through Thursday rates can hit $69/night.

Mid-January through early February (post-CES, pre-Super Bowl): Convention crowds clear out, weather's mild, no major events. Rates dip to $59-89/night weekday.

First two weeks of December (before holidays): A weird quiet stretch before the NYE rush. Sunday-Wednesday rates drop into the $79-99 range.

Every other window has at least one demand spike - spring break, EDC, summer weekends, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas/NYE. Mid-week off-season is the only reliable cheap zone.

Comparing Excalibur to Luxor, Tropicana, and Circus Circus

Luxor . MGM's sister property right next door, slightly higher quality interior, pyramid-shaped tower with sloped windows. $69-189/night typical range. Often within $10-20 of Excalibur for the same dates. Worth checking both side-by-side; sometimes Luxor's cheaper, sometimes Excalibur is.

Tropicana . Historically Excalibur's main budget competitor on the south Strip. Demolished in October 2024 to clear land for the Athletics MLB stadium. Don't book it. Don't research it. It doesn't exist anymore.

Circus Circus , further north, kids-focused theme, $59-149 mid-week budget option. Cheaper than Excalibur most weeks, but the location's worse (closer to the Strip's quiet north end), the property's older, and the rooms haven't been refreshed as recently. If you want cheap and don't mind the longer walk or shuttle to the south Strip action, Circus Circus wins on price.

Treasure Island . Mid-tier Strip North, $110-260/night. Better quality than Excalibur, costs more.

The Linq , Strip Center, $99-260/night. Nicer rooms, similar resort fees, better location for nightlife.

Flamingo . $89-220/night. Older property, central Strip location. Comparable budget tier to Excalibur.

For families and couples who specifically want the south Strip and free tram to Mandalay Bay setup, Excalibur is the cheapest option after Tropicana's demolition. For solo travelers who don't need that proximity, Circus Circus or off-Strip alternatives like The Strat can save another $20-40/night.

Rooms to ask for (Royal Tower vs Widescreen Tower)

Excalibur splits its rooms across two towers, and they're not equivalent.

Royal Tower , newer rooms, more recently refreshed, generally better views toward the Strip and Luxor pyramid. This is what you want. Rooms here feel less dated and the bathrooms are in better shape.

Widescreen Tower , older rooms, original-ish décor, often higher floors but less recently updated. Cheaper sometimes, but the trade-off is real.

When booking, you can request Royal Tower at no extra cost on most rate types. Use the request field during online booking, then call the hotel directly 24-48 hours before arrival to confirm the request landed. MGM's online assignment doesn't always honor requests, but a phone call usually does.

For a few extra dollars, the Resort Tower King and Resort Tower Queen options guarantee Royal Tower placement. Worth the upcharge if you care about the room itself.

What's free and what costs at Excalibur

Free:

The MGM tram between Excalibur, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay (24-hour service)
Climate-controlled walking bridges to MGM Grand, New York-New York, and Park MGM
The Atrix pool complex with multiple pools and lazy river (rolled into resort fee)
In-room Wi-Fi (resort fee)
Fitness center access (resort fee)
Local phone calls (resort fee, mostly meaningless in 2026)
Self-parking Isn't free . See fees above

Costs extra:

Tournament of Kings dinner show: $66-79/person, dinner included, kid-friendly
Thunder From Down Under (male revue): $54-79/person
Camelot Steakhouse (on-property): $80-140/person dinner
Dick's Last Resort (casual): $25-45/person
Buca di Beppo (Italian, chain): $30-60/person
Krispy Kreme (yes, on-property): $5-10
Casino table minimums: $5-10 weekday, $15-25 weekend
The Excalibur Buffet closed in 2020 and was replaced with à la carte dining options. So if you're picturing a budget Vegas buffet, it's not here anymore.

Booking tips: MGM Rewards, AAA, and casino-comp rates

A few moves that consistently lower the total:

MGM Rewards (free to join): Sign up before booking. Members get exclusive rates, often $10-20/night below the public price. The mobile app sometimes shows lower prices than the website.

AAA discount: AAA membership gets you 5-15% off the room rate at MGM properties including Excalibur. Stacks with MGM Rewards member rates on most dates.

Casino-comp rates: If you've gambled at any MGM property in the last 12 months and earned tier credits, you may get comped or heavily discounted rooms via your host or the offers section of the MGM Rewards app. Even modest play can trigger $0 room offers during weak demand windows.

Book direct with MGM, not through Expedia: I know the brief mentioned Expedia as a reference point. In practice, booking direct on excalibur.mgmresorts.com gets you MGM Rewards points, the right to free cancellation up to 48-72 hours before arrival on most rates, and the ability to call and modify the booking. Expedia rates aren't usually cheaper, and you lose flexibility.

Avoid pre-paid non-refundable rates unless you're 100% locked in. The 10-15% savings isn't worth losing the entire stay if plans shift.

When to skip Excalibur for a different Strip property

Excalibur's not the right answer for everyone. Skip it if:

You want a modern, recently-renovated room. Try The Cosmopolitan, Aria, or Resorts World instead.
You want quiet. Excalibur's casino floor is loud, the food court area's loud, the elevator banks get crowded.
You're going for nightclubs and want to walk home at 4am. Center Strip (The Linq, Flamingo, Park MGM) is closer to the cluster of major clubs.
You want a great sportsbook. Excalibur's is fine but small. Westgate, Circa downtown, and Caesars run bigger setups.
You're on a true bare-bones budget and don't need a Strip address. Off-Strip options like The Strat, Orleans, or Tuscany Suites run $39-79/night with no resort fee or much smaller ones.

Excalibur IS the right answer if you want: a cheap south-Strip base, easy tram access to Mandalay Bay's pool and Luxor's restaurants, a kid-friendly property with the lazy river and Tournament of Kings, and you're willing to accept dated rooms in exchange for the price.

Cost comparison table

Here's how the per-person math actually works across different scenarios. All figures USD, assume self-parking, ~14% tax.

Scenario	Room rate	Nights	Room subtotal	Resort fee	Parking	Tax (~14%)	Solo total	Couple per-person	Family of 4 per-person
Mid-week July (low)	$79	2	$158	$103.70	$36	$36.64	$334.34	$167.17	$83.59
Mid-week January post-CES	$69	3	$207	$155.55	$54	$50.76	$467.31	$233.66	$116.83
Weekend October (no Halloween)	$149	3	$447	$155.55	$54	$84.36	$740.91	$370.46	$185.23
Weekend February (non-Super Bowl)	$129	2	$258	$103.70	$36	$50.66	$448.36	$224.18	$112.09
Spring break weekday (March)	$179	3	$537	$155.55	$54	$96.96	$843.51	$421.76	$210.88
Convention week (CES January)	$349	3	$1,047	$155.55	$54	$168.36	$1,424.91	$712.46	$356.23
EDC weekend (May 2026)	$389	3	$1,167	$155.55	$54	$185.16	$1,561.71	$780.86	$390.43
NYE 2026 (3-night minimum)	$399	3	$1,197	$155.55	$54	$189.36	$1,595.91	$797.96	$398.98

The pattern's clear. Resort fees, parking, and tax stack to roughly $87-100/night regardless of room rate. So during cheap weeks, fees are 60% of your bill. During expensive weeks, fees are 15-20% of your bill. The advertised rate misleads more during cheap weeks.

For relevant background on Vegas as a destination, see Wikipedia's Excalibur Las Vegas page, Wikivoyage's Las Vegas guide, the official Visit Las Vegas tourism site, the Excalibur direct booking page, and Expedia for cross-platform price comparison.

For more Vegas planning, see our guides on Strip cheapest hotels, Vegas resort fees explained, MGM Rewards status tiers, the Excalibur tram to Mandalay Bay, and Vegas off-season summer travel.

FAQ

Is the resort fee really mandatory at Excalibur?

Yes. $51.85/night, charged at check-in or check-out depending on your booking. There's no opt-out, no waiver for non-use of the included amenities. The only way to avoid it: book a room with a comped resort fee through MGM Rewards offers, which sometimes appear for active casino players. Otherwise, build it into your budget.

How does parking work , do I've to pay every night?

If you self-park or valet, yes. And and and self-parking is $18/night, valet $23/night, charged per calendar day not per 24-hour period. So if you arrive at 11pm and leave at 1am two nights later, you may be charged for three calendar days. Ride-share or taxi from the airport avoids parking entirely.

Can a couple really save 50% per person versus solo?

Roughly yes. Same room rate, same resort fee, same parking, same tax , split two ways instead of one. Solo at $167/night becomes couple at $83.50/person/night. Family of four drops it to $42/person/night. The room rate is fixed regardless of headcount up to standard occupancy (typically 4 people for a double-double room).

Is Excalibur safe at night?

It's a major Strip property with 24-hour security on the casino floor and at hotel tower entrances. Plus plus plus reasonable urban-tourist precautions apply: don't leave valuables in your car, don't flash large amounts of cash on the casino floor, use the in-room safe. The walk between Excalibur, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay via the indoor tram is well-lit and monitored. Outdoor walks late at night are fine but the area gets quieter after 2am compared to center Strip.

What happened to the Tropicana? Should I book it?

The Tropicana closed permanently on April 2, 2024, and was demolished by implosion in October 2024 to make way for an Athletics MLB stadium. You can't book it. So so so any listing claiming Tropicana availability for 2026 is wrong. The closest equivalent budget-tier Strip property is now Excalibur or Luxor.

Are kids allowed at the casino floor pool?

The Atrix pool complex at Excalibur is family-friendly with multiple pools and a lazy river. Kids are welcome at the pool. So so so kids aren't allowed to linger on the casino floor , they can walk through with parents but can't stop, watch games, or sit at machines. Most Strip hotels enforce this. Tournament of Kings is kid-friendly and a popular family activity.

Can I check in early or late without paying extra?

Standard check-in at Excalibur is 3pm, checkout 11am. Early check-in is subject to availability and not guaranteed. MGM Rewards Pearl tier and above get earlier check-in priority. Late checkout to 1pm is sometimes free if requested at the front desk on departure day; later than that costs $50-75 depending on demand. Day rooms (booked for daytime use only without overnight) can be requested but aren't always offered.

Is the food court still open 24 hours?

Most quick-service options at Excalibur (Krispy Kreme, the food court area) are open extended hours but not all 24 hours. Dick's Last Resort and Buca di Beppo run standard restaurant hours. Camelot Steakhouse is dinner-only. For 24-hour food, the casino floor café typically operates round-the-clock and the tram puts you at Mandalay Bay or Luxor where additional 24-hour options exist.

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