"The El Cortez is Las Vegas’ oldest running casino, having first opened in November of 1941. A few years later, infamous mobster Bugsy Siegel bought the place during his short-lived run on Vegas. The gangster connection is long gone (a family-owned business has run the property since the 1960s), but most of the hotel remains as it was during Bugsy’s time. The retro style makes for a quirky, unusual stay—and some sweet Instagram photo-opps." - Andrea Bennett, Juliana Shallcross