The equipment - Paramount strength-training machines, LifeFitness treadmills, and plenty of free weights - is all in good condition. It's also free, which is notable since many other hotels charge a fee for gym access. The fitness center doesn't have a single TV, and it's outfitted with a blah industrial-grade carpet, but it's well equipped, big, and bright (its windows overlook the lap pool). For a quieter, nearly empty pool area, head over to the heated lap pool, right by the fitness center. It's surrounded by red-cushioned lounge chairs and is mostly populated with younger guests and families with small kids splashing about during the day.

The main pool is a four-pronged lagoon shape, with a hot tub off of one edge. But they do have drinks service and longer hours than some off-the-Strip hotel pools. Tuscany Suites' pools are a bit on the small side and fairly basic - no waterfalls, no slides, no creative cavelike structures. Virtually every hotel on the Las Vegas Strip is a 10- to 15-minute cab ride from McCarran International Airport. If you're traveling along the Strip with at least one other person, a cab is often the least expensive option.

There's also a monorail system, which stops at MGM Grand, Bally's/Paris, Flamingo/ Caesars Palace, Harrah's/ the LINQ, the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Westgate, and the SLS. A generally less expensive option is the Deuce, a double-decker bus that runs up and down the strip 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Cabs are easy to find at virtually any time of day or night. Most Las Vegas visitors want to explore all of the big hotel-casinos along the Strip. If you're in heels or with young children, you're probably better off springing for a taxi. It's a 10-minute walk to the Strip, along East Flamingo, a major thoroughfare that feels relatively safe but isn't especially attractive. Tuscany Suites & Casino is about two blocks east of the densely packed 3.5-mile-long stretch of hotel-casinos known as the Las Vegas Strip, right behind the Bally's Las Vegas and Paris hotels.

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