Hilton Vacation Club Cancun Resort Las Vegas
Real waterslides in a Mayan-themed villa complex
About this hotel
Hilton Vacation Club Cancun Resort Las Vegas is the rare property on this list with actual waterslides, set inside a Mayan-themed complex of simple villas rather than a Strip casino tower. Kids get a genuine water-play day here, not just a standard outdoor pool, while a hot tub and spa give the rest of the family a wind-down option. Each villa includes a kitchen, useful for a longer stay when cooking some meals in cuts down on restaurant costs, and free parking removes one of the recurring fees common at Strip properties. The on-site Mexican restaurant covers meals without needing to drive anywhere. Set a short drive rather than a walk from the Strip, this property trades some walkability for a genuinely different, family-vacation-style pool experience that few other Las Vegas-area hotels can match.
- Pools with waterslides
- Spa
- Kitchen
- Free parking
Our take
This property is close to a must-book for families whose trip centers on real water-play time for younger kids, since it is currently the only one on this guide tagging actual waterslides. The villa layout and kitchen suit a longer stay well. It suits families less if the priority is Strip walkability and nightlife, since the drive out from the Strip corridor and the quieter, more residential setting trade some of that convenience away.
- ✓Book well ahead for peak summer, since rooms at this smaller villa-style property fill up fast during school breaks.
- ✓Bring a car or budget for rideshare, given the drive from the main Strip corridor to reach this property.
- ✓Stock the villa kitchen with groceries on arrival to cut down on relying only on the on-site restaurant.
Why we love it
- Actual on-site waterslides
- Villa units with kitchens
- Free parking included
- Mayan-themed pool setting
Why guests love itThe waterslides were the whole reason we booked this property, and they delivered exactly what a standard Strip hotel pool never could for our younger kids. The villa's kitchen meant we skipped most restaurant meals entirely, grilling by the pool instead most evenings. The drive out from the Strip took about fifteen minutes, which felt like a fair trade the moment the kids saw the slides. Free parking made the daily back-and-forth for Strip day trips painless compared with the fees we'd read about at other resorts nearby.