Where are the best affordable apartment for a recent college graduate to Live in Las Vegas?

Question

I'm a recent college graduate who plans to work on the strip in one of the hotels. I'm not to familiar with the area and would like to know about the areas around the strip that are suitable for a young single guy trying to start a living in the Vegas area? I heard Henderson is a great location but are there any other location around the strip that are affortable in terms of apartments? Also would there be anytype of apartments that you would suggest?

Answer 1

They are building a lot of new apartment complexes south of the main hotel cluster on LV Blvd S. There are already quite a few nice ones there but they are still building away. When I was there in December I took a look at several, the average 1br runs around $600.

These complexes are only 2-3 miles south of Mandalay Bay, and very handy because of both LV Blvd S and the intersection of I-15 and I-215 which would allow you to avoid traffic.

The apartments in this area would be really nice if you want to use public transportation. The CAT(bus) #117 makes a loop of this area, a 30 day bus pass only runs $40 and you can use it to go anywhere in the valley..

If you're going to work in the casino end of the business, and you don't have a job lined up already. IMHO two great companies to get a start with are Harrah's and Station. Harrah's has a program to hire new graduates and train them in gaming. I have never worked for station but I do hear good things about them.

You can go a very long way in the gaming industry, the sky is the limit.

I know a guy who was in your situation, he went to dealers school for one day. He was in need of a job, any job, he somehow managed to talk the Gold Spike into giving him a shot. The GS is the absolute bottom of the barrel, he was young, good looking and hungry. When I met him, he was the manager of casino operations for a Hilton hotel.

try these
http://www.rent.com
http://www.lasvegasreviewjournal.com >or pick up a copy of the sunday Las Vegas Review Journal at a local book store

Good Luck

Answer 2

I used to live in an apartment right next to the Gold Coast. It wasn't the nicest, but was dirt cheap and I didn't have to worry about my car getting stolen. Not sure of the name of the place but it's right next door to the casino.