The Flamingo, Bugsy Siegel's desert dream, is located on the famous Four Corners of the Las Vegas Strip, contains grandiose features, such as a 77,000 square-foot casino, headline entertainment, a wildlife habitat, and a water playground, and is approximately four miles north of McCarran International Airport. Local attractions include the Las Vegas Convention Center, approximately three miles from the hotel, and downtown Vegas, located five miles away.

The Flamingo's casino features a vibrant Caribbean theme, and offers more than 1,600 slot machines, a sports book, and 89 table games. The Wildlife Habitat is admission free, and is home to flamingos, penguins, and other exotic animals. The 15-acre Caribbean-style water playground features cascading waterfalls, four pools, pool cabana rentals, seasonal poolside Flamingo Beach Club Cafe, and seasonal waterslides.

Dining options include Asian cuisine at Hamada of Japan, Java Coast, the tropical menu of Margaritaville, the Paradise Garden Buffet, featuring views of animals frolicking in the habitat, Steakhouse46, the Tropical Breeze Cafe, and Italian cuisine at Ventuno. Athletic activities include tennis courts, and access to the offsite Cascata Golf Club. Two onsite showrooms feature live headline entertainment. The hotel also offers a 73,000-square-foot conference center, Alexandra Salon, and a fitness center and spa, containing three whirlpools, saunas, and therapeutic and beauty treatments. Rounding out the amenities are a business center, video arcade, bell staff, laundry and dry cleaning, full-service UPS store, complimentary parking, valet laundry service, a hair salon, shopping, three bars, and 24-hour room service.

All 3,545 rooms feature high-speed Internet access (fee applies), Web TV (with video games), voicemail, irons and ironing boards, hairdryers, individual climate control, safes (fee applies), and cable TV. Refrigerators are available on request for a fee.