The El Rancho Vegas was located at 2500 Las Vegas Blvd. South. When it opened on April 3, 1941, it was the first hotel on what would become the Las Vegas Strip. This should not be confused with the the El Rancho which is a different hotel. The hotel gained much of its fame from the all you can eat buffet that it offered. The hotel stayed in business until it was destroyed in a 1960 fire.

The hotel had 63 rooms at the start, which was a large number of rooms for the day.