A traveler searching for a Las Vegas room could see OYO Hotel and Casino listed under several names. In August 2026, reports identified Palette and Collection O on major travel-booking sites, both using OYO's physical address even though neither operated as a separate hotel in the city.
A traveler told 8 News Now that she passed on OYO, selected Palette, and arrived at the OYO Hotel and Casino. Expedia later suspended both listings while it investigated. Both names led to the same OYO front desk.
How the duplicate identity worked
Online travel agencies display hotels through information supplied by properties and their partners. That information can include the property name, photos, availability, cancellation rules, room prices and extras. Booking.com describes a rate plan as a combination of price, cancellation policy and additions such as breakfast. The platform processes and presents those details to travelers.
A new label can change how a property appears during a search. Someone comparing names, photographs, star ratings and prices may treat each listing as a separate choice. The reported traveler saw Palette as an option after rejecting OYO, booked it, and then reached the same OYO building.
Vital Vegas reported the listings after the story first came to its attention through Jennifer Gay of Vegas Starfish. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Palette and Collection O were not operating hotels in Las Vegas and that both used OYO's address. A New York Post report, citing Vital Vegas, said Palette was among brands owned by Prism, OYO's parent company, and that Collection O was offered through OYO's booking network.
Prism describes itself as a hospitality company operating across 35 countries and powering brands that include OYO, CheckIn, Sunday, Palette, Townhouse, Belvilla, DanCenter and Motel 6. OYO's parent company, Oravel Stays, rebranded as Prism in September 2025. Those corporate relationships explain why the names existed within the same group.
The cost appears at check-in
OYO's Las Vegas FAQ lists a nightly resort fee of $44.95 plus tax. The stated inclusions are $5 in free slot play and $10 in table-games match play. OYO's booking page says guests must be at least 21 to check in and that the property collects a refundable $100 deposit.
A dated OYO booking-page result showed $7 payable immediately and $57 payable at check-in, for a $64 total. That was a search snapshot, and the final amount can vary by date, room type, taxes and booking channel. The traveler still needs a payment card, must meet the age requirement and must have access to the deposit amount before receiving keys.
Las Vegas recorded 38.5 million visitors in 2025. Citywide hotel occupancy averaged 80.3%, while the average daily room rate fell 5% to $183.52. Those figures describe the market as a whole and do not establish how OYO performed or whether the alternate listings appeared because of weaker demand.
The city's hotels have used several methods to attract price-sensitive guests. In June 2025, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported offers involving free Strip parking, lower room rates, waived resort fees for locals, stay-and-play packages, loyalty benefits, food discounts and other incentives. Visit Las Vegas advertised packages from $89 with no resort fees and free parking. Resorts World advertised selected packages with no resort fees and complimentary valet. OYO's general FAQ continued to list its $44.95 nightly fee, subject to tax.
A building with several public identities
The OYO property has changed names before. According to local history reporting, the building operated as the San Remo from 1989 until 2006. It became Hooters Casino Hotel in 2006 and was rebranded OYO Hotel and Casino on September 16, 2019. Contemporary reporting in 2019 described the sale of Hooters and the planned OYO conversion, followed by a change to the exterior sign.
Those were physical rebrands attached to one property. Palette and Collection O added another layer through booking platforms.
Nevada's deceptive-trade-practices statute covers knowingly false representations about the characteristics, uses, benefits, alterations or quantities of goods and services. It also covers false or misleading factual statements about price. The Nevada Consumer Affairs Division investigates deceptive trade practices and deceptive or false advertising and provides a complaint channel.
The available reporting does not determine whether the Palette or Collection O listings violated Nevada law. That decision would belong to investigators, regulators or courts. Expedia suspended both listings while it investigated.
What travelers can verify
A booking page should be checked against the hotel's physical identity. Travelers can compare the listed address with a map, search recent guest photos, read reviews that mention the property's physical name and check whether the listing appears on the hotel's own website. Reviews referring to another name can reveal that several booking entries lead to the same front desk.
Fees also require close reading. A low room price does not replace the nightly resort fee, tax, age requirement or refundable deposit described in the selected booking's terms. Promotional claims about no resort fees or free parking apply to the dates, room types and conditions stated in that offer.
The Palette report leaves the legal outcome unresolved, and the financial effect on OYO, Expedia or Las Vegas tourism is unknown. Expedia suspended both listings while it investigated.
The timeline
- 1989The building began operating as the San Remo.
- 2006The property became Hooters Casino Hotel.
- September 16, 2019The building was rebranded OYO Hotel and Casino.
- September 2025OYO parent Oravel Stays rebranded as Prism.
- August 13, 2026Vital Vegas reported that OYO Las Vegas appeared on booking sites under the names Palette and Collection O.
What the video leaves out
A dated OYO booking-page result showed $7 payable immediately and $57 payable at check-in, for a $64 total. That was a search snapshot, not a universal nightly rate, and the final amount can vary by date, room type, taxes and booking channel.
Travel Weekly reported that Las Vegas hotel occupancy fell to 66.7% in July 2025, with revenue per available room at $102.75, down 28.7% year over year. CoStar separately reported preliminary Strip occupancy through September down 7.8%. These figures show pressure in parts of the market, but they do not establish that the lowest-priced hotels faced uniquely greater pressure.
