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HLTH USA 2026 runs November 15–18, 2026 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, drawing 12,250+ healthcare leaders, 4,400+ C-suite executives, and 950+ exhibitors. If you’re attending healthcare’s biggest innovation event, here’s where to stay — ranked by walking distance to The Venetian Expo, with real pricing and booking timing that matters because of one big complication: HLTH ends the day before the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix begins.
When and Where Is HLTH 2026?
HLTH USA 2026 takes place November 15–18, 2026 at The Venetian Expo (formerly Sands Expo), 201 Sands Avenue, Las Vegas. This is a different venue from the Las Vegas Convention Center — it sits right on the Strip, adjacent to The Venetian and Palazzo resorts, about 1.5 miles south of the LVCC.
The audience skews heavily toward decision-makers: healthcare executives, digital health founders, payers, providers, and investors. With 4,400+ C-suite attendees and 8,500+ pre-scheduled meetings, this is a premium crowd — which means walking-distance hotels book out early and command top rates. The single most important planning factor: HLTH runs November 15–18, right before the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix (November 19–21), so the Strip stays busy that whole week.
⚡ Book early — Grand Prix right after: The Las Vegas Grand Prix (November 19–21) starts the day after HLTH ends. Lock your room now. Check live HLTH-week availability →
Best Hotels Connected to The Venetian Expo
The two hotels with direct indoor access to the Venetian Expo are The Venetian and The Palazzo — you can reach the exhibit halls without ever stepping outside. For a four-day conference in November, that convenience is worth paying for, especially on long session days.
The Venetian Resort offers all-suite accommodations averaging 650+ square feet — the largest standard rooms on the Strip, ideal if you’re taking calls or hosting informal meetings between sessions. The Palazzo, connected via the Grand Canal Shoppes, offers the same proximity with a slightly more modern feel. Both put you steps from the show floor.
They sell out first — often months ahead — because attendees prioritize the zero-walk convenience.
For exhibitors and sponsors, the case for staying connected is even stronger. You’ll be moving equipment, hosting client dinners, and running on little sleep across four days. Being able to drop materials in your suite, freshen up, and return to the floor in minutes — without a coat in November or a rideshare — pays for itself. Many HLTH veterans treat the connected-hotel premium as a cost of doing business rather than a splurge.
A practical tip: the Venetian and Palazzo share the same Grand Canal Shoppes corridor, so even “Palazzo” rooms are a manageable indoor walk to the Expo halls. If the Venetian itself is sold out, check Palazzo availability before jumping to an off-site hotel — you keep the same indoor-access advantage.
🏨 Stay connected to the venue: Compare Venetian & Palazzo rates for HLTH week →
Walking-Distance Hotels (Under 10 Minutes)
If the connected hotels are booked or over budget, several premium properties sit within a short walk:
Wynn Las Vegas & Encore — Located directly next door across Sands Avenue, connected to the Venetian Expo by a dedicated pedestrian bridge. About a 9-minute walk to the halls. Wynn and Encore are arguably the most polished resorts on the Strip and a natural fit for the HLTH executive crowd. Rates typically check live rates during HLTH week.
Treasure Island (TI) — Across the Strip, connected via pedestrian bridges, roughly a 10–15 minute walk.
Caesars corridor — Slightly further but still walkable for those who don’t mind 15 minutes. These give you more rate flexibility during the F1 surge.
🌟 Premium & walkable: See Wynn, Encore & TI deals for Nov 15–18 →
HLTH 2026 Hotel Pricing: What to Expect
Because of the F1 overlap, HLTH week is one of the most expensive convention weeks of the year. Rough ranges for November 15–18:
Connected (Venetian, Palazzo): check live rates. Walking-distance premium (Wynn, Encore): check live rates. Walking-distance value (Treasure Island): check live rates. Off-Strip with rideshare: check live rates.
Book early: HLTH (November 15-18) ends the day before F1 race week begins (November 19-21), so rooms near the Venetian get scarce and rates climb.
One more cost factor specific to this week: resort fees and parking. Factor these in when comparing a connected hotel against an off-Strip option — the off-Strip “savings” can shrink once you add surge-priced rideshares to and from the venue each day. For a walkable hotel, you skip the daily transport cost entirely, which narrows the gap considerably.
When Should You Book for HLTH?
For connected and premium walking-distance hotels: book by July 2026 (4+ months ahead). The F1 Grand Prix drives city-wide demand independent of HLTH, so even properties a mile away tighten up fast.
For value and off-Strip options: book by September 2026 at the latest. After October, walking-distance availability for HLTH week becomes scarce and rates climb sharply. If your dates are locked, there’s no advantage to waiting — rates only rise into November.
Getting Around During HLTH & F1 Weekend
The Formula 1 circuit runs along the Strip, which means road closures and heavy congestion the same weekend as HLTH. This is the single biggest logistics factor. Staying within walking distance of the Venetian Expo isn’t just convenient — it lets you avoid rideshare surge pricing and gridlock entirely.
If you must stay off-Strip, build in extra time: rides that normally take 10 minutes can take 30+ during F1 weekend, and surge pricing is steep. The Las Vegas Monorail (with a stop near the Venetian/Harrah’s) is a useful bypass for Strip traffic. For airport transfers, pre-booking a fixed-price transfer beats hunting for a surge-priced rideshare at Harry Reid International.
🚐 Skip the F1 surge: Pre-book a fixed-price airport transfer →
Is HLTH Worth Attending in 2026?
For anyone whose work touches care delivery, health policy, AI in healthcare, digital health, pharma, payer strategy, or healthcare investment, HLTH is where decisions get made. The density of senior decision-makers is the draw: attendees cite main-stage access to CEOs from organizations like Kaiser Permanente, Cleveland Clinic, and Google Cloud, plus thousands of curated 1:1 meetings via the matchmaking platform.
The 2026 edition centers on intelligent healthcare — an aggressive focus on AI and emerging technology across tracks spanning consumer health, diagnostics, employer health, pharma, and startups. If you’re in the business and strategy side of healthcare (rather than pure health IT, which is HIMSS’s territory), HLTH is the can’t-miss event.
For startups and investors, HLTH has become a primary deal-flow venue. The Market Connect and Investor Connect matchmaking programs facilitate thousands of curated meetings, and the startup pitch programming gives early-stage founders main-stage visibility. If you’re raising or deploying capital in digital health, the four days in Las Vegas often compress what would otherwise be months of scattered meetings.
One scheduling note worth planning around: because HLTH runs Sunday through Wednesday, arriving Saturday or early Sunday lets you settle in before the opening sessions and welcome reception. With F1 congestion building through the week, an earlier arrival also means an easier airport transfer and check-in before Strip traffic peaks.
HLTH vs. HIMSS: Which Las Vegas Healthcare Event Is Yours?
Both HLTH and HIMSS happen at The Venetian Expo, which causes some confusion. They serve different audiences. HIMSS (held in March 2026) is the health IT and technology event — CIOs, CMIOs, interoperability, cybersecurity, and clinical systems. HLTH (November) is the business, strategy, and investment event — payers, providers, employers, founders, and capital. If your work is technical and systems-focused, HIMSS is your event; if it’s strategy, deal-making, and innovation-focused, HLTH is the one. Many executives attend both, but they’re planned and budgeted separately.
The hotel logic is similar for both since they share a venue, with one key difference: HIMSS in March has no Grand Prix right after it, which takes one source of pressure off Strip rates. If you have flexibility on which event to prioritize, that rate gap is worth knowing.
Dining and After-Hours Near The Venetian Expo
HLTH is as much about the conversations between sessions as the sessions themselves, and the Venetian/Palazzo complex is dense with options for exactly that. The resort houses more than a dozen restaurants suited to client dinners and informal meetings, from steakhouses to casual cafés — convenient when you want to host without leaving the building during F1 traffic.
Next door, Wynn and Encore add another tier of high-end dining favored by the executive crowd. For lower-key meetings, the Grand Canal Shoppes and nearby Strip spots give you walkable neutral ground. The practical takeaway for booking: staying in or beside the venue doesn’t just save commute time — it puts you in the middle of where the after-hours networking actually happens, which for a relationship-driven event like HLTH is often where the real value is.
When is HLTH 2026?
HLTH USA 2026 runs November 15–18, 2026 at The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, Nevada.
What’s the closest hotel to The Venetian Expo?
The Venetian and The Palazzo are directly connected to the Expo with indoor access — zero outdoor walking. Wynn and Encore are next-closest, about a 9-minute walk via a dedicated pedestrian bridge.
Why are HLTH hotels so expensive?
HLTH runs November 15–18, right before the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix (November 19–21), so the Strip stays busy all week. Check live rates for your exact dates.
When should I book my HLTH 2026 hotel?
Book connected and premium walking-distance hotels by July 2026. Value options by September. After October, walking-distance availability becomes scarce and rates climb steeply.
How many people attend HLTH?
HLTH USA draws 12,250+ attendees, including 4,400+ C-suite executives and 950+ exhibitors and sponsors across four days.
Is The Venetian Expo the same as the Las Vegas Convention Center?
No. The Venetian Expo (formerly Sands Expo) is a separate venue on the Strip, about 1.5 miles south of the LVCC, adjacent to The Venetian and Palazzo resorts.
Planning your HLTH 2026 trip? Start your hotel search early — the F1 overlap makes mid-November the toughest booking week of the year. Compare live rates for HLTH week (Nov 15–18) →
The official HLTH housing block closed on September 21, 2026. Connections Housing was the only authorized vendor; rooms are now booked directly with hotels or through booking sites. Compare external hotel options
Plan Your Full Las Vegas Trip
Your hotel is only part of the trip. Sorting your airport transfer, ground transportation, and evenings before you arrive saves money and avoids convention-week surge pricing — the same demand that fills hotels also fills rideshare queues and the best tables in town.
Flying in for HLTH? This show draws an international audience, and most routes to Las Vegas connect through a U.S. gateway. Compare flights to Las Vegas early to find the best routing from your city before fares climb closer to the show.