Tru by Hilton Las Vegas Airport

★★★★☆ Just a hotel, nothing fancy. Clean rooms (if a bit small), comfortable beds, free WiFi and plenty of sockets for charging your devices, decent breakfast, friendly staff, free parking. Again, just a hotel - not a casino, not a resort, no theater, no bar, not even a pool. Just a place to park your luggage for the day, stay overnight and have breakfast in the morning. Which is exactly what we wanted. Waaaay off the Strip (OK, not as far as South Point, but out there) near the airport and the 215 freeway on a corner with two other Hilton hotels (a Spark and a Homewood Suites). It appears to have opened late in 2017, which fits the 5-to-10-year guess I made based on its design, decor and condition. There isn’t much to do within walking distance (unless a 35-minute walk past an empty lot in 100-degree heat sounds good to you), but it’s easy enough to drive a few blocks to the usual suburban fast food places. There’s also an airport shuttle, and a bus stop across the street. You’ll…