Posted in Casinos, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas Shows on May 19th, 2009
Isn’t this exactly the kind of hotel you think about — or dream about or fear — when you think “Las Vegas”? There it is, a jumbled pile mock-up of the venerable Manhattan skyline — the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building, the Public Library — all crammed together, along with the 150-foot Statue of [...]
Posted in Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Hotels on May 18th, 2009
Vegas prides itself, these days, on offering all sorts of “luxury resorts.” Vegas exaggerates — in some cases, by a lot. Truth be told, this is the only luxury resort (Four Seasons Las Vegas is a luxury hotel more than anything else because of its setup), and it’s not even in Las Vegas. It’s on [...]
Posted in Hotels, Las Vegas Hotels on May 17th, 2009
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: Vegas is simply not a good place to bring your kids. Most of the major hotels have backed away from being perceived as places for families, no longer offering babysitting, much less exciting children’s activities. Further, fewer hotels offer discounts for children staying in parents’ rooms, [...]
Posted in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Hotels, Las Vegas Shows on May 17th, 2009
Mandalay Bay is one of our favorite hotels. Why? Well, we love that the lobby (impossibly high ceilings, calm, gleaming with marble, and housing a large aquarium), and the other public areas really do make this seem more like an actual resort hotel than just a Vegas version of one. You don’t have to walk [...]
Posted in Las Vegas Shows on May 17th, 2009
You won’t find any sleeping lions in the jungle of this city tonight – after two weeks in preview mode, The Lion King will finally have its gala premiere and official opening tonight, May 15, at 7:30 pm. And as we’ve learned in our interview with associate director John Stefaniuk, the Vegas production is one [...]