Posted in Las Vegas on Apr 3rd, 2010
Attractions at this dazzling Las Vegas Strip hotel include an opulent health and beauty spa (surcharges) and an indoor shopping/dining mall styled like a 1920s Parisian street scene, with shops and restaurants located in charming storefronts. Paris Las Vegas connects to the Art-Deco Bally’s via a short interior passage that virtually [...]
Posted in Las Vegas on Apr 3rd, 2010
About a mile from the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, and Fashion Show Mall, the Bellagio offers multiple non-gaming facilities.
With a design based on Zen philosophy, the 65,000-square-foot Spa & Salon at Bellagio (surcharge) features travertine marble, granite, bleached walnut, onyx, reflecting pools, water walls, and illuminated aqua-colored [...]
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 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 Casinos, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Hotels on Jul 3rd, 2008
The Orleans Hotel and Casino is large enough to offer all of the superb amenities of the Mega-Resorts, but is small enough that one doesn’t risk loosing the kids. Families can enjoy the spirit of Mardi Gras all year round at this colorful hotel, where suite-style rooms welcome visitors with comfort and luxury.
The Orleans [...]
Posted in Casinos, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Hotels on Jul 3rd, 2008
The Flamingo Hotel and Casino, a landmark on the Las Vegas Strip since 1946, was Bugsy Siegel’s desert dream hotel. Visitors easily recognize the sign out front of this famous destination and inside, the hotel is glittery yet warm and inviting for families.
The hotel’s more-than 3,600 rooms can accommodate most visitor’s wishes, including those with [...]
Posted in Casinos, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Hotels on Jul 3rd, 2008
Excalibur Hotel and Casino is an experience of Camelot in Las Vegas. From the moment that guests walk across the drawbridge and over the moat into the sparkling white castle that is the hotel, they are transported into the long-ago world of King Arthur and his knights. Kids and adults alike love the fantasy [...]
Posted in Casinos, Hotels, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegas Hotels on Jul 3rd, 2008
The Sahara Hotel and Casino has been attracting families to Las Vegas since its opening in 1952. This hotel was largely responsible for building Las Vegas’s entertainment industry, attracting such celebrities as Ann-Margaret, Johnny Carson, and the Beatles.
The rooms emphasize comfortable accommodations and a variety of television viewing options. All rooms include voice mail [...]
Posted in Casinos, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Casinos, Las Vegs Slot Machines on Jul 3rd, 2008
Actual gambling machines have been around for over 115 years and have been popular ever since they were first invented. The first gambling machine was developed by Sittman and Pitt in 1891 in the Amercian city of Brooklyn. The symbols they used were playing card faces and payouts were based on poker hands. The [...]