Wynn Las Vegas
January 7, 2008
Wynn Las Vegas Resort and Country Club is a AAA five diamond/Mobil five-star casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada; a southern suburb of Las Vegas. The US$2.7 billion resort is named after casino developer Steve Wynn and is the flagship property of Wynn Resorts Limited. The resort covers 215 acres.
Wynn Las Vegas is currently the tallest completed building in the Las Vegas area, towering 48 stories over the Strip. It is located at Las Vegas Boulevard South and Sands Avenue (on the N.E. corner), directly across The Strip from the Fashion Show Mall.
The 2,716 rooms range in size from 640 square feet (58 m²) to the villas at 7,000 square feet (650 m²) with a 111,000 ft² (10,200 m²) casino, a convention center with 223,000 ft² (20,700 m²) of space, 76,000 square feet (7,000 m²) of retail space.
Tropicana Resort & Casino
January 7, 2008
The Tropicana Resort & Casino is located on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Columbia Sussex. The hotel has 1,871 rooms and is attached to a 61,000 square foot (5,667 m²) casino. The Tropicana also has 110,000 square feet of convention and exhibit space.
The main original building, with the Garden room wings, was built in 1957. The Paradise Tower, a hotel tower consisting of 21 floors of guest rooms and suites, was built in 1979 as the Tiffany Tower, adjoining the resort’s Tiffany Theatre, home to the Folies Bergere production show. A 22-story Island Tower was later constructed in 1986.
This location, Tropicana - Las Vegas Boulevard intersection, has the most hotel rooms of any intersection in the world and as a result is extremely busy. Pedestrians are not allowed to cross at street level. Instead, the Tropicana is linked by overhead pedestrian bridges to its neighboring casinos: to the north across Tropicana Avenue, the MGM Grand Las Vegas, and to the west across the Strip, the Excalibur.
History
In March 2006, Aztar announced that it would be acquired by Pinnacle Entertainment, Corporation of Las Vegas. However, a bidding war for Aztar ensued with several different companies battling for control of assets. In May of 2006, Kentucky based hotel-casino operator Columbia Sussex won the bidding war, agreeing to pay $2.75 billion for the company. The acquisition was approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission on November 17, 2006 and was completed in December of that year.
Film history
* A scene from Folies Bergere is featured in the 1964 Elvis Presley film Viva Las Vegas.
* In the 7th James Bond film, Diamonds Are Forever, 007 stays at the hotel Tropicana, claiming it looks “quite comfortable”.
* It is also mentioned briefly in The Godfather Part II.
* It was featured on the TV Show Angel in the episode “The House Always Wins” as the casino where the character Lorne had his show.
Treasure Island Hotel and Casino
January 7, 2008
Treasure Island (also known as “ti”) is a 2,885–room hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA and is connected by tram to The Mirage.
TI has received the AAA Four Diamond rating each year since 1998.
History
Treasure Island was opened by Mirage Resorts, in 1993, at a cost of $450 million. The resort originally intended to attract families with features such as a large video arcade and staged pirate battles nightly in “Buccaneer Bay” in front of the casino entrance on the Strip.
Stratosphere Las Vegas
January 7, 2008
The Stratosphere Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, owned by American Casino & Entertainment Properties which is a wholly owned subsidiary of American Real Estate Partners. The hotel offers 2,444 rooms and an 80,000 square foot (7,000 m²) casino. The Stratosphere tower is the tallest observation tower in the United States.
The Stratosphere is the northernmost of the major Strip casinos and the only one actually in the City of Las Vegas, as the rest of the strip south of Sahara Avenue is in the suburbs of Paradise and Winchester. Following its completion in 1996 it was initially less popular than first envisioned due to its location on the extreme north end of the strip, far away from the most popular hotel casinos. But its low room prices and unique offerings eventually ensured its success. While many tourists consider its location to be inconvenient, others feel the location is an advantage since it is equidistant between the more popular strip casinos and the downtown area (which includes the Fremont Street Experience).
Sahara Hotel and Casino
January 7, 2008
The Sahara Hotel and Casino is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The Moroccan-themed hotel has 1,720 rooms and a casino covering more than 85,000 square feet (7,896 m²), and sits on 55 acres (174,000 m²) including the empty adjoining land. The hotel is the northernmost stop for the Las Vegas Monorail. The Sahara is the last remaining “Rat Pack” hotel, and is the northernmost resort on the east side of the Las Vegas Strip. The porte-cochere entrance, topped by an onion-dome minaret, is designed to set the Moroccan theme for arriving guests.
Riviera (hotel and casino)
January 7, 2008
The Riviera, or “The Riv,” is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The hotel has over 2,100 rooms, many located in a 23-story tower. The casino has over 110,000 square feet (9,000 m²) of space.
The hotel is owned and operated by Riviera Holdings Corporation, which announced on April 6, 2006 that it was being acquired by Riv Acquisition Holdings, a private investment group that includes real estate developers Neil Bluhm, Barry Sternlicht, Paul Kanavos and Scott Butera (president of the acquisition group). However, on August 29, shareholders rejected the Riv Acquisition offer of $17 a share.
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino
January 7, 2008
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas is a luxury casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The resort was formerly known as The Aladdin. Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is rebranding the hotel as a Sheraton Hotel and will operate the hotel portion of the project. Planet Hollywood rebranded and operates the rest of the property under the Planet Hollywood brand.
The property is owned by OpBiz, which is a partnership of Robert Earl, Bay Harbour Management and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.
Paris Las Vegas
January 7, 2008
Paris Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located on the famed Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, USA , that is owned and operated by Harrah’s Entertainment. As its name suggests, its theme is the city of Paris in France; it includes a 1/2 scale, 540 foot (164.6 m) tall replica of the Eiffel Tower, a neon sign in the shape of the Montgolfier balloon, a two-thirds size Arc de Triomphe and a replica of La Fontaine des Mers. The front facade of the building suggests the Paris Opera House and the Louvre.
The Paris is linked via a promenade to its sister property, Bally’s Las Vegas. It also is linked to the Las Vegas Monorail.
