Las Vegas

Las Vegas Hotels & Casinos

The Luxor

Created in 1993, the Luxor is among the most recognizable hotels on the strip because of its striking design. The main portion of the hotel is a 350-foot-high (106 meters), 30-story pyramid of black glass. The tip of the pyramid contains a fixed-position spotlight that points directly upward – it is the brightest beam in the world, and is visible from anywhere in the Las Vegas valley at night, and can be seen at flight level from above Los Angeles, California, over 275 miles (440 km) away. It's name comes from the Egyptian city of Luxor, which does not actually contain any pyramids!

New York, New York

New York, New York uses the New York City theme of its name in many ways. Its architecture creates an impression of the New York City skyline; the hotel includes several towers configured to resemble New York City skyscrapers, such as the Empire State Building and the Chrysler Building. In front of the property is a pool representing New York Harbor, with a 150 ft (46 m) tall (half-scale) replica of the Statue of Liberty, a roller coaster, and replicas of the Brooklyn Bridge, Soldiers and Sailors Monument, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and Grand Central Terminal, among other well-known structures.

Caesars Palace

In 1962, Jay Sarno, a cabana motel owner, used ten million dollars that had been lent to him by the Teamsters Central States Pension Fund to begin plans for a hotel on land owned by Kirk Kerkorian. Sarno would later act as designer of the hotel he planned to construct. Building of the 14-story Caesars Palace hotel began in 1962. That first tower would have 680 rooms on the 34 acre (138,000 m²) site. Sarno struggled to decide on a name for the hotel. He finally decided to call it Caesars Palace because he thought that the name Caesar would evoke thoughts of royalty because of Roman general Julius Caesar. It is called "Caesars Palace" not "Caesar's Palace" because the creator thought that every guest is a Caesar.

Circus Circus

The hotel's famous midway was featured in the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever. The resort has plenty of Circus-related shows playing throughout the day. It also has an iconic 'Big Top' and over 3,774 rooms.

Bellagio

Inspired by the Lake Como resort of Bellagio in Italy, Bellagio is famed for its elegance. One of its most notable features is an 8 acre (32,000 m²) artificial lake between the building and the Strip. The fountain shows on the lake are a major free attraction. The Fountains of Bellagio attraction consists of an intricate water fountain display set to light and music. The display takes place in front of the Bellagio hotel and can be viewed from the Strip. The fountain show takes place every 30 minutes in the afternoons and early evenings, and every 15 minutes from 8 pm to midnight. The design incorporates an array of underwater pipes with over 1,000 nozzles that makes it possible to stage fountain displays coordinated with over 4,000 lights and music.

Treasure Island

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The Treasure Island (since 2003, also known as "ti") is a 2,885 room hotel and casino. It opened in 1993 and intended to attract families with children with features such as a large video arcade and staged pirate battles nightly in "Buccaneer Bay" in front of the casino. In 2003, the hotel largely abandoned its pirate theme in efforts to focus more on young adults. The arcade was closed. The famous skull-and-crossbones sign at the Strip entrance was replaced by one reading simply "ti" that is also a large video screen. In lieu of the pirate battle, the newly renamed "Sirens' Cove" is now the site of "The Sirens of TI". This free show is designed to appeal more to adults by including singing, dancing and attractive women, all of which were absent from the original show.
Excalibur

Excalibur, named for the mythical sword of King Arthur, uses the Arthurian theme in several ways. Its facade is a stylized image of a castle, with a wizardlike figure representing Merlin looking out from a high turret. Restaurants and other areas have Arthurian names, such as the Roundtable Buffet, Sir Galahad's Prime Cuts, The Steakhouse of Camelot, and Regale's Italian eatery, or reflect a broader "ancient Britain" theme, such as the Sherwood Forest Cafe. A long-running show, the "Tournament of Kings," features simulated medieval jousting.

The Venetian

The Venetian Hotel & Casino cost over $1.5 billion, it is one of the most expensive resorts of its kind ever built at the time it opened.The Casino at the Venetian offers more than 122 casino games. In addition to slot machines and table games, there is a state-of-the-art sports lounge. The Venetian has an extensive indoor retail mall called The Grand Canal Shoppes, which covers 500,000 square feet (50 000 m²). In addition to the lake in front of the casino, canals on the second floor of building, in the shopping mall, are used to provide motorized gondola rides.

Paris Las Vegas

The Paris Hotel & Casino cost $785 million to build, and occupies 24 acres, the Eiffel Tower was planned to be full scale, but the airport was too close and the tower had to be shrunk. You can go up the Eiffel Tower, see the Paris Balloon and walk through the Arc de Triumph. Inside the casino is set out like a rural french village, with signposts, a clear blue sky (complete with moving clouds) and every shop and restaurant's name has a french twist (e.g. 'The Camera Shop' becomes 'Lé Camera Shop')

MGM Grand Las Vegas

The MGM Grand Las Vegas, which opened in 1993, is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, as a Hollywood themed resort. Owned and operated by the MGM Mirage company, the 30-floor main building is 293 feet (89 m) high and features five outdoor pools, rivers, and waterfalls that cover 6.6 acres[1], a 380,000 square foot (35,000 m²) convention center, the MGM Grand Arena, CBS Television City, and the Grand Spa. It also houses numerous shops and night clubs, 16 restaurants, two food courts, and the largest casino in Las Vegas, which occupies 171,500 square feet (16,000 m²). The enormous gold lion that stands outside is called Leo. MGM Grand features a glass-sided lion habitat inside the casino area, in which up to six lions are shown every day. A see-through tunnel runs through the habitat for close-up viewing. There is also La Femme, a production which "celebrates the artistry of the nude" from the Crazy Horse in Paris, has its own theater at MGM Grand. All 13 ballet-trained dancers in the show are members of the original Paris troupe.