The D Las Vegas has been made over as the revitalization of downtown continues. All traces of the former Irish-themed Fitzgeralds are gone. Revamped and relaunched, the $20 million transformation of the longstanding hotel/casino on the corner of Third and Fremont streets is officially complete. “A year ago my brother [Greg] and I purchased this [...]
Here’s to your health! Soon Las Vegas visitors will be able to treat their minds and bodies to a new experience at MGM Grand. Hoping to tap into the growing market of wellness-oriented travelers, the megaresort is in the process of launching Stay Well rooms. “These rooms will be similar in size and look to [...]
Caesars Entertainment has announced the first tenants that have signed on for the company’s The Linq project, a $550 million open-air retail, dining and entertainment district. The Linq, which will open in late 2013, is located between the Imperial Palace Resort and Casino to the north and Flamingo Resort and Casino to the south. An [...]
Attention mapmakers and trivia buffs! This year has brought a metamorphosis to a handful of resorts in Las Vegas. At least five properties have gotten – or are in the process of getting – new names. Many of these moniker conversions result from new ownership, and several will also include renovation projects to modernize rooms [...]
Last night, the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino pulled out all the stops to show that the city’s oldest resort is bigger, better and more luxurious than ever. A boutique hotel on the corner of Fremont and Main streets, the property, which originally opened as the Hotel Nevada in 1906, just completed a major renovation [...]
Experience the mountains while visiting Las Vegas! Mount Charleston is a year-round adventure playground – one that’s exciting, affordable and very close. Located about 42 miles from the Strip via U.S. Highway 95 north and State Route 157 west, the scenic area is set in the Spring Mountains, which are part of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National [...]
Last week, MGM Resorts International announced a partnership with Morgans Hotel Group along with plans to convert THEhotel at Mandalay Bay into the Delano Las Vegas. “We’ve had our eye on Las Vegas for many years and have finally found the right location and opportunity,” said Michael Gross, the CEO of Morgans Hotel Group. By [...]
A wave of renovation projects has hit the hotel industry in Las Vegas. Take the Bellagio, for example. The beloved, AAA Five Diamond Award-winning resort completed an extensive $70 million overhaul of the rooms in its main tower early this year. There were 2,568 of them, to be exact. And today, the Bellagio announced it [...]
Staying in Las Vegas for several days? If you want to escape the sensory overload for a night, without having to venture too far away, there is an idyllic place nearby. Lake Las Vegas is free from neon, crowds and clubbing. You need only travel 20 miles east of the glitzy Las Vegas Strip to [...]
Under new leadership since January, the LVH – Las Vegas Hotel & Casino (formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton and home to such luminaries as Elvis, Liberace and Barry Manilow, just to name a few) has retained all of its past glamour while making rooms once reserved exclusively for celebrities, high rollers and other [...]
