The Dunes was an iconic Las Vegas Hotel whose name even today is still remembered along the strip. It’s long gone now, of course – imploded in two stages to make way for The Bellagio in 1993 and 1994. This being Vegas, though, it’s demise was as spectacular as the old hotel’s reputation merited. The following post, therefore, provides a brief history of the Las Vegas Dunes hotel.
Project CityCenter, MGM Mirage’s mammoth $7.7 billion series of hotels and condos on the Las Vegas strip, is slowly taking shape. Actually, it’s quickly taking shape, as these new photos show! What’s interesting to me is that despite still being in the early stages of construction, the glass is being added to the building.
Now, obviously I know nothing about construction, but adding that much glass in the middle of a building site seems like asking for trouble! Not only can the glass be easily smashed with all that construction going on, but imagine being a construction worker walking under it? As if the risk of falling masonry wasn’t bad enough – is a hard-hat enough to shield you if one of the panes falls out?
Rather them than me!
More photos of Project City Center after the jump.
New York, New York – so good they built it twice! New York New York is one of Las Vegas’s many themed hotels. Situated on the south side of the strip directly opposite the MGM Grand, New York New York features a scale replica of the Manhattan skyline, but with one slight difference – a giant rollercoaster twisting its way amongst the skyscrapers!
I’ve always liked New York New York. Not only does it look great, it’s got a great vibe inside – a real party atmosphere, which seems to be present wherever you go (particularly in the bars and clubs!).
Check out our review of the New York New York hotel, and also check out our new New York New York photo gallery to see just what I’m on about.
Las Vegas is one of the wonders of the modern world, but try telling your feet that when you’ve walked more in a day than you normally do in a year! To help you survive your trip to Las Vegas, here are some top Las Vegas tips on how to be at your best all week.
This is an artist’s rendering of Pulse, a massive mixed-use development that’s just been approved by Las Vegas City Council. Like all good Las Vegas projects, Pulse has several interesting features. The first is its location. Situated just north of the Stratosphere, Pulse aims to extend the strip further north, effectively blurring the boundaries between the strip and downtown areas,
Secondly, is its size: Pulse will be built on 85 acres of land, and will come with a huge array of features, including a 22,000-seat arena – but more on those in a minute.
It’s most astonishing feature by far, though, is its cost – $9.5 billion!!
More details on Las Vegas Pulse after the jump.
Caesar’s Palace must have been feeling a bit left out, what with all the talk of new multi-billion hotels going up all around it. So they decided to join in the fun, and have announced a new $1 billion extension to the property, which has just been approved.
Read on to see what Caesar’s Palace’s new extension will contain.
The Mandalay Bay hotel sits proudly at the south end of the Las Vegas strip, acting as a shining gold bookend that represents the end of the strip. A giant gold tower may sound gaudy, but in the relentless Las Vegas sun, the Mandalay Bay looks stunning.
At least, from the outside! Inside, it’s been a different matter. Although the main casino floor is nice enough, the rooms have always left something to be desired, particularly for one of the more expensive hotels on the strip.
Fortunately, Mandalay Bay has recognized this, and has just completed a $150 million refit of all of its hotel rooms.
Las Vegas has been referred to as one of the modern wonders of the world, and for good reason. Long gone are the days when Vegas was a cheesy sleazy place full of casinos and endless Elvis memorabilia. Today, Vegas is an ultra-modern party town that’s rapidly going upmarket, with more attractions per square mile than anywhere else on earth, and hotels and casinos that simply take your breath away.
Even more remarkable is the sheer scale of redevelopment that’s going on within the 3.5 miles of the Las Vegas strip. More than $30 billion is being pumped in to develop new mega hotels that make the existing ones look like sheds. If you’ve never been to Vegas before, go now to catch a glimpse of the 20th Century Vegas before the 21st Century comes rushing in.
Before you do, though, read on to understand how a small town in the desert became one of the modern wonders of the world, and see what $30 billion of new Las Vegas hotels will bring to the future of this amazing place.
Note: This article was first published in EzineArticles – but that’s OK, because I wrote it! If you’d like to include it in your site, you have my permission to reprint it in its entirety (you can skip this bit in italics!), but you must include the links at the bottom
Las Vegas is currently in the middle of an unprecedented $30 billion building boom, with another $50 billion set to follow that, with few analysts worrying over whether Las Vegas can support the tens of thousands of new hotel rooms that are being created.
But it wasn’t always like that. Ten years ago, the Venetian and the Bellagio were both under construction as their owners, Sheldon Adelson and Steve Wynn, went head to head in their own personal mini building-boom. Back then, though, analysts were predicting a bloodbath, as the thought of Vegas supporting just two more mega-casinos seemed destined to render one of the casino billionaires bankrupt.
Read on for more details of the Bellagio vs the Venetian in the first of our new History of Las Vegas series.
Everyone who goes to Las Vegas wants to make a million, right? You play the slots, spin the wheel, or raise them high in high stakes poker – whatever your game, you want to win and win big.
But other than sheer luck, just how can you do it? How can you go to Las Vegas and come away with millions in your pocket?
Well, here are 7 ways you might like to try:
