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| PARIS LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Lending texture and real historical reference to The Strip, the Paris Hotel and Casino fosters a genuinely French atmosphere, where guests can discover a faithful rendition of the "City of Lights" among the glowing neon of Las Vegas. |
| CAESARS PALACE Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| With lavish panache, Caesars has expanded into a modern, 80-acre resort. Guests revel in 120,000 square feet of gaming at two casinos that offer high-limit slot and table games. Roman-style cypresses, palm trees, marble columns and classical statues enhance the four-and-one-half acre Garden of the Gods that features four pools, two spa tubs and luxury cabanas. |
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Shimmering from the desert haze of Nevada like a
latter-day El Dorado, Las Vegas is the most
dynamic, spectacular city on earth. At the start of the
twentieth century, it didn't even exist; at the start of
the twenty-first, it's home to well over one million
people, with enough newcomers arriving to need a
new school every month.
Las Vegas is not like other cities. No city in history
has so explicitly valued the needs of visitors above
those of its own population. All its growth has been
fueled by tourism, but the tourists haven't spoiled
the "real" city; there is no real city. Las Vegas
doesn't have fascinating little-known neighborhoods,
and it's not a place where visitors can go off the
beaten track to have more authentic experiences.
Instead, the whole thing is completely
self-referential; the reason Las Vegas boasts the
vast majority of the world's largest hotels is that
around thirty-seven million tourists each year come
to see the hotels themselves.
latter-day El Dorado, Las Vegas is the most
dynamic, spectacular city on earth. At the start of the
twentieth century, it didn't even exist; at the start of
the twenty-first, it's home to well over one million
people, with enough newcomers arriving to need a
new school every month.
Las Vegas is not like other cities. No city in history
has so explicitly valued the needs of visitors above
those of its own population. All its growth has been
fueled by tourism, but the tourists haven't spoiled
the "real" city; there is no real city. Las Vegas
doesn't have fascinating little-known neighborhoods,
and it's not a place where visitors can go off the
beaten track to have more authentic experiences.
Instead, the whole thing is completely
self-referential; the reason Las Vegas boasts the
vast majority of the world's largest hotels is that
around thirty-seven million tourists each year come
to see the hotels themselves.
Each of these monsters is much more
than a mere hotel, and more too than
the casino that invariably lies at its
core. They're extraordinary places,
self-contained fantasylands of high
camp and genuine excitement that
can stretch as much as a mile from
end to end. Each holds its own
flamboyant permutation of
showrooms and swimming pools,
luxurious guest quarters and
restaurants, high-tech rides and
attractions.
The casinos want you to gamble, and
they'll do almost anything to lure you
in; thus the huge moving walkways
that pluck you from the Strip
sidewalk, almost against your will,
and sweep you into places like
Caesars Palace . Once you're inside,
on the other hand, the last thing they
want is for you to leave. Whatever
you came in for, you won't be able to
do it without crisscrossing the casino
floor innumerable times; as for finding
your way out, that can be virtually
impossible. The action keeps going
day and night, and in this windowless
- and clock-free - environment you
rapidly lose track of which is which.
than a mere hotel, and more too than
the casino that invariably lies at its
core. They're extraordinary places,
self-contained fantasylands of high
camp and genuine excitement that
can stretch as much as a mile from
end to end. Each holds its own
flamboyant permutation of
showrooms and swimming pools,
luxurious guest quarters and
restaurants, high-tech rides and
attractions.
The casinos want you to gamble, and
they'll do almost anything to lure you
in; thus the huge moving walkways
that pluck you from the Strip
sidewalk, almost against your will,
and sweep you into places like
Caesars Palace . Once you're inside,
on the other hand, the last thing they
want is for you to leave. Whatever
you came in for, you won't be able to
do it without crisscrossing the casino
floor innumerable times; as for finding
your way out, that can be virtually
impossible. The action keeps going
day and night, and in this windowless
- and clock-free - environment you
rapidly lose track of which is which.
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| LUXOR HOTEL AND CASINO Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| Two 22-story towers, clad in bronze glass, brilliantly reflect the sun's rays, and a 10-story sphinx is actually three stories higher than the Egyptian original. The Luxor Hotel and Casino houses a large atrium, adorned by classic Egyptian columns, statues and hieroglyphic reliefs. Atop the pyramid, a powerful light beam is visible 10 miles out in space. Five acres of sand-hued sundecks, blue-water pools and white-canvas cabanas offer seclusion in a private section of the hotel's property. |
| FOUR SEASONS LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| The Four Seasons is a deluxe hotel, located 10 minutes to the McCarran Airport. Its' very name stands for quiet elegance. On that order, the Four Seasons exceeds all expectations. The experience starts in the residential scale lobby, appointed in lush earth tones, laced with fresh flowers and utterly sedate sunlight courses through the windows and reflects off marble and polished wood. One feels completely at home immediately, and the staff reinforces that good feeling with service that is without peer. |
| GREEN VALLEY RANCH RESORT AND SPA - Henderson, NV, USA |
| The 490 Mediterranean-designed guestrooms feature 24-hour room service, twice daily housekeeping and exquisite views of the pool and surrounding mountains. Guests enjoy the indulgence of slipping beneath billowy down comforters, stepping into soothing hot tubs, sipping complimentary bottled water and also receiving in-room Internet access. Travelers who seek casino excitement within mere steps of peaceful solitude will enjoy a memorable stay at the Green Valley Ranch Resort and Spa. |
| BALLY'S LAS VEGAS Las Vegas, NV, USA |
| One of Las Vegas' most recognized mega resorts, Bally's is positioned at the center of The Strip, boasting an unrivaled location next to Paris Hotel and Casino. Catering to a diverse audience of business and leisure professionals, Bally's is a bastion of Art-Deco style, and is often identified by their baroque outdoor sculptures and whimsical florescent lighting. |
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