Gaudy was good back in the day when Strip resorts were casinos first and sleeping rooms second. But if the new look of Sin City could be called Extreme Makeover: Vegas Edition, then THEhotel at Mandalay was designed for sweeps week. Sin City hoteliers welcomed in the new millennium by opening towers that emphasized the room as a destination and base of activity.[more]
Slowly, surely, many of the best attractions of France are being installed in Las Vegas. The Eiffel Tower and Arc d'Triomphe can be experienced at Paris Las Vegas. Paintings by the masters can be viewed at the Bellagio. And now, the finest cuisine from Paris' Left Bank can be savored at Bouchon, the new Thomas Keller bistro in the Venezia Tower at the Venetian Hotel Casino. If you've ever dined at Keller's first Bouchon in Napa Valley, California, you know he is an ardent perfectionist.
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Key West. The Castro. Greenwich Village. If you wanted an exceptional lesbian, gay, bi and alternative nightclub experience, these are the places you had to go before Las Vegas satisfied its Krave. The 450-seat nightclub and restaurant is the creation of Sia Amiri, former owner of Rage, West Hollywood's legendary gay bar. To handle entertainment, Amiri hired event producer Jeffrey Sanker whose resume includes the infamous White Party and Gay Life Expo LA.
