With older hotels like the Tropicana and Plaza recently completing renovation projects, the Golden Gate has decided it's their turn to make some improvements.
The hotel is the oldest in Las Vegas dating back to 1906. It's also currently one of the smallest with only 106 rooms.
The expansion will add a five story building to the property containing mostly suites. The casino and other public areas will also be extended and renovated.
There's been a lot of good news for Fremont Street recently with new restaurants, bars and hotel renovation plans. Hopefully this will help the Golden Gate stay competitive downtown.
As long as they keep serving their $1.99 shrimp cocktail I know I'll be stopping by.
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Cosmopolitan gets Posterized
The Strip entrance to Cosmopolitan has been decorated with a collage of small posters, each one representing a different part of the resort.
The idea replicates a wild posting campaign.
While I think the individual posters look great, all of them together seem a little busy and possibly confusing for someone just walking by the hotel.
I thought the glass entrance looked great before the posters, so I'm not crazy about the change. It looks like this will be temporary though, so I really can't complain too much.
Photos credit: Christopher Burns Twitter.
The idea replicates a wild posting campaign.
While I think the individual posters look great, all of them together seem a little busy and possibly confusing for someone just walking by the hotel.
I thought the glass entrance looked great before the posters, so I'm not crazy about the change. It looks like this will be temporary though, so I really can't complain too much.
Photos credit: Christopher Burns Twitter.
Monday, October 03, 2011
Margaritaville Casino opens at Flamingo
The Margaritaville casino at Flamingo is open. The new space is having a soft opening for the next two weeks before the official grand opening the weekend of October 14th.
The casino connects the existing Flamingo casino to the Margaritaville restaurant. What used to be a rather plain hallway is now a bright, upbeat casino area that now also opens up to the Strip.
Here are some videos of the opening. FlamingoVegas posted interviews with Rick Mazer and Tamara Baldanza along with the first roll of the dice:
YouTube user ruthatguy filmed a walk-through of the new casino:
The casino connects the existing Flamingo casino to the Margaritaville restaurant. What used to be a rather plain hallway is now a bright, upbeat casino area that now also opens up to the Strip.
Here are some videos of the opening. FlamingoVegas posted interviews with Rick Mazer and Tamara Baldanza along with the first roll of the dice:
YouTube user ruthatguy filmed a walk-through of the new casino:
Monday, September 12, 2011
Caesars All Night Pass
Back in April of last year, Caesars Entertainment introduced their Buffet of Buffets deal which allowed you unlimited access to any Caesars property buffet for a 24 hour period.
The promotion was so successful, they followed it up with the All Stage Pass which allowed you to see as many shows as you could within a 48 hour period.
Now they are extending the concept to their nightlife offerings with the All Night Pass. For one low price (currently $44.99 for Total Rewards members, $49.99 for non-members) you will be granted access to seven of the nightclubs at Caesars properties.
The clubs are Pure at Caesars Palace, Chateau at Paris, Gallery at Planet Hollywood, Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood, Crown at Rio, VooDoo at Rio and Carnival Court at Harrah’s.
The pass is available Thursday through Sunday only and is valid on the day of purchase from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Blackout dates may apply.
I'm not really a nightclub person, but I suppose this might be a good deal for those wanting to check out a few different clubs in one night. The selling point is the ability to jump the line and get into the clubs right away. If that's the case it would certainly be a time-saver at some of the more popular clubs.
For more information, check out the Caesars Pulse of Vegas Blog.
The promotion was so successful, they followed it up with the All Stage Pass which allowed you to see as many shows as you could within a 48 hour period.
Now they are extending the concept to their nightlife offerings with the All Night Pass. For one low price (currently $44.99 for Total Rewards members, $49.99 for non-members) you will be granted access to seven of the nightclubs at Caesars properties.
The clubs are Pure at Caesars Palace, Chateau at Paris, Gallery at Planet Hollywood, Pussycat Dolls Burlesque Saloon at Planet Hollywood, Crown at Rio, VooDoo at Rio and Carnival Court at Harrah’s.
The pass is available Thursday through Sunday only and is valid on the day of purchase from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. Blackout dates may apply.
I'm not really a nightclub person, but I suppose this might be a good deal for those wanting to check out a few different clubs in one night. The selling point is the ability to jump the line and get into the clubs right away. If that's the case it would certainly be a time-saver at some of the more popular clubs.
For more information, check out the Caesars Pulse of Vegas Blog.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Kardashian Khaos at the Mirage
The Mirage announced a new "Kardashian" themed boutique store will be opening later this year in November.
The hotel posted on facebook:
We're excited to announce Kardashian Khaos is coming! A new retail store will open later this year & you're invited to experience the Kardashians like never before!
Unfortunately for the Mirage the announcement caused quite a backlash, with 100+ comments on the facebook page bashing the Kardashians and the decision to give them a store at the Mirage.
I guess you can't please everybody all of the time. While the Kardashians are immensely popular in some circles, it looks like their demographic doesn't stay at the Mirage.
The hotel posted on facebook:
We're excited to announce Kardashian Khaos is coming! A new retail store will open later this year & you're invited to experience the Kardashians like never before!
Unfortunately for the Mirage the announcement caused quite a backlash, with 100+ comments on the facebook page bashing the Kardashians and the decision to give them a store at the Mirage.
I guess you can't please everybody all of the time. While the Kardashians are immensely popular in some circles, it looks like their demographic doesn't stay at the Mirage.
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