Las Vegas Family Hotels

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You might not think of Las Vegas when you are planning a family vacation, but it is worth considering. Although Las Vegas conjures images of late night card games at the casino or scantily dressed show girls on stage, there are now an amazing number of family friendly hotels and entertainment parks for kids to enjoy.

History

 Historically, Las Vegas was an adult paradise. In the 1960's the Rat Pack and Wayne Newton dominated the night club scene and the city was primarily about gambling, dining, and shows as well as quickie marriages and divorces. In 1969, Elvis opened at the International Hotel and held court there for years. Building and investments imploded in Las Vegas in the 1980s, and today the area boasts that it is the largest metropolitan city in the U.S. founded in 20th century.

Considerations

Kids love the various themed hotels that Las Vegas offers such as the Excalibur, where they can imagine themselves as knights at King Arthur's round table or explore a great game area.
The Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino has four pools, including a wave pool and a 400-foot-long Lazy River. The hotel has several fast food restaurants and there is an arcade on site or Gameworks across the street by the mall.
Another fun hotel for children is the Circus Circus Hotel where you can count on reasonably priced rooms. There are plenty of free circus acts to entertain the kids as well as inexpensive food options. The Adventuredome Theme Park will keep everyone entertained for $24.95 per person for a whole day pass.
New York/New York Hotel and Casino has one of the largest game arcades in Las Vegas. It is located just across the street from the Excalibur, movie theaters and mall. They also have a roller coaster and a food court for quick meals.

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Wynn Las Vegas Unveils Newly Renovated Rooms

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Wynn Las Vegas continues to set the bar for luxury and excellence in Las Vegas and unveils the first completely renovated resort rooms at Wynn (Pictured above: The newly renovated Deluxe Resort King at Wynn Las Vegas – Photo credit: PRNewsFoto/Wynn Las Vegas, Barbara Kraft).   

Designed by Roger Thomas, Executive Vice President of Design for Wynn Design and Development, the rooms feature rich new finishes–including wallpaper, carpets, chairs, couches and lamps–while maintaining the functionality, spaciousness, configuration and casually elegant residential quality that has become the hallmark of Wynn resorts. The renovation project at Wynn Las Vegas encompasses all guest rooms and suites and is slated to continue through early 2011.

“Wynn has been open for just over five years, and we felt is was time to do more than just refresh the rooms, but to really give them a completely different feel,” said Wynn Las Vegas and Encore President Andrew Pascal. “The new rooms are fresh and crisp and light; they are incredibly uplifting.”

Thomas, who has designed guest rooms for Steve Wynn for 30 years, adds, “While we have always designed our guest accommodations to be residential, this line is so luxurious and so beautiful, I could take it home with me! This is the way I live.”

 

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Palms Las Vegas Casino Resort

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The combined power of George Maloof, Hugh Hefner, and MTV jump-started the Palms Casino Resort into the world of youthful, beautiful people shortly after it opened in 2001.

Although not technically on the Strip, the Palms is close enough to be a part of the action, and a big draw all on its own. Some of it's more unique features are: the only hotel suite in the world equipped with a basketball court, a full-featured recording studio, the only Playboy Club in the world, the largest IMAX screen in the city, the annual Cinevegas film festival, and the annual UFC finale. It's a good place to stay and spot celebrities for a reasonable price. Rooms can go as low as $99 per night on the weekdays.

Entertainment and Nightlife

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First things first. The Palms is famous for clubs, lookers, and one hell of a pool party. While still a magnet for young people and among the top nightspots in Las Vegas, the nightlife at the Palms has taken second or third place to some of the other, newer venues in town. Here's the rundown:

Moon: The future-cool midsized nightclub at the Palms is equipped with a ceiling that grinds open, revealing the stars. It's a fun place to party if you want the thrill of authentic Vegas nightlife. It's expensive... around $40 on weekends and still $20 on weekdays, but admission to Moon also buys you admission to...

The Playboy Club: Expect to see that bunny plastered on to every surface it can be plastered on to. The N9Ne Group does not want you to forget the official brand. It's a pleasant experience. While Moon is a high-energy, classic dance club, the Playboy Club is more similiar to a casino floor. High-limit blackjack tables and and a roulette wheel costing $25 per spin provide diversions, and the attention to detail in every aspect of design is impressive for those willing to pay attention. Being the Playboy Club, the chances are high of finding groups of single-minded guys, but the connection to Moon keeps the ratio from getting out of hand.

 

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Want to get married Vegas-style? Visit Pioneer Square

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Not everyone dreams of a white wedding.

Some people like feather boas and mini-skirts. And Elvis Presley -- lots of Elvis Presley.

Those are the people who often make a beeline for Las Vegas. They say their vows in little chapels decked out with big lights, then they hit the town.

Now, that town can be Seattle.

Shotgun Ceremonies, a Vegas-style wedding destination, opened last month in Pioneer Square.

Owners Bronwen Stevenson and Sara Qureshi call their storefront chapel an alternative to expensive, catered events that take months of planning.

"I guess I never bought into the big wedding, spend a lot of money," said Stevenson, who had her second wedding in a Vegas chapel. "I was more about the marriage."

She and Qureshi are both credentialed officiants; certificates saying as much are displayed on a wall next to large-as-life posters of Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe.

They come to work in cowboy boots, tulle tutus and bustiers, driving home the point that this isn't where you go for a traditional wedding.

But for an unconventional wedding? This could be the place.

The idea was dreamed up two years ago, when Stevenson and Qureshi were bored at work.

"We met at a horrible staffing job that we hated a lot," Stevenson said. "We spent our days trying to figure out what we wanted to be when grew up."

There was an electric cigarette company, then a martial-arts apparel business.

But in the back of their minds, the duo had another plan.

 

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Luxor Hotel & Casino

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The distinctive black glass pyramid at the south end of The Strip known as the Luxor shines the world's strongest light beam into the Las Vegas sky every night. The hotel is named for the ancient Egyptian capital city formerly known as Thebes. But the casino's interior is undergoing renovations to cast a more modern, less Egyptian, feel to the resort.

Hotel rooms line the outside of the sloping pyramid while "inclinators" carry guests up and down. The Las Vegas branch of LA nightclub LAX has attracted a younger, hip crowd to the Luxor. At 26,000 square feet, it's not quite as big as Pure at Caesars Palace, but still measures up as one of the largest Las Vegas nightclubs, sprawling out over two floors.

Dining options range from Asian specialties at Fusia, or more meaty portions at Luxor Steakhouse. A hipper option is Company American Bistro, the third such restaurant in Las Vegas opened by Pure Management Group.

 

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Venetian Hotel and Casino Las Vegas

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Experience the Luxury of Las Vegas at the Venetian Resort and Casino Las Vegas

What to expect at the Venetian Hotel and Casino Las Vegas

This is high end Las Vegas where large rooms, large restrooms and big TV’s rule. The Venetian is decked out in every which way. If you want high end shopping they have the Grand Canal Shoppes, if you want high end restaurants they have 15. They are not messing around when they tell you that this is a high quality place to stay. The casino is huge and feels very spacious with high ceilings and an absence of smoke. This is where you can go to die it's so nice.

What you might like at the Venetian Hotel and Casino Las Vegas:

The dining options are numerous and you might not have to leave your hotel to eat. Maybe you want to see some artwork in the lobby or take a gondola ride. Of course the rooms you will love because they are very large and set up with everything you could possible need. Except for the fax machine, I can’t understand why they would think anyone would need one in their room on vacation. Oh, working vacation, I got it.

 

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Third Annual Grand Poker Series Hits Golden Nugget Las Vegas

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The Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino will host its Third Annual Grand Poker Series June 5 – July 4 in the property’s luxurious events center, The Grand.

This month-long event will feature more than 200 poker tournaments including Omaha high/low, HORSE, Pot Limit Omaha, 7 Card Stud and plenty of heart-pounding No Limit Hold ‘em action, as well as cash games, special tournaments for seniors and ladies, and two signature bracelet events – the Poker Queen Ladies Championship and The Grand Finale No Limit Championship.

“We are very excited to welcome back the Grand Poker Series for its third installment,” said John Colville, director of Golden Nugget poker. “With seven daily tournaments and buy-ins starting at just $65, there’s a game for every player and every bank roll.”

Previous years’ Grand Poker Series have hosted more than 25,000 players from across the globe, handing out in excess of $2.3 million in total prize money and raised more than $425,000 for charity through special celebrity charity tournaments.

One of these tournaments, the Suzie and Howard Lederer Celebrity Charity Poker Tournament benefiting The Boys and Girls Club, will again return as the premiere celebrity charity event of the Grand Poker Series July 2 at 4 p.m. The buy in is $330 and the tournament is open to the public. Like previous years, this event will welcome professional and celebrity players, alike, vying alongside the public for the grand prize, a $20,000 seat on the top-rated, late-night poker program Poker After Dark on NBC, donated by Full Tilt Poker.net.

 

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