Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa – One 80 Suite

The Red Rock Resort in Las Vegas is west of the famous Strip, but has attracted a strong customer base who are looking for luxury, but not at the expensive of dealing with throngs of rowdy people.

The Red Rock Resort offers over-the-top elegance that rivals any luxury resort in the world. For an ultra-luxurious stay, consider the One 80 Suite.

This lavish suite features floor-to-ceiling windows that provide incredible views of the Vegas Strip toward the east, as well as Red Rock Canyon to the west. It’s truly an unbelievable 180 degree, million dollar view.

One 80 Suite opened back in 2006 and features 6,500 square feet of luxury living space.

It has only two bedrooms, but the One 80 Suite has plenty of room to party and has been aptly decorated to the nines.

The sophisticated decor includes a stylish combination of stainless steel, custom black and brown wood, unique mood lighting, plus fine velvet and silk.

One 80 Suite includes a large terrace that is equipped with a huge Jacuzzi tub, large rotating sofa, billiards table, dining table with seating for 12 people, plus a party-sized bar for any type of celebration.

For sports nuts who want to ensure not missing anything on that big game, enjoy the suite’s amazing, 103-inch plasma-screen TV !

Universal Whisky Experience

I have a love/hate relationship with Las Vegas. I’ve experienced two disastrous work-related conferences, lost all of the cash I had on me, and had my shoes vomited on by a drunken stranger. But on the flip side, I was astounded by multiple amazing Cirque du Soleil shows, tasted the most exquisite food and wine, and most importantly, Vegas was where my fiance proposed.

I vowed to never return to Vegas after each calamitous encounter, but the allure of luxury and the promise of adventure always kept me revisiting Sin City. It looks like next March would be another excuse for me to escape my day job for a weekend and sneak away to the Universal Whisky Experience at the Wynn Las Vegas.

Taking place on between 2-3 of March in 2012 is world’s first premier luxury whisky show, the Universal Whisky Experience. Created by commercial real estate mogul, Mahesh Patel, these shows are designed to promote super-premium whisky.

Mahesh’s great passion in life is whisky, namely “Scotch” whisky. A connoisseur and enthusiast, he frequently attends exclusive whisky events and gatherings both domestically and abroad. He has been a collector of fine and rare whiskies for more than 20 years.

An event unlike any other, it attracts globe trotting whisky aficionados, collectors, and industry experts to one location where guests can share their passion for high-end whiskies. Taking place between March 2-3, 2012 at the Wynn Las Vegas, the Universal Whisky Experience consists of over 25 distilleries, exclusive VIP tasting events, Master Classes and gourmet dinners. In addition, attendees have the rare opportunity to savor samples from Mahesh’s distinctive whisky collection.

Just remember to drink responsibly. No woman likes having their shoes vomited on.

Bellagio Winter Wonderland – Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

The world-famous Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas has just completed its incredible transformation and has turned into a winter wonderland …. just in time for the Christmas holidays.

The iconic Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden is visited by more than 6.5 million people a year!

Filled with picture-perfect botanical creations and the magical sounds and colors of the season, the spectacular Winter Wonderland display will be open to guests from December 3 through January 2.

The transformation is truly amazing. It’s a week-long process that includes between 50-75 people, who work 24 hours a day for six days straight.

Here is a list of the some of the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens exhibit’s major features:

· The exhibit will feature over 16,000 flowers to start the show.

· The dazzling centerpiece will be a stately 42-foot Shasta Fir from Mount Shasta, California covered in 7,000 lights and 1,800 ornaments.

· Eight reindeer, each comprised of 110 pounds of whole pecans, will be captured in mid-flight surrounding the holiday tree.

· A family of 28 adult and baby penguins will come to life, waddling on a patch of arctic terrain.

· A polar bear family adorned with coats made of 16,000 white carnations will tug on the heartstrings of visitors.

· Five twinkling gold holiday ornaments, ranging in size from 4-feet to 8-feet tall, will welcome guests amid dancing water.

Bellagio Winter Wonderland – Conservatory and Botanical Gardens

The world-famous Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Las Vegas has just completed its incredible transformation and has turned into a winter wonderland …. just in time for the Christmas holidays.

The iconic Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Garden is visited by more than 6.5 million people a year!

Filled with picture-perfect botanical creations and the magical sounds and colors of the season, the spectacular Winter Wonderland display will be open to guests from December 3 through January 2.

The transformation is truly amazing. It’s a week-long process that includes between 50-75 people, who work 24 hours a day for six days straight.

Here is a list of the some of the Conservatory and Botanical Gardens exhibit’s major features:

· The exhibit will feature over 16,000 flowers to start the show.

· The dazzling centerpiece will be a stately 42-foot Shasta Fir from Mount Shasta, California covered in 7,000 lights and 1,800 ornaments.

· Eight reindeer, each comprised of 110 pounds of whole pecans, will be captured in mid-flight surrounding the holiday tree.

· A family of 28 adult and baby penguins will come to life, waddling on a patch of arctic terrain.

· A polar bear family adorned with coats made of 16,000 white carnations will tug on the heartstrings of visitors.

· Five twinkling gold holiday ornaments, ranging in size from 4-feet to 8-feet tall, will welcome guests amid dancing water.

The 2011 holiday exhibit at the complimentary to the Bellagio Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is open to the public – seven days a week, 24 hours a day.

Happy Holidays from the Bellagio !

Andre’s Restaurant & Lounge at Monte Carlo

Andre’s at Monte Carlo is a AAA Four Diamond restaurant featuring celebrated chef André Rochat.

Plan on enjoying an unforgettable Las Vegas New Year’s Eve meal at Andre’s at Monte Carlo.

Legendary Las Vegas chef and restaurant namesake André Rochat has created a fine dining menu to perfectly capture both the energy and excitement of a Las Vegas New Year’s Eve celebration.

Utilizing an eclectic approach on a classic, Andre’s at Monte Carlo restaurant meshes the finest style of dining with a comfortable, elegant setting.

The New Year’s Eve meal at Andre’s Restaurant at Monte Carlo will definitely please the palette.

The multi-course New Year’s Eve menu begins with an amuse of kumamoto oyster, sea water granité and caviar followed by a choice of chilled foie gras terrine with brioche toast, pistachio butter and cassis gastrique or a succulent lobster salad with hibiscus gelée, lotus root, frissée and truffle cream. Next, indulge in the flavor of either maitaki mushroom soup with winter truffle and crispy artichoke or jumbo sea scallop with a roasted jewel yam, citrus butter and salsify chip. Then, cleanse and invigorate the palette with a sparkling grapefruit intermezzo.

Next, enjoy a delicious main course consisting of Andre’s Maine lobster thermidor served with asparagus and hollandaise or roasted duck breast featuring beluga lentil cassoulet and braised romaine roasted quince jus or provimi veal loin with foie gras, jumbo asparagus hollandaise and anna potato with black truffle and aged armagnac. The holiday meal also includes a red and white Belgium endive salad with Gruyère cheese and a mild mustard dressing.

Last but not least is dessert. The amazing meal is finally topped off with three sweet treats in Andre’s New Year’s Eve dessert trio. It’s sure to satisfy your sweet tooth

You can enjoy the chef-selected New Year’s Eve meal on Friday, Dec. 31, 2010. The cost is only $175 per person.

For additional information and reservations, please call (702) 798-7151

Andre’s Restaurant & Lounge
Monte Carlo Resort and Casino
3770 Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

PURE Nightclub in Las Vegas brings together the allure of the red carpet, the promise of intimate moments and the pulse-quickening sounds of the hottest DJs to produce the most dynamic nightlife destination in the world’s most dynamic city.

With an unparalleled view of the Las Vegas Strip, PURE symbolizes a new standard in Las Vegas nightlife. With three distinct experiences enveloped in two stories of decadence, PURE is not just a nightclub; it is The Strip’s first nightlife destination.

At 36,000 square feet, PURE is three venues in one, each featuring its own DJ, sound system and sexy style.Strikingly stylish, the club features three bars, oversized bed seating and a raised VIP area that overlooks an luminous dance floor.

Ride upstairs in the glass elevator, or ascend PURE’s dramatic twisting staircase to the 14,000 square foot terrace, a hidden enclave four stories high offering incredible panoramic views of Sin City’s jewel box: The Strip.

Catering to a discerning, upscale clientele – an evening at PURE ranges from intimate to extravagant.

The Spa at Ravella

The luxurious Spa at Ravella in Las Vegas invites its guests an escape from their hectic lifestyle and slip into a tranquil Mediterranean oasis where they can drift off to the hillsides of Tuscany or the Capri coast.

Ravella at Lake Las Vegas features The Spa at Ravella, which is a 30,000-square-foot spa and wellness center and offers 24 relaxing treatment rooms, advanced fitness center, full-service salon, plus seperate men’s and women’s locker rooms.

The Spa at Ravella is gearing up for the holidays with ‘Sip & Spa’ Thursdays in December with holiday party-prep spa treatments and festive winter cocktails.  Round up the girls and head to Ravella at Lake Las Vegas for a mini-escape each Thursday, 6 – 8 p.m.

The Spa at Ravella will offer customers different treatments each week to ensure clients are truly pampered and ready for every joyful get-together on their calendars. An ode to relaxation during the busiest time of the year, seasonal cocktails will accompany the services to help guests unwind.

If you’re feeling lucky, then take a cue from Santa.  Each week The Spa at Ravella will give one lucky guest a spectacular spa gift basket no one would want to re-gift.

Enjoy a mini treatment, cocktail, hors d’oeuvres and spa gift for $25*. Or, indulge in everything BUT the treatment for $10. Space is limited. To make a reservation, call 702.567.4600.

Holiday Sip & Spa Event Schedule:

·         Appletinis & Aromatherapy (Dec. 1): Mix the perfect blend of essential oils into a one-of-a-kind mini body butter for a friend (or indulgence for yourself!) under the guidance of Ravella’s Aroma Artists while mingling with friends over sweet appletinis.

·         Mimosas & Makeovers (Dec. 8): Sip a sparkling mimosa while looking your best  from The Spa’s skilled makeup artists on perfecting a glam or smoky eye – the perfect complement to any winter cocktail dresses.

·         Reindeeritas & Relaxation (Dec. 15): The little ones would never guess Rudolph had a signature drink! If you need a break from the holiday frenzy, a Reindeerita and a revitalizing neck and shoulder massage is the perfect mini-escape.

·         Eggnog & Eye Lashes (Dec. 22): Enjoy this traditional festive drink and adorn your eyes with expertly applied false lashes. You won’t be able to wait to bat your eyes at the cutie at the holiday office party.

·         Mistletinis & Manicures (Dec. 29):  Toast hello to the New Year and goodbye to cracked hands and chipped nails with a much-needed mini manicure, while enjoying a sophisticated take on this classic cocktail.

*Cost is per person and valid only on Thursdays during ‘Sip & Spa’ Thursdays. Credit card and advanced reservations are required with 24-hour cancellation. Reservation telephone line (702.567.4600) is available 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Management reserves all rights.

Learn more by going to The Spa at Ravella

The Lion, the king of the jungle reigns supreme within The Lion Habitat at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Vegas is known for over-the-top displays and events. This one is a must see.

This is a one-of-a-kind, indoor habitat that encourages hotel visitors to learn more about these majestic creatures and offer a unique opportunity to see these lions up close and personal.

The mission statement of the MGM Lion Habitat exhibit is – To honor the lion and safeguard its preservation for future generations. People love to see wild animals, so this is a VIP experience that should not be missed.

Floor-to-ceiling windows and a clear Plexiglas tunnel in the The Lion Habitat provide optimum viewing for guests of all ages. Up to six lions can be seen each day.

Actually, the Lion Habitat is just their home away from home.  Several lions are driven in each day from a huge ranch just outside Las Vegas.  The lions are rotated throughout the week.  This ensures that none of them have to make the trip each day.

Although the lions have a tendency to sleep long hours throughout the day, occasionally informal shows will happen as handlers feed and entice the lions to play.

For more information, Click Here

Las Vegas– there’s else like it in the world. From the glitz and glamor of the lit-up strip at night to the amazing shows and high-stakes gambling, Vegas is an entertainment mecca.

When planning your trip, take a few moments to decide your priorities and pick out things to see, places to eat, and shows to catch. A bit of preparation can save lots of time and indecision during your vacation!

Because the venues, hotels, and casinos want tourists to come and stay, Las Vegas flights are typically much cheaper than others, and because of the number and quality of round-trip flight offers you should be able to save some cash on top of that. You’ll need it for all the exciting options you’ll have once you arrive.

First and foremost, let’s talk gambling! No trip to Las Vegas would be complete without a great gambling story or two. Above all, it’s really important to understand the games you’re playing and the very basics of the odds. There’s no need to try to memorize everything you need to know before you head out, but keep some tips in mind. Never make bets you don’t understand.

Many casinos offer variants of better known games with more complicated odds structures in order to confuse new players. Stick to the games you understand to maximize your value. If you’re a slots player, play big for a shot at the progressive jackpot! Many of the best casinos in the world line the streets of Las Vegas, so your options are nearly unlimited. The most popular choices for most visitors include the MGM Grand, the Luxor, and the Bellagio.

Las Vegas is certainly known for its food; the legions of visitors that flock to town for the shows and gambling have attracted top culinary talent from around the world. After flying to Las Vegas, fuel up before hitting the strip so that you can stay entertained later without worrying about a rumbling stomach. Charlie Palmer Steak in the Four Seasons Hotel is arguably one of the finest steakhouses in the city, so if you’re a fan of gourmet meat, start there.

For something more exotic, check out Lotus of Siam, just off the strip proper. Zagat recently rated Lotus of Siam as one of the best food options in the city; the restaurant is widely considered to be one of the best Thai restaurants in the United States. The inviting social atmosphere of popular tapas spot Jaleo will make your dinner party into a cheerful event with plenty of delicious communal options.

Sightseers who prefer the city’s neon vistas will find much to their liking. The strip includes landmarks such as the Luxor pyramid and the Venetian canals; visitors who travel further afield often choose to make the trek to the nearby Hoover Dam, an absolutely gargantuan hydroelectric power generator that provides Las Vegas its electricity.

Back on the strip, the Paris Hotel’s front entryway includes a variety of miniaturized Parisian structures, including a half-scale, 50-story replica of the Eiffel Tower. Whether you enjoy architecture, natural views, or the hustle and bustle of America’s most exciting city, there’s always something to see in Las Vegas!

The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino, the largest property in the country to receive AAA’s Five Diamond Award and Mobil Four-Star, is one of the world’s most luxurious resort and convention destinations.

Re-creating Venice’s legendary landmarks, the resort offers unmatched service and quality for leisure and corporate guests.

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino is all themed around Italy’s most romantic city – Venice. From an entrance modeled on the Doge’s Palace with mosaic-tiled walls, marble statues, Renaissance-style fresco ceilings and canals on which gondolas cruise under trompe-l’œil ceilings, to characters in public spaces singing Verdi’s operas, you might believe that you’re actually in Venice.

The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, with its 36 floors and over 4,000 rooms, allows guests to enjoy all the splendor of Vegas without even leaving the premises.

Located in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, The Venetian features The Grand Canal Shoppes, an indoor streetscape complete with gondolas and singing gondoliers, the Canyon Ranch SpaClub, world-class gaming, exquisite restaurants, and a wide variety of entertainment such as Phantom – The Las Vegas Spectacular, Blue Man Group and Wayne Brady on its premises, as well as extensive convention and corporate services.

For additional information, visit Venetian Resort Hotel Casino

In Downtown Las Vegas, you can see up close the largest golden nugget in the world at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel.  The exhibit is open for viewing 24 hours a day.

The large gold nugget is named “Hand of Faith.” It’s the size of a baby, and it weighs almost 62 pounds.

It was found in 1980 by a guy in Australia with a metal detector, who reportedly almost didn’t bother to dig it up because he thought that his machine was faulty.

Hand of Faith was only six inches below the surface. The Golden Nugget hotel bought it for a million dollars.

Photo credit: Golden Nugget – Las Vegas

Las Vegas Snow

If you want to hear wild stories, then talk to somebody that was been to Las Vegas. But can we believe every Sin City story you hear? Maybe not. Some of these tall tales may very well be a myth.

Las Vegas is larger than life. A city of non-stop gambling and incredible lights. When one thinks of Vegas, they think of gambling casinos, strip joints, showgirls and huge luxurious hotels with flashing lights and dancing waters.

What they usually don’t realize is that this atmosphere is contained to the Las Vegas Strip. The “Strip” is just one section of Las Vegas, not the entire city.

What people don’t stop to think about is that Las Vegas is simply a town just like any other. They have schools, government offices, grocery stores, parks, all the normal features that every single town in America has. If one were to visit Las Vegas and venture off of the strip, they’d find a town with normal people going about their everyday business.

It’s said that prostitution is legal in Las Vegas. This is probably a popular notion due to the exhibitionist nature of the town with all the shows featuring nude showgirls. Vegas is also famous for their quickie wedding chapels and thousands of hotels.

Go into any casino and you’ll find beautiful women in sexy clothes. Nevertheless this is all part of the Vegas image. Prostitution is illegal and people do get arrested for solicitation in Vegas.

The Hoover Dam is a huge construction that took five years to build and used four million plus cubic yards of concrete. It was a massive feat of engineering. During the building of this dam almost a hundred workers lost their lives. The rumor circulating is that some of their bodies remain buried in the concrete still.

The truth is, the concrete was poured in small increments and allowed to dry before pouring the next batch. If anyone were to have fallen into the wet concrete, they would have been easily pulled out.

Due to the idea of Las Vegas being all casinos, hotels and shows, people tend to get the idea that every Vegas resident lives and works on the strip. Women here are all strippers and gorgeous. In actually, this couldn’t be further than the truth. While many of the residents may have jobs on the strip, they clock in and out and go home to their normal subdivisions in surrounding areas.

Still others hold down jobs in schools, grocery stores and government offices and may rarely venture onto the strip. The women living here are normal looking just like the women in any other American town.

Once a woman who won a huge jackpot at the “Megabucks” slot machine experienced a tragic accident mere weeks after her winning and became paralyzed. Since that time a rumor has circulated that everyone who won a major jackpot at the Megabucks slot machines encountered a tragedy of sorts immediately afterwards. Even though the winners are alive and happy today, the rumors persist that they have died or have experienced some horrible incident.

Another myth includes bodies being found in a hotel’s box springs. There’s no proof or evidence that this ever happened in Las Vegas. It did, in fact, happen in some small town over on the east coast of the US. Somehow this incident ended up in Las Vegas as the rumor circulated.

As incredulous as this sounds, there’s even a rumor that kidneys get stolen in Vegas. Apparently someone started a story of a man who awakened in a hotel room one morning to a note that advised him to call 911 or else he would experience dire circumstances. The man supposedly did so only to be told by the doctors that he was missing a kidney.

Las Vegas is quite a colorful place with a crazy present and an even more raucous past. One can be sure to hear some interesting tales about this city. Just remember to take everything you hear about Las Vegas with a little bit of caution and amusement .

Remember that outside of the Strip, Las Vegas is just a normal town with ordinary people going about their business. Oh, and don’t believe everything you hear.