Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas
This is one fancy hotel in town where you are not greeted, with the clash and
clang of slots and the general hubbub that is the soundtrack to Vegas. Inside
the hotel, all is calm and quiet. But it's really the best of both worlds -- all
you have to do is walk through a door, and instantly you are in Mandalay Bay,
with access to a casino, nightlife, and, yes, general hubbub. The difference is
quite shocking, and frankly, once you've experienced Vegas this way, it's kind
of hard to go back to the constant sensory overload. So let's scurry quickly
back to the womblike comfort of Four Seasons.
The Four Seasons is a Vegas hotel where they really don't care
if you ever leave your room, so the beds have feather pillows and down
comforters, robes are plush, and amenities (such as pricey L'Occitane products
in the lush bathrooms) are really, really nice. Since Four Seasons has the
southernmost location on the Strip, its Strip-view rooms (the most expensive
units) give you the whole incredible panorama.
3960 Las Vegas Blvd.
S Las Vegas, Nevada, 89119
Phone 877-632-5000 or 702-632-5000
www.fourseasons.com
The Wynn Las Vegas
The Wynn Las Vegas is located on the Las Vegas Strip, across the
street from two of the largest Las Vegas convention centers. The resort
showcases a 111,000 square foot casino, 2,716 hotel rooms, 19 distinctive dining
experiences, a 2,087-seat showroom, 74,700 square feet of retail space, over
223,000 square feet of convention space, an exclusive on-site 18-hole
championship golf course and state-of-the-art recreational facilities. Rooms in
the Tower Suites wing have their own VIP check-in, concierge, and hotel entry.
The Tower Suites wing also has a number of other additional amenities.
Additionally, the resort features a full-service Ferrari and Maserati dealership
and art gallery displaying works from The Wynn Collection, which at
various times has included works by such masters as Gauguin, Matisse, Cezanne,
Van Gogh, Rembrandt and Picasso. Rooms in the Tower Suites wing have their own
VIP check-in, concierge, and hotel entry.
3131 Las Vegas Blvd
South Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 702-770-7000
http://www.wynnlasvegas.com
Other Hotel Recommendations:
Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas 1610 Lake Las Vegas Pkwy Henderson, Nevada
89011 800-241-3333, 702-567-4700 www.ritzcarlton.com
Bellagio 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. S Las Vegas, NV 89109 At the corner of
Flamingo Rd, Mid-Strip 888-987-6667 or 702-693-7111 www.bellagio.com
Dining Recommendations
Alex Alex Strada (possibly familiar to you from his stint on the American
"Iron Chef") followed his once and present boss Steve Wynn from The Mirage,
closing his Renoir venue to open this eponymous one instead. Strada comes
from a cosmopolitan and international background; add to that both some years
working under Alain Ducasse and a general sense of food as pleasure and art, and
you have one of the most special dining experiences in Vegas. Desserts are of
such gorgeous complexity that we cannot describe them adequately, but know that
the construction is not served to the sacrifice of taste. You are in a master
chef's hands; enjoy it.
3131 Las Vegas Blvd.
S Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 702-770-7000
Picasso
This may well be the best restaurant in Vegas, and given the sudden serious
competition for such a title, that says a lot. Steve Wynn spent months trying to
talk Madrid-born chef Julian Serrano (whose Masa was considered the finest
French restaurant in San Francisco) into coming to Bellagio. This is an
extraordinary dining experience, including the thrill of having $30 million
worth of Picassos gaze down over your shoulders while you eat. It's not like
dining in a stuffy museum, however -- the water fountains going off outside
every 15 minutes (with staid diners rushing to the windows to check it out)
pretty much take care of that. Many of the furnishings were designed by one of
Picasso's sons, and even the paintings themselves are challenged for beauty by
the exceptional floral arrangements. Serrano's cooking is a work of art that can
proudly stand next to the masterpieces. Everything is delivered by attentive
staff who make you feel quite pampered.
3600 Las Vegas Blvd.
S Las Vegas, NV 89109
Phone: 877-234-6358
www.bellagio.com
Mix
Mix in Las Vegas soaring high into the sky atop The Hotel at Mandalay Bay
is Mix in Las Vegas, a perfect combination of culinary art, cutting edge
interior design and ambiance, and astounding vistas of the Las Vegas Strip. The
restaurant features contemporary and classic French and American dishes with
global accents, as well as signature dishes from Alain Ducasse’s restaurants in
Paris and Monte Carlo. Dine in the glow of a magnificent and astounding 24-foot
chandelier of 15,000 hand-blown glass spheres. Designed by Patrick Jouin, the
restaurant lounge, which is more than 1500m², has spectacular windows that line
the two opposite sides of the entire space allowing for a view out over the
hills of Vegas and the Strip.
Mix in Las Vegas
The Hotel 3950 Las Vegas Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89119
Tel: 702-632-9500
http://www.chinagrillmgt.com/mixLV/main.cfm
Favorite Bar: Check out Body English. This is exactly what a Las Vegas
club should be -- over the top and just a little bit wrong. So this clash of
Anne Rice and Cher Gothic-themed whacky decadence, with fabrics on top of wood
on top of mirrors, not to mention the sort of layout that allows for intimate
corners and voyeuristic balcony viewing of the dance floor, is just the sort of
overly rich dessert of a place I crave.
4455 Paradise Rd
In the Hard Rock Hotel
702-693-5000
www.bodyenglish.com
Shopping
The Fashion Show
What was a nondescript, if large, mall has now been revamped with a
spectular exterior much more fitting Las Vegas. It's capped by a giant . . .
well . . . they call it a "cloud," but I call it "that weird thingy that looks
like a spaceport for UFOs, what in the heck were they thinking?" Inside, you
will find the city's first Nordstrom, a Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, a
Neiman Marcus, and other high-end retailers. The mall comprises more than 250
shops, restaurants, and services. And the Cloud/Alien Spaceport Thingy has giant
LED screens, music, and other distractions -- again, much more fitting for
Vegas, where even the malls have to light up. Valet parking is available, and
you can even arrange to have your car hand-washed while you shop (I like
that!!!).
The Fashion Show
3200 Las Vegas Blvd. S
At the corner of Spring Mountain Rd
702-369-0704
www.thefashionshow.com
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