To the casual observer, last night’s opening shindig for M Resort, Vegas’ newest hotel-casino, seemed nothing but festive. In their snappy suits and fashion-forward cocktail attire, couples strolled the resort’s lofty corridors and sampled fare from several restaurants that were open to accommodate the invited guests. The atmosphere created a welcome reprieve from the dark cloud of economic turmoil that has settled over the city in the last year.]]>
In the midst of the bleakest economic times for Las Vegas in recent memory comes the opening of the city’s newest, aspiring “must-see” hotel-casino. M Resort will open its doors to the masses at 10 p.m. on Sunday, March 1, and unlike some newly opened Las Vegas resorts, there will be no “soft” – i.e., phased – opening of its various amenities. No, M is firing on all cylinders from day one, with (according to its Web site) seven restaurants, six bars, a spa/salon, a 92,000 square-foot casino and five categories of guest rooms ranging from the now standard “resort room” up to a loft suite. ]]>