HotelChatter - Stories about Tropicana Hotel and Casino - Las Vegas http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-25T16:10:45Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/809 Las Vegas: Plumbing Problems Shut Down 560 Rooms at the Tropicana http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/4/24/104553/955 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/paradiseroomtropicana.jpg" class="top"> <p>We're not really so sure we want to know the nitty gritty deets of what exactly makes up a tower-wide plumbing issue at a hotel &#151; one that causes 560 rooms to be taken out of the hotel's inventory (really!) &#151; so we're just going to relay<a href="http://www.lvrj.com/business/43610002.html"> this news </a>without asking too many more questions. <p>Apparently, a renovation to the<b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tropicana+Hotel+and+Casino+-+Las+Vegas/local/809"> Tropicana Las Vegas</a></b> that happened in the 1990s (yes) had some plumbing issues that were not in compliance, and nobody noticed until now. Um, a decade later. So now the entire Paradise Tower of the Tropicana has been shut down, and current guests at the aging, perpetually-on-deathwatch casino hotel are being relocated to other rooms Jenna 2009-04-24T10:52:37-05:00 36.0990400 -115.17044 Las Vegas: Tropicana's 'Les Folies Bergere' Closes, Criss Angel Remains http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/3/30/8597/86281

It's a sad day in Vegas today. This morning marks the beginning of the first week in almost 50 years without the Tropicana's "Les Folies Bergere," the classic French-import Vegas showgirl revue that had been running since 1959.

Due to thinning audiences and the relative unpopularity of showgirl-style entertainment on the strip (compared to shows like Cirque du Soleil and whatnot — and, um, we suppose the stiff competition posed by Criss Angel's tanking "Believe" at The Luxor), "Folies" had its very last show on Saturday night after a whopping 29,000 runs since Christmas of '59. ]]> Jenna 2009-03-30T09:28:58-05:00 36.0990400 -115.17044 Miami Beach: Fontainebleau For Florida Residents at $199 a Night http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/15/152231/736 <![CDATA[<p><p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/_199fbleau.jpg" class="top"><p><i>There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.</i><p>&#183; <a href="http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=9680321&nav=menu102_2"><b>Les Folies Berger Ends Its Run</b></a>: The long-running topless revue at the Tropicana Hotel is ending its nearly 50-year run on arch 28, 2009. A new show will take its place although that is to be determined. [Las Vegas Now] <p>&#183; <a href="http://www.oceandrive.com/emailblasts/20090112/"><b>$199 Rates at the Fontainebelau for Floridians</b></a>: From now through February 11th, Floridians can get a special rate at the Fontainebleau, starting at $199 a night. The deal also includes 20 percent off select services and a 2pm juliana 2009-01-15T17:00:48-05:00 Las Vegas: Hotel Sick Strikes Yet Again at the Tropicana in Las Vegas http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/7/3/11332/54524 <![CDATA[<p><img align="right" src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/icon_small_hell.gif">Sin City? More like Barf City at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tropicana+Hotel+and+Casino+-+Las+Vegas/local/809"><b>Tropicana </b></a> in Las Vegas. The hotel's Island Tower was shut down earlier this week after traces of E-Coli bacteria were found during a routine test.<p>Fortunately, no guests have been reported to be ill. However, as a precaution the hotel moved 500 guests to other rooms and neighboring resorts. <a href="http://www.kxnt.com/Hotel-To-Reopen-After-Discovery-Of-E-Coli/2533275">KXNT TV News</a> reports:<blockquote><p> The Tropicana is the only Strip resort to use well water, which is mixed with municipal water supplies.... The Southern Nevada Health District is expected to conduct more tests of the water today, before giving the green light to reopen the tower. Hotel officials say they will use municipal water exclusively.</blockquote></p><p>We the recent string of juliana 2008-07-03T14:00:10-05:00 36.099040 -115.17044 Las Vegas: Viva Vegas: Tropicana Still on Death Watch http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/31/101433/560 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3930/tropicana_0108.jpg" class="imgborder"> <p>We've reported before on the business soap opera known as the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Tropicana+Hotel+and+Casino+-+Las+Vegas/local/809"><b>Tropicana Hotel</b></a> in Las Vegas. It has been on our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/7/3/14201/77964/hotels/VIVA_VEGAS_Tropicana_on_Hotel_Casino_Death_Watch">Hotel Casino Death Watch</a>, noted for having a serious <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2006/5/22/143549/347/hotels/Tropicana_s_Garden_Rooms_Mean_Parking_Lot_Views">anti-view</a> from the cheapest rooms, and we mentioned last year that there was a <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/8/20/133533/511/hotels/Las_Vegas_Tropicana_Death_Watch_to_Extend_into_2008">delay in its renovations</a>. <p>According to a report last week in the <i>Wall Street Journal</i>, the planned $3.5 billion restoration and 9,500-room addition "are at best on hold, and at worse under an ominous question mark while [the owner] manages the fallout of losing another casino, the <b>Tropicana Atlantic City</b>." <blockquote><p>In December, for only the second time in 29 years, gambling regulators in New Jersey refused a casino owner Tim L. 2008-01-31T11:45:02-05:00 36.099040 -115.17044 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/