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Las Vegas: Semi-Stream of Conciousness Hotel Review: Palms Place Las Vegas

markj — 2008-09-09T17:18:36-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/palms_place_dizzyview.jpg" class="imgborder"> Is the above photo making you a bit dizzy? That's the intent, 'cause that's the effect you will feel looking off your Palms Place balcony down towards the immaculate pool area from high in the Vegas sky. Thanks to a recession that turned condo hotels into more hotel than condo, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Palms+Place+Hotel+and+Spa/local/930">Palms Place</a> is THE boutique alternative to THEHotel in Las Vegas. The property opened its doors May 31, 2008 and is still sporting that new hotel smell. Furthermore, Palms Place is gorgeous to look at, comfortable to stay in, and makes you feel like you have separated yourself a bit from the Vegas riff raff. Not to worry, the riff raff is only

Las Vegas: Hotel Video Tours: The Palms Place in Las Vegas

markj — 2008-09-08T15:41:31-05:00

<![CDATA[ <embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=1780578407&playerId=1321361467&viewerSecureGatewayURL=https://console.brightcove.com/services/amfgateway&servicesURL=http://services.brightcove.com/services&cdnURL=http://admin.brightcove.com&domain=embed&autoStart=false&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="339" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed> Ever since <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/THEHotel+at+Mandalay+Bay/local/455">THEHotel</a> opened in late 2003 the golden sister tower of Mandalay Bay has been THE only game in town if you wanted a boutique hotel experience in Vegas. The thing about THEHotel is despite having a monopoly on boutique Vegas, guests always seemed to come away from THE feeling a little...exhausted. Not because of the all night Vegas benders, but instead exhausted from the über pretentious overuse of THE nomenclature. For years Vegas visitors such as the original <a href="http://gridskipper.com/52208/thehotel-robes-worth-stealing">Gridskipper</a> (Way back in the <a href="http://www.youngmanhattanite.com/">Krucoff</a>/Denton days -- <strike>Gridskipper link no longer active</strike>) were asking, "<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/2/1/17439/58649/hotels/When_will_THEHotel_hit_the_wall_">when will THEHotel hit the wall?"</a>

Las Vegas: George Maloof on Vegas Tourism Fears:: "Everybody Needs to Take a Chill Pill"

juliana — 2008-08-06T10:00:05-05:00

George Maloof, owner/hotelier of The Palms brand in Las Vegas, did a Q&A interview with Women's Wear Daily (the fashion bible for anyone in fashion and design biz) about the panic in Las Vegas over tourism drops and the lighter wallets of Americans.

Things we learn about George Maloof:

· He's a junior!
· He played football at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
· He wants the Palms to be the ultimate party hotel where people come to get away and "maybe [take] their minds off the economy."
· He still doesn't have an outfit for the hotel's Midsummer Night's Dream Party in two weeks.
· Sorta considers him a leader of Las Vegas.

Keep reading, there's more!

Las Vegas: Palms Place Quack-Pot Pool Party Every Tuesday

juliana — 2008-07-03T11:15:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/palmsplaceduck.jpg" class="imgborder">The newest tower in the Palms family, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Palms+Place+Hotel+and+Spa/local/930">Palms Place</a>, kicked off a weekly summer pool party on Tuesday night which is actually a bit different from the usual sexy pool parties thrown in Vegas.At Palms Place, the pool just outside the Simon restaurant is filled with thousands and thousands of rubber duckies. <a href="http://dailyfiasco.com/2008/07/02/duck-duck-pool/">The Daily Fiasco</a> has the scoop:<blockquote> Simon at Palms Place kicked off its new duck party last night, wherein 25,000-some-odd rubber ducks floated on the water. Ernie would have been left breathless in sensory overload. Some specially marked ducks could be hunted for prizes, with the added benefit of not having that damn dog laugh at you if you came up empty handed. DJ

Las Vegas: The Newly Opened Palms Place Gets Thumbs Up and It's Not Just for the TVs

amandak — 2008-05-05T09:30:01-05:00

We gave you a sneak peek of the Palms Place Hotel and Spa back in February and now that it's been up and running for a couple of months, we thought we'd check back in to see how guests have been finding it.

Over on the TripAdvisor guest reviews page, only four people have made a comment so far, but three of them are very detailed so we've got something to go on.