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The NYT Finally Checks into the Encore

KatieK — 2009-11-16T13:05:10-05:00

<![CDATA[<embed src="http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1321361467" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=7332577001&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="500" height="400" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed>HotelChatter's video from Encore Las Vegas, taken in January 2009. Its always fun to read someone elses first take of a place that youve covered, well, quite intimately. Like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Encore+Las+Vegas/local/1397">Encore in Vegas</a>, Steve Wynns almost one-year-old 2,034-room luxe tower, which this past weekend (finally!) got the official <a href="http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/15/travel/15check.html?ref=travel">New York Times treatment</a>. If Steve Wynns last two Sin City resorts Wynn Las Vegas in 2005 and the Bellagio in 1998 were about bringing a whiff of Park Avenue to the Strip, the Encore is about the hoteliers loosening his pearls and swinging a little, writes the Times Brooks Barnes. And though the Times says the

The Signature at MGM Grand Keeps Both Naughty and Nice Lists

Heidi Atwal — 2009-11-09T15:14:29-05:00

We regularly cover Sin City happenings on our sister site VegasChatter, where the X-to-G-rated ratio often tips in favor of lascivious activities. This isn't to say that there aren't perfectly innocent things to do in Las Vegas—we reported on gelato last Friday, for Chrissakes—but finding them may take more work than wandering into any one of the Strip's neon-lighted strip joints.

Just in time for proverbial "list checking" season, The Signature at MGM Grand is offering a "Nice" alternative for those of a prim persuasion. Deviant travelers will have their requisite "Naughty" option, so fear not.

Hard Rock Las Vegas Will Open Its New Tower Next Month

juliana — 2009-11-09T10:04:24-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/HHCK.jpg" class="top"> If you're one of the many people who are still bummed that the raunchy pool party, Rehab at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+and+Casino/local/595">Hard Rock Hotel</a> in Las Vegas is over for the season, we think we have some news that will cheer you up. The Hard Rock will will open up their Tower Suites in their newest HRH Tower on December 28, giving you a new reason to visit the most sinful hotel in SIn City. The opening rates start at an incredibly affordable $109 a night for a Supreme City King suite that has 704-square-feet of space. Here's the official room description:<blockquote>Dark wood floors give way to luxurious carpet, as the foyer enters the living space. Hi-tech rules

The Wynn Las Vegas is Offering Up Its 'Private' Jet To Guests

Omri — 2009-10-09T14:44:37-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/wynnvegassolo.jpg" class="top"> Apparently the folks at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Las+Vegas/local/7">Wynn Las Vegas</a> had some unused jets lying around the tarmac - the recession's been rough on everyone that way - and decided to try to do something with them. For the next two months they'll be flying travelers between Los Angeles and Vegas as part of a <a href="http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/07/wynn-trip-package-offers-private-jet-three-night-s/">broader vacation package:</a><blockquote> The package begins at $780 per person for double occupancy and $1,193 for single occupancy. The price includes roundtrip airfare on a 50-person jet from Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport or John Wayne Airport in Orange County and a three-night stay in a standard room at Encore or Wynn. On board the private jet, a Wynn concierge will have room keys on

Fire at The Hard Rock Disrupts Rehab, Sportsbook and Naptime

juliana — 2009-09-14T09:09:58-05:00

Talk about a major party foul. An electrical fire yesterday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas sent guests scrambling from all parts of the hotel, including the sportsbook during the opening day of the NFL and from Rehab, the hotel's infamous pool party. KTNV reports:

The fire was started by an air conditioning unit overheating in a wall between the existing resort and a new building being built on site. There were no fire alarms in the area where the fire flared up, but the heavy smoke alerted security and guests.