http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2009-11-23T12:07:55Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Criss%20Angel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/29/141637/875 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/crissangelcar.jpg" class="top"><p>Yesterday we found ourselves walking through the renovated casino and public areas of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Luxor+Hotel+Las+Vegas/local/55"><b>The Luxor</b></a> and goshdarnit, we were kind of surprised at how cool the place looks (especially compared to the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/28/1529/48221/hotels/Inside_the_Widescreen_Rooms_at_the_Excalibur">Excalibur.</a>)<p> The Luxor has been working overtime to revamp its image and while it may have failed with <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/criss%20angel">Criss Angel's "Believe"</a>, the rest of the place is doing a good job. The gaming area is all new, ranging from new games to new bars to new tables and chairs. And the restaurants--Tacos & Tequila, Company and CatHouse--are offering the younger set trendy eateries to nosh at before they mob the LAX nightclub.<p> Fortunately, the folks at Luxor have had the good eye to juliana 2009-01-29T15:30:57-05:00 36.0968060 -115.17671 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/17/16633/879 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/luxorwtitter_1.jpg" class="top"> <p><b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/criss%20angel">Criss Angel</a></b> fans and curious types who tend stare at car wrecks longer than normal: rejoice! The Criss Angel "Believe" tickets are now being heavily discounted! <p>We give this show such a hard time, we know &#151; but so far we have literally heard and read <i>nothing</i> but <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/3/9036/64343/hotels/Even_Taxi_Drivers_Are_Hating_on_Criss_Angel_s_Believe_ ">bad reviews</a>. We learned a couple of weeks ago that there were many, many empty seats at recent shows, which meant terrible things for its host hotel, the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Luxor+Hotel+And+Casino/ian/122212">Luxor</a></b>, who invested <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/30/16531/5374/hotels/Does_Criss_Angel_s_Cirque_du_Soleil_Show_at_the_Luxor_Really_Suck_That_Much_">$100 million dollars</a> in the production (which is supposed to run for 10 years). <p>And we learned today via the <a href="http://twitter.com/LuxorLV/status/1063129274">Luxor Twitter</a> that you can score yourself Criss Angel "Believe" tickets for Jenna 2008-12-17T16:34:08-05:00 36.0968060 -115.17671 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/12/3/9036/64343 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/crissangelbelievebunnies.jpg" class="top"> <p>We're almost starting to feel bad about giving <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/criss%20angel">Criss Angel's</a></b> Cirque du Soleil show at the<b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Luxor+Hotel+Las+Vegas/local/55"> Luxor</a></b>, "Believe", so much crap. The show's clearly got issues &#151; and when we read the first line of an Richard Abowitz's <a href="http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2008/12/update-more-bad.html">LA Times story</a> this morning, we were feeling like the meanest kids on the playground: he introduced the show as "roundly trashed by critics," (we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/30/16531/5374/hotels/Does_Criss_Angel_s_Cirque_du_Soleil_Show_at_the_Luxor_Really_Suck_That_Much_">covered that</a>), "thoroughly mocked on the Web," (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/164728/575/hotels/Luxor_Must_Now_Believe_It_Made_a_100_Million_Mistake">us again!</a>), "and even had its celebrity opening ridiculed" (yup, we <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/30/12456/224/hotels/Criss_Angel_Believe_Officially_Opens_Tonight">did that</a> too). <p>But we said we <i>almost</i> felt bad. We've been quiet about the show since we covered all the absolutely brutal reviews of the show and its lackluster Jenna 2008-12-03T09:35:23-05:00 36.0968060 -115.17671 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/4/164728/575 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/crissangelbelievebunnies.jpg" class="top"> <p>After the onslaught of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/30/16531/5374/hotels/Does_Criss_Angel_s_Cirque_du_Soleil_Show_at_the_Luxor_Really_Suck_That_Much_">brutal reviews </a>during its shaky preview period, the folks behind the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/criss%20angel">Criss Angel</a></b> "Believe" show at the <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Luxor+Hotel+Las+Vegas/local/55">Luxor</a></b> must be fully aware that things aren't going so well. Why else would they have specifically <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/30/12456/224/hotels/Criss_Angel_Believe_Officially_Opens_Tonight">banned all media</a> from its official premier on Halloween? <p>Oh, right: to attempt to prevent scathing reviews like the one the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/celebrity/la-et-criss3-2008nov03,0,6640068.story">LA Times</a> ran today. We knew the show was gonna be bad, but <i>damn</i> -- it's been a while since we've seen such a brutal beating from a major paper. Some choice excerpts: <blockquote><p>If Criss Angel were blindfolded, straitjacketed, run over by a steamroller, locked in a steel box and dumped from a Jenna 2008-11-04T16:47:28-05:00 36.0968060 -115.17671 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/30/12456/224 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/crissangeleblieve.jpg" class="top"><p>Finally, the day of reckoning has come for <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/criss%20angel"><b>Criss Angel</b></a> and his <a href="http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/Believe/en/intro/intro.asp"><i>Believe</i></a> show at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Luxor+Hotel+Las+Vegas/local/55"><b>Luxor Las Vegas.</b></a><p>After a seriously terrible run of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/10/20/93431/470/hotels/Did_The_Luxor_Make_a_100_Million_Mistake_With_Criss_Angel_s_Believe_">preview shows</a>, Believe is holding its official opening and gala tonight. This is where hopefully Criss and Cirque du Soleil have worked out all the kinks that have plagued the show previously. <p>But just in case, the show isn't taking any chances of hearing bad reviews. According to the <a href="http://twitter.com/LuxorLV">LuxorLV</a> Twitter page, no media is allowed. <p>Also, the gala party is apparently going until 10am the next day. We don't know about you but the last time we pulled an all-nighter of drinking we don't remember anything that we juliana 2008-10-31T09:10:04-05:00 36.0968060 -115.17671 Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/