The Wynn Las Vegas will be losing its banner Broadway show this summer, when Spamalot goes dark in July after a 15-month run. What epic entertainment can possibly replace the Tony Award-winning musical? Uh, apparently, Danny Gans.
When the impressionist moves in, the theater will be re-branded as part of Encore Las Vegas, the hotel's attached expansion property.
This isn't the only hotel show shakeup we've heard about either. Criss Angel is slated to do a Cirque du Soliel show at the Luxor, and another Cirque production could be on the way to one of Wynn's Vegas hotels.
We heart bocce ball. We bring it to every summer BBQ we're invited to, and we'll never forget the combination of excitement and awe we felt at a wedding we attended last summer, once we discovered a bocce ball court in the backyard of the catering hall. We were so enthralled we missed the cake cutting ceremony.
Which is why we need to get to Vegas this summer, so we can pop by Rao's, in Caesars Palace. The restaurant, which houses it's own bocce court overlooking the Garden of the Gods pool complex, is running a special Bocce Bar & Grill menu through September 8, featuring items like Italian sausages and peppers, Mediterranean herb grilled chicken wings and meatball hamburgers, plus specialty cocktails (this is Vegas after all) and Italian Ice. (Bonus!)
Proof that this isn't your uncle's bocce ball (or maybe it is) our bro Jaunted has pics of the the Bocce Bellas who can help you work on your game.
If you happen to get to Vegas before we do, stop by Rao's between the hours of 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. and let us know how good the bocce court is--and if you happen to try the special menu or cocktails lets us know about that, too.
Dedicated readers of HotelChatter know that they will never find us at the Rehab pool parties that take place every Sunday at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
It probably all stems from this review where a guest saw people engaging in "sex acts" by the pool. That and the copious amounts of video and photos we've seen. It makes the Jersey Shore look tame!
So when we got this press release on the Rehab Las Vegas website (a microsite of the Hard Rock's site) we didn't really care. Then we looked closer and realized that even if you can't physically get to Rehab you can still participate in all the trashy shenanigans.Keep on reading for the full release
Speaking of Las Vegas pools, this is the view that we had poolside at the Palazzo. Ok, so we zoomed in a lot but still, this snapshot got us all excited about Encore Las Vegas, Steve Wynn's follow-up to his namesake property.
On the outside the tower looks exactly the same. And inside we doubt things will vary that much, except that Wynn has plans to add five more restaurants, 11 more retail outlets and a new spa and salon.
Let's just hope people will still have money to spend in Vegas when Encore opens sometime in December 2008.
The pools at the Palazzo Las Vegas have just opened in time for the warm weather and we've got the scoop on what's involved.
The pool area is anchored by a giant Olympic-sized plus swimming pool which has wading lounge chairs at each end. This is probably one of our favorite things about the Venetian pool area and we were happy to see the Palazzo put even more of these chairs in here.
There's two quieter pool areas on each side of the main pool and the entire area is surrounded by VIP cabanas. We even heard that there is a set of rooms being built above the pool area for major VIPs, thus giving them direct access to the pool area.
A Wolfgang Puck poolside restaurant is expected soon and the Canyon Ranch spa will be offering massages and other treatments in cabanas as well.
And good news for guests of the Venetian, you can use these pools. Palazzo guests can also head over to the Venetian's pool area, although we would prefer to just hunker our butt down in a wading chair here with a good book.
As promised, here is the second installment of our lengthy, multi-dimensional review of the Palazzo Las Vegas.
This time it's all about the hot tables that got us so giddy as the Palazzo was in the midst of hotel opening hype. So did they live up to our expectations? For the most part yes. Although there were a few disappointing dishes here and there.
Since we were set up with fixed menus at each of the restaurants we tasted, it was really hard to get the full experience, but we have summed up all that we sampled over at Jaunted under the site's ever-popular Table Crashing series.
Here's a preview:
CUT: The Vegas interpretation of Wolfgang Puck's popular Beverly Hills steakhouse remains true to form. The decor is different as Richard Meier did not design the space. But we think Las Vegas-based design firm ABA did a good job. The place actually looks less intimidating.
As we told you yesterday, we were fortunate enough to spend 48 hours inside the Palazzo Las Vegas checking out the offerings from top to bottom, far and wide.
To simplify the review, we're only going to tell you today about what was in the actual rooms at the Palazzo. In the following days, we'll have separate reports on other elements of the hotel like the restaurants, the shops, the entertainment and the spa and pool.
Despite a few of you guessing this snapshot came from Caesar's Palace, this is actually the Palazzo Las Vegas.
This photo was taken from a one-bedroom suite on the 33rd floor. Shout out to PatrickSW for getting it right, right away. As for the Mandy Moore bit, she was on hand for the opening and dropped some cash at the Barneys New York department store inside.
So we spent nearly 48 hours in the Palazzo last week, scoping out everything to do there from the casino, to the shops, to the restaurants, nightclubs and entertainment. We'll have a full report for you tomorrow including a ton of pictures and video.
And HotelMaven GoodCleanFeeling: we're quite curious if Caesars Palace does have the exact same bedding. That would be verrry interesting.
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