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| Sunday, November 21, 2004 | PRIOR ISSUE - ARCHIVES |
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| CityCenter Makes Vegas New York-like, Skylofts For Sale, Pure & Pussycat Dolls Offer Nightlife, Wynn Towers Again, 'Havana Night Club' Extended, Masquerade Turns Christmas Celebration, Cowboy Marketplace A Gift Haven, St. Andrews Tower Imploded, Renoir, Venus And "Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll" Close, Lake Las Vegas Thinks Island, FAO Schwarz Reopens, Virgin Megastore Shuts Doors, Desert Race Heating Up, More... | |
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The MGM MIRAGE has announced plans to create a multi-billion dollar urban metropolis on a 66-acre site between the Bellagio and Monte Carlo that will significantly accelerate the evolution of Las Vegas into a sophisticated multi-dimensional city.
Management will immediately initiate the design of Project CityCenter, which is anticipated to take 18 months. The construction of the first phase of the complex will take approximately 42 months with an opening anticipated in 2010.
The site is approximately the same size as three major New York City landmarks combined: Rockefeller Center, SoHo and Times Square. The MGM MIRAGE will partner with world-renowned architects, residential developers, hotel operators and retailers in designing, financing and operating the project, which will be constructed in phases.
The first phase of Project CityCenter will include the development of 18 million square feet of space consisting of a 4,000-room hotel/casino, three 400-room boutique hotels to be operated by world-famous hoteliers not currently represented in Las Vegas, approximately 550,000 square feet of retail shops, dining and entertainment venues, and 1,650 units of luxury condominium, hotel / condominium and private residence clubs.
The first phase of the project is anticipated to create more than 7,000 construction jobs and, on completion, more than 12,000 new permanent positions.
The MGM Grand will unveil its ultra plush, two-story SKYLOFTS accommodations with a Strip view on Dec. 23. World-renowned architect and designer Tony Chi's SKYLOFTS embody an ambience of indulgence and understated elegance. Located on the top two floors of MGM Grand, each of the 51 lofts features 24-foot floor-to-ceiling windows that provide dramatic views. For information, call 877-646-5638.
Priced from $800 to $10,000 per night, SKYLOFTS will be available in one-, two- and three-bedroom floor plans. Designed to accommodate Las Vegas' most sophisticated guests, the glamorous SKYLOFTS - ranging in size from 1,400 to 6,000 square feet - will be outdone only by the extraordinary level of customized personalized service that begins with complimentary limousine airport transfers and a 24-hour Butler.
The quintessential guest service program includes attending to outside needs like preferred seating at world-class restaurants and the new Available on a 24-hour basis will be Business Center, laundry / shoeshine and maid services with twice-daily Loft refreshing. Within each Loft, there will be extraordinary custom amenities including pre-engraved personalized stationery and business cards, daily fresh fruit, fresh flowers, daily delivery of major national newspapers and twice daily turndown amenities. Prior to each guest's arrival, the Concierge will discuss personal preferences for stocking the private bar.
An oasis of indulgence, the SKYLOFTS bath is highlighted by an infinity-edge tub with a "champagne bubbles" massage function. The shower experience features a steam room, simulated waterfalls, mist and rain and views of Las Vegas. Sophisticated technology provides custom-designed remote controls that operate the TV, DVD, radio, draperies, temperature and lighting. Custom-designed Bang & Olufsen and Sony HDTV audio-visual equipment are integrated within each suite, along with 32" LCD monitors at every tub, and televisions behind the mirror in each bathroom.
PURE will open its doors in December and offer two-stories of nightlife at Caesars Palace. The Pussycat Dolls Lounge will open next door in time for Valentine's Day. Cover charges will apply, pending the day of the week and special event.
Pure and The Pussycat Dolls Lounge are owned in part by Celine Dion, Shaquille O'Neal, Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf, and the Pure Management Group that owns Tangerine at TI, BiKiNiS Beach & Dance Club at the Rio, Fat Tuesdays inside the Forum Shops and Coyote Ugly at New York-New York.
PURE will be a nightlife destination offering three distinct experiences enveloped in two stories of decadence ranging from intimate to extravagant. At 36,000 square feet, PURE will be three venues in one with each having its own DJ and sound system. The club will feature three bars, oversized bed seating and a raised VIP area that overlooks a luminous dance floor.
The Red Room will be a VIP haven secluded from the main nightclub decorated in rich reds and champagnes with dramatic drapery, glittering chandeliers, sparkling lights set back amid plush upholstered walls, private cocoon-like booths and a mirror-faced bar.
You can ride a glass elevator or take a twisting staircase upstairs to the 14,000-square-foot Terrace offering incredible panoramic views of the Strip. A plume of water cascades down one wall and a fire pit lights another. The largest outdoor, year-round nightlife venue in Las Vegas will feature an oval dance floor, and a mix of private cabanas and tables.
The Pussycat Dolls Lounge will be a separate venue and feature the sexy star-studded dance troupe, the Pussycat Dolls. The lounge will be decorated in warm browns, hot pink and splashes of racy animal prints. The Dolls will perform nightly in an anything goes cabaret style format. Watch for the Dolls to drop in on swings, pop out of a champagne glass or light up the stage with a moment's notice singing, dancing and teasing.
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The only Cuban spectacular to hit the Vegas Strip in 50 years, "Havana Night Club - The Show" had a two-week sold out run at the Stardust in August and a one-week encore engagement in October. Now the show has returned for an additional 12-week run through Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2005. The 55-member troupe features 32 dancers. 10 singers and a 13-piece award-winning Cubaximo band that take the audience on a dazzling journey through the African and Spanish heritage to the Havana's famed nightlife of the 40's and 50's. The show was created, directed and produced by Nicole "ND" Durr and presented by magicians Siegfried & Roy. The free "Masquerade Show in the Sky" show at the Rio will present "Show in the Sky Christmas Celebration," Nov. 26 - Dec. 25. Each of the show's eight floats will be decorated in the yuletide spirit and transport the Rio's performers through the sky spreading holiday cheer. The show times will be 4, 6, 8 and 10 p.m. Cowboy Marketplace featuring more than 500 western lifestyle exhibitors from around the world will be held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Dec. 3-11. Official National Finals Rodeo products will also be available. Doors open at 10 a.m. daily and admission is free, call 702-768-1735. The St. Andrews Tower and last Desert Inn building was imploded at 2:30 a.m. last Tuesday. The building was built in 1963 and took on a different look when it was renovated in 1997. Effective Dec. 6, ZAX at the Golden Nugget downtown will no longer be open for lunch. A limited, sports-style menu will continue to be offered Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m., throughout the remainder of football season. ZAX is open daily for dinner and late night appetizers from 5-11 p.m. Art Douglas performs jazz from 6-10 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. The elite restaurant Renoir at The Mirage is closed. It's rumored that Chef Alex Stratta will move to Wynn Las Vegas. Venus - the Nightclub inside the Venetian has closed. A new nightlife experience will be announced next month. Meanwhile, The Taboo Cove tiki bar adjacent to Venus is open and offering daily drink specials. "Hail Hail Rock 'N' Roll" has closed at the Riviera. The Bellagio, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton at Lake Las Vegas have received the AAA's Five Diamond Award. Restaurants Le Cirque and Picasso at Bellagio also received the AAA's top award. All of the locations previously received the honor. Proprieties must undergo multiple evaluations with a final decision being made by a panel of experts. AAA evaluates 55,000 properties each year. The developers of Lake Las Vegas with a 320-acre manmade lake as its centerpiece are proposing a man-made island that would feature tightly grouped, multi-story buildings linked by narrow streets and footpaths. The design is modeled after the Andalucia region of southern Spain, where white-washed walls and Moroccan-influenced architecture rise above the Mediterrean Sea. The island would be connected to the "mainland" by two bridges and have a hotel-casino, commercial space for restaurants and bars, and residents ranging in size from 400-square-foot studio condominiums to 5,000-square-foot penthouses. The channel would be at least 25 feet deep and up to 120 feet wide in places. It's predicted that the project could be completed in five years. The FAO Schwarz toy store at the Forum Shops at Caesars has reopened after closing in January for remodeling and rebounding from bankruptcy. The three-story toy store still has the signature Trojan horse; however, new to the store is an old-fashioned ice cream parlor. Only two FAO Schwarz stores emerged from the $41 million bankruptcy sale and they are in Las Vegas and New York. The 25,000-square-foot Virgin Megastore that opened in 1997 at the Forum Shops will be closing around Jan. 9, 2005. The store's space will be taken up by a shifting and expansion of existing stores. Henderson's Terrible 300 Desert Race festivities are set from Dec. 2-5, with the race itself taking place on Saturday, Dec. 4. All events are free for spectators. For information, contact the Henderson Convention and Visitors Bureau at 877-775-5252. Best in the Desert Racing Association will both produce and sanction the event, which features cars, trucks, buggies, motorcycles and ATV's. This year marks the third year of the Henderson's Terrible race; however, this will be the first year the race is in December to avoid the heat of the Southern Nevada summer. The race course has also been extended from 250 miles to 300 miles in length. The start-finish line will be positioned off of Nevada Highway 95, near the Railroad Pass exit, so spectators will be able to view both courses at the same time. This year's Henderson's Terrible 300 will be the sixth and deciding race of the Best in the Desert Racing Association's six-race series in the southwest. Wynn Resorts is planning a second hotel tower that is tentatively being called Encore at Wynn Las Vegas. The tower is expected to include 1,500 suites, additional casino space, new restaurants, a spa, swimming pools, retail stores and convention space. The project is expected to open in 2007 and cost about $800 million.
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