Frommers Star Ratings System
Every hotel, restaurant, and attraction listed in this guide has been ranked for quality and value. Heres what the stars mean:
| Recommended |
| Highly Recommended |
| A must! Don't miss! |
AN IMPORTANT NOTE
The world is a dynamic place. Hotels change ownership, restaurants hike their prices, museums alter their opening hours, and buses and trains change their routings. And all of this can occur in the several months after our authors have visited, inspected, and written about these hotels, restaurants, museums, and transportation services. Though we have made valiant efforts to keep all our information fresh and up-to-date, some few changes can inevitably occur in the periods before a revised edition of this guidebook is published. So please bear with us if a tiny number of the details in this book have changed. Please also note that we have no responsibility or liability for any inaccuracy or errors or omissions, or for inconvenience, loss, damage, or expenses suffered by anyone as a result of assertions in this guide.
Artist Dale Chihuly covered the ceiling of the Bellagio () with a garden's worth of exquisite, hand-blown glass flowers.
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The famed fountain outside the Bellagio.
A Look at Las Vegas
G litzy, gritty, gaudy, glamorous, and sometimes goofy, Las Vegas may well be the most colorful city in America. That goes for the people who call it their home (or make it their home for the weekend), the lights and playful structures, the multihued desert and mountain scenery that surrounds it, and the ever-changing cityscape. Las Vegas is constantly in flux: new attractions and restaurants constantly appearing, new efforts to challenge the normal standards of morality that some cities cherish. Thats why we revise this guidebook yearly. Our author, Grace Bascos, has captured the very latest and most outrageous Las Vegas efforts to shock, amuse, and intrigue you. What follows now are some of the sights youll see, the adventures youll have, and everything else that Vegas provides in such awesome amounts.
Arthur Frommer
The myth about the pyramid-shaped Luxor (), with its sphinx out front, is that the beam of light shooting from its peak can be seen from outer space. That isnt true, but it makes quite an impact on the Las Vegas Strip.
THE LAS VEGAS STRIP
Hand-painted frescoes, 25-foot-high Bottocino marble columns, and a floor thats an exact replica of the one in Venices Santa Maria Rosario greet guests checking into the Venetian ().
Singing gondoliers serenade visitors inside and outside the Venetian.
Glam chandeliers are draped throughout the lobby of The Cosmopolitan ().
The facade of New YorkNew York () features a 150-foot replica of the Statue of Liberty, a 300-foot long Brooklyn Bridge, and a taxi-themed rollercoasterjust for fun.
Carabinieros shrimp at Estiatorio Milos (), served with a shot of sherry to wash down the head.
), two icons in Sin City. Youll be expected to tip if you pose with The King.
Donny and Marie are just two of the many stars who play Vegas in lieu of touring.
Cirque du Soleils K () combines spectacular feats of daring with exquisite sets and costumes.
Although Absinthe () is not a Cirque du Soleil show, it features the same jaw-dropping acrobatics.
) performs his singing, joking ventriloquism act four times a week.
A DJ gets the crowd going at Light (), one of Sin Citys more popular nightclubs.
) is all they need to have a great night on the town.
The casino floor at Caesars Palace (). Vast, labrynthine, and impressive, hotel casinos are designed to captivate guestsand their wallets.
Gamblers play craps, one of the fastest moving and most exciting games on the casino floor, at the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino ().
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