LuXor
3900 Las Vegas Blvd S // Las Vegas Strip » map
| Nearby: | Excalibur Mandalay Bay Tropicana |
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LuXor - The Real Deal :
The LuXor is a scandalous joint. The casino is set in the bottom of the big pyramid, on a platform above the casino floor is a shopping/food court area, and above that is the top of the pyramid. The energy here seems to get lost up in the top of the pyramid. Gaming on weeknights is pretty light, they seem to cater mostly to the weekend trippers. Slots aren't medium tighter than next door neighbor Excalibur and the table games are medium alright - you're better off heading to Mandalay Bay where the dealers are friendlier and the vibe is nicer. Still a nice place, but there are better options in the immediate vicinity.
LuXor History
The LuXor, or the Powerslave as we call it around here, was opened in 1993 at a price tag of $375 million dollars. The light beam shooting out from the top of the pyramid can be seen from Saturn. No shit!
Location of LuXor:
The Luxor is at yet another 'heart' of Vegas (it varies from person to person, we have discovered). On this end, amongst the Luxor is the attached Excalibur, the Circus Circus of the south end of The Strip. Also nearby is The MGM Grand, New York, New York, Mandalay Bay and the Trop. It's pretty far south so be prepared to drive or take a cab if you want to check out The Bellagio or Treasure Island.
Cool Stuff About LuXor:
A monorail connects LuXor to Excalibur and Mandalay Bay... if you want to get further down the strip, head to Excalibur, then over to NYNY then catch the Monorail at MGM... or take a cab.
Read our May 2008 assessment of the Luxor redesign
Another cool ride in Vegas is the LuXor 'inclinator' - the elevator that goes up the inside of the pyramid at a sideways angle. Very cool!
The Rooms at LuXor
Two main areas of the hotel, the Pyramid and the Main tower. Pyramid rooms are accessible by the delightful 'inclinator' (an elevator that goes up sideways at an upward slope). They offer standard rooms as well as high roller suites and jacuzzi suites. The jacuzzi suites are mildly spacious split-room affairs (eating area/sleeping area) with high-speed internet ports ($10/day), a jacuzzi that seats two comfortably, angled walls, nice view, a vanity, shower that tall people can actually use, all manner of soap, shampoo, conditioner and moisturizers, king bed and a full sized ironing board.
Restaurants at LuXor
There are places to eat here. Isis is more of an upper scale dining experience. Be prepared to pay $45+ per person. The website recommends 'business casual' attire and reservations. Heh. I am sure they are not talking about our 'business casual' of cargo pants and oversized t-shirts, tho right?
For another $40/person joint you can try the Sacred Sea Room for your fill of Salmon or Alaskan King Crab. Which is exactly what you would want when you are hundreds of miles away from the nearest ocean. (paraphrasing Penn Gilette here, all respect.) Nah, I am sure it's good stuff.
Now we mainly ended up at the Pyramid Cafe. It was the easiest, most accesible from the casino floor and offered good eats. The are open around the clock and have your standard, but tasty coffee shop menu. Personally, I enjoyed the corned beef on pretzle bread. Mmmm....Have you ever had warm pretzle bread smothered in spicy mustard? I highly recommend it. The service is fine and the price is right.
Fusia is The LuXor's offering of asian-fusion. $25/person. Giorgio for Northern Italian fare at $25/person, the Pharoh's Pheast Buffet with prices ranging from $12 to $17, open 6:30am - 11:00pm. Sushi at Hamada's, La Salsa, Little Caear's (pizza pizza) McRonalds, Luxor Coffee Co., Swensen's for ice cream, and last but certainly not least, in a shout out to A.C., Nathan's Famous Dogs
LuXor Tips
Remember, Blue Man Group moved to Venetian.
For $35 you can check out a topless dance revue, with some comedy tossed in to break the tension of the icy stare from the wife.
Arcade, IMAX theatre, shopping pavillion and King Tut Museum, a full replication of Tut's tomb.
As an aside, Luxor now has a daily Resort Fee of $14.99 which covers Internet Access, 2 bottles of water and a newspaper.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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A great place before they started "detheming" it. Still good vibes and nice tower suites. I have always come out with money from the machines much to the dismay of the wife (she's not been as lucky). Have always gotten great drink service and thats what counts.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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A girlfriend and me stayed at the Luxor in the towers and it was nice. We had a little ways to walk to our elevatorsbut overall the room was nice. The spa was going trough renovations(we went Dec 2006) and my friend wanted to get a service so she was a little bumed out. We valet and they were excellent in their service. Overall a nice experience.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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Stayed here most recently, two years ago with girlfriend. I really liked the Aurora Bar. The dancers in the Blackjack pits were very nice too, damn near earned me a slap!
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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cool resort
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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Good value. Decent rooms.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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Stayed before after the "new" branding. Call me strange, but I really liked the Egyptian theme. Now it is upgraded with new bars etc. The Jacuzzi spa room in the pyramid is large and looking out of the window above is romantic. Previously refridgerators were in the room, now according to the desk clerk, you have to request one. There are no safes and they need to update the bedding in the spa rooms. But I still love that jacuzzi...........
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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I have stayed at Luxor Twice. My first time ever visiting Las Vegas, in 97, and my last time, in 04. I stayed in the Pyrmid both times. In 04 it was starting to look a little shabby and run down. I know they are in the middle of de-theming (how do you take the Egypt out of a pyrmid???) so i'm sure it will be brought back up to what it was. When it was open, the Sacred Sea Room was Amazing.
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I want to slide down the side of this place so badly.
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Luxor impresses me. I've stayed there three times. The price is right, the decor is okay. I liked it better back when it had a theme. There's still a bunch of Egyptian stuff scattered around, and I wonder if they're not done renovating yet.
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Stayed in the Towers - a large suite overlooking Excalibur, sweet digs. But I don't know there's just something about Egypt... Isn't that what the slaves said before they left for the promised land?
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This is a fun building, and the renovations didn't hurt it too badly so I'm not changing my *** rating. However, the rooms in this pyramid are almost as dated as the ones at the real deal in Giza. Who goes to Luxor looking to not sleep in the pyramid? So as nice as it is, I can't recommend you stay here.
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Stayed before the remodeled and during the Egyptian theme period. Now it's all about the Southern California hipster.
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Nothing special, stayed in one of their players suite, was okay, nice decor, Bose system was kinda cool. Egyptian motive needs to be updated. Tower rooms definitely better than the pyramid rooms.
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Too much construction. I think it will be a very nice place after everything is done.
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Kinda crappy rooms in the Pyramid. The novelty wore off pretty quickly.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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The LuXor is suffering from an identity crisis for sure, and the fact that it will forever be associated with Criss Angel is unfortunate, but it's a relatively pleasant place to stay. We got a great deal on a room and the beds were pretty decent, room was really clean and service was friendly. I like the billion tiny places to eat especially when it was late and we didn't want to leave the hotel. Meh.
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The site of my worst trip to Vegas … I had a first floor room in the tower and try to arrange for a wake up call – only to find that the phone in the room doesn’t work. I walk to the front desk and they tell me that are aware of the issue but there isn’t anything they can do. They also say that they can not arrange for a wakeup call for me, because of the phone problem. An hour later this high pitched wine starts screeching in my room. After 20 mins of searching and unplugging everything I can find, I figure out that it’s coming from outside my window, where a large tour bus is parked idling outside my window. I pick up the phone to call the front desk, but of course it isn’t working, so I have to get up and go to the front desk. They tell me that they will send someone from Security out to talk to the Bus Driver. And indeed I watch asthe Security guy shows up, bums a smoke off the bus driver, and sits smoking with him for bit before taking off – the bus still running it’s motor and the noise still going. Another trip to the Front Desk, = me in being told that “There isn’t anything that can be done because the bus is taking people to the Grand Cannon at 5 am and if they don’t keep the thing going it won’t be warm for them". Fumming I go back to my room, pack, and wait for my 8 am shift to start.The next day I go to the front desk and speak to the Manager. He was indifferent and kept saying “What do you expect us to do about it ?”. I asked what he was willing to do to make it up to me and his response was “I really don’t see the need to do anything for you since you’re convention staff. Have a nice day.”.I’m just sorry that I can’t give them negative points.
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the casino needs more energy, but the rooms are a sweet deal, and Nef's Lounge is a great hang if you cant score a Super Bowl party invite. the bathrooms in the pyramid are big, and the inclinators are ok if you are NOT sober
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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haven't stayed there yet but i will be staying here in 2 weeks
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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LuXor is one of my favorites.
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I always have to visit this fabulous place. The decor is so intriguing. They also have one of the best buffets I have found. The rooms are ok but nothing special. The jacuzzi that was supposed to big enough for 2 evidently meant 2 really tiny people. The shopping is unique. Never won much on the slots here.