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Sayonara Bellagio Table Game Canopies
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Jan 2017
We've recently received a tip that MGM Resorts International have begun removing the cloth canopies above the table games inside of Bellagio's casino.
Not only have the canopy drapes been removed, they've removed the drape supports...
New Feature Posted: Caesars Palace Julius Tower : The VT Review
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Jun 2016
Just a note to folks tuned into RSS, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds that a new feature review has been posted - my review of the brand new Julius Tower at Caesars Palace.
Check it out...
Peekaboo: The New Wynn Poker Room (Updated)
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 May 2016
Yesterday, construction walls surrounding the future Wynn Poker Room came down so workers could patch the marble tiles connecting the thoroughfare to the new barriers and host stand. Thankfully for us poker/design/Wynn nerds, long...
Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas v2.0
Posted by Chuckmonster on 7 Mar 2016
Lots of changes have been taking place at The Cosmopolitan in the year or so since Blackstone purchased the property from Deutsche Bank. Visionary CEO John Unwin left the company and was replaced by...
Wynn Building Strip Facing Fountain Show
Posted by Chuckmonster on 13 Jan 2016
Wynn Las Vegas has drained the lake outside of the Wynn Esplanade and have installed a massive array of movable jets and lights in the center of the small lake.
The fountain show is located on...
Sayonara Encore Chambered Casino
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Jan 2016
The opening of Wynn Macau in 2007 ushered in a new era in intimate casino design - the chambered casino. The Steve touted the chambered casino as an achievement in casino design that could turn...
The New Resort Room Bathrooms At The D
Posted by Chuckmonster on 2 Nov 2015
A few months ago, Jinx73 started a discussion on The Board about The D upgrading bathrooms in their standard rooms. As anyone who has stayed at The D during its transition away from the Fitzgeralds...
The Hotel Test Lab
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Oct 2015
The Wall Street Journal visited the hotel room test lab at the headquarters of Marriott Hotels to learn how they design their hotels.
The primary tool Marriott uses to design their hotel rooms is data. ...
Another Aria Casino Floor Question Answered
Posted by Chuckmonster on 2 Sep 2015
A month ago we posted about the current state of Aria's casino floor, noting that stuff was being boarded up, closed off, carted away and reconfigured.
One piece of the puzzle has been solved.
The area normally...
Introducing The ālon Logo
Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Aug 2015
ālon, the forthcoming resort from former Wynn Resorts executive Andrew Pascal and Crown Resorts Chairman James Packer, have unveiled their logo.
The logo type is modern, sleek, chiseled, well-balanced and spacious in a deep bronze. A...
Aria Completely Rearranging Casino Floor
Posted by Chuckmonster on 5 Aug 2015
The casino disruption at Aria we told you about? Well, it has gone massive.
This is the overflow poker area between what was the Deuce and the Poker Room and the Roasted Bean.
Could Aria be...
Wynn Mural Artists Release Sexy Pictorial
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Aug 2015
While Steve Wynn may get all the accolades, but it is interior designer Roger Thomas whose vision turns these raw architectural ideas into luxurious, comfortable and emotionally evocative spaces that are truly - in the...
The SLS Gift Shop, An Appreciation?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 29 Jul 2015
So where were we? SLS, right.
As mentioned, this was my first visit to SLS since it opened. I won't bore you with the back story, here's the Story Tower review and some other...
It's Like Bellagio On Acid
Posted by Chuckmonster on 10 Apr 2015
I have seen a cache of photos documenting the room renovations coming to Mandalay Bay later this year. These renovations will replace the number room renovations from the mid/late-aughts that replaced Mandalay Bay's original room...
Peekaboo: Julian Serrano's Lago at Bellagio
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Apr 2015
The construction walls just came off of the forthcoming Julian Serrano restaurant Lago at Bellagio and VT's debonair MikeE was on the scene and ready to snapchat.
Check it out:
There is nothing subtle about this giant...
Exclusive: The Wynn Macau VIP Junket Room
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Mar 2015
Here's a special treat - photos of the brand new VIP junket rooms at Wynn Macau, sent over to us by the man responsible for the design - Wynn Vice President of Design and Development...
Peep The New Signature Rooms at Westgate Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Feb 2015
Unlike a few of the recent owners of the former International Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas Hilton and LVH, the operators of the rebranded Westgate Las Vegas aren't messing around. David Siegel and Westgate...
The Brand New Roger Thomas Collection
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Dec 2014
From his early post-modernist trio of themed resorts - Mirage, Treasure Island and Bellagio - to mature works of stunningly beautiful, globally inspired yet wholly-owned language - Wynn and Encore, in Las Vegas and Macau...
Peekaboo: The Rooms at Resorts World Las Vegas - Updated
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Nov 2014
Resorts World Las Vegas is slowly creeping towards formally rebooting as they gather up funding via the U.S. Government EB-5 program which exchanges immigration visas for investment cash. There are rumblings that a big announcement...
SLS: Three G's And One E-Flat
Posted by Chuckmonster on 18 Nov 2014
The material was three G's and an E flat. Played loud and played fast. The first and greatest riff of all time.
Material. The cellular level of an idea from which springs life, art, language or...
Even More SLS Interior Photos!
Posted by Chuckmonster on 20 Jun 2014
The hits keep coming, thanks to SLS Las Vegas / SBE Entertainment Design and Construction Manager Joseph Sharaf's delicious Instagram account.
Do you remember when we mentioned the disco floor at the entrance? Here is...
Is This A Wynn Palace VIP Lobby?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 May 2014
Design firm Bukhari Design Studio, collaborators with Wynn Resorts on multiple projects in the U.S. and Macau, have posted a curious rendering in their portfolio gallery that contains a clue that this may very well...
Architectural Digest Profiles Steve Wynn's New NYC Apartment
Posted by Chuckmonster on 11 Feb 2014
The March 2014 issue of Architectural Digest features a stunning eight page pictorial of Steve Wynn's new apartment in New York City.
The apartment, designed by Wynn Resorts VP of Design Roger Thomas, is festooned with...
SLS Gets A Marquee
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Feb 2014
SLS Las Vegas unleashed a new rendering of their property, primarily showing off their proposed marquee.
Interesting. Kinetic sculpture on the north side with a giant LED screen facing south. Obviously, someone did the...
The Mirage Casino Is All Shiny And New
Posted by Chuckmonster on 28 Jan 2014
Calling all casino design nerds, let us rejoice and behold the new casino floor at Mirage!
Wow!
Like rivers of chocolate with pink veins carrying the energy of life. Aperiodic, tangly, luxurious... if Flamingo had extended...
Sexy Photo Time: The New Wing Lei and High Limit Lotus
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 Jan 2014
Just in time for Chinese New Year, the lotus has returned to the fountain outside of Wynn's High Limit slots parlor, but not after going to the lacquer factory for a fresh coat of fire.
I...
Bellagio Blue Is Now In The Casino
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Jan 2014
Bellagio has replaced their table felts.... holy craps!
These new felts perfectly match the 2011 'bluelaggio' hotel room renovations (aka 'The Souvlaki Palace'.) Perhaps this is a sign of things to come?
Thanks to JohnH...
SLS Las Vegas Names Chinese Restaurant 'EB5-Noodles'
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jan 2014
SLS has added EB5-Noodles to their list of forthcoming restaurants. EB5-Noodles is described as "authentic Chinese cuisine" so you can cancel your hopes for another China Poblano-style mash up from SBE Culinary Director Jose...
Will Going Inside-Out Make the Trop a Destination?
Posted by Chuckmonster on 14 Nov 2013
We're super excited share with you this incredible guest post by VT reader JerryDice (@jerrydice on the Twitter) continuing the discussion about the The Shops at Tropicana. Take it away Jerry! - Ed
VT's reveal...
Welcome To The Nightclub That Will Never Be
Posted by Chuckmonster on 24 May 2013
Way back in June 2008, when I took the above photo, the first cracks in the economic meltdown were starting to appear. Projects already in progress - Encore, City Center, Cosmopolitan, Echelon, and Fontainebleau...
The New Venetian
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 May 2013
The Venetian recently completed their renovation of the casino floor and it looks really pretty. The installation of new casino carpeting, new furnishings, select pieces of new decor and way finding has dramatically...
Wynn Unveils Everett Renderings
Posted by Chuckmonster on 31 Mar 2013
After a six long hard years of economic crisis casting cannonballs at the bows of the highest and mightiest of casino corporations, it appears that the storm is indeed over, blue skies have returned and...
Welcome To Beautiful Resorts World Las Vegas
Posted by Chuckmonster on 4 Mar 2013
A picture postcard that says, simply, Welcome to Beautiful Resorts World Las Vegas in red and brown over a group of angularly frosted, chocolate hued hotel towers, the base of which is surrounded by a...
Who Knew? Light Group Owns Bellagio
Posted by Chuckmonster on 22 Jan 2013
Ok, not really, but based on a small clip from this advertisement for the Lily bar thingy, one might think that Bellagio is a "Light Group Property".
Branding standards bwahahaha!
Back when I was in the trenches...
Old News Dept: The Allegro Signage and Logo
Posted by Chuckmonster on 6 Sep 2012
Between doing our Atlantic City Tripping and working on upgrading the technical underpinnings of this award winning website and a handful of other ones which bear somewhat similar names, I've been remiss in posting various...
Up Close With The The Roger Thomas Jewelry Collection
Posted by Chuckmonster on 19 Jun 2012
Legendary designer Roger Thomas, the man responsible for nearly everything you love about Wynn & Encore and the man whose lasting vision can still be seen throughout Bellagio, Mirage, Treasure Island and Golden Nugget has...
Caesars Octavius Tower Unveiled
Posted by Chuckmonster on 16 Dec 2011
Caesars Entertainment invited the local newspaper folks to come tour the soon-to-open Octavius Tower.
The Octavius Tower, announced during the height of the '00s building boom, was scheduled to open in 2009. After...
Awesome: Dr. Dave Interviews Architect Paul Steelman
Posted by Chuckmonster on 30 Nov 2011
Here's a special treat. Fellow Vegas Gangster Dr. Dave has posted the first part of an amazing interview with legendary casino architect Paul Steelman. As some of you may know, Steelman is one...
Get WET This Christmas
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 19 Oct 2011
Got an extra million lying around after hedging your hedge fund bets or cashing in a few $25,000 chips? Needless Markup Neiman Marcus's annual Christmas extravaganza has a steal for you.
That's right folks, for a...
Peep This Super Sexy Veer Penthouse Pictorial
Posted by Chuckmonster on 21 Apr 2011
Ever wondered what a Veer Penthouse would look like if you had a shipping container full of $100 bills to blow hiring a designer to do it up? Wonder no more...
Thanks to Contemporist, a...
The Motherlode of Casino Project Renderings
Posted by JohnH on 20 Apr 2011
A little over a year ago, we turned your attention to the masterful artistry of Jeffrey Schneider. Thanks to Mr. Schneider and his decision to post all of his Wynn Design and Development renderings onto...
Cosmopolitan's Design: Go West
Posted by MikeE on 27 Dec 2010
Design has always been a hot topic of discussion, especially since the opening of Wynn Las Vegas in 2005 and the questionable choices they made - restaurants far from the casino and the world's biggest...
Aria Introducing New Wayfinding Signage?
Posted by JohnH on 4 Nov 2010
I like Aria's signage. Its blend of natural wood and other materials is creative, intriguing, and one of the rare aspects of the resort that works within the context of whatever it was Jimbo...
ARIA Turns On The Lights
Posted by Chuckmonster on 3 Nov 2010
Of all the ARIA related problems we've been discussing for last year or so, the one I disagreed with the most was the belief that the casino was too dark. I've always thought that...
Video: Rog Thom Talks Encore Chandeliers
Posted by Chuckmonster on 15 Oct 2010
Do you love the red chandeliers in Encore's casino as much as we do? Then you're really going to enjoy this little video explanation of them by Wynn Resorts interior design mastermind Roger Thomas.
If...
Architectural Digest Unveils Steve Wynn's Latest Digs
Posted by MikeE on 14 Oct 2010
Terrence Watanabe took residency at Wynn Las Vegas for a year. Yes, an entire year. He actually went on vacation from his vacation. His 'house guests' were Wynn's guests. He called Fairway Villa 101 home...
Cosmopolitan Lights Up
Posted by Blackjacker1979 on 1 Sep 2010
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, you know, the better Gateway to CityCenter has finally donned it's evening attire in full for the world to see.
Two weekends ago while concluding my trip at Bellagio I saw...
Battle of the Casino Skyline Collages
Posted by Chuckmonster on 23 Jun 2010
If there is one thing that makes me puke faster than reading 5000 word blow by blow trip reports that cover every last boring ass detail of a strangers boring ass trip, it is the...
Monte Carlo: Your Gateway To Failure
Posted by MikeE on 9 Jun 2010
VT reader Antman73 gave us the heads up on Monte Carlo's much-needed website redo over on the board. Now, I'm no web design expert, but I've got enough experience to know that a resort's home...
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