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The Plaza Hotel, in Las Vegas, New Mexico, dubbed "The Belle of the Southwest" when it was built in 1882, presides regally over the Old Town Plaza in Las Vegas, New Mexico… the other Las Vegas. (The original Las Vegas.) Seemingly suspended in time, historic Las Vegas, NM is about the same size it was when Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders held their first reunion at the Plaza Hotel in 1899. The Old Town Plaza tops Bridge Street where shops supply almost every need, from toys to books to custom jewelry to antiques to original art and much more. The Plaza Hotel is one of the most beautifully restored New Mexico Hotels!
As has been said, Las Vegas, New Mexico is not southwestern chic, it's 100% authentic. Las Vegas has more than 900 buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, and the Plaza Hotel is the crown jewel of them all. It was lovingly restored in 1982, and has become Las Vegas' premiere place to stay for both travelers and business people, and is a very popular locale for meetings, parties, conventions and other events. And, who knows? You might run into a movie star or two. Las Vegas' exquisite and varied architecture and the surrounding countryside have been sought after by Hollywood since Tom Mix filmed many of his popular Westerns here in the early days of moving pictures. Even during Old West days, the famous, and the infamous, frequented the Las Vegas. They included varied characters such as Kit Carson, Billy the Kid, Vicente Silva, Doc Holliday and his girlfriend Big Nose Kate Elder.
While the Plaza Hotel has 19th century Victorian atmosphere, it provides all the 21st century amenities you would expect in a 1st class establishment. These include the Landmark Grill, an elegant in-house restaurant, the old west Byron T's Saloon (Byron T. Mills is our resident ghost.), wireless high-speed Internet access, free local phone calls, elevator, room service, in-room coffee and tea, cable TV, including HBO, ESPN and MTV, with remote, and private baths in each room or suite. Treat yourself to a stay or a party in the Plaza Hotel in historic Las Vegas, New Mexico. It's the best Las Vegas has to offer!
record 37 million people visited Las Vegas in 2004, and it's easy to see why. The neon oasis—once a backwater gambling mecca—has evolved into a culinary, nightlife, and shopping capital to rival anything on the continent. By all means try your luck at the tables, but take no chances when it comes to plunking down your hard-won cash. Here are the city's best bets at every turn.
LodgingIn a city of hotels, there are a few safe bets. The newest player in town, Wynn Las Vegas is almost 50 stories of curved bronze-glass. A 140-foot mountain shields the entrance, forcing folks to step inside the Conservatory foyer. There's a casino—one with too narrow walkways—but you could miss it on the way to dinner, shopping, or the hotel elevators. Down the Strip, the Bellagio is packed with treats—from the lobby's Dale Chihuly chandelier to the dancing fountains out front—and is so popular that the crowds can make it tough to enjoy. Don't miss the Gallery of Fine Art, the Conservatory, a seasonal garden of 7,500 plants tended by a team of 100 horticulturists, or the caviar-infused facial at Spa Bellagio.
Closer to the airport, separate from the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino but housed in one of its towers, the Four Seasons Hotel is a comforting retreat just steps from the "real" Vegas experience. Business travelers like the luxury, and non-gambling parents like the lack of a casino and the fact that their kids can use the Mandalay Bay's expansive pool area. Across the Mandalay complex, THEHotel at Mandalay Bay is all blacks and grays, a departure from the typical Vegas glitz, but still close to Mandalay Bay's top eateries and entertainment as well as its pool and faux beach. Ascend to Mix, the top-floor lounge/restaurant, before 10 p.m. (when the $20 cover kicks in), and take in the Strip view.
When George Maloof opened the Palms Casino Resort one mile west of the Strip in 2001, cynics criticized its lack of theme, visual interest, and Vegas-y vastness. Maloof is now considered a marketing genius for parlaying a season as the set of MTV's "The Real World" into being the place for Gen-X celebs. Music museums cum restaurants all around the globe earned Hard Rock its rockin' rep. At the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, two blocks east of the Strip, you can gawk at the rockers themselves. The Palms has stolen some of the hipsters, but the Hard Rock is winning them back with the opening of the Body English Nightclub and the Beacher's Madhouse (a comedy club for your inner frat boy). If you're on the far side of 30, you might feel geriatric.