Vegas Remodeled Hotel Rooms
Several Vegas resorts on the Strip have remodeled their rooms, and some of those changes may shock you (scroll down):
Caesar’s Palace’s renamed and remodeled its Roman Tower, now called Julius Tower. Almost 600 rooms now have a modern decor, with accents of blue and yellow, headboard mirrors, a comfortable sitting area, a 55-inch flat-screen TV and large walk-in shower in its very large marble bathroom. The Augustus Tower (ideally located for those who want to enjoy Caesar’s Palace fabulous gym) rooms will also be remodeled throughout the year.
This isn’t the end of Caesars Palace’s makeover: The resort is already in the works of refurbishing the Augustus Tower rooms, set to finish later this year.
If you are going to enjoy Caesar’s Palace great comp offer (up to 5 days free of charge, except for the resort fee of course ;( ), you are likely to be assigned a different tower, so you won’t enjoy the brand new decor. However, you will still enjoy a great, large room with a great large bathroom ;). We have videos on this and other ‘comped’ rooms in Vegas.
Paris‘ standard rooms and most suites are being remodeled into a generally-modern-white with colored accents rooms. However, as you know, low-gambling comped rooms as well as the ‘cheapest’ rooms are usually the most dated so if this is an issue for you, double check with them over the phone (ask them which room type you will be assigned).
Planet Hollywood’s Ultra Hip rooms: modern with gold accents, a marble bathroom and a separate tub and shower. Read our Planet Hollywood Resort Review.
Harrah’s Carnival South rooms are now contemporary with a light decor and some colored accents, a docking station, a vanity area, a HD 49-inch flat-screen TV and a rain shower. Not bad for a usually affordable Strip resort. Of course, it’s not just the room that counts, but also the facilities. Read more on Harrahs.
The Linq: oh well, sit down comfortably before you read this! The Linq (which underwent a total renovation as you may already know – you can check our videos and see for yourself) has introduced bunk bed rooms supposedly for around 70 dollars a night (but of course this is a very general price, since you could be comped or pay much more during high-traffic times), where 5 people can shack up for a ow price (if you divide it into 5) right on the Strip. Some of rooms at the Linq can be small in my opinion and experience, so I can only imagine what it’ll feel like to have a bunk bed above one’s bed as well! Having said this, once I entered a room by mistake (which was left unlocked), thinking it was my room, and was shocked to see way over 10 people ‘shacked up’ in it; the room looked more like an emergency shelter rather than a hotel room; there were sleeping young adults everywhere, mostly on the floor (of course this is not allowed and you risk being thrown out)! My point here is that young crowds will probably not care at all about bunk beds or anything else, provided they can have an affordable place to sleep between partying in Vegas.
Mandalay Bay just renovated all of its guest rooms and suites (all with magnificent ceiling to floor windows). If you stayed at Mandalay Bay before you know those rooms were already fabulous, especially considering their price and the fact that one can use myVegas rewards to book here and stay almost free (well, apart from the resort fee…). However, they are now ‘fresher’ and more modern, following a trend in Vegas remodeling, namely a light color (white or similar) for general decor and some stronger colors for accents. Luckily Mandalay Bay seem to have kept some of its good furniture (after revamping it a little) so you won’t get the feeling that you are in a plastic room, which can happen in some ‘cheap and cheerful’ remodeled Vegas hotels. Among the new furnishings you will find are a spacious glass desk, modern seating, more task lighting as well as easy bedside & table-side recharging stations. The ‘Collection’ suites are finished in natural wood and stone accents. More on Mandalay Bay; Mandalay Bay or Delano? Note: let’s hope that the remodeling will reach its pitiful cardio room. It’s actually not terrible but – for the gorgeous and classy Mandalay Bay – it’s truly pitiful and – above all – very uncomfortable & poorly attended.
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