Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas!
The past several years have brought grand changes to Las Vegas, which now offers world-class shopping, fine dining, nightlife, spas, attractions, art galleries, entertainment, golf courses and so much more, in addition to the gaming and good times that Vegas has long been known for. High rises poped up all over the Vegas (click here to see the map pf high rises in Las Vegas) offering luxurious living. Along with bright and never-blinking Strip Las Vegas offers 28 masterplanned communities.
Over the past fifteen years, Las Vegas has evolved from a town of gambling grit and tongue-in-cheek dining and entertainment to a mecca of sophistication and luxury. The old Vegas casinos and theme park entertainment have all but disappeared, replaced by behemoth luxury multi-million and billion dollar resort-casinos - each one competing to offer better amenities than its competition.
The success of chefs like Wolfgang Puck, Charlie Palmer, Julian Serrano and Emeril Lagasse in the mid to late 1990s proved there was a craving for gourmet fare in the desert. Now a cosmopolitan dining city, dozens of the world's top chefs have opened signature eateries in Vegas, including Hubert Keller (Fleur de Lys), Daniel Boulud (Daniel Boulud Brasserie), Joël Robuchon (L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon), Michael Mina (Seablue, Nobhill and Michael Mina), and sushi chefs Nobu Matsuhisa (Nobu) and Hidebumi Sueyoshi (Shibuya).
Cirque du Soleil and Broadway are the new standard of entertainment in Las Vegas, replacing the classic Vegas lounge acts the city was once known for. Shows like KÁ, 'O' and Blue Man Group are now shown along every block of the Las Vegas Strip providing a dense array of critically acclaimed shows rivaled only by Broadway in New York City.
With the anointing of Pure Nightclub as the #1 club in the nation by E! Entertainment Television and many of the city's top spots landing in the top 10, Sin City's position as nightlife king has been confirmed. With other top spots such as the Pussycat Dolls Lounge, Tao, Ghostbar, Mix and Tabú, Vegas residents and visitors never have to worry about running out of places to go.
If nightlife is King, shopping is Queen. Gucci, Prada, Valentino, Hermes, Louis Vuitton, Valentino, Dolce & Gabbana, Versace, Salvatore Ferragamo, Christian Dior, Fendi, Carolina Herrera; the list of high-end designers with shops along the Strip goes on and on.
In today's Las Vegas, no upscale hotel or resort would be complete without a full-service spa and salon. Spas like Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian, the Spa Bellagio and bathhouse at THEhotel guarantee the ultimate comfort for guests. The posh clientele that flock to Vegas haven't escaped notice of some of the top celebrity stylists hairdressers like Michael Boychuck (Kirsten Dunst, Paris Hilton) and Christophe (Barbra Streisand, Bill Clinton) operate trendy salons at the Palms, Caesars Palace and MGM Grand.
The Las Vegas Valley offers more than 60 private and public golf courses, designed by some of the biggest names in the sport including Tom Fazio and Jack Nicklaus. Both beginner to advanced golfers will enjoy scenic and challenging courses – and a wide selection of courses to choose from.