The Palazzo

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The Palazzo
The Palazzo
The Palazzo
Facts and statistics
Address 3325 Las Vegas Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening date December 30, 2007[1]
Casino type Land-Based
Theme European
Owner Las Vegas Sands
No. of rooms 3,068
Total gaming space 105,000 ft² (9,750 m²)
Permanent shows Jersey Boys
Notable restaurants Table 10
SushiSamba
Carnevino
Grand Lux Cafe
Website palazzolasvegas.com

The Palazzo (IPA: [pə.ˈla.ˌt͡soʊ]) is a AAA Five-Diamond luxury hotel and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise suburb of Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. The Palazzo is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands. The property's design and theme is reflective of modern European ambiance and luxury living.

Parts of the resort were opened to the general public on December 30, 2007.[1] The official grand opening took place on January 17, 2008.

The $1.8 billion resort features a Lobby where guests from the street arrive beneath a 60-foot (18 m) glass dome with a two-story fountain. Those approaching from The Venetian make the transition through a towering octagonal structure, itself topped by a glass-and-iron dome. Visitors to The Palazzo using the underground parking structure can take elevators or escalators from the underground garage and arrive in the center of the property's casino.

Though marketed and portrayed as a stand-alone resort, The Palazzo is actually an extension of The Venetian Casino Resort and the Sands Expo complex on the Las Vegas Strip.[citation needed] The Palazzo Casino, like some other casinos on the strip, operates under the license of a related casino—in this case The Venetian's license. The resort's 642-foot high hotel tower features 3,068 all-suite rooms and 375 concierge-level suites.

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The Palazzo, along with the Cosmopolitan resort, is among the first of Las Vegas's new generation of full-service, ultra compact resorts.[citation needed] Due to limited land, these resorts feature underground parking garages over which the resort are built.[citation needed]

A 270-unit condo tower will be part of the massive Venetian/Palazzo complex. The tower is being built on top of the 90,000 square foot building that houses the Barneys New York apparel store. The tower is reported to be of a modern glass design, but no official renderings have been released yet.

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[edit] Construction

Construction photo taken in July 2007
Construction photo taken in July 2007

As of February 27, 2006, the project had been under construction for over a year. Most of that time was spent digging the 4-story-deep hole to put in the underground parking structure. Then the building itself began gradually rising upwards. By November 2006, the hotel tower had reached the 35th floor. Construction of the ground floors, including the parking garage and shopping center, were well under way.

As of March 2007, the hotel tower's elevator core was complete, and the rooms area was rising to the top. The facade and windows were being installed on the lower floors. As of August 2007, the lettering on the side of the tower was finished and is topped out.

As of December 20, 2007 the Palazzo was scheduled to open at least 1,000 rooms by December 28, 2007 in preparation for the Las Vegas New Years celebration. The casino and other areas of the Palazzo opened at 7pm on Sunday, December 30, 2007, after a delay of several days due to the Clark County permitting process.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Stutz, Howard. "THE STRIP: Officials open Palazzo casino", Las Vegas Review-Journal, 2008-01-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-10. 
  2. ^ Walkup, Carolyn. "Having words with Charlie Trotter: Chef-Owner, Charlie Trotter's Restaurant", Nation's Restaurant News, 2007-08-13. Retrieved on 2007-11-05. 

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