Why Here?
Las Vegas is more than just the Strip, a fact that has become all the more evident in the past year. The city's downtown has been undergoing a revitalization, which has seen the opening of new museums and venues as well as hotel reinventions. The Downtown Grand, above, is the town's newest hotel.
Upcoming
The Modern Contemporary Art Museum is in development, planned for a two-acre site in the downtown arts district. The museum will be part of a larger cultural-center campus, which will also include the Center for Creativity and Luminous Park, an outdoor sculpture garden and gathering space. As of December 2013, the initiative had received $2.4 million in cash and land donations, the first step in a $29 million capital campaign.
Hang on to Your Lunch
El Loco, the new roller coaster in the Adventuredome at Circus Circus Las Vegas, can get attendees' blood flowing with a 72-second thrill ride. To wit: a 90-foot ascent followed by a greater-than-straight-down drop, as well as a 180-degree turn that goes into a barrel roll.
Meat With Style
The celebrity-magnet N9NE Steakhouse at Palms Casino Resort reopened last month following a redesign and the addition of private and semi-private dining areas -- including the Center Table, enclosed by a sheer canopy of drapes.
Casual Fix
Chef Shawn McClain, the culinary master behind Sage at Aria Resort & Casino, recently opened FIVE50 Pizza Bar, also at Aria. Pizza, pasta and small plates are served until midnight, and the slice window stays open until 2 a.m.
Local Update
• The World Trade Center Las Vegas, a collaboration between the Consumer Electronics Association and the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, signed a partnership deal last month with the World Trade Center Mexico City. Under the agreement, the two trade centers will co-market under the World Trade Center brand to create more business between the two cities. Since 2010, World Trade Center Las Vegas has worked to bring more international visitors and trade events to Las Vegas.
• The SLS Las Vegas, a highly anticipated luxury lifestyle property from hotel and nightclub magnate Sam Nazarian, chef José Andrés and designer Philippe Starck, is on track to open this fall. The property is being constructed on the North Strip, on the site of the legendary former Sahara Hotel and Casino. The 1,622-room property will include a casino and at least a half-dozen restaurants, including high-profile eateries such as The Bazaar by José Andrés, Cleo, 800 Degrees, the Griddle Café, Katsuya by Starck and Umami Burger. The hotel will offer more than 30,000 square feet of meeting and event space, including a 9,000-square-foot ballroom. An outpost of the Los Angeles nightspot the Sayers Club will be on-site, as will a number of Fred Segal retail outlets from the L.A.-based designer.
• The 634-room Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, part of Choice Hotels' Ascend Hotel Collection, celebrated its grand opening in mid-November 2013. The hotel, formerly the Lady Luck, is near the Fremont Street Experience and across the street from the Mob Museum. The property includes three on-site restaurants -- Stewart + Ogden dinner bistro, Red Mansion Chinese and MOB Bar -- as well as 2,400 square feet of indoor meeting space. The hotel's 35,000-square-foot rooftop-pool area, Picnic, also will be available for events when it opens this spring. The casino, housed in a reclaimed factory space with an industrial-chic atmosphere, offers unique gaming options such as "Street Dice," which gamblers can play outside the casino on 3rd Street.
• Genting, the largest casino operator in Southeast Asia, purchased Boyd Gaming's unfinished Echelon development on the North Strip last spring. This past December, Genting's chairman said the company would spend as much as $4 billion to complete the mega-resort. The Nevada Gaming Board currently is investigating the group before officially issuing the gaming license, which Genting expects to receive soon. The Malaysia-based gaming company paid $350 million for the 87-acre development, which Boyd had shelved in 2008. The new resort, the four-tower, 6,583-room Resorts World Las Vegas, should begin construction in June, with a projected opening in 2016. Plans call for about 500,000 square feet of meeting space, a 175,000-square-foot casino and approximately 250,000 square feet of retail space.
• Late last year, MGM Resorts and AEG released renderings and announced further details of their joint venture to construct a 20,000-seat arena on the Strip. The project is expected to break ground this April and to open in early 2016. The arena will be the centerpiece of a mixed-use development, stretching from the Strip to Frank Sinatra Drive, in the area between the New York-New York and Monte Carlo casino resorts. The venue, which will be available to host National Basketball Association and National Hockey League teams as well as concerts, awards shows and other sporting events, is being designed to meet LEED Gold standards. The project, costing some $350 million, also will include a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues. As for the arena itself, initial designs call for a glass facade, sweeping balconies and an exterior performance stage.
• The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority has issued $50 million worth of bonds toward funding the Global Business District, an ambitious plan announced a year ago. The decade-long, multiphase project calls for the convention center to expand and become the new hub for a surrounding business district. The center will provide additional space for exhibitions, meeting rooms and general session space, as well as improved technology infrastructure and new food-and beverage outlets. New public spaces outside the center will help to transform the area into a business campus.
• Caesars Entertainment continues to revamp the former Bill's Gamblin' Hall on the Las Vegas Strip, transforming the property into a boutique hotel that should open in mid-2014. The property likely will have about 188 guest rooms as well as a 65,000-square-foot rooftop pool and a nightclub/dayclub -- in addition to the first restaurant from chef Giada de Laurentiis.
• In June, the 349-room Ravella Lake Las Vegas was rebranded as the Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa. The Mediterranean-inspired resort in the master-planned community of Lake Las Vegas is approximately 20 minutes from the Strip. The upscale property features a 30,000-square-foot spa, a salon, a fitness center and an outdoor pool with cabanas. Four restaurants are on-site, and guests have privileges on a nearby Jack Nicklaus golf course. The resort offers a total of 92,500 square feet of meeting space, including an 11,813-square-foot ballroom. An on-site wedding chapel overlooks the lake. Dolce Hotels & Resorts had rebranded the resort as Ravella in February 2011; previous to that it was called the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Las Vegas, which closed in 2010.
• The 548-room JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort & Spa plans to complete renovations this month on the Valencia Ballroom. Spanning approximately 12,320 square feet, the circular room, together with its large terrace, provides views of Red Rock Canyon and the Strip, and can accommodate as many as 1,000 attendees.
• The Marriott Las Vegas Convention Center completed a $4.3 million guest-room renovation and added about 600 square feet of meeting space last month. The 278-unit all-suite property is two blocks from the Strip. New room features include RFID lock systems, large safes, new brown leather ottomans to replace coffee tables, additional outlets, French doors separating the bedroom from the living room in 200 of the suites, new bathroom lighting and new bath amenities from Thann, a luxury Asian spa brand. All of the hotel's 17th-floor meeting rooms will be renovated later this year, including the grand ballroom.
• Last August, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority put the finishing touches on about $20 million worth of renovations to the Las Vegas Convention Center, carried out over the course of two years. Among the improvements are a color change to the facade, trading in the previous mauve exterior for two shades of gray; an expansion of more than eight acres of the Green parking lot, with more parking spots to come; more than 1 million square feet of new red carpet and coats of paint inside the convention enter; and more energy-efficient lighting in the Central and North Halls. Additionally, American Express debuted its Open Business Lounge inside the main entrance.
• The 2,884-room Treasure Island Las Vegas completed a renovation to the tune of more than $1.7 million last spring. The project involved upgrades of the resort's meeting space, including new furniture, wallpaper, wall furnishings, carpeting and audio systems. The space consists of three areas: the 11,808-square-foot Treasure Island Ballroom, which can be divided into six rooms; the 3,120-square-foot Caribbean Room, divisible into three rooms; and the 598-square-foot Mediterranean Room, which can seat up to 40 people.
• The Las Vegas Convention Center installed four electric-vehicle charging stations in late December 2013, thanks to a $50,000 grant from the Consumer Electronics Association, owner and producer of the annual International CES convention. The covered stations, which are in the Gold parking lot, are complimentary to visitors. They will serve as a prototype for future stations, to be added as demand requires.
• The first Nobu Hotel began welcoming guests last February, following a ribbon-cutting ceremony with owners chef Nobu Matsuhisa, Robert De Niro, Meir Teper and Trevor Horwell, along with architect David Rockwell. The 181-room boutique Nobu Hotel Restaurant and Lounge is within Caesars Palace Las Vegas. Eighteen luxury suites at the property range from between 1,000 to 3,500 square feet. The property also features the world's largest Nobu Restaurant, with 327 seats as well as several private dining areas. Soon, hotel owners expect to open the 10,300-square-foot Nobu Villa, a luxurious rooftop venue that will be available for special events, convention groups and private parties. The villa's 4,700-square-foot outdoor terrace promises to provide spectacular views of the Strip.
• The 2,496-room Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino recently completed renovations of its 7,000-seat theater, which has been renamed The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. Caesars Growth Partners, the new business entity responsible for Planet Hollywood and Caesars' interactive gaming business, has partnered with Live Nation Entertainment to bring big-name artists to The Axis. The revamped venue's first headliner, Britney Spears, kicked off her residency at the end of December 2013.
• The Container Park, an open-air destination with restaurants, galleries and retail establishments, recently opened downtown, at Fremont and Seventh Street. The park, one aspect of a investment project that aims to bring more businesses and entrepreneurs to downtown Las Vegas, will host a variety of events, including fashion shows and wine walks. Among the first tenants are Big Ern's Barbecue, BIN 702, Bolt Barbers, The Boozery, Pinches Tacos and Pork n Beans.
• Grand Bazaar Shops, an outdoor retail and dining market, is scheduled to open this fall at the entrance to Bally's Las Vegas. The "21st-century bazaar," as it's been dubbed, will be at the intersection of the Strip and Flamingo Road, featuring more than 150 shops spread over two acres.
• The 2,956-room LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, formerly the Las Vegas Hilton, was the first property to join the Red Lion Hotels Leo Hotel Collection. That group, which also now includes the 300-room Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho, features independent boutique or historic properties that gain access to Red Lion's reservation and revenue-management systems, sales and marketing support, and loyalty club network. Red Lion and LVH signed the agreement last year. The LVH is next to the Las Vegas Convention Center and sports an impressive array of statistics, including 220,000 square feet of meeting space, a 1,650-seat showroom, 14 restaurants, a spa and a 95,000-square-foot casino.
America's Greenest Hotels
Of the six North American properties that have received Green Key's prestigious five-key sustainability rating for their meetings programs, all four U.S. hotels are in Las Vegas: the Aria Resort & Casino, Bellagio, Mandalay Bay and MGM Grand Las Vegas.
Piece of History
The New York-New York Hotel and Casino has donated the original marquee from its Strip entrance to the Neon Museum in downtown Las Vegas. The hotel is building a new facade at its southeast corner.
Superhero Dimension
Madame Tussauds Las Vegas capped off its renovation with last fall's debut of the new Marvel 4D Theater, where guests interact with the likes of Thor, Iron Man and Spider-Man.
Meeting Hotels: Las Vegas has nearly 150,500 guest rooms in its inventory, many of which are in mega-resorts on and near the Strip. Among the largest properties on the Strip are the 5,044-room MGM Grand, 4,400-room Luxor Hotel and Casino, 4,027-room Venetian Resort Hotel Casino, 4,004-room Aria Resort & Casino, 3,981-room Excalibur Hotel Casino Las Vegas, 3,960-room Caesars Palace Las Vegas, 3,933-room Bellagio Las Vegas, 3,767-room Circus Circus Las Vegas, 3,460-room Flamingo Las Vegas, 3,211-room Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, 3,066-room Palazzo Las Vegas and 3,044-room Mirage.
Hotels with 1,000 to 3,000 guest rooms include the 2,995-room The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, 2,992-room Monte Carlo Las Vegas Resort and Casino, 2,950-room LVH-Las Vegas Hotel & Casino, 2,916-room Paris Las Vegas, 2,884-room Treasure Island Las Vegas, 2,814-room Bally's Las Vegas, 2,716-room Wynn Las Vegas, 2,640-room The Quad Resort & Casino, 2,550-room Harrah's Las Vegas, 2,522-room Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, 2,496-room Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, 2,427-room Stratosphere Casino and Hotel, 2,348-room Golden Nugget Las Vegas, 2,163-room South Point Hotel Casino & Spa, 2,075-room Riviera Hotel & Casino, 2,034-room Encore at Wynn las Vegas, 2,024-room New York-New York Hotel & Casino, 1,885-room Orleans Hotel and Casino, 1,728-room Signature at MGM Grand, 1,505-room Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, 1,495-room Vdara Hotel & Spa, 1,467-room Tropicana Las Vegas-A DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel, 1,282-room Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, 1,117-room THEhotel at Mandalay Bay (to become the Delano Las Vegas in the third quarter), 1,015-room Palace Station Hotel, and 1,003-room Plaza Hotel and Casino.
Meeting hotels with fewer than 1,000 rooms include the 816-room The Westin Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa; 781-room California Hotel and Casino; 716-room Tuscany Suites & Casino; 712-room Gold Coast Hotel and Casino; 703-room Palms Casino Resort; 696-room Hooters Casino Hotel; 646-room Sam's Town Hotel & Gambling Hall; 639-room D Las Vegas Casino Hotel; 634-room Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel and Casino; 599-room Palms Place Hotel and Spa; 548-room Renaissance Las Vegas Hotel; 495-room Alexis Park All Suites Resort; 427-room Suncoast Hotel and Casino; 424-room Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas (in the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino main tower); 406-room Main Street Station Casino Brewery and Hotel; 392-room Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas; 390-room M Resort Spa Casino; 322-room Hampton Inn Tropicana; 314-room Mardi Gras Hotel and Casino; 300-room Silverton Hotel and Casino Lodge; 299-room Marriott SpringHill Suites Las Vegas Convention Center; 298-room El Cortez Hotel and Casino; 286-room Embassy Suites Convention Center Las Vegas; 278-room Marriott Las Vegas Convention Center; 255-room Platinum Hotel; 202-room Aliante Casino + Hotel + Spa; 202-room Clarion Hotel & Casino; 202-room Hyatt Place Las Vegas; 201-room Texas Station Gambling Hall and Hotel; 200-room Santa Fe Station Hotel Casino; 190-room DoubleTree by Hilton Las Vegas Airport; 181-room Nobu Hotel and Restaurant; 155-room Hilton Garden Inn Las Vegas Strip South; 149-room Marriott Courtyard Las Vegas Convention Center; 149-room Rumor Boutique Hotel; 64-room Artisan Hotel Boutique, and 51-room Skylofts at MGM Grand.
Summerlin, Nev., about five miles north of Las Vegas, is home to the 814-room Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa; 548-room JW Marriott Las Vegas Resort, Spa & Golf; 154-room Marriott Courtyard Summerlin; 123-room Element Las Vegas Summerlin, and 106-room Hampton Inn & Suites Las Vegas Red Rock/Summerlin.
In Henderson, Nev., about 17 miles southeast of the Strip, properties include the 495-room Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa, 493-room Westin Lake Las Vegas Resort and Spa, 457-room Sunset Station Hotel Casino, 349-room Hilton Lake Las Vegas Resort & Spa, 155-room Marriott Courtyard Henderson/Green Valley, 145-room Homewood Inn by Hilton Henderson, 139-room Hilton Garden Inn Henderson, 132-room Hampton Inn & Suites Las Vegas South, 115-room Aston MonteLago Village Resort and 115-room Best Western Plus Henderson Hotel.
Laughlin, Nev., is a casino-resort-filled town about 90 miles south of the city. Properties here include the 1,907-room Aquarius Casino Resort; 1,505-room Harrah's Laughlin; 1,495-room Tropicana Express Hotel & Casino; 1,405-room Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort Hotel & Casino; 1,355-room Edgewater Hotel & Casino Resort; 1,169-room Colorado Belle Hotel, Casino & Microbrewery; 1,000-room River Palms Resort Casino, and 300-room Golden Nugget Laughlin Hotel and Casino.
To find and compare properties, and send RFPs, go to mcvenues.com.
Program Partners
As of last month, members of Marriott Rewards and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas' Identity program can transfer points between the two entities. The Cosmopolitan has partnered with Marriott since 2010 as part of Marriott's Autograph Collection.
Ringing in the Year of the Horse
Bellagio's Conservatory and Botanical Gardens is celebrating the Year of the Horse for the Chinese new year with a festive, feng-shui-driven sanctuary. Guests can enjoy the serene spot through the end of this month.
Who's on Fremont
A new light and sound show featuring the music of legendary rock band The Who has debuted as part of the Fremont Street Experience's "Viva Vision" program. The free show, entitled "The Who -- Miles over Vegas," features a powerhouse score that includes enduring Who classics such as "Pinball Wizard," "My Generation" and "I Can See for Miles." Other rock shows (with a distinct baby-boomer veneer) in rotation on-site include tributes to The Doors, Heart and Queen.
Convention Centers: Las Vegas Convention Center; exhibit space, approximately 2 million square feet; number of meeting rooms, 144; (702) 892-0711; vegasmeansbusiness.com/listing/las-vegas-convention-center/31137
Mandalay Bay Convention Center; exhibit space, approximately 1,011,044 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 75; (877) 632-7900; mandalaybay.com/conventions/facilities
Sands Expo & Convention Center; exhibit space, 1,005,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 23; (702) 733-5556; sandsexpo.com
Cashman Center; exhibit space, 98,100 square feet; number of meeting rooms, 14; (702) 386-7100; vegasmeansbusiness.com/listing/cashman-center/31136
Cox Pavilion; exhibit space, 23,870 square feet; number of meeting rooms, two; (702) 895-3761; unlv.edu/maps/cox
Thomas & Mack Center; exhibit space, 20,000 square feet; number of meeting rooms, five; (702) 895-3761; thomasandmack.com
Henderson Convention Center; exhibit space, 10,080 square feet; number of meeting rooms, six; (702) 267-2171; visithenderson.com/meetings/facilities
Airport Transit: McCarran International Airport, approximately one mile west of the Las Vegas Strip and five miles from downtown. Transfer cost by taxi, approximately $13-$26 to Las Vegas Strip properties, about $23 to downtown; by shuttle, $7-$9 to Strip hotels, $8-$12 to downtown properties
Taxes: On the Las Vegas Strip: room tax, 12%; sales tax, 8.1%; total tax on hotel rooms, 12%. Downtown (Fremont Street Experience): room tax, 13%; sales tax, 8.1%; total tax on hotel rooms, 13%. Sales tax is not applied to guest rooms, but it is applied to other hotel charges.
An Open Linq
The Linq, Caesars Entertainment's 300,000-square-foot, $550 million outdoor development between The Quad and Flamingo resorts, opened its first phase of dining and retail venues late last December. Among the first tenants to open for business were O'Shea's Casino, the return of a pub-like entertainment spot inside The Quad that has an outdoor patio bar facing The Linq, as well as an entrance right off the complex. Also now open are Chayo Mexican Kitchen + Tequila Bar; Koto, a lifestyle trend store; the Haute Doggery; the Purple Zebra self-serve daiquiri bar, and Starbucks.
When complete, The Linq will feature the High Roller, the world's tallest observation wheel at 550 feet. The wheel will have 28 cabins, each capable of holding up to 40 passengers for a 30-minute ride. Those cabins can be booked in any quantity, up to a whole roller buyout for big groups. A 2,500-square-foot building next to the wheel will host gatherings before or after the ride itself, and can be divided into three rooms. The High Roller and the remainder of the complex's tenants are slated to open in the first quarter of the year.
Wheels of the World
• Las Vegas High Roller: 550 ft.; 28 cabins; 1,120-passenger capacity
• Singapore Flyer: 541 ft.; 28 cabins; 784-passenger capacity
• London Eye: 443 ft.; 32 cabins; 800-passenger capacity
The 'Stay Well' Experience
In September 2013, MGM Grand announced it would convert the entire 14th floor of its main tower to "Stay Well" rooms, quadrupling the room count of these special accommodations from 42 to 171.
Among the amenities that justify the Stay Well moniker are air purification technology, advanced lighting, soothing aromatherapy, dawn-simulator alarm clocks and vitamin C shower infusions.
Those who prefer their vitamin C shower off the Strip can check out the new M Experience rooms at the M Resort Spa Casino. Each room offers 14 amenities, the C shower included, to aid in rest and relaxation.
Group Venues: Perhaps your group would enjoy stopping by the abode of Elton John and David Furnish for a bit of champagne? That's the vibe John's partner Furnish has tried to create with Fizz Las Vegas, together with the venue's owners, nightlife impresarios Steve Kennedy and Michael Greco. The 2,750-square-foot champagne lounge and bar is in Caesars Palace, between The Colosseum and Forum Shops. In addition to high-end champagne selections, the menu offers a variety of spirits and gourmet small-plate options -- such as Madras curry chicken and plantain sandwiches, caviar, and Wagyu beef and horseradish panini -- designed by Furnish and Elton John's personal chef. The two-story space is available for private events -- such as the New Year's Eve shindig held last month by Katy Perry and John Mayer. It's a stylish place to sip. (702) 776-3200; fizzlv.com
Jayde Fuzion is a new contemporary Asian restaurant in the M Resort Spa Casino, helmed by Seonkyong Longest. If the name sounds at all familiar, you are likely a Food Network devotee: Longest, the newest famous TV chef in town, recently won the Restaurant Express contest. The South Korean-born chef moved to Mississippi about five years ago, and at her new Vegas spot she designed a menu that combines Chinese, Korean and Japanese-influenced small plates. The 150-seat venue, formerly Marinelli's Italian Restaurant, is available for group buyouts. It also offers a 20-seat private dining room. Signature items include Samgyeopsal Lettuce Wraps -- with grilled pork belly, kimchi, enoki mushroom and cucumber with Korean Ssam-jang sauce -- and Sake Mojitos. (702) 797-1000; themresort.com
For an event of a different color, the South Point Arena and Equestrian Center offers an expansive facility for horse-related shows and nonequestrian events as well, such as concerts and dance competitions. There are more than 1,200 climate-controlled stalls on-site for equine use, as well as a practice area and a main arena that seats up to 4,600 people. As of this summer, the venue will add a new 100,000-square-foot pavilion, adding two more climate-controlled arenas to the mix. (702) 796-7111; southpointarena.com
Golf: As an antidote to gambling fever, the Las Vegas area has more than its fair share of fairways. Tee up at any of the following: Aliante Golf Club (702-399-4888, aliantegolf.com), Angel Park Golf Club (702-254-4653, angelpark.com), Anthem Country Club (702-614-5050, anthemcc.com), Arroyo Golf Club at Red Rock (702-258-2300, thearroyogolfclub.com), Badlands Golf Club (702-242-4653, badlandsgc.com), Bali Hai Golf Course (702-855-3429, balihaigolfclub.com), Bear's Best Las Vegas (702-804-8500, bearsbestlasvegas.com), Black Mountain Golf & Country Club (702-565-7933, golfblackmountain.com), Canyon Gate Country Club (702-363-0303, clubcorp.com/clubs/canyon-gate-country-club/amenities/golf), Desert Pines Golf Club (702-855-3429, desertpinesgolfclub.com), Desert Willow Golf Club (702-263-4653, desertwillowlasvegas.com), Dragonridge Country Club (702-614-4444, dragonridgecountryclub.com), Durango Hills Golf Club (702-229-4653, durangohillsgolf.com), Eagle Crest Golf Club (702-240-1320, golfsummerlin.com/course/ecc.html), Highland Falls Golf Club (702-254-7010, golfsummerlin.com/course/ecc.html), Las Vegas Country Club (702-734-1122, lasvegascc.com), Las Vegas Golf Club (702-646-3003, lasvegasgc.com), Las Vegas National Golf Club (702-734-1796, lasvegasnational.com), Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort (702-658-1400, lvpaiutegolf.com), The Legacy Golf Club (702-897-2187, thelegacygc.com), Los Prados Golf Course (702-645-5696, losprados-golf.com), Painted Desert Golf Club (702-645-2570, painteddesertgc.com), Palm Valley Golf Club (702-363-4373, golfsummerlin.com/course/pvc.html), Red Rock Country Club (702-304-5600, redrockcountryclub.com), Rhodes Ranch Golf Club (702-740-4114, rhodesranchgolf.com), Rio Secco Golf Club (702-777-2400, riosecco.net), Royal Links Golf Club (702-855-3429, royallinksgolfclub.com), Shadow Creek (702-791-7161, shadowcreek.com), Silverstone Golf Club (702-562-3770, silverstonegolf.com), TPC Las Vegas (702-256-2000, tpc.com/lasvegas), and Wynn Golf and Country Club (702-770-7100, wynnlasvegas.com/activities/golf/wynngolfcourse).
Contact: Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, (702) 892-0711 or (877) 847-4858; fax: (702) 892-2824; www.lvcva.com
City of Henderson Department of Cultural Arts and Tourism, (702) 267-2171 or (877) 775-5252; visithenderson.com
Laughlin Visitor Information Center, (702) 298-3321 or (800) 452-8445; visitlaughlin.com