LAS VEGAS

Introduction

Las Vegas Overview

As the entertainment capital of the world and the world epicenter of high-stakes gambling, hedonistic partying and outlandish designer hotels, Las Vegas has to be visited at least once in your lifetime. Despite being set in the middle of the Nevada desert, you’ll nonetheless discover a modern metropolis of cosmopolitan living and sparkling bright lights. To experience the ultimate that Las Vegas has to offer, explore our highly selective Las Vegas Guide for the best selection of hotels, restaurants, nightlife and things to do in Las Vegas.

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Where to Sleep

BEST HOTELS  Las Vegas offers a dizzying wealth of over-the-top luxury hotels, which are mainly concentrated around The Strip area. Las Vegas’ best hotels offer cutting-edge dining & nightlife, beautiful spas and upscale shopping centers, along with sprawling gambling areas where you can lose yourself for hours:

1. Best Luxury Hotel - Four Seasons Las Vegas

2. Best Design Hotel - The Cosmopolitan Hotel

3. Best Desert Escape - Red Rock Casino & Spa

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Where to Eat

BEST RESTAURANTS  Las Vegas’s restaurant scene is world class, where many of America’s best chefs from around the country have established upscale restaurants in many of the city’s best hotels. Celebrated French chefs such as Pierre Gagnaire and Joel Robuchon also offer the city’s best fine dining restaurants:

1. Best Fine Dining - Mansion by Joel Robuchon

2. Best New Restaurant - China Poblano

3. Best Asian Fusion - China Poblano

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Where to Play

BEST NIGHTLIFE  Las Vegas is renowned worldwide for its glamourous, over-the-top & completely outrageous nightlife. As a popular destination for visiting hens & stag parties, the best parties tend to be held in the city’s most exclusive nightclubs (however beware that the crowd can change from night to night):

1. Best Nightclub - TAO Club

2. Best Cocktail Bar - Downtown Cocktail Room

3. Best Pool Party - Rain Nightclub

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City Snapshot

A. The Strip - Thsi is Las Vegas’ premier district where you’ll find a high concentration of major hotels, shopping centers, restaurants and nightlife.

B. Freemont Street (“Old Las Vegas”) - This edgy district is a great alternative to the glitz and glamour of The Strip, where you'll find dive bars, old school gambling dens and salubrious late-night party spots.