Megaresort
posted by theTravelBug, May 21st 2008
A Megaresort is a type of destination resort which integrates the services offered by a hotel, casino, dining, entertainment, and shopping into a single, large, and highly stylized or themed venue. The hotels along the Las Vegas Strip are most typically thought of as megaresorts owing to their immense size and complexity.
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Two Las Vegas, Nevada projects in 1969 and 1973 by architect Martin Stern, Jr. and entrepreneur Kirk Kerkorian, the International Hotel (later the Las Vegas Hilton) and the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (later Bally's Las Vegas), set the standard for such casino resorts.
After the International and the MGM Grand, the first megaresort is generally considered to have been The Mirage given its size and emphasis on non-gaming entertainment options like shopping and fine dining to draw in customers. Megaresorts use the same fantastic or mythical theme (medieval life at Excalibur, tropical at The Mirage, famous cities, etc.) throughout their properties.
Megaresorts on the Las Vegas Strip
Listed from north to south:
| Name | Rooms |
|---|---|
| Stratosphere | 2,444 |
| Wynn Las Vegas | 2,716 |
| Treasure Island (TI) | 2,900 |
| The Venetian | 4,049 |
| The Mirage | 3,044 |
| Harrah's | 2,667 |
| Imperial Palace | 2,635 |
| Caesars Palace | 3,349 |
| Bellagio | 3,953 |
| Paris | 2,916 |
| Planet Hollywood | 2,567 |
| Monte Carlo | 3,014 |
| MGM Grand (Including Signature) | 6,772 |
| New York-New York | 2,035 |
| Excalibur | 4,008 |
| Luxor | 4,476 |
| Mandalay Bay | (including THEhotel) 4,825 |
