Frommer's Las Vegas 2004

Audrie St.
Burbank St.
Mid-Strip Accommodations
Spring Mountain Rd.
Spring Mountain Rd.
Emerson Ave.
Procyon Ave.
Polaris Ave.
Highland Dr.
Scripps
Dr.
Cinder Ln.
15
Industrial Rd.
Tram
3
1
4
2
Sands Ave.
95 93 95
515
Viking Rd.
Charleston Blvd.
15
Las Vegas Blvd. (The Strip)
604
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DETAIL
Tropicana Ave.
McCarran
15 International
Harmon
Airport
Ave.
Polaris Ave.
Fremont St.
Sahara Ave.
Desert Inn Rd.
Alderbaran Ave.
582
Flamingo Rd.
Maryland Pkwy.
7
6
5
Ida Ave.
9
Winnick Ave.
8
10
Albert Ave.
11
W. Flamingo Rd. E. Flamingo Rd.
12 13
14
Las Vegas Blvd. (The Strip)
0
0.25 mi
Harmon Ave.
0 0.25 km
Koval Ln.
Bally's Las Vegas 13
Barbary Coast
Hotel & Casino 10
Bellagio 12
Bourbon Street 11
Caesars Palace 8
The Flamingo Las Vegas 9
Harrah's Las Vegas 4
Imperial Palace 5
The Mirage 3
Palms Resort & Casino 6
Paris Las Vegas Casino Resort 14
Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino 7
TI at the Mirage 1
The Venetian 2
the level of kitsch all should aspire to: Roman colonnades, Roman pillars, gigantic
faux-marble Roman statues, staff attired in gladiator outfits—it’s splendidly
ridiculous. It’s what Vegas ought to be.
But all things change, and Caesars had been outshined over the years by more
modern glamour. And frankly, that facade was looking dated 2 decades ago.
Never one to rest on any kind of laurels, Roman or otherwise, Caesars gave itself
a massive face-lift, and keeps on building and expanding. Never fear, the Roman
statues still remain, as do the toga-clad cocktail waitresses, and so does Caesars’s
giggle factor (it’s still pretty campy). But the hotel is also getting a bit too big for
its own britches. The layout has become ever more confusing and hard to negotiate,
and it takes forever to get anywhere—especially out to the Strip.
Past or future, Caesars remains spectacular. From the Roman temples, heroic
arches, golden charioteers, and 50-foot Italian cypresses at its entrance, to the
impressive interiors, it’s the spectacle a good Vegas hotel should be. However, all
of this makes for a very haphazard layout; this is one of the more confusing and
hard-to-navigate hotels in town. Sometimes you feel like just surrendering and
staying in, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Caesars is also known for its luxurious
rooms and service. (Long lines at the reservations desk are sometimes
relieved by gratis champagne.)
Accommodations occupy four towers, and there are too many decorating
schemes to describe here. Art in the rooms keeps to the Greco-Roman theme
(some have classical sculptures in niches); furnishings tend to neoclassic styles;