Enjoy topless sunbathing, after-hours parties, and the sweet taste of legal consumption.
Las Vegas has acomplicated family relationship with cannabis . Dispensaries and recreational use have been legal for class , and anyone over 21 with an ID can corrupt the stuff . But despite what you might smell in parking garages and hotel hallways , public consumptionremains limited by legal philosophy to private residences . Most resorts do n’t require anything to do with it , particularly those with casino on the holding that would n’t dare put on the line their gaming permit . You require a screechy clean image to have one of those — the pack no longer runs this Ithiel Town .
So it ’s about time The Lexi came along . The 64 - way , cassino - free boutique hotel just west of the Strip at Sahara Avenue and Interstate 15 is proudly market itself as the first cannabis - favorable holiday resort in Las Vegas .
“ It ’s not cannabis - centric , ” elucidate Alex Rizk , CEO of Elevations Hotels and Resorts , the ship’s company that runs The Lexi . “ It ’s hemp - inclusive . ”
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That means you ’re free and clean-cut to get high but do n’t strap out your light and bong just yet . The Lexi is now accepting reservations and welcoming guests , but management has made it readable that they wo n’t allow marijuana enjoyment on - site untillong - awaited laws for public consumptionare expected to be approved later this year . While some of thebest Las Vegas dispensariesplan to open couch when legally permit , why hang around a waiting room when you may pop gummies and light blunts inside your hotel room ?
“ Would you want to go to a liquor store and drink in the nook ? ” managing partner Nick DiFerdinando demand . “ It ’s not just stoner culture anymore . There ’s a lifestyle that goes along with that , from doctors and attorneys to executive . We need to give them an single private environment [ to consume in ] . ”
The Lexi was primitively a Travelodge when it open in 1979 . Over the class , it evolved into the Artisan , an adults - only playground with topless sunbathing and after - hours party for those who did n’t want to go home after theaction at the clubstapered off . Pro Hospitality Group — pinnacle ’s real estate investiture component — bought the property for almost $ 12 million in 2022 and spent at least $ 3 million on renovations .
The unit on the fourth base , known formally as “ 420 rooms , ” are cannabis - friendly with commercial-grade - class RestorAir filtration systems to reject any look . lowly reading of the air purifiers are plugged into other rooms despite a no - smoking insurance policy . You sleep with , just in vitrine .
In fact , all rooms were recast with a few goal in mind : comfortableness , style , and get rid of anything that could trap or soak in tarry odour . Hanging artwork was removed from the walls and replaced with hired man - painted mural . Carpets were ripped out , with laminate flooring now in stead . There are no drapes in sight . Instead , dark wooden shutters cover up the windowpane . There are also no closet , but there is open shelving and hangers in a innovative - rustic wood - and - tube layout . The rooms also include a freestanding Galanz retro miniskirt - fridge for some added munchies storage .
Those conversant with the Artisan will notice a few more variety throughout the property . The lobby , which was make out for its dark and moody air with Renaissance - revolutionise artwork , was brightened up and redesigned with more contemporary furnishing . The towering neoclassical indoor fountain is still around , sandblast to appear as good as new , with old - shoal chandeliers repurposed from other parts of the hotel for a timeless accent mark . A cloistered wedding party chapel is now a private dining way with a sleek , linear fireplace . Prefer booze to blunts ? A trade tequila and whisky lounge is also in the works .
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The familiar pocket billiards deck remain a charming hangout to inebriate in the Sunday with cabana , daybeds , and a DJ booth , while an side by side lawn - cover courtyard is on standby for runoff lounge chairs . And , yes , the hotel remain 21 - and - over with bare-breasted ( “ European - style ” ) sunbathing allowed by the pool .
The Lexi further tips its chapeau to the old brand with its renovated Artisan Lounge , a cocktail parlor with a tight , efficient intellectual nourishment menu that encompass hatful of primer coat , from kalbi short rib nachos to lobster mac ’ normality cheese and a select Allen Brothers airstrip loin . The tree diagram - trace driveway and porte - cochère — where parking is valet de chambre - only — give the property a vintage Hollywood contact , with bronze dogs guarding the front entryway .
Not looking to wander too far from its harbinger ’s bequest , The Lexi is planning to get back pool parties , after - hours case , and special DJ nights . One infamous aspect of the Artisan ’s history — a reputation as a favorite for swingers or the “ modus vivendi community”—remains the elephant in the elbow room , even in a town as provocative as Sin City .
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“ We are not a swinger hotel per se , ” DiFerdinando say . “ I make love the Artisan was considered that . If the right group total to us and wanted to buy us out , we ’ll have a conversation just like any hotel would . ”
But he ’s also measured to observe that in such a state of affairs , thing would n’t get too crazy . No public nudeness is let outside topless sunbathing , and , as always , sexual activeness would be kept behind closed door .
It ’s vindicated the hotel prefers to fall its hat on a cannabis - friendly reputation and identity . peak is n’t jumping into this lightly . The companionship already has a successful proof - of - conception : The Clarendonin Arizona lit up themarijuana scene in Phoenixwith a consumption - well-disposed insurance policy last year .
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So who is Lexi anyway ?
“ Lexi represent … a swish girl in township , ” Rizk says . “ She ’s a muse who invites you into her sheepcote . ”
The name suggests enticement and a nervy fun — perhaps an ode to vices past and present , which proceed to germinate in the sinful urban center of Las Vegas .
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