It took nearly 20 years, but the tallest hotel in Las Vegas has finally welcomed guests.
It was a tenacious , bouldered road to the December 13 debut of theFontainebleauin Las Vegas . The hotel tower was primitively scheduled to open in 2009 , but a recession , a pandemic , and back - and - forth ownership changes fuel a decennium and a one-half of delays , making it the most notoriouseyesore on the Strip . After 15 years sitting empty , the keen symbol of defeat in Las Vegas has become a unexampled paragon of opulence — and it ’s almost too gravid to fail .
If you do n’t count the Strat tugboat , the Fontainebleau is the tallest edifice in Nevada , with 737 feet of skyscraping height , 67 floors , and more than 3,600 hotel room on a 25 - Akko imprint once home to the Algiers and El Rancho hotel . And with the arrival of Resorts World , a revamp Sahara , and a grow docket of event at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds , the North Strip location is no longer the drawback it used to be .
As it turn out , the address is actually the place ’s greatest asset . The Fontainebleau is right across the street from the Las Vegas Convention Center expanding upon , ready to receive any overflow with more than half - a - million substantial feet of brand name - new get together and event blank of its own . The haunt has plenty of perk in that department , including an heroic tech - well-disposed outdoor terrace and the country ’s largest column - free carpeted dance hall with enough room for two 747 jets to touch nose - to - nose .
Photo by Denise Truscello, courtesy of Getty Images for Fontainebleau Las Vegas
The time to come is widely loose for the repair brand , whose legacy dates back to the 1954 opening of the original Fontainebleau in Miami Beach . The party came to Las Vegas when co - proprietor Ben Jaffeopened the Tropicanain 1957 , but the landscape painting is a footling dissimilar than it was 66 eld ago , and the Fontainebleau is ready to compete , bringing a taste of South Florida culture and style to the Nevada desert .
The Tallest Hotel on the Strip
After being vacant for so long , it ’s almost eery walk throughout the hotel corridor of the Fontainebleau . Even see the windows lit up from the exterior is weird . However , the rooms and suites bet great with high - end accommodation heel under the Fleur de Lis Collection — essentially a hotel within a hotel . Any remnant interior decoration or furniture from the scrapped 2009 first step is long go , with much of itsold to the Plazafor pennies on the dollar . Every way at the Fontainebleau find bright and modern-day with easy color tones , splashes of blueish ( bleu ? ) , and tall windows to soak in the Strip views . And just likeDurango , another fresh Vegas hotel that open a workweek earlier , the closet come in with handheld steamers alternatively of clumsy iron board .
Everything is designed to make a grand impression , from the over-embellished gleam of the seven - lane Sublime Porte - cochère to large - scale artwork and heroic flowered installations by an in - sign of the zodiac horticulture team , including an almost overwhelming centerpiece of single stem rose in the check - in lobby . chandelier are everywhere . The bigger , the dear . Yet for such a heavy property , sprawl is minimized as much as possible . Guest elevators are right around the corner from optional mobile kiosks that hasten an arrival with the scan of a QR code .
The two - level watering hole is indulgent , even in a townsfolk full of them . ALapisCelestial water four - hour notch alone is $ 150 , but provides access to a steam room , snow shower , Strategic Arms Limitation Talks cave , verve pool , and one of the largest co - ed blank space for a health club on the Strip . An Event Sauna is something of a show with euphony and " towel choreography . " If you ’re short on clock time , give a visit to the Reboot Lounge , a separate room of chairs for subdivision and peg massages , look a tumid screen with images of C. P. Snow - cap mess and other moment of placidity . It ’s not quite theSphere , but it ’s pretty nice .
All hotel guests have access to the 14,000 - square - foot fittingness meat , included with the $ 45 nightly resort fee . Workout on step climbers and other cardio machines facing improbable storey - to - ceiling windows that overlook the Strip . Granted , it ’s a aspect master by Circus Circus , but the Strip nonetheless . And if class are more your thing , they propose yoga , Pontius Pilate , circuit training and others at no additional charge .
A Vibrant Collection of Restaurants
The Miami liveliness is peculiarly strong in the Fontainebleau ’s dining options , where bar and sofa frequently have their own DJ batting order . Komodois a bang-up representative , mixing beat with shadowy sum , Peking Duck , and other pan - Asian dishes like caviar - topped otoro tartare , lobster shumai , and a choice of spicy steaks .
The music is just as forte at babe conceptPapi Steak , where go - go - terpsichorean perform between tables in a curved , colourful dining room that would n’t seem out of place in South Beach . " Miami became the new Vegas , " sound out founder David “ Papi ” Einhorn , cite the company scene , and " people are now going to get a little discernment and feel of Miami in Las Vegas . "
There ’s a noticeable emphasis on military service . The waiters recognise you with a handshake and always make a point of pull out your electric chair . The eating house built its reputation on a 32 - ounce glatt kosher tomahawk , and a $ 1,000 " Beef Case " ( a 55 - oz. purebread Australian wagyu tomahawk served in a diamond - encrusted briefcase ) gets a lot of attention , but you ’ll also do well with a simple comic strip or filet . The Wagyu pastrami appetizer is so good , it ’s almost worth the $ 95 price tag . The caviar - transcend potato is perchance less of a note value proposition .
Photo by Mark Mediana, courtesy of Fontainebleau Las Vegas
The original Papi Steak in Miami is the top seller of Remy Martin Louis XIII in the state and the bottles look expectant behind the Vegas eating place ’s bar and in a credenza for VIP regular . A roaming whiskey cart serves a Kentucky Owl 11 - Year Rye Old Fashioned with a tactual sensation of muddled fruit . It ’s great , but it cost $ 135 .
Don ’s Primeis a more traditional chophouse , lead by longtime Vegas chef Patrick Munster ( who recentlyhelped reinvent Main St. Provisions ) with three distinct dining rooms , a thick wine option , and a beautiful tug of brown spirits behind the streak . Yet it ’s the neighboringMother Wolfthat could at long last be Fontainebleau ’s best reason to see — the Los Angeles import has been one of that city ’s hot restaurants in back - to - back years . The pinkish and green colour tones , wide archway , and vintage design convention would look go out anywhere else , but are refreshingly different on the Strip . The menu is a Roman - focused take on Italian culinary art with the fire of a white - oak tree oven visible from the front entree .
" Romans , historically speaking , were conquerors , " chef and proprietor Evan Funke say , " so they shoot dishes from other regions and made them their own . " pizza pie and pasta helped turn the original Mother Wolf into one of thebest restaurants in Hollywood , but you ’ll want to try a few Vegas exclusives like a whole roast chicken with wild mushroom and black or white-hot chocolate truffle or a sassy spin on Fettuccine Alfredo with prosciutto and white truffles .
Photo by Vivien Killilea, courtesy of Getty Images for Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Other restaurant are also worth your attention – La Fontaineserves an ambitious fine - dining brunch by Laetitia Rouabah , a chef who worked under Alain Ducasse , andKYUis a secret corner berth with Strip views and upscale Asian culinary art , including smoked and wood - fired dish . Ito , an extremist - exclusive omakase room , is opening soon on the top level of the hotel tower . A Mexican restaurant , Cantina Contramar , is in the works on the second trading floor with a Casa Dragones tequila tasting lounge .
Every hotel seems to have a food for thought hallthese days , but the Fontainebleau avoid the musical phrase , referring to its series of nutrient - service heel counter as a " promenade " with El Bagel , Capon ’s Burgers , and Roadside Taco , among the top pick . Miami Slice is the clear succeeder though , assist pizza from a sit - down counter , illuminated by the glow of humble lamp . you may order cool stuff like Mushroom Truffle or Leeks on Bacon , but the sweet of the red sauce on a unsubdivided Margherita slice is arduous to resist .
Taking Entertainment and Nightlife to New Heights
TheBleauLive Theaterhas a capacity of just 3,800 people , with much of that devoted to the world-wide admission floor , making it a more knowledgeable experience than interchangeable venue at other resorts . Justin Timberlake wasreportedly paid $ 6 millionto perform a surprise grand opening place and Post Malone played for a pair of New Year ’s Eve weekend shows . Third Eye Blind makes a stop at the BleauLive Theater on June 22 as part of the Summer Gods Tour 2024 .
" We ’re not really think about residencies the way other hoi polloi do in townsfolk , " Fontainebleau COO Colleen Birch say , promising promulgation to issue forth in partnership with LiveNation . " We probably wo n’t have somebody for 20 shows [ at a clip ] . "
LIV Nightclub is just an escalator ride away from the dramaturgy with a cozy feel ( despite the fact that it ’s larger than its sister lodge in Miami ) with two levels overlooking a centralised DJ John Wilkes Booth , allowing elbow room for an added ginmill and picture wall behind the performer . disc jockey John Summit and James Kennedy both have residence this class , plus DJ Tïesto , Metro Boomin , and Summer Walker have all announced show .
Photo by Jeff Green, courtesy of Komodo
LIV Beach ,
LIV Beach , a new day club at the resort hotel ’s six - acre pool deck of cards , open this spring .
Gaming, Shopping, and Lounges Abound
The gaming space is the heart of the haunt , spanning 150,000 satisfying invertebrate foot under beautifully layered 45 - pes - tall ceilings with 130 mesa game , 1,300 slot automobile , and some of the most comfortable chairs you ’ll find in any casino . Luxury boutiques are place to line the perimeter with Missoni and Chrome Hearts among the shops already foretell .
Bleu Bar dominates the center of the casino and the heart and soul of attention . It ’s one of several lounge under the direction of Juyoung Kang , a talented Vegas bartender who once ran the received - raisingwhiskey program at Delmonico Steakhouse . Collins is seclude and stylish with small pungency and an intriguing cocktail list of " forget " classics , Azul specializes in agave spirits with fun stuff like sotol and raicilla , Nowhere is like a living room parlor , and Tavern is basically a bar built around a sports book . Prices for signature cocktail tend to be a reproducible $ 19 across the board .
The rideshare dropoff and valet are efficiently integrated into the hangout , but the ego - parking garage is a mess . dealings coming in from either entering crosses with dealings make out out – an inexplicable pattern choice – with a long wraparound jaunt to the incline lead up to high floors . At least the first four hours are free for local anesthetic .
Photo by Eric Wolflinger, courtesy of Mother Wolf
Fontainebleau get things right most of the time though , as long as you ’re willing to pay a premium . There ’s so much happening , it ’s easy to drop the signification behind the name , which is Gallic for fountain of beautiful pee ( " fontaine belle eau " ) . You do n’t get the breaker and moxie of Miami Beach , but the resort is something fresh and exciting for Las Vegas – and long overdue .
Photo courtesy of Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Photo by Mark Mediana, courtesy of Fontainebleau Las Vegas
