The Palazzo

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The Palazzo

The Palazzo in 2009.
Address 3325 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Opening date December 30, 2007 (December 30, 2007)[1]
Theme Italian
Number of rooms 3,068
Total gaming space 105,000 sq ft (9,800 m2)
Signature attractions The Shoppes At The Palazzo
Lamborghini Dealership
Casino type Land-Based
Owner Las Vegas Sands
Website palazzo.com

The Palazzo /pəˈlɑːtsoʊ/ is a luxury hotel and casino resort situated between Wynn and The Venetian on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is the tallest completed building in Nevada. Designed by the Dallas based HKS, Inc., the hotel offers luxury in a modern European ambiance. The hotel and casino are part of a larger complex (operated as one hotel) comprising the adjoining Venetian Hotel and Casino and the Sands Convention Center, all of which are owned and operated by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

This all-suite hotel offers the largest standard accommodations on the Las Vegas Strip at 720 square feet (67 m2) per guest room. The hotel complex is named the largest hotel in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.[2]

In its first year of eligibility, The Palazzo was awarded the AAA Five Diamond Award for 2009, and has been awarded the honor every year since.[3] After 2014, The Venetian and The Palazzo no longer receive AAA Diamond awards, as the management has refused further AAA inspections. [4]

History

Construction

As of February 27, 2006, the project had been under construction for over a year. Most of that time was spent digging the 4-story-deep hole to put in the underground parking structure. Then the building itself began to gradually rise upwards. The steel fabrication and erection was supplied by Schuff Steel Company. By November 2006, the hotel tower had reached the 35th floor. Construction of the ground floors, including the parking garage and shopping center, were well under way.

As of March 2007, the hotel tower's elevator core was complete, and the rooms area was rising to the top. The façade and windows were being installed on the lower floors. As of August 2007, the lettering on the side of the tower was finished and topped out.

As of December 20, 2007, the Palazzo was scheduled to open at least 1,000 rooms by December 28 in preparation for the Las Vegas New Year's celebration, America's Party. The casino and other areas of the Palazzo opened at 7 pm on Sunday, December 30, 2007, after a delay of several days due to the Clark County permitting process.

Upon its completion, The Palazzo ‒ its total floor area covering 6,948,980 square feet (645,581 m2) ‒ displaced the Pentagon as the largest building in the United States in terms of floor space by a margin of about 383,000 square feet (35,600 m2).[5]

The structural engineering was done by Walter P Moore Engineers and Consultants. Parts of the resort were opened to the general public on December 30, 2007.[1] The official grand opening took place on January 17, 2008.

The St. Regis Residences at The Palazzo is currently under construction. It will be a 270-unit condominium tower addition and The Venetian complex's first residential offering. The high-rise tower is being built on top of the 90,000-square-foot (8,400 m2) building that houses the Barneys New York apparel store. On September 4, 2008, Las Vegas Sands announced that it had come to an agreement with Starwood Hotels & Resorts to operate the condo tower as a signature branch of The St. Regis Residences with all hallmarks of the St. Regis brand offered to residents. However, construction on that tower has been halted.

Design

Hanging umbrellas in the Palazzo

The $1.8 billion resort features a Lobby where guests from the street arrive beneath a 60-foot (18 m) glass dome with a two-story fountain. Those approaching from The Venetian make the transition through a towering octagonal structure and garden, itself topped by a glass-and-iron dome. Visitors to The Palazzo using the underground parking structure can take elevators or escalators from the underground garage and arrive in the center of the property's casino.

The Palazzo Casino, like some other casinos on the Strip, operates under the license of a related casino—in this case The Venetian's license. The resort's 642-foot (196 m) high hotel tower features 3,068 all-suite rooms and 375 concierge-level suites.

The Palazzo is LEED Silver Certified—the largest LEED certified building in the nation.[6]

The Palazzo is reported to be the eleventh largest building in the world in terms of available floor space and is also currently the second-largest building in the Western Hemisphere.

Attractions

Dal Toro Las Vegas

The Las Vegas Car Museum is inside the multi-story Dal Toro restaurant, and features displays of exotic automobiles from automakers including Bugatti, Spyker, Saleen, and Koenigsegg. The 20,000-square-foot (1,900 m2) showroom is decorated with Italian-imported marble and tile flooring, rich leather wall coverings, and vibrant artwork. The space was originally a Lamborghini Las Vegas dealership. The restaurant stopped using the automaker's trademark after a lawsuit was filed.[7]

Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian and The Palazzo

Features upscale boutique stores from the likes of Ralph Lauren, Jimmy Choo, Fendi, Cole Haan, Piaget, Diane von Furstenberg, Chloè, Bottega Veneta, Bvlgari, Michael Kors, Burberry, Christian Louboutin, Catherine Malandrino, Anya Hindmarch, Charriol, and others. It also features an 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m2) Barneys New York.

Media

Film
Television
Print

See also

List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas

References

  1. 1 2 Stutz, Howard (January 1, 2008). "The Strip: Officials open Palazzo casino". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  2. ↑ http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/1/largest-hotel
  3. ↑ http://newsroom.aaa.com/diamond-ratings/
  4. ↑ http://www.aaa.com/travelinfo/nevada/las-vegas/hotels/the-palazzo-las-vegas-161851.html
  5. ↑ Illia, Tony (Nov–Dec 2007). "Palazzo Resort Packs a Powerful Punch". Construction Magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2009.
  6. ↑ Friess, Steve (August 4, 2008). "Las Vegas bets on environmentalism". USA Today.
  7. ↑ http://www.vegasinc.com/business/legal/2012/feb/23/las-vegas-restaurant-agrees-drop-use-lamborghini-t/

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