Rumor Boutique Hotel opens in Vegas

With a barely-there web site, Rumor Hotel, a "boutique chic" hotel across from the Hard Rock Casino has  opened on the site of the former St. Tropez hotel. 

Here's the Las Vegas Sun article about it, which briefly describes the concept and sounds pretty appealing.  There are a lot of folks who long for some sanity and a tranquil spot away from the Strip. 

I had hoped the web site would be more informative, but alas, I think they forgot about the web site until a day before opening and then said, "oh, hey, grab some photos from somewhere and hang out a shingle that says we're open."  The web site links to Anthony Curtis' Las Vegas Advisor as press, but I can't find mention of the hotel on the page they link to.  And the photo of the rooms on the site is just gawd-awful ugly.  All in all, right now the web site makes it seem like a down-scale Motel 8.

Even the special offer advertised on the site is a measly stay a night, get a night free.  Maybe it's still in shake-down mode?  Or, uh, shake-out?  Whatever.   Anyway, good luck.  Hopefully they'll get it together and thrive.  You gotta love a Vegas hotel where the maids use purple Radio Flyer wagons.

45 days of over 100 degrees in Vegas - streak ended today

Having just posted about the personal air conditioner a few days ago,  I was interested in today's article in the Las Vegas Sun informing us that today, Sat August 7, the 45 day streak of three-digit temperature days finally broke. 

Sure, to most of the country, 99 degrees seems like a miserable day  but when it's been over 100, and the "cool" down temperatures haven't been below 80, well, if you haven't already seen my post on the little gadget that you carry with you as air conditioning, take a look. 

Personal air conditioning looks like perfect product for those hot Vegas months

 

Personal air conditioning looks like perfect product for those hot Vegas months

Here's a pitch that I recently saw from a PR person, which struck me as the perfect product to take to Vegas.  I haven't tried it - but if you have, add your comments. 

Temperatures are soaring; and although you want to be as active as possible and enjoy the outdoors, it’s hard to exert energy for very long in this heat!  Now there’s no need to go into hiding after 10am to avoid the hottest parts of the day...here’s a great solution:

HANDY COOLER™ is honestly a masterpiece of personal fan engineering.  It’s the first ever handheld evaporative air cooler that literally cools the air around you and gives hours of relief from heat. It’s designed to be used on-the-go, so it’s very portable and lightweight.  It can fit into a bag easily and used anywhere to cool you down significantly and instantly. 

Simply add water to the cooling filter (included) before you leave the house and turn the power on when you need it; Handy Cooler™ will emit a comfortable refreshing breeze and cool you down.
  

Website is: www.myhandycooler.com

M Resort launches "Win buffet for life"

M Resort Spa Casino, one of the newest resort casinos in Las Vegas, is turning heads with its newest promotion – buffets for life. Beginning Monday, August 2, the 390 room boutique resort is giving more than 150 guests the opportunity to win buffets for life, one year or six months as part of its "Biggest Winner Club" promotion, resort officials announced today.

Guests can earn one entry with the purchase of any meal at the resort's Studio B Buffet. The buffet was recently awarded the coveted title of "Best Buffet in Las Vegas" from the city's daily newspaper. The buffet features more than 200 items daily and guests can enjoy beer and wine selections at no additional cost. The state-of-the-art buffet includes more than 117 television screens, a live cooking show inside its custom-designed cooking studio and unsurpassed views of the famous Las Vegas Strip.
The "Biggest Winner Club" prize includes:

• One VIP Studio B Buffet pass (for life, one year or six months) entitling the winner to enjoy a complimentary buffet for two daily.
• Priority Line Pass and seating in Studio B for up to four (4) guests.
• Custom-designed Studio B VIP t-shirt, hat and M apron.
• Two tickets to any Martini Time show, based on availability.

Drawings for the winners will be held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 pm at Studio B Buffet. Winners will have 24 hours to claim their "Biggest Winner Club" prize. More than 150 guests will be awarded entry to the "Biggest Winner Club" wining buffets for life, one year or six months.

Great map of Vegas strip and casinos

Looking for a great map of the Vegas strip - check out these two:

http://wizardofvegas.com/maps/black_map.jpg

(the one below even shows  where Walgreens/CVS are located)

http://www.lasvegasstripmap.info/lasvegasstripmap.htm

Video of Aria publicity pictures

Here's what it takes to take those glorious publicity pictures we see of Vegas hotels and casinos - and for that matter, the pics we see of cruise ships, hotels, spas and other exciting destinations. Watch carefully - it's quick time-lapse photos of the set up and then a look at the final photograph for each set up.

Vegas Baby! from TNC NYC on Vimeo.

Thanks to one of my fave blogs, Vegas Tripping, for finding this gem.