Major renovations have been afoot at Caesars since last fall. The big question is how on track are those renovations and how does the current state of construction effect your ability to bask in the sun at the Caesar's pool?

The Octavius Tower looks complete from the outside, however the project has been put on hold due to the "soft economy." But those in the know claim that the tower's interior can be made fully operational in "under three months", thus once tourists return to Vegas en mass the tower should open quickly.]]> markj 2009-05-11T16:36:00-05:00 36.1155412 -115.17294 http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/4/23/135727/395 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/caesarspooloasis.jpg" class="top"><p> When Harrah&#146;s Entertainment, parent company of <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/tag/caesars"><b>Caesars Palace</b></a>, announced the hotel&#146;s newest expansion almost two years ago, the plan was to enlarge and renovate the hotel to the tune of $1 billion, the centerpiece of which was to be the new, 665-room Octavius Tower. <p>Of course, this was back when $1 billion represented a somewhat reasonable figure for a stalwart Las Vegas hotel looking to capture an even greater portion of the enormous Vegas tourism cache&#151;and not the symbolic figure for bank bailouts and scandalous Wall Street ponzi schemes.<p> Needless to say given the current economic climate, expansion plans have been scaled waaaay back (hope to see you soon, Octavius Tower). But lest we forget those jaymi 2009-04-23T18:07:25-05:00 36.1155412 -115.17294 http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/4/20/194313/140 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/caesars1000.jpg" class="top"><p> There's still a recession going on, right? Well it seems as if someone forgot to tell the folks at <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Caesars+Palace/local/107"><b>Caesars</b></a>. We were doing some deal-hunting today and clicked on the "Hot Deals" links for this Harrahs property. While we were initially jazzed to see $90 rooms on April 29 and 30th, our jaws almost dropped when we saw a rate of <b>$1,000</b> for April 25th.<p> Yes, we know that's the day that <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/3/10/2308/37211/vegas-travel/It_s_Britney_Back_in_Vegas_Bitch">Britney Spears is in town</a> and yes, we also know that the 25th is the last day of the World Poker Tour and that Cher returns to the Colosseum that night but seriously, a $1,000? And it's not even a suite. It's a juliana 2009-04-20T20:04:58-05:00 36.1155412 -115.17294 http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/4/13/184856/971 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.vegaschatter.com/files/1425/caesarsexterior.jpg" class="top"><p>With less than a month to go until the return of the annual <a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2009/3/4/13952/54647/vegas-travel/Vegas_Uncork_d_Aspires_to_Be_the_South_Beach_of_the_West"><b>Vegas Uncork'd</b></a> we thought we'd check in on the room rate and availability situation. If price is your biggest concern, we think you will be rather pleased.<p><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Caesars+Palace/local/107"><b>Caesars Palace</b></a>, where so many of the foodie festival's biggest events are taking place, still has rooms open for an average of $146 a night during the festival (May 7-10.) <p>However, these are the old classic rooms at Caesars which are found in the Roman and Centurion towers. Classic is another word for "old." But if you're intent on staying at Caesars, this is the best you can do as the rest of the hotel is entirely juliana 2009-04-13T18:54:21-05:00 Search VegasChatter string http://www.vegaschatter.com/search/