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Bring Back Elvis, Hookers and Mobsters: It's Zowie Bowie's Vegas

Where: 11011 W Charleston Blvd [map], 89135
September 1, 2010 at 4:37 PM | by juliab | 5 Comments

UPDATE: Ignore any reference to lobsters you may have seen. As our commenter pointed out, he wants hookers and mobsters back. Which makes a lot more sense. Sorry, we must have got the giggles at the word "hookers" and lost concentration.

Another Wednesday, another My Vegas. It’s hard trying to keep tabs on all the happenin’ stuff in Sin City, so we’re calling in expert advice. From now on, every time we bump into a Vegas celeb, we’ll grill them on where they rate and what they like to do (yes, handily, this can also double as a stalker’s guide to Vegas).

This week, VegasChatter Towers is abuzz with excitement at the imminent return of Zowie Bowie to Red Rock (they kick off their residency Friday night), so to mark our giddiness properly, we asked the pair (Marley Taylor and Chris Phillips) to talk us through their favorite spots. Liking that zebra-print couch they’re on? It’s a VIP booth in the Rocks Lounge, where they’ll be based.

Before we start the video, we’d just like to note how completely enchanted we were by them – we’d been told by lots of people how lovely they were, but they were in the Tom Lowe realms of super-lovely. Funny, too - they more than lived up to expectation. And how lush does Marley look as a brunette? Anyhoo, enough gushing and crushing, here’s where to find them.

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Fish Suppers and Bloody Beers: How to Do Vegas, Chippendales Style

August 25, 2010 at 6:57 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Another Wednesday, another My Vegas. It’s hard trying to keep tabs on all the happenin’ stuff in Sin City, so we’re calling in expert advice. From now on, every time we bump into a Vegas celeb, we’ll grill them on where they rate and what they like to do (yes, handily, this can also double as a stalker’s guide to Vegas).

Last week we kicked off with Mr Las Vegas, Norm Clarke. This week, we branch out with what must be two of the hunkiest men on the Strip, Billy Jeffrey and Juan DeAngelo from the Chippendales. We caught them at their calendar launch party at Venus Pool Club. (Excuse us for shouting, it was really loud).

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He Loves Strip Views And Hates Bottle Service: Welcome to Norm Clarke's World

August 18, 2010 at 7:15 PM | by juliab | 13 Comments

What better way to cure your hump day blues than an introduction to our brand new feature, My Vegas? Yes, it’s hard trying to keep tabs on all the happenin’ stuff in Sin City, so we thought it was time to call in some expert advice. From now on, every time we bump into a Vegas celeb, we’ll grill them on where they rate and what they like to do (yes, handily, this can also double as a stalker’s guide to Vegas).

There was no debate over who to kick this off with: Mr Las Vegas, best-by-a-mile gossip columnist, and debonair man about town*, Norm Clarke. We've always been huge Norm fans (we're devoted to his column, and his Twitter is Vegas scoop central), so it’s with humungous excitement that we bring you his top Vegas picks. Précis below, but for the full glory, watch the vids.

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Even Superman Watched the Cosmo Light Up Yesterday

Where: 3700 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89109
August 4, 2010 at 1:13 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Even Superman wants in on the Cosmo

So as you’ll know if you follow us on Twitter, we spent an hour yesterday afternoon wilting standing in the sun by the Harley Davidson Café. Only a crazy kind of love would cause us to do such a thing, but our love for The Cosmopolitan is growing stronger by the day at the moment.

Yes, the Cosmo switched on its marquee yesterday, four and a half months before it opens on December 15. It was so exciting that people stopped on the Strip, came out of the Harley D to look, and even Superman crossed over Harmon to get a closer peek.

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Let the Whispering Commence: The Rumor Rooms Are Open

Where: 455 East Harmon Ave [map], 89169
July 22, 2010 at 3:27 PM | by juliab | 2 Comments

We’ve shown you the outside – now it’s time to peek inside the Rumor Resort. We weren’t sure what to expect from the rooms – they reminded us of a Greek island from the outside, but we didn’t know if they’d go Vegas or Mykonos for the interiors.

And actually, they’re kind of European boutique crossed with a purple color scheme worthy of a Hard Rock or a Planet Hollywood. Interesting.

We looked around a couple of the suites, and liked what we saw. Flat screen TVs, stripy showers, delicious (eucalyptus) toiletries, mirror-flanked tubs in the king suites and nice design touches. They’re not huge rooms, by Vegas standards, but they include everything you need. And nothing crazy, but then, this is a boutique hotel in Vegas. You've got to take these things in stages.

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If You're Staying at Imperial Palace, We Suggest You Bring a Hazchem Suit

Where: 3535 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
July 14, 2010 at 3:57 PM | by juliab | 5 Comments

Right, here it is. We’ve processed the trauma, learned how to swallow the little bit of sick that pops into our mouth when we think about the room of mirrors, and so the time has come to bring you our review of our stay in Imperial Palace last week.

Now, we had been hoping – nay, praying – that we’d have some kind of Circus Circus-style Road to Damascus moment at IP. We told ourselves that our friend who likes nothing more than to stay at Gold Coast and hit up O’Sheas, but who said IP is the one place he checked out of early, was being prissy when he said “it’s just disgusting”. We hoped. A lot.

Reader, we hoped in vain.

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Imperial Palace Is An Unlikely Contender For Swinger Central

Where: 3535 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
July 8, 2010 at 12:01 PM | by juliab | 2 Comments

Good thing they don't sell razor blades

So either we made it way too easy with our picture show yesterday, or you lot are fiends for location scouting possible sex tape venues. Yes, as 100 percent of people got right on Twitter and those of you hazarded a guess (rather than make us laugh hard) in comments said, it was indeed the Imperial Palace.

We’ll bring you a full review of the shagpad “minisuite” we ended up with soon but in the meantime, here’s a video of the room we were originally assigned – Tower 5, room 1188. Great Strip views, admittedly. Shame about the noise from Carnaval Court. And the smell – part greasy hair (which we assume was the comforter), part fart – which turned out to be coming from the rotting trash piled up on the roof below. But hey, at least the previous occupant had been decent enough to leave a drink on the balcony for us, and the maids had been thoughtful enough to leave it right there in case we wanted a sup.

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Introducing Circus Circus West Tower, Or The Nicest Surprise We've Had In Vegas

Where: 2880 Las Vegas Blvd S [map], 89109
June 8, 2010 at 3:21 PM | by juliab | 2 Comments

UPDATE: On 1 July Circus Circus increased its resort fee to $6. FYI.

We’ve stayed in some bad rooms in Vegas (cough Caesars - both times), but never – never! – have we dreaded a hotel stay as much as we were dreading our trip to Circus Circus last Thursday night. If Harrah’s is the most depressing casino on Las Vegas Boulevard, then CC is defo the skankiest – and we speak as people with low standards who spent three happy days at the Stratosphere not so long ago. It was with a heavy heart that we left our $1 room at Sahara to check in here, and that’s saying a lot.

Check in:

Drunk people in the carpark, yay! A lobby that smelt of foot cheese, whoop! And crowds of checked out groups blocking our way to the check in desk, super duper! We were not in the nicest of moods when we finally got to check in, but the lady on the desk was so nice, and so complimentary of our smooth English accent, that the ego massage calmed us right down. And we got even calmer when we realized that, either on account of our accent or our charming manner, she had given us a key to the new West Tower rooms, rather than the Skyrise Tower, which we’d booked (the upgrade normally costs $20). Result! We were still scared though.

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For $1, This Room Is Actually Pretty Good

Where: 2535 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89109
June 7, 2010 at 7:15 PM | by juliab | 1 Comment

Please excuse the neighbors playing Rihanna

When you book a room at Sahara, you know not to expect much. When you book a room at Sahara for $1, that feeling grows. And when, come midnight, you park your car to check in in a garage like this and then have to walk through an entire casino which smells of stale vomit, you learn to lower your expectations all the way down. So bear in mind, we’re judging this from a low expectations viewpoint.

Check in:

Yes, you really do have to tramp through the entire casino to reach check in, and yes, it really did smell of vomit. But on the plus side, there was no queue at check in, the man was nice, and our room was just next door, in the Tangiers Tower (although to get the full Sahara experience we trekked back to the NASCAR bar to get ourselves a $1 hotdog dinner before we faced the room.

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The Ancient Egyptian Theme Appears to Stretch to Luxor's Cleaning Techniques

Where: 3900 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89119
June 3, 2010 at 5:49 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Way back when (well, March, anyway), we had an email offer from the ”new Luxor” promoting rooms from $36. And seeing as we’ve always, always wanted to stay in the pyramid (despite one of our besties staying there for her honeymoon and deeming it “chavvy”), we booked it immediately. “New Luxor”? We didn’t care about that. We just wanted to walk like an Egyptian for a night. And finally, that night came around last Thursday.

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A Buxom of Beauties (And Mario Lopez) Hit Planet Hollywood Last Night

Where: 3475 Las Vegas Boulevard South [map], 89109
May 25, 2010 at 12:25 PM | by juliab | 0 Comments

Sometimes we feel that here at VegasChatter we’re concentrating so hard on the sexy men (and Chippendales) of Vegas, that we forget to show equal love to the female form. So in an attempt to redress the balance, here’s a video of a couple of hundred sexy ladies in bikinis.

The occasion? The Cosmo Bikini Bash at Planet Hollywood. Presided over by Mario Lopez (unexpectedly yummy) and Lo Bosworth (unexpectedly lovely) and featuring appearances by Carson Kressley (unexpectedly hawt toes) and Holly Madison (not unexpected in the least). Apart from Mario leaving early (possibly because we told him his soon-to-be-sprogged baby would be fit - in the English sense), a good time was had by all. "All" mainly being the 98% male spectators.

Hotness

Now what would the collective noun for this be? A buxom of girls? Feel free to study the video for etymological research as you decide.

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At These Rates, The New Trop Is A Few Tweaks Short Of Unbeatable

Where: 3801 Las Vegas Blvd South [map], 89109
May 13, 2010 at 2:59 PM | by juliab | 3 Comments

You know how it is when you see something you really really want and you keep magnifying how great it is in your mind until you get it, and then inevitably it’s a bit of a disappointment?

That’s what we were worried the Tropicana would turn out to be. We liked its new Paradise Tower rooms with the wicker and the plants so much when we got a sneak preview, that we were preparing ourselves for disappointment when we finally bagged a $53 room rate (on a Saturday, woohoo). Here’s what we found.

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