When Steve Wynn opened the Mirage in 1989, the $630-million property was the most expensive resort-casino in history. The hotel's distinctive gold windows get their color from actual gold used in the tinting process. Once it started to look a little too 1989, compared to modern hotel trends, the Mirage's casino and restaurants received an end-to-end makeover, giving the iconic property a...
The Mirage Hotel Review:
Transforming this desert resort into a lush tropical paradise, a rainforest dominates the atrium lobby, and a 20,000-gallon aquarium captivates guests at the front desk. The hotel’s signature volcano erupts nightly every hour on the hour from dusk until 11 p.m. On-site is Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden & Dolphin Habitat, a climate-controlled "mini-zoo" for many of the famed duo's beloved...
Curvy strips of exotic wood form the "stacked" walls of this beautiful restaurant, owned by nightclub impresarios The Light Group. Happy Hour comprises drink specials and a host of small plates, available seven days a week. For dinner, inventively prepared comfort classics dominate the menu—start with the (totally modern) pigs in a blanket or the miso black cod before tucking into the lamb...
The Mirage's tropical paradise theme flows throughout the property, from the front entrance's volcano to the check-in desk's giant aquarium to the pool's palm-treed cabanas. There's even a mini-rainforest in the middle of the casino. The Mirage offers a wide range of quality dining and entertainment, from the hip Stack steakhouse to the casual BLT Burger and perennial nightspot Jet to the...