What's New For Las Vegas in 2009?

In 2009, the biggest and brightest headlines in entertainment are major architecture adventures that are improving the skyline of sprawling Vegas with their foresight into what visitors to Sin City truly want in their stay, never mind the locals who expect the best in their city.

Steve Wynn, Las Vegas' favorite architectural entrepreneur, is about to open yet another jaw-dropping addition to the Vegas skyline, and its no coincidence that it will be eight feet taller than Trump's current Vegas record-holder. Encore Las Vegas is the latest hotel resort by Wynn Resorts, and it promises high class and luxury for a fair price. The $2 billion building features 2000+ suites with rooms divided by a swiveling 42" television in the center. The modern rooms feature an entire wall of mirrors. All this is mere accessory to the 70,000 square feet casino, 20-acre lake, and 60,000 sq. ft. of meeting facilities. The on-site restaurant will be Sinatra, an Italian restaurant that marks the first time Frank Sinatra's name has been allowed to be used corporately. (It didn't hurt that Steve Wynn is a family friend, of course.) The fine dining establishment will feature select, authentic Sinatra memorabilia, included his 1953 Oscar.

City Center offers a different kind of high-class living: you never have to leave home. No, seriously. MGM Mirage and Dubai World have dreamt up a city-within-a-city that will rival anything else 2009 has to offer the extravagance of Las Vegas. The $8 billion dollar project (so far) covers over 75 acres and offers the finest in Vegas shopping, living, dining, and entertainment-all without having to leave the grounds. In the end, the City Center will house 2,650 luxury hotel and condominium units; 500,000 square feet of shops, dining, and entertainment; a 61-story, 4,000-room hotel tower-just to get started. The complex also features the following residential towers: Vdara Condo Hotels, Veer Tower, Mandarin Oriental, and The Harmony Spa, Hotel, and Residences. Only adding to the convenience and splendor of City Center is its own permanent production of a Cirque de Soleil show, an Elvis Presley show unlike any other.