OFFICIALS
BROKE GROUND Thursday on Planet Hollywood Towers by
Westgate, a 50-story luxury vacation ownership and condominium
property that will be directly connected to the Planet Hollywood
Resort & Casino complex. The $750 million development, slated
for completion next year, will include more than 1,200 units
ranging in size from one to four bedrooms. In addition, the top
four stories of the tower will feature 28 luxury condominiums
ranging in size from 4,000 to 10,000 square feet. The tower also
will include a 14,000 square-foot lobby, 35,000 square feet of
meeting and convention space, 16,000 square feet of dining space, a
3,100 square-foot fitness center, a 40,000 square-foot elevated
outdoor recreational pool area and a penthouse pool on the 46th
floor.
THERE'S NO
WORD yet on what Station Casinos plans to do with the
26-acre site on Fremont Street where the Castaways once stood.
Station Casinos, which imploded the 52-year-old casino property
earlier this month, purchased the property a little more than a
year ago for $33 million. The Castaways was formerly the Showboat
Hotel Casino & Bowling Center.
THE RITZ
CARLTON, Lake Las Vegas has combined romance with the love
of the open road with the Red Rock & Roll package, which is
available Feb. 10 through 15. The package, which must be booked at
least one week in advance, includes a two-night stay in an
executive suite, breakfast for two both mornings, a welcome gift of
champagne and red roses, two-day rental of his and hers
Harley-Davidson motorcycles, transfers to and from the hotel and a
bike ride and picnic at Red Rock Canyon led by the resort's own
Harley-riding executive chef, Stephen Marshall. The cost of the
plan is $3,200 plus tax, and guests must have driver's licenses
valid for motorcycle use. To book, or for more information, call
(800) 241-3333 or visit www.ritzcarlton.com.
THE
IMPERIAL PALACE Hotel & Casino, home of the "Legends
in Concert" show, kicks off the third year of its "Be a Legend"
karaoke contest Feb. 16 at Tequila Joe's. The competition draws
celebrity impersonators from across the country who vie for an
audition with Imperial's 23-year-old "Legends" production. The
quarterly event, which is free and open to the public, also will be
held on May 18, Aug. 17 and Nov. 16. An entry form and contest
rules can be obtained at www.imperialpalace.com, through the links "be
entertained" and then "TJ's-karaoke."
TICKETS are on sale for the award-winning
Broadway musical "Hairspray," which will debut next month at The
Luxor. Preview performances are Feb. 6 and Feb. 7 and Feb. 9
through Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., with additional shows at 10 p.m. on
Feb. 11 and 12. Regularly scheduled performances will begin Feb.
17. The show will be dark on Wednesdays. Tickets for preview
performances are $50; regularly scheduled shows start at $65. To
reserve, call (800) 557-7428 or (702) 262-4000 or log on to www.luxor.com.