Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (formerly Hard Rock Las Vegas) {US-NV}
Hotel Business is reporting the new Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (currently Hard Rock Las Vegas) will join Curio Collection by Hilton when it opens in 2020.
https://www.hotelbusiness.com/virgin...ion-by-hilton/ |
Interesting addition! Would love to see property in Chicago added and I think they just opened San Francisco as well. |
this is going to be SO MUCH BETTER than the trop dump. not to mention i always had to fight for my normal HH diamond benefits.
lets see if it really opens later this year 2020. |
Originally Posted by GundamWing01
(Post 32539460)
this is going to be SO MUCH BETTER than the trop dump. not to mention i always had to fight for my normal HH diamond benefits.
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It's certainly interesting. I think the issue might be it's location off the strip. That's what the Hard Rock struggled with for years. Still, maybe enough of the Hilton market will stay...but, as others have mentioned, the new Hilton & Conrad look stunning and are on the strip....!
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Originally Posted by kilo
(Post 32539605)
Not to mention Hilton, LXR and Conrad to follow next year.
Originally Posted by SgtRyan
(Post 32539609)
It's certainly interesting. I think the issue might be it's location off the strip. That's what the Hard Rock struggled with for years. Still, maybe enough of the Hilton market will stay...but, as others have mentioned, the new Hilton & Conrad look stunning and are on the strip....!
the triple hilton threat via Resorts World is absolutely crazy monkey balls. when it was announced earlier this year, i was in disbelief. how can hilton launch a Hilton Resort, LXR and a Conrad all within one property? sounds like another SPG W and SLS confusion cluster disaster. time will tell. i will totally check it out and enjoy while its lasts. and with this pandemic, maybe some dates would be pushed or plans downsized. also, you guys remember the Fontainebleau Las Vegas? wish that came to life. but after the 2008 bankruptcy, now it will be The Drew housing both marriott EDITION and JW. will see how that goes. |
Originally Posted by GundamWing01
(Post 32539644)
you guys bring up great points. i was just setting up my virgin hotel profile in preparation for the vegas open later this year. its supposed to be around NOV. but lets see if that date holds due to the pandemic. not sure if a nov launch would be too successful. what a shame. love the virgin brand in general. lots of great business products under virgin so i hope this property does well.
Originally Posted by GundamWing01
(Post 32539644)
the triple hilton threat via Resorts World is absolutely crazy monkey balls. when it was announced earlier this year, i was in disbelief. how can hilton launch a Hilton Resort, LXR and a Conrad all within one property? sounds like another SPG W and SLS confusion cluster disaster. time will tell. i will totally check it out and enjoy while its lasts. and with this pandemic, maybe some dates would be pushed or plans downsized.
Plus, the SLS/W Hotel was trying to re-write almost 60 years of history. Even if they never stayed there, legions of Las Vegas visitors knew the Sahara as "the Sahara." Renaming it was probably the dumbest move the new owners could have made. |
I had a couple of looong Sunday afternoons there back in the day.
Agree the location is meh. |
Coincidentally, I had just recently emailed the media relations department for the Virgin/Curio ex-Hard Rock asking them if they would be open in January. Still have not received a reply yet for a week or two, which doesn’t necessarily bode well.
Semi-excited about all the new potential Hilton properties in Vegas. They’re all currently pretty meh. I like the Elara’s hard product but... no Diamond bennys/too much wrong there... SLS was cool but that weirdness couldn’t last... Waldorf is a mixed bag and needs a remodel... Trop is a budget hotel with no zing... The Embassy Suites Convention Center has always been nice to me though. |
Originally Posted by writerguyfl
(Post 32540338)
I expect the Virgin Las Vegas to become the epicenter of British tourism to Las Vegas. Because the hotel is owned in-part by the Virgin Group, I'm expecting that Virgin Holidays will be going out of their way to push guests to stay at their "new" hotel.
The difference between the Resorts World set-up and the Sahara one is that these Hilton properties have been planned as separate hotels from the beginning. To me, that's night and day. At the Sahara, they had to work with the location of the existing buildings and parking garages. Plus, the SLS/W Hotel was trying to re-write almost 60 years of history. Even if they never stayed there, legions of Las Vegas visitors knew the Sahara as "the Sahara." Renaming it was probably the dumbest move the new owners could have made. im also skeptical about resorts world. they dropped the asian theme. which is a good idea. never been to the two properties in NY. ive been meaning to visit. lucky dragon vegas was total trash. always empty. nobody went. ive never tried and forgot about it. then it went bankrupt in a year. but hilton will have a very strong presence on the strip. and i agree that the hilton triple setup might work much better than the SPG confusion. TBD. |
I have a friend who is in the construction game here. He confirms resorts world will open as planned. I was thinking they might stop it due to everything going on, but apparently not. Looking forward to both that and the Virgin property.
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Originally Posted by SgtRyan
(Post 32550117)
I have a friend who is in the construction game here. He confirms resorts world will open as planned. I was thinking they might stop it due to everything going on, but apparently not. Looking forward to both that and the Virgin property.
lastly, lets not forget the mega acquisition of CET by Eldorado. that changes the game because it expands the CET loyalty program way beyond vegas and other CET properties. ive been pretty focused on Mlife and CET, but since the acquisition greatly expands the CET universe, I may focus my attn more on CET. ive been meaning to visit Caesars UK as well. |
I happened to be looking for some Vegas lodging for January, and saw that the Conrad, Hilton, Curio/Virgin, and that new Hampton and Home2Suites that are hidden behind the convention center are all now showing up as "coming soon".
(The upscale places are not yet bookable. The H2S and Hampton are.) That's a change from a few weeks ago where they weren't even on the booking engine. Conrad and Hilton say "June 21" expected date, whereas the Virgin still says 4Q 2020. |
Originally Posted by Friendly Traveling Deathmerchant
(Post 32650544)
Conrad and Hilton say "June 21" expected date, whereas the Virgin still says 4Q 2020. |
Originally Posted by Sisosig
(Post 32651376)
Charming that the Hilton will be named Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World, i.e. in the earlier style: City - Hilton.
(Hope they screen the busboys for weed this time, tho.) |
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