Tropicana: five new things

Translate Request has too much data
Parameter name: request
Translate Request has too much data
Parameter name: request
Tropicana: Five new things - Friday, May 27, 2011 | 1:54 a.m. - VEGAS INC Log in VegasInc.com Account

Username

Password

Retrieve password Create an account Facebook Account Single Sign-On: You can use Facebook account to log in to VegasInc.com. (We will use your first and last name from your profile.) Trusted Commenting: Facebook connected users automatically become trusted commenters. Connect with Facebook

Vegas Inc Latest News Gaming Tourism Real Estate Legal Opinion Photos Videos Latest Issue Vegas News Tropicana: Five new things Comment Print E-mail Share Facebook Fark Digg Delicious Reddit Stumble Tweet By Liz Benston (contact)

Friday
27 May 2011
1:54 a.m.

In the past two years, the 54-year-old Tropicana has undergone a $180 million renovation. It barely looks like its former, dated self.

The resort, which now has a South Beach vibe, has been transformed into a mid-market property flush with new features.

Below is a list of five parts of the resort that have been updated as part of the ongoing renovations. They are worth a second look.

Click here for list of five things that haven't changed.

Find the full story about renovations at the Tropicana here.

Rooms

Tropicana recently finished renovating all of its available 1,375 rooms in two hotel towers. The room upgrade accounted for much of the $180 million makeover and has been key in its ability to attract more customers willing to spend a greater amount of money.

Tropicana guests aren’t going to get the cheapest rooms on the Strip, nor is the property seeking customers who have that goal in mind, President Tom McCartney said. “The market is evolving. We needed to attract a new clientele,” he said.

Customers seem to like the tropical d?cor, although some have inquired about where they can purchase the hotel’s pillowtop mattresses and linens, he said.

Multiple low-rise wings original to the hotel and containing nearly 100 rooms with balconies are still closed, awaiting remodeling that will include poolside rooms.

Casino floor

Tropicana replaced its outdated, gold-accented interior with white floors, columns and chairs. The whitewashed look, replicated in its outdoor facade and restaurants, is inspired by South Beach, which is appropriate for a vacation getaway like Las Vegas, McCartney said.

“It looks like a creamsicle,” Anthony Curtis, publisher of the Las Vegas Advisor newsletter, said of the hotel’s orange-accented whites and tans.

Also associated with white is a tropical fragrance the new owners are pumping through the hotel to put people in a pleasant, vacation mood: It’s coconut mixed with almond, McCartney said.

For Las Vegas tourists in a drinking mood, the scent may conjure images of a white concoction available at the bar: pina coladas.

Race and sports book

The race and sports book, now near the casino’s side entrance, is run by Cantor Gaming, a bookmaking company that offers a high-tech form of sports betting called “in-running” that allows gamblers to make split-second betting decisions throughout a sporting event. Cantor, an affiliate of investment banking giant Cantor Fitzgerald, is known for accepting a wider range of bets at higher limits than many Las Vegas books. Through Cantor, Tropicana also offers mobile gambling devices that can be used to place bets outside the sports book.

By outsourcing its sports book, the Tropicana wanted to create a more enticing option for gamblers, McCartney said.

Nikki Beach, Club Nikki & Caf? Nikki

Nikki Beach, which runs a chain of luxury beach clubs in exotic destinations such as St. Tropez and Greece, is opening its largest location at Tropicana. The admission-fee beach club, modeled after a Nikki Beach location in Marbella, Spain, is terraced on multiple levels leading down to a small pool. Among the seating arrangements are daybeds and tepees with lounge chairs, refrigerators, counters and locked safes.

The club will feature live entertainment from musicians and dancers as well as international DJs. Servers will deliver drinks from several bars and food from Caf? Nikki.

An attached nightclub that opens onto the beach club is also terraced, with theater-style seating. The white and wood materials emphasize the natural over the synthetic, including shell, stone and bamboo. Performers will appear for special events, bearing Champagne and entering from overhead chairs that move along tracks attached to the ceiling.

Caf? Nikki, which opens to the beach club, serves breakfast and lunch but stays open late for the nightclub crowd.

Tropicana executives call the 1.8-acre complex a coup for the property, as Nikki Beach is a worldwide brand known for attracting a young, well-traveled crowd of “beautiful people.”

To build interest in the club, executives plan to broadcast club action onto the side of the Tropicana facing the north side of Las Vegas Boulevard, giant moving images easily viewed by passers-by.

Side entrance

At its north side facing Tropicana Avenue, the property built a modern entrance with nearby valet parking for those visiting the Nikki Beach and nightclub venues. The white granite entrance features bamboo accents and will be distinguished from its main entrance by club music booming through a sound system.

Share Comment Print E-mail Share Facebook Fark Digg Delicious Reddit Stumble Tweet Comments Post a comment Comments are moderated by VegasInc editors. Our goal is not to limit the discussion, but rather to elevate it. Comments should be relevant and contain no abusive language. Comments that are off-topic, vulgar, profane or include personal attacks will be removed. Full comments policy.

Commenting requires registration.

Username:

Password:

Retrieve password Create an account Most Popular Viewed Discussed E-mailed Facebook In a reversal, Sandoval to consider extending 2009 tax increases The 10 best things to do in Las Vegas this holiday weekend Former exec wins round against Las Vegas Sands, Sands China Gaming Commission OKs Station Casinos restructuring Las Vegas-based Pinnacle Entertainment expanding to Vietnam 500-plus HOAs hit with class-action complaint over collection fees Las Vegas a top destination for busy Memorial Day weekend Doctor wins $6.5 million in lawsuit against UMC Sandoval adviser: Court ruling blows hole in budget 10 times larger than expected Timing of court ruling breaking budget stalemate no coincidence Complete Listing ?

Tropicana's $180 million renovation turning heads (5 comments) 53 percent of home sales in Nevada involve foreclosures (3 comments) Gaming Commission OKs Station Casinos restructuring (4 comments) Doctor wins $6.5 million in lawsuit against UMC (2 comments) Gambler wins $250,000 lawsuit against Imperial Palace (13 comments) Nevada homeowners join national class-action over B of A foreclosures (2 comments) Las Vegas a top destination for busy Memorial Day weekend 500-plus Nevada HOAs hit with class-action complaint over collection fees Station Casinos moves closer to emerging from bankruptcy Complete Listing ?

The List: Advertising Agencies Casino revenue tanks after Las Vegas Sands cuts comps Las Vegas developer breaks ground on 500-foot Ferris wheel project Do slot machine paybacks really matter to players? Are the wealthy fleeing? 'It all collapsed,' says businessman who lost millions With demise of Sahara, what's next for north Las Vegas Strip? Report: 85 percent of Las Vegas homeowners with mortgage are underwater Investors buy half of Las Vegas homes sold in March Gambler wins $250,000 lawsuit against Imperial Palace Penn National Gaming gets approval to acquire M Resort Complete Listing ?

More Facebook Activity ?

Follow VEGAS INC Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Subscribe Latest Issue

Digital Edition ?

Answer This!

Have you personally experienced Las Vegas’ Spanish-speaking economy?

Vote now ?

Angel Awards

Nominations now being accepted

VEGAS INC will honor the remarkable people and businesses in Southern Nevada who make a difference in the charitable landscape of our community.

Details ?

Vegas Inc.

? VEGAS INC, 2011, All Rights Reserved.

About Contact us Advertise Reader agreement Privacy Policy Subscribe Twitter Facebook LinkedIn Email updates Greenspun Media Group Las Vegas Sun Las Vegas Weekly Las Vegas Magazine Vegas Deluxe Vegas Magazine Vegas.comLasVegas.comLas Vegas showsMexicoCanc?nLos Cabos