With its 24 June opening, Resorts World Las Vegas adds 3,500 rooms to the Strip.
The sheer size of Resorts World Las Vegas is what hits you as you approach the new 356,000sqm complex, which opened on the Strip on 24 June.
Within its sleek red towers are 3,500 guest rooms and suites spread across three Hilton brands, 23,000sqm of meetings and banquet space, 40 F&B options, a 11,000sqm casino, a 2,500sqm spa and the 5,000-seat RW Theatre.
Yet, as you make your way through the place, the size becomes less overwhelming. It's opulent yet approachable, sprawling but divided into more intimately scaled areas.
Resorts World has a city-within-a-city approach, with broad neighbourhoods and districts offering an array of dining, shopping and entertainment experiences. Executives on a recent media preview tour repeatedly emphasised that they are instilling a welcoming culture and authentic customer service that reflects the Asian roots of the Genting Group, which constructed the US$4.3 billion complex.
In addition to 23,000sqm of flexible meeting and banquet space complete with 50 multi-functional meeting rooms, Resorts World Las Vegas will debut the first connector station to the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) and Vegas Loop via an innovative underground transportation system later this summer, providing convention-goers a rapid transportation solution between the resort and the LVCC via all-electric vehicles in minutes.
The living room area of a suite at the Las Vegas Hilton at Resorts World. Photo Credit: Courtesy of Resorts WorldThe casino is the first in Nevada to offer digital login and cashless wagering at both slots and table games. Cash can be deposited at a kiosk, a player services desk or via an app. Guests then never have to touch cash again throughout the casino. In addition to offering a traditional loyalty card, there is a digital loyalty card. Or players may enter their phone number at any slot machine to earn points for rewards.
Such technology is at the heart of Resorts World Las Vegas. An app enables guests to skip the face-to-face greeting experience at check-in and go directly to their rooms using keyless entry. And On the Fly at Resorts World uses Grubhub technology to enable guests to have food and drinks from any of the on-site restaurants delivered anywhere in the resort.
The Cabana Pool is part of the 22,250sqm outdoor complex. Photo Credit: Megan BlairA 22,250sqm pool complex on the fifth floor features five unique areas and nine pools. The graceful form of a bamboo leaf inspired the shape of the Main Pool, while a C-shaped pool with an island recalls water temples in Southeast Asia.
Landscaping around the pools includes 100 trees from the iconic Stardust hotel-casino, which previously occupied the site.
The theatre and dayclub/nightclub club areas will not open until later this year, but almost all of the dining choices are expected to be ready on Day 1.
Among them is the 2,300sqm Famous Foods Street Eats, a hall calling to mind an Asian hawker market with floor-to-ceiling windows and 16 stalls from top chefs and restaurateurs offering cuisines from around the world. These offer value-priced menus and an excellent way for guests to be introduced to new flavours and dishes.
Eclectic, playful art can be found throughout the complex: a dog and rabbit kissing on a hippo, sculptures of doughnuts, a Louis Vuitton doberman made of crayons, "Sunny" the egg mascot in front of the Sun's Out Buns Out eatery, a VW Bug rolled into a ball.
Augmenting the art during the resort's opening are a dozen colourful Bespoke Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, including two Rolls-Royce Phantoms in the signature "Resorts World Red".
The 15m-tall, 20-million-pixel Digital Sphere in the District, the resort's ambitious, two-level retail and restaurant area, is sure to be a favourite for selfies.
Source: Travel Weekly