The Mirage in Las Vegas H-M
The Mirage
3400 Las Vegas Boulevard South,
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109-8907,
United States
Phone: (702) 791-7111
Website: mirage.com
About the Casino
It's difficult to overstate the importance The Mirage had in the history of Las Vegas. Before it opened in 1989, the city had descended into a sea of tackiness, known mostly as a place where faded entertainers sought a final stand before obscurity, which in and of itself became an analogy for Vegas as a whole.
But then The Mirage came along and changed everything. At that time it was the most expensive hotel ever built (more than $600 million) and packed with the kind of room and onsite amenities that had never been seen in Vegas, all upscale, all entertainment, and all with a special touch of personal service that would be difficult at a 300 room hotel much less a 3,000 room behemoth. In one fell swoop it made Las Vegas cool again and without it most of modern Las Vegas would not exist as it is today.
Since then, however, others have taken the successful formula of The Mirage and knocked it up a few thousand notches, which left it as a second tier property. Then the owners came along and threw a couple hundred million dollars at the joint to try to boost its profile once again by completely redoing almost every square inch of the joint from an overhaul of the casino to new restaurants, clubs, and shows, and an extreme makeover of the rooms.
The things that once impressed still do, from the faux volcano out front to the dolphins out back with stops at the indoor rain forest, the gorgeous pool area, and the giant aquarium behind the check in desk along the way. The white tiger exhibit is gone as is the overall Polynesian theme the place launched with, replaced by an upscale burger joint and an upscale, dark, and moody club-like feel respectively.
See full review of the Mirage courtesy of Rick Garman's Vegas4Visitors.com
