Sahara Las Vegas in Las Vegas S-T

Sahara Las Vegas

2535 South Las Vegas Blvd,
Las Vegas,
Nevada 89109,
United States

Phone: 855.761.7757
Website: www.saharalasvegas.com

2535 South Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109, United States

About the Casino

By the time it closed in 2011 the venerable Sahara Hotel had become a shadow of itself; once one of the most glamorous resorts on The Strip faded to a dusty, worn relic that was really only good if you couldn’t afford to stay anywhere else. It was reinvented as the swank SLS Las Vegas, virtually unrecognizable once you step inside, with a level of luxury, service, and amenities that the Sahara never could’ve dreamed of.

But it didn’t work in Vegas in this location so new owners came in, are dumping $100 million into revamping the hotel, and have brought back the classic name – Sahara Las Vegas.

Work is still progressing but as of late 2019, the casino has been completely redone, most of the old restaurants have gone away and been replaced by new ones, entertainment has been overhauled, and the rooms have gotten some cosmetic updates. The overall effect is a positive one, giving the hotel a more cohesive, friendly vibe that it was missing when it was trying to be all fancy as the SLS. Having said that, the limitations of revamping an old hotel instead of building a new one are evident throughout.

The casino is plenty large enough but at 60,000 square feet it is smaller than most Strip casinos, in some cases by about half, and it feels like it. There aren’t as many options as there are in the bigger places and that can be frustrating if you’re not doing well and want to move around to change your luck. Having said that, the remodeling has drastically improved the look and feel – it is now much more comfortable to gamble here.

Restaurants ring the casino with the only holdover from the SLS days being Bazaar Meat by José Andrés. Everything else that used to be here is gone, replaced by the usual suspects – a Chinese restaurant, an Italian joint, a brew pub, and the like. There is no buffet here, but word on the street is that they are going to bring it back in 2020.

See full review of Sahara Las Vegas courtesy of Rick Garman's Vegas4Visitors.com

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