Inside the 30-story black-glass pyramid, with its brightly-colored
sphinx out front and high- intensity beam shooting skyward
at the apex, there are 2,000 rooms accessible by elevators
that rise at a diagonal angle. The opulent casino gaming
area, surrounded by a few smaller dining options, has
everything from slots and video poker to blackjack,
craps, roulette, baccarat, pai gow and keno. Other amenities
include a luxury poker room and a race and sports book
with 17 giant-screen TVs and 128 individual monitors.
A highlight is the avant-garde Blue Man Group, which
has been filling the Luxor Theatre since its first performance.
Midnight Fantasy, an old-school Vegas topless revue,
plays in the Pharaoh's Theatre. The mezzanine has been
remodeled more than once since the resort opened --
it is now home to several family attractions, including
a video arcade, a tour of King Tut's tomb and an IMAX
cinema.
Located at the south end of the Strip, the Luxor prides
itself on the mysterious. The hotel offers fine and
casual dining, renowned entertainment and attractions.
Perhaps no hotel in the world has as grand and mystical
an air as Luxor. Contained inside a 30-story black glass
pyramid and a pair of stepped-pyramid towers is all
the splendor of ancient Egypt and all the technological
wonders of the modern world, paired with the no-holds-barred
showmanship that made Vegas into an adjective.
Luxor incorporates so many amenities that it's almost
an entire vacation in itself. The spacious rooms are
done in the manner of Eastern finery and surround the
world's largest atrium. The Oasis Spa is one of the
best of its kind, located in the Luxor's cool and verdant
pool area. Dining choices run from fresh seafood in
the Sacred Sea Room to the gourmet delights of Isis.
The RA nightclub features world-class DJs and a bustling
dance floor. The attractions floor is an exciting testing
ground for cutting-edge film and ride technology, featuring
a motion simulator designed by pioneering special effects
wizard Douglas Trumbull, a two-story video arcade and
the spectacular IMAX Theater, with its giant screen
(68 feet tall by 48 feet wide) and 15,000-watt digital
sound system. Let's not forget entertainment. Luxor
took a gamble that paid off when it brought Blue Man
Group to Vegas. It also hosts the topless show Midnight
Fantasy. And the casino, at more than 100,000 square
feet, is one of Vegas' biggest.
This fully encompassing environment demands slack-jawed
amazement, and few have walked away without according
it. With modern marvels married to the sedate majesty
of the City Of The Living, Luxor fully deserves its
self-appointed title as "The Newest Wonder Of The
World."
