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Mirage Las Vegas rooms are being revamped to provide the perfect retreat for relaxation. The remodeled rooms at the Mirage are to be completed in August 2008.

New remodeled rooms will include:

* Warm woods and contemporary neutral color palettes
* 42″ Philips LCD televisions
* iHome Pods docks
* Pacific Coast Down Blanket and Feather Down Pillows
* the Mirage Serenity Bed by Sealy
* Media hub, allowing laptops, game systems, portable DVD players and more to be connected to our LCD televisions
* Cozy bathrobes
* Ergonomic desk seating

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While you are waiting for the remodeled rooms to be completed, click here to find some good deals at the Mirage.

Wynn Las Vegas has some big expansion plans. They plan two build two new hotels and 1.6 million square feet of meeting and convention space. The hotels would have around 2,600 rooms reach, bringing the total number of rooms at the property to 10,000. Wynn revealed the plans during a May 1st conference call with investors.

“We’re finally prepared to leverage this unique, incredible physical location, where we straddle two of the most dynamic exhibit centers on earth — the Las Vegas Convention Center to our immediate east on the adjacent property and the Sands Expo & Convention Center on the adjacent property to the south,” Wynn says.

The plans also include a free underground tram system to help move guests around the new massive resort. There was no announced start date for the new projects.

It’s a sad day on Fremont street – the Golden Nugget has raised its prices on its famous 99-cent shrimp cocktail. The price is now a whopping $1.99. This still sounds like a pretty good deal but it just doesn’t have the same ring to it as the 99-cent price did.

The Golden Gate originally started selling the Shrimp Cocktails in 1959, when the price was 50 cents. In 1991 it raised the price to 99 cents.

With Cinco de Mayo coming up, I though it be a good idea to put together a list of Mexican restaurants that are inside of Las Vegas Hotels.

Border Grill – Mandalay Bay

Chefs Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, Food Network’s “Too Hot Tamales” cook up some great bold favorites in this hip space. My personal favorite!

Get a $25 certificate to Border Grill for only $10 from restaurant.com

Pink Taco – Hard Rock Hotel

Pink Taco has a noisy party atmosphere and serves up plenty of tequila and buckets of beer. Of course they also have lots of Mexican food, their Baja fish tacos are one of their most popular dishes.

Garduno’s – Palms

Causal, inexpensive Mexican with outdoor seating overlooking the pool. This is a branch of a New Mexico restaurant, known for the no-beans chili.

Diablo’s Cantina – Monte Carlo

Located right along the strip this is a hot party spot. Probably not the most authentic Mexican you can get, but the American twist is fine when you’re in the mood for a party.

Diablo’s is having a Raffle from May 3rd to May 5th. Purchase a bucket of Dos Equis or Three Jose Cuervo margarita and a receive a raffle ticket to qualify for the drawing. (Must be present on Monday May 5, 2008 to win the cruise.)

Yolo’s – Planet Hollywood

The 13 foot margarita fountain tells you that this place is all about the fun. This high energy restaurant has a modern twist on Mexican.

Isla Mexican Kitchen & Tequila Bar – Treasure Island

Mexican with a modern twist. The bar boasts a large selection of tequilas served by a Tequila Godess, the restaurant has a nice sit-down side as well. On Cinco De Mayo the will be hosting a party with a live Mariachi band from 4:00pm to Midnight.

Taqueria Canonita – Venetian

This casual Restaurant with a view of the Grand Canal has authentic Mexican offerings like chile rellenos, tacos al carbon or shrimp quesadillas.

Diego – MGM Grand

A bright vibrant restaurant that features guacamole made table-side and a salsa cart that roams the restaurant and features six different salsas.

Cabo Mexican Restaurant – Palace Station & Red Rock

Bold, Baja flavors, spicy salsas and other clever creations have made their way to Palace Station! This casual, contemporary eatery offers over 40 tequilas and 130 authentic Mexican dishes.

Get a $25 certificate to Cabo Palace Station for only $10 from restaurant.com

Baja Miguel’s – South Point

This fun, casual and inexpensive Mexican with a tequila bar serves fairly typical Mexican fare such as tacos, enchiladas and chimichanges.

Don Miguel’s – Orleans

Casual, inexpensive Mexican. Lots of standard Mexican fare, along with house favorites Chicken Baldastano, Filet Colorado, and Snapper Cascabel.

Willy and Joses – Sam’s Town

Casual, loud and inexpensive. Open for dinner only. They serve large portions of fairly typical Mexican, with things like burritos and enchiladas.

Announced on Friday April 25, 2008, America’s favorite siblings will be Flamingo’s next headlining act. The 90 minute show highlighting Donny & Marie’s greatest hits is scheduled to open September 9, 2008.

Tickets for Donny & Marie are on sale beginning on April 28. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., Tuesday-Saturday with an additional Saturday matinee at 3:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $85, $99 and $115 (plus tax and fees). A limited number of VIP packages are available for $250 (plus tax and fees), which includes a special after-show commemorative photo with the stars. Tickets are available at the Flamingo Box Office, by phone at (702) 733-3333 or (800) 221-7299.

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One of my favorite shows in Las Vegas, Spamalot, is closing down on July 13th. The show was based on the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail and has played over 500 performances at Wynn Las Vegas.

The show originally opened on Broadway in 2005, and like many other Broadway shows, didn’t bring in audiences as large as was hoped. The Producers and Mamma Mia! have both also recently closed.

Wynn is planning on replacing the show with entertainer Danny Gans starting February 2009. The entertainer is currently doing his one man show at the Mirage.

Click here to purchase Spamalot tickets before the show goes away.

The Guggenheim Hermitage Museum that opened up seven years ago inside of The Venetian in Las Vegas is set to close on May 11th. The Museum’s contract with The Venetian comes to an end on that date, and there are no plans to renew it. No reason was given for not renewing the contract.

The good news is that the Museum is not going to charge admission between now and when it closes. This is a very good opportunity to see a fine art museum for free.

One night only!

See Mary J. Blige and Jay-Z live in concert Saturday, April 19th at MGM Grand Garden Arena.

HEART OF THE CITY TOUR

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Enjoy a Fergalicious weekend at Mandalay Bay all for only $525*. A value of approximately $805.

Offer includes:
- Two room nights with a complimentary Suite upgrade
- Two top tickets to see Fergie**

Promotion Runs:
March 21, 2008 – March 22, 2008

Offer Expires:
March 28, 2008

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