Fontainebleau Las Vegas has opened its doors on the Las Vegas Strip. The new hotel in Sin City is a 67-story hotel-casino skyscraper. The hotel includes 3,644 rooms and stands at 737 feet. It has also made headlines for being unfinished for over ten years.
“The journey to bring Fontainebleau Las Vegas to life has been nothing short of extraordinary.” Jeffrey Soffer, who initiated the endeavor, explains. Soffer faced setbacks, relinquished ownership, only to later regain control and see the hotel through its opening. A resort of this scale is a “once-in-a-lifetime experience,” Jeffrey Soffer, told the Associated Press.
The Fontainebleau is located in the southern Nevada resort corridor as the latest and tallest addition. For $3.7 billion, it follows closely behind Resorts World, a 66-story establishment that opened in June 2021 just a brief walk away on Las Vegas Boulevard.
The Slot Machines
The resort is employing over 7,000 workers and the extensive property features 1,300 slot machines. It has 128 gambling tables, and more than 36 bars and restaurants. Some of which showcase chefs with Miami roots. Opening hotel room rates started at around $300 per night.
This towering structure claims the title of the tallest occupied building in Nevada and the second-tallest in Las Vegas, surpassed only by the nearby Strat tower observation deck at 1,149 feet (350 meters).
Adjacent to the newest section of the Las Vegas Convention Center, Fontainebleau provides a down-the-Strip view of the brilliantly illuminated Sphere concert and entertainment venue. It was opened in September.
