Meeting News - October 20, 2008 - (Page 50)

Insider Report: Gaming In Vegas, As Plaza Hotel Project Stalls, Name’s Also in Question Mega Meeting Spaces and As Elad IDB Las Vegas announced that groundbreaking on its Plaza Hotel project has been pushed into next year, the company is also in a battle over the Plaza name. Tamares Group, which owns the Union Plaza in downtown Las Vegas, claims it has the rights to the Plaza name; the case should be decided by the end of the year. No restart has been determined for the project, but once ground is broken it will take 36 months to complete the $8 billion mixed-use development, which will have a hotel-casino inspired by the New York landmark property, a convention complex, retail and restaurants, and an entertainment venue. Rooms for Caesars Palace CityCenter Properties Get Advanced Guest Room Automation The Aria Resort & Casino; Harmon Hotel, Spa and Residences; and Mandarin Oriental, Las Vegas will feature advanced guest room automation when they open as part of CityCenter late next year. Using technology found typically in highend custom homes, guests will have one-touch control of guest room lighting, temperature, TV and AV, draperies, wake-up calls, and services. Each room will have a nightstand with a touchscreen panel that navigates the same settings as the remote. All customized settings will be saved and recalled every time that that guest is in the room. Guests will also be able to select a “scene” to suit their preference or mood. For example, they can push the “good night” button next to the bed and the system will turn off the lights, TV and/or music, shut the curtains, and turn on privacy notification. The system also can wake guests gradually with preferred temperature, music, lighting, and time of curtain opening. The renovation portion of Caesars Palace’s $1 billion improvement project is finished, and the casino resort will unveil the facilities expansion part on schedule in 2009. Following a substantial renovation of the 425-room Forum Tower, Caesars next summer will open its new 665-room Octavius Tower, pools, and pool villas, along with a brand-new meetings and exhibitions building that will be part of the Caesars Palace Convention Center. The 263,000-sf facility will have two 52,000-sf ballrooms stacked on top of each other and breakout areas, two executive boardrooms, promenades, banquet kitchens, and support services. The upper tier will offer a large terrace for receptions overlooking Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, which will have two of the project’s three new swimming pools. Said to be ideal for product and entertainment productions, the new Employees start thinking out of the box when you take them out of the box. Book ‘em into Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe and watch what happens. We have 1,265 rooms and suites with great views, over 42,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, and eight restaurants. But boxes? Nope. Steve Lowe Director of Sales Harrah’s and Harveys Lake Tahoe The view from Harveys 19th floor.

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