Two New Vegas Restaurants at Fontainebleau

The Fontainebleau has only been open in Sin City a few months, but new Vegas restaurants are already moving in and setting up!  Both Chyna Club and Washing Potato are now open at the resort, and both dining concepts have been created by the award-winning restaurateur Alan Yau, Distinctively pairing Yau’s signature love of Cantonese cuisine with eclectic design and Fontainebleau Las Vegas luxury, these new Vegas restaurants are the latest additions to the resort’s world-class culinary collection – both first-to-market concepts from the mind behind the globally renowned Hakkasan and Wagamama. Chyna Club The first of the new Vegas…

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Opens December 13th

Construction began on the Fontainebleau Las Vegas way back in 2007. Honestly, I don’t even remember where I was or what I was doing back then. But regardless of how we arrived at this date, we are finally going to see the grand opening of this big, blue building on the north end of the Strip. The date has been set for the doors to open. That date is the 13th of December, which is just over two weeks away. We thought that leading up to the big day you may want to know a little bit about the Fontainebleau…

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Catches Fire

The smoke caught everyone’s attention at first. The brand new, yet-to-open Fontainebleau Las Vegas was burning? Talk about your bad luck! After sitting empty for over fifteen years and countless delays, could the resort be destroyed before it ever welcomes a guest? Well, let’s slow things down a bit. Yes, there was a fire at Fontainebleau Las Vegas. And yes, everyone up and down The Strip saw the smoke. But the fire was contained to some construction materials on the roof. And truth be known, this was actually a positive for the resort. First of all, this was a two-alarm…

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Opening! Tropicana Closing!

After fifteen years, the Fontainebleau Las Vegas is finally set to open! But at the other end of The Strip, the Tropicana is set to close to make way for a new baseball stadium! We’ve also got updates from the Bellagio and the Paris, and rumors of the return of Bally’s Las Vegas! Several weeks ago we told you that Las Vegas was going to be getting a major league baseball team, and that the city was going to build that team a brand new baseball stadium. And this week, that story got a lot more interesting! Originally, there were…

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Opens in December

The long awaited (and long overdue) Fontainebleau Las Vegas has announced that they will open their doors this December. The development company running the project did not give a specific date, but did confirm what they are calling a “global debut” before the end of the year… but after the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix in mid November. The 67-story, $3.7 billion luxury resort will boast over 3,600 rooms, with world-class restaurants, shops, and nightlife. It was also feature a spa, wellness services, pool experiences, and 550,000 square feet of convention space. After the original project fell through, the…

Fontainebleau Las Vegas Sets 2023 Open Date

It’s been a mystery on The Strip for fifteen years, but finally we have an opening date set for the Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The doors of the 67-story luxury resort and casino are now set to open in 2023… late 2023. Located at the north end of The Strip, the building sits 25 acres of prime real estate, and the facilities will consist of nearly nine million square feet. And although the project has been stalled for over a decade, the building is still about 75% complete. It’s close to the popular Las Vegas Convention Center, as well as the…