The westgate las vegas resort & casino is a hotel casino and timeshare resort in winchester, nevada. Located near the northern end of the las vegas strip, it is owned by westgate resorts. It opened in 1969 as the international hotel and was known for many years as the las vegas hilton, then briefly as the lvh - las vegas hotel and casino, until it took its current name in 2014. From 1981 to 1990 it was the largest hotel in the world. 1 amenities 2 history 2.1 international hotel ( 1969-1971) 2.2 las vegas hilton (1971-2012) 2.2.1 1981 fire 2.2.2 1981-2012 2.3 lvh (2012-2014) 2.4 westgate las vegas (2014-present) 3 architecture 4 entertainment 4.1 international theater 4.2 westgate cabaret 4.3 star trek: the experience 4.4 elvis performances and legacy 5 popular culture 5.1 television 5.2 cinema 6 sports competitions 6.1 boxing 6.2 other sports 7 gallery 8 see also 9 links 10 external links Amenities [edit]westgate is located on a 64-acre (26 ha) lot on the east side of paradise road, approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) to east of las vegas boulevard. It is adjacent to the las vegas convention center to the south and the las vegas country club to the east. The hotel has 2,956 rooms.[1] the hotel tower is 375 feet (114 m) tall and has 30 floors. The top floor consists of three “sky villas” for high roller clients, each with a private pool and at least 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2).[3][4]
As of 2017, the casino had 54,923 square feet (5,102.5 m2) of gaming space, including 576 slot machines, 38 table games, 10 poker tables, and a racing and sports book.[5][6] the casino bookmaker, superbook, is considered the largest in the world. .[9] benihana village, opened in 1974, is a japanese-style neighborhood with streams and gardens, with several restaurants centered around the teppanyaki grill of the same name. 20,900 m² of event space, including 70,000 sq. Ft. (6,500 m²) paradise event center (formerly hilton center) and 43,000 sq. Ft (4,000 m²) of the pavilion (formerly the hilton pavilion).[11]
Recreational amenities at the westgate include a 5-acre (2.0 ha) pool deck,[4] fitness center[12], a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) spa[13] and six tennis courts. Courts.[14][15] the hotel also has several retail stores[16], a wedding chapel[17] and a business center[18]. Las vegas monorail westgate station is located opposite the property. 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Site plan in 2003, looking south 1tower hotel east wing 2hotel tower north wing 3hilton pavilion 4 hilton center 5signboard 6main entrance 7 star trek experience 8monorail station 9north garage 10 hilton grand vacations building 11las vegas convention center 12las vegas country club 13paradise road History[edit] International hotel (1969-1971) [edit] Photo postcard of the international hotel Newspaper advertisement for the grand opening of the 1969 part of the hotel Terr the hotel's history was previously part of las vegas park, a defunct race track.[19] in 1965, the 400-acre (160 ha) walkway was purchased by national equities, a real estate development firm led by marvin cutter. Kratter announced plans to develop the site, which will include a 40-story, 1,500-room hotel, as well as a golf course and private homes.[20][21] Meanwhile, kirk kerkorian, chairman trans international airlines and the owner of caesars palace began formulating plans for a 1,000-room casino hotel in las vegas. After considering several possible locations, he chose the site for the racetrack, reasoning that it would be natural to locate the hotel near the convention center. Cratter decided not to build the hotel himself, and in 1967 national equities sold part of the 65.5-acre (26.5 ha) site to kerkorian for $5 million. Kerkorian announced that he would build a 30-story, 1,510-room hotel at a cost of $50 million. Some thought that building such a property away from the strip was very risky, but kerkorian believed that it would lead to the development of a “second lane” along paradise road.[27][28][29] Kerkorian's hotel would be called the international hotel, corresponding to kratter's international country club (now las vegas country club).[24][30] ] he hired airline executive fred benninger to oversee development and martin stern, jr. Who designed several famous high-rise buildings in las vegas, as the hotel's architect. The general contractor selected for the construction of the hotel was taylor construction co. Construction began with an elaborate groundbreaking ceremony in february 1968. ][36] later, during the construction of the international, kerkorian created a public company, international leisure, which owned two casinos. As a rival, and the international as an undesirable competition. He attempted to keep kerkorian from building the project, first by making a fictitious announcement of a major planned expansion of his sands hotel, and then by passing false claims to kerkorian about damage to buildings from nearby nuclear tests. When these ploys failed, hughes contemplated buying the project from kerkorian and halting its construction, but the plan came to nothing. Ultimately, hughes decided to compete with the international by buying the unfinished landmark hotel and casino across the street. Hughes completed the landmark and opened it the day before the kerkorian hotel.[42][43] The international hotel opened on july 2, 1969.[44] at the time, it was the tallest building and largest hotel in nevada. Entertainment director bill miller invited barbra streisand to open the showroom, while peggy lee performed in the lobby of the hotel.[47][48] In keeping with the hotel's name, the rooms were furnished with a variety of international decors, with each floor is decorated in a spanish, italian or french theme. There was also a complex of international restaurants offering bavarian, italian, japanese and mexican cuisine. The staff were dressed in multicultural costumes such as scottish kilts, slavic shirts and french gendarme uniforms. Engaged, elvis presley hosted the first show of a seven-year run at the hotel, including 636 consecutive sold-out shows. Many of the performers who had worked with the international before presley were frustrated by their inverted perspectives. Comedian chuck lafile, who left his full-time job as host of beat the clock to host at the hotel, was so enraged by the plan that he reportedly destroyed presley's dressing room then under construction and threatened to kill the hotel's executives. Presley's performances became an important part of the hotel's identity and an iconic chapter in the history of las vegas entertainment. At the end of 1969, kerkorian planned to raise $29 million through a secondary offering of international leisure products.[55][ 56] he needed the money to pay off loans he had taken out to buy large stakes in metro-goldwyn-mayer and western airlines. However, the offer was rejected by the securities and exchange commission because the company was unable to provide flamingo's five-year financial history. Due to lack of money, kerkorian was forced to put international leisure up for sale. Las vegas hilton in the early 1970s In 1970 and 1971, kerkorian sold his international leisure shares to hilton hotels.[61][62] in july 1971, the international was renamed the las vegas hilton. Hilton became full owner in 1972 by acquiring all outstanding shares of international leisure. Soon became considered the most successful hotel in las vegas. ][68] in 1977, the hotel opened the hilton pavilion, a $7.5 million sports and entertainment venue that can accommodate up to 5,000 people. The $23 million expansion added 644 more rooms to the north tower. The prime contractor selected to build the expansion was del e. Webb corporation. The ground was broken in 1977 and completed in 1979.[68][71][72] Fire 1981 a fire broke out at the hilton hotel. Philip bruce kline, a hotel waiter under the influence of drugs, set fire to a curtain in the elevator lobby on the eighth floor of the east tower.[73] the fire spread to the outside of the tower and then spread to the roof of the building within 25 minutes.[74] eight people died, about 350 were injured, including 48 firefighters[75]. Singer natalie cole was among those affected by smoke inhalation.[76] The casino and hotel reopened nine days after the fire with 1,000 rooms available.[77][78] the rest of the rooms were refurbished over the next three months at a cost of approximately $10 million.[77][79] Cline was convicted in 1982 of arson and murder and sentenced to life imprisonment without parole rights.[80] hilton and other companies associated with the hotel paid $23 million in compensation to the victims. The tragedy, combined with the mgm grand fire a few months earlier, prompted major changes to nevada's fire safety regulations. Hotel with the same hilton logo and brand. Around the end of 1981, another addition to the north tower was completed, adding 391 rooms at a cost of $21 million. This made the las vegas hilton the largest hotel in the world with 3,174 rooms. (The rossiya hotel in moscow had more rooms, but the guinness book of records did not consider it a larger hotel, as many of its rooms were used as hostels.) Surpassed the flamingo.[89] In 1984, the hotel completed the $10 million hilton center, a 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) convention space in the southwest. Corner of the property, west of the hilton pavilion. , Worth $17 million. Acts of sexual violence during a conference at a hotel.[95] one of the victims, paula coughlin, sued hilton for failing to secure the convention and was eventually paid a $5.2 million judgment. The lawsuit led to hilton successfully lobbying for the so-called “tail hook bill,” a state law that would protect hotels from liability for injury to guests caused by third parties.[98] The las vegas hilton, at 279 feet (85 m), is the tallest free-standing advertising sign in the world The hotel has completed a new 362-foot sign ( 110 m) worth $4 million. 1994.[99] however, it was partially destroyed by a hurricane later that year. The sign was remodeled in 1997 at a cost of $9 million with a 279-foot (85 m) height reduction, making it the tallest free-standing advertising sign in the world. , The hotel entered into an agreement with the sahara country club, which was renamed the las vegas hilton country club. This continued until 1997, when the course became the las vegas national golf club. Hilton attempted to buy the neighboring las vegas country club the following year, but its $60 million offer was rejected. Floor for the construction of sky villas. The hotel also spent $12 million on a new baccarat room, the favorite game of asian high rollers. Hilton at the time was one of only four casinos in las vegas capable of competing for the whale business, the top echelon of big players.[105] In 1998, hilton expanded from its casino ownership, including las vegas hilton as park place entertainment. Hilton's time management division, hilton grand vacations, began construction on the property's northeast corner complex in 1998.[ 109][110] it opened in 1999 and had 230 suites.[ 111] Around 1999, park place began looking for a buyer for the hilton hotel in las vegas, as the company hoped to concentrate on its properties on the las vegas strip. , Especially the recently acquired caesars palace. In 2000, park place agreed to sell the hilton to edward roskey, jr. For $365 million. Roskey planned to transform hilton to shift the focus from big players to convention attendees. However, the deal fell through and the property was blocked in a lawsuit between park place and roski until 2003, when they settled their claims against each other. In 2004, one of the stations of which was located at the hilton hotel. The system has been under construction since 2001[116]. Hilton led a group of hotels that unveiled the monorail proposal back in 1996. In june 2004, caesars entertainment (formerly park place) sold las. Vegas hilton at colony capital for $280 million. Colony partnered in the purchase with goldman sachs, who also provided a loan of $200 million of the purchase price.[120][121] in 2005, the hilton was taken over by the colony's newly formed casino subsidiary, resorts international holdings, headquartered at the hotel.[122][123] The hilton prospered in its first few years run by colony, but began to lose money in the face of the great recession and an oversupply of hotel rooms in las vegas. In june 2011, hilton began defaulting on payments to goldman sachs on the loan. That same month, hilton worldwide decided to terminate its year-end franchise agreement with the hotel because the properties did not meet hilton brand standards.[126][127] Goldman sachs issued a notice of foreclosure in september 2011.[128] at goldman's request, the court appointed a trustee as administrator of the property.[129][130] Lvh (2012-2014)[edit]3 january 2012 hilton in las vegas became lvh - las vegas hotel and casino because the contract to use the hilton brand has ended. 132] but ultimately concluded that his stake in lvh was worthless and agreed to proceed with the foreclosure. Goldman sachs entered into a joint venture with gramercy capital to acquire the property. They bought the property at a foreclosure auction in october 2012.Where they were the only bidder.[134] the navegante group was brought in to manage lvh on their behalf. [135][136] Westgate las vegas (2014-present)[edit]june 30, 2014, timeshare developer westgate resorts bought lvh from goldman and gramercy by price from 150 to 170 million dollars. The next day, westgate ceo david siegel was taken to the hotel's sign to begin removing the letters “lvh” to make way for the hotel's new name, westgate las vegas. Siegel said the company would spend at least $160 million on renovations and begin converting hotel rooms into timeshare apartments. According to siegel, the timeshare conversion will take 15 to 20 years, and even after it is completed, at least 30 percent of apartments will remain available as hotel rooms at any given time.[140] Westgate has hired paragon gaming to replace navegante as manager in 2015. In 2020, gvii llc, a company formed by former gambling regulator mark lipparelli, replaced paragon as casino manager.[142][143] Architecture[edit]martin stern designed the hotel in an international architectural style.[144] architect stefan ahl described the building's aesthetic as a milestone in the corporatization of las vegas: “this elite form of architecture, characterized by rectilinear forms and bare surfaces, devoid of ornamentation, stood miles away from the mafia-tainted neon of existing casinos. [144] architecture critic alan hess also noted the simplicity of the international (and the nearby landmark hotel) compared to the old casinos: “as separate, stand-alone forms, they did not exhibit any of the complexity of the various parts and successive additions that made the original strip visually and urbanistically richer.” . The hotel's y-shaped tower plan was inspired by the unesco headquarters building; it was chosen to maximize the number of rooms that could be placed on a square lot while still having a satisfactory view from each room. This design was imitated by later las vegas hotels such as the mirage, mandalay bay, and venetian. 148][149] (although this distinction is often attributed to mirage, discovered in 1989).[150][151] it was the first building to house all of the hotel's functions in one large building, whereas earlier casinos housed them in separate buildings. The design of the hotel, along with the next kerkorian/stern project, the original mgm grand hotel and casino, had a major influence on the development of the modern casino resort. As game historian david j. Schwartz describes it: The casino resorts designed by kerkorian and stern became the favorite models for both the next generation of strip resorts and the resorts that, after 1978, could be found on throughout the united states. When you enter the casino with its wide portico, attached garage, barn-like casino/entertainment/shopping complex, and high-rise hotel towers, you enter a project pioneered by stern and kerkorian.[152] Entertainment[edit] International theater[edit] Hilton charter in las vegas, 1993. The landmark hotel is visible far to the right of the picture. The hotel's main entertainment venue is the 1,607-seat international theatre.[153] since 2018, the theater has hosted barry manilow's “the hits come home” residency show. 154], which means that popular music artists and comedians had to perform two to four weeks at a time.[155] a typical schedule included two shows per night: a dinner show at 8pm and a cocktail show at midnight. Liberace.[157] a longtime fixture on the las vegas showroom floor, liberace debuted at the hilton in 1972 and began making regular appearances in 1973. He performed on the show floor for up to 17 weeks a year, earning up to $175,000 a week. Liberace's shows were known for his flamboyant costumes and for taking the stage in a rolls royce limousine. He appeared at the hilton only in 1982. Hilton chairman barron hilton recalled liberace as “one of the most popular entertainers to ever grace the hilton showroom stage in las vegas.” In 1982, the staged show bal du moulin rouge opened at the theater with the participation of acrobats, dancers and entertainers. The show centered around a 45-minute lead performer slot, filled from time to time by suzanne somers, charo and others. The switch to a production show was intended to reduce hilton's entertainment costs by avoiding the need to book larger stars whose salaries were constantly on the rise. The show closed in 1986 and the theater returned to celebrity politics.[172][173] Singer wayne newton, another longtime las vegas star, led the hilton showroom from 1987 to 1993 .[ 27 [174] by the end of his run, he performed there twenty weeks a year and was named the highest paid artist on the las vegas strip. Newton's shows were famous for starting with him descending onto the stage in a spaceship during a laser show. In all, he directed more than 950 performances.[181] In 1993, andrew lloyd webber's musical starlight express opened at the main theater. The hilton showroom was renamed the hilton theater and underwent a $12 million renovation to add bridges and riverfronts to accommodate the show, which features rollerblading performers. The show's opening has been cited as part of the las vegas trend towards family entertainment and the elimination of individual headlining performances. The show was signed for five years, but closed in early 1997 due to delayed ticket sales. The hotel then adopted a “limited star policy” for the theatre, booking the main rooms for periods of less than a week. An ever-changing group of headliners, each playing ten weeks a year, including occasional the commodores, the righteous brothers, sheena easton, the fab four, engelbert humperdinck and the smothers brothers. /+>Manilow joined the hilton in 2005.[192] his engagement was an early example of the trend of major recording artists to stage las vegas gigs, which was started by celine dion at caesars palace in 2003. His show began as manilow: music and passion before being revamped as ultimate manilow: the hits in 2008. The show ended in 2009. In november 2018, paula abdul revealed that she was originally offered to perform at the international theater in 2005 but felt she was not the right fit to perform in it as it was “so special and magical” so she told hilton hotels to offer it manilow. American television game show hall of fame logo The us$250,000 game show spectacular ran from october 2007 to april 2008. The show alternated with three hosts: creator bob eubanks, chuck woolery and jamie farr. In conjunction with the show, a temporary “american tv game hall of fame” was opened and closed on site, which included peter marshall, hugh downes, wink martindale, and monty hall. The concept was created by entertainment publicist jerry digney. The logo was designed by dan akri. Recent long-running performances at the theater include the classic rock tribute show raiding the rock vault from 2013 to 2014[202] and the prince tribute show. Purple reign, from 2016 to 2017.[203] Westgate cabaret[edit]small shows take place at the 400-seat westgate cabaret.[204] comedian george wallace and magician jen kramer (since 2018), tribute band motown soul of motown (since 2019), and rock band the bronx wanderers (since 2021) perform here.[207] Starting in the 1990s, the place was called the nightclub.[208] combining elements of a dance club and a traditional las vegas lounge, he helped pave the way for the opening of dance clubs in many las vegas casinos. The nightclub has been renamed shimmer cabaret. In 2004 when hilton was taken over by colony capital. Longtime shimmer cabaret appearances have included comedian david brenner (2004-05), musical comedies menopause the musical (2006-09) [213] and nunsense (2010-13), [214] show group the scintas (2007-09 ),[215] singer lani misalucha (2009-10),[216] topless revue sin city bad girls (2009-10),[217] impressionists greg london (2011-12)[218] and rich little (2012-13 ), [219] sandy hackett's rat pack tribute show (2011-13), [220] purple reign (2014-16), [203] and icons of comedy series (2011-12), featuring such comedians like gilbert gottfried and hal sparks. Previous westgate productions and headliners include adult revue sexxy (2015-2021)[224], funk band cameo[225] and comedian vinnie favorito[226] (both 2016-2017). Sign outside of star trek Star trek experience[edit] Main article: star trek experience in january 1998 star trek: the experience opens with motion simulator ride, museum and quark's bar. Part of the casino floor was converted into the spacequest casino, a space-themed casino with high-tech board games that served as a gateway to the experience.[228][229] In march 2004, a new borg invasion attraction was added 4d.[230][231] The attraction closed in september 2008 after operator cedar fair was unable to agree terms for a lease extension with hilton. Appear in the exhibition hall of the international after barbra streisand. This will be his first public appearance in eight years. Presley's first show proved so popular that the hotel immediately signed him to a five-year, two-month-a-year contract.From 1969 to 1976 he gave a total of 636 concerts at the hotel, all sold out. Presley's series of performances at the hilton hotel was cut short by his death in august 1977. ) Imperial suite on the 30th floor.[239][240] years after his death, the room was renamed the elvis presley suite. It was demolished in 1994 to make way for the sky villas. And for most of the rest of his life he worked full-time at the hotel as an entertainment consultant. 1978 presley fan pavilion Over the years, the hotel has recognized and capitalized on the presley legacy in a variety of ways. A year after his death, a bronze statue of presley was unveiled at the hotel; since then, she has occupied various places around the hotel. The hotel hosted various festivals and conventions for elvis fans and imitators. Featuring live songs and dramatizations, which premiered at the hilton showroom in 1988, where it ran for two months before touring the country. Elvis impersonator trent carlini performed at the hilton in various runs, both on the main stage and in cabaret, from 2000 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2015. ] Elvis: the exhibition opened in westgate in april 2015 in a former star trek attraction.[262] the exhibition, co-developed with elvis presley enterprises, featured 28,000 square feet of artefacts and memorabilia from the singer's life. Due to the exhibition's opening, the hotel's theater was renamed the elvis presley international exhibition hall and was to run rotating presley-inspired shows, beginning with the elvis experience. However, the show went poorly for two months, and plans for further performances did not come to fruition. The exhibition abruptly closed in february 2016, leading to a protracted legal dispute. Like elvis presley boulevard.[269] Popular culture[edit] Television[edit] Ann-margret - when you're smiling, a 1973 nbc television special starring actress and singer ann-margret, was recorded primarily in the hilton showroom. Perry como, las vegas style, a 1976 nbc special starring singer perry como, was recorded at the hilton. ] The mrs. America pageant was broadcast from the hotel every year from 1977 to 1983[276] in 1986, 1987, 1996 and 1997[277] from 2015 to 2019[278]. ] And in 2021. Las vegas, at the hilton. Ballroom in 1979 and 1980,[283][284] and included segments at the hilton in 1981 and 1982. Lou rawls star parade on cbs. Channel. Wayne newton live concert, 1989 pay-per-view special, broadcast live from the hilton showroom.[178][288][289] Two episodes of roseanne were recorded here in 1991. Prime time country, a late-night talk show on the nashville network, aired four times between 1997 and 1999 at the hilton theatre. Episodes per week for each occasion.[290] The oak ridge boys live, a variety show featuring country music group the oak ridge boys that aired for one season on the nashville network, was taped for two weeks at the hilton theater in 1998. 292][293] Penn & teller's sin city spectacular, a one-season fx variety show starting in 1998, recorded some of its episodes at the hilton theatre.[294 ] In 1998 and 1999, two live pay-per-view concerts called for the record featuring alabama and merle haggard, respectively, were broadcast from the hilton theater.[295] The syndicated game show wheel of fortune has shown at the hilton four times, recording two or three weeks of episodes each time. The show was broadcast from the hilton center in 1998 and from the theater in 1999, 2002 and 2005. And 2003, which will be broadcast on pax tv.[297] In 2001, the game show jeopardy! Recorded two weeks of episodes at the hilton theater including one week of celebrity jeopardy! And one week of international jeopardy! A network starring wayne newton, set primarily at the hilton hotel, with the members living in the sky villas. Show at the hilton.[300] World series of blackjack, a game show network series, recorded its 2006 and 2007 seasons at the hilton.[301] Louis theroux: gambling in las vegas, a 2007 bbc documentary filmed primarily at the hilton hotel, features several patrons and casino employees. The daytime emmy awards were held at the hilton theater in 2010 and 2011. This is the way it is, primarily covering several presley concerts at the hotel. 306] Over the top, a 1987 drama by sylvester stallone, depicts arm wrestling. Tournament at the hilton, including footage from the actual tournament that was held there. With demi moore. +>Boxing[edit]the hotel is known as an outstanding professional boxing venue.[309] in 1969, the exhibition hall hosted the first major boxing match, held at a las vegas hotel, sonny liston vs. Leotis martin (previous fights were held at the convention center). At the hilton pavilion in 1978, leon spinks defeated muhammad ali for the world heavyweight championship in what is remembered as one of the biggest defeats in the history of the sport. The hotel then took a seven-year hiatus from hosting boxing matches.[313] In 1985, donald curry defeated milton mccrory at the hilton center to unify and become the undisputed welterweight champion.[314] the success of the curry-mccrory fight has led to hilton launching larger matches leon bets casino to challenge caesars palace as the premier boxing venue in las vegas. The hotel made a deal to host several fights in the heavyweight unification series, a tournament to establish the undisputed heavyweight champion. For some of the fights, a 14,600-seat outdoor arena was temporarily erected in the parking lot of the hilton hotel. The series ended with mike tyson's loss to tony tucker at the hilton center in 1987 to unify and become the undisputed champion. The biggest fights over rising costs.[318] the hotel did not host any boxing matches between 2002 and 2008; since then, small fights have taken place there from time to time. ] And the world team tennis all-star game.[321][322] The hotel was the venue for evo 2014, a major competitive video game tournament.[323] Gallery[edit] In 2006 In 2013 See see also [edit] Hotel portal Links[edit]
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