By Mary Herczog, Jordan S. Simon
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Just want to avoid casino madness but can’t afford the Ritz? Try the Hawthorn Suites, with free goodies like a breakfast buffet, non-gambling (unless you make your own sport book) activities like volleyball and basketball courts, a “pets-allowed” policy, and all-around bland but roomy enough suites make this a godsend for more than one family. just in case. ACCOMMODATIONS 34 on the Strip. Part of that space includes an elegantly designed 100,000-square-foot ballroom, which they claim is the largest in the nation, although we’re not exactly sure who tracks that sort of thing.
Okay, so the Grand Canal is only a quartermile long and 3 feet deep, not to mention unauthentically clean, with motorized gondolas; okay, so the cobblestone “neighborhoods” lining the canal are full of glass-blowers, jugglers, opera singers, and living statues. Still, the St. Mark’s Plaza looks very convincing—at least, until you spy the neon Jimmy Choo sign and hear La Streisand playing on the sound system. New York–New York’s charm starts with the scaled-down version of the skyline: Statue of Liberty in a miniature New York Harbor (complete with a tugboat to hose her down), Brooklyn Bridge, Chrysler, and Empire State buildings, storefronts, even gargoyles.
Even the Venetian, in its quest to replicate Venice, didn’t sink to that level. The new, yupscale models, however, will never be the true pampering resorts they claim to be as long as hotels cling to the old casino-centric Vegas standards of guest treatment. Service can be soulless and impersonal, including lengthy check-in periods and waits for your bags or car, even at the ultra-ritzy Bellagio. Conventioneers often arrive early and grab the available rooms; though check-in is normally 3pm, you may have to cool your jets before your room is clean.
