Special! Jan 9 to Jan 12, from $40 per night
What to expect:
The Sahara opened in 1952 and was one of the first hotel casinos in Las Vegas. Compact for easy access to all facilities and attractions, the hotel draws guests seeking less noise and the slower pace of a different era.
Amenity highlights:
Surrounded by a sundeck, palm trees, and fountains, a heated pool is open spring, summer, and late autumn. A 15-person spa tub is set beneath a fligreed wrought-iron dome, next to the pool.
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DINING
House of Lords - This legendary restaurant features steak and seafood in a posh ambience of draped fabric, plush booths, and jeweled lighting. NASCAR Cafe - This large, lively, two-level restaurant features race cars hanging from the ceiling and offers giant projection screens showing televised NASCAR races. The menu includes ribs, chicken, steaks, pasta, and burgers. Paco's Bar & Grill - This restaurant specializes in Mexican fare and seafood. Sahara Buffet - All-you-can-eat buffets are available here for brunch and dinner, with a champagne brunch served weekends. Caravan Coffee Show - This coffee shop serves light meals around the clock. Jitters Gourmet Coffee - This spot serves coffee drinks and pastries 24 hours a day. Room service is available daily from 6 AM to midnight. |
ENTERTAINMENT
Launched from inside NASCAR Cafe, Speed - The Ride is a state-of-the-art roller coaster that passes through an underground tunnel, around a loop, and through the hotel's marquee before stopping 224 feet above ground and then reversing itself. The Sahara Theater hosts evening performances of Broadway’s Saturday Night Fever stage production. Show dates/times vary. Legends of the '50s and '60s still going strong, The Platters, Drifters, and Coasters entertain nightly in the Congo Room. Las Vegas' first true lounge, the Casbar Lounge opened in 1954 and continues to present nightly entertainment from smooth jazz to rock 'n' roll. Comprising 85,000 square feet and featuring an enormous glass chandelier and elaborately decorated columns, the Casino supplies poker, slots, video poker, backjack, craps, roulette, pai gow, keno, and a race and sports book. The Amazing Johnathan Show Internationally-known comic magician Amazing Johnathan moves to the Sahara beginning Friday, May 6 for an indefinite engagement, appearing in the 550-seat Congo Room. The show features new material but still showcases the same impulsive, bizarre humor and abrasive wit that has earned him widespread critical acclaim. Performances are at 10 PM nightly and dark Thursdays. Adult themes and language; those under the age of 18 will not be admitted without parent or legal guardian. The Platters, Coasters, and Drifters The Platters, Cornell Gunter’s Coasters, and Beary Hobb’s Drifters return to the stage in the legendary Congo Room with some of the top 20 hits from the fifties and sixties. Performances are seven nights a week in the Sahara’s Congo Room; show time is 7:30 PM. Prices start at $34.50, plus tax and service charges. Tickets are available at the Sahara Hotel and Casino Box office. Buck Wild is a new variety show featuring modern country music; dancers, singers, comedy acts, and showgirls, all backed by a live six-piece band. Individual acts change from time to time, but it’s always country music with a “rock and roll feel.” Show contains partial nudity; may not be appropriate for all audiences. Guests must be 18 years or older to attend. Show is dark Sundays. |
LOCATION HIGHLIGHTS
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NEARBY POINTS OF INTEREST
| Fashion Show Mall - 1.5 miles
Guggenheim Hermitage Museum (Venetian hotel) - 1.75 miles Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (Venetian hotel) - 1.75 miles Las Vegas Convention Center - 1.75 miles Fremont Street Experience - 2 miles Downtown Las Vegas - 2 miles Hoover Dam/Lake Mead - 34 miles McCarran International Airport (LAS): Approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 5 miles. Driving directions from McCarran International Airport: Exit the airport via Swenson St. Turn left on E Naples Dr, then right on Paradise Rd. Turn left onto E Sahara Ave and the hotel is on the left. Getting there: The best way to get to the hotel is by taxi ($5–$15; fees subject to change without notice) or rental car. Getting around: Guests have many options for destinations on the Strip. City buses (less than $5) run the length of the Strip, and there are private trollies (less than $5) that serve many of the larger casinos. Many guests choose to walk. Taxis are readily available, and guests who drive will find complimentary parking at most locations. For destinations outside the Strip, a rental car is the best option. The hotel offers complimentary valet and self-parking for guests. (All fees subject to change without notice.) The Las Vegas Monorail runs along the Las Vegas resort corridor connecting major resort properties and the convention center. The average speed of the Las Vegas monorail is 16 miles per hour, or 15 minutes to complete the 4-mile run. Stations are: MGM Grand, Bally’s/Paris, Flamingo/Caesars Palace; Harrah’s/Imperial, and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Hours of operation are 8 AM to midnight daily until September 15, 2004. After September 15, 2004, hours of operation will be 6 AM to 2 AM daily. Cost is $3 or less each way. Daily, multi-day, and multi-ride passes are also available. |
POLICIES
| A $1 fee per room per day is charged for unlimited local/toll-free phone calls.
An energy surcharge of $3 per room per day is also charged. Extra person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy. Rollaways and cribs may be available and should be requested at the time of booking; fees may apply. Photo identification and credit card or cash deposit are required upon check-in for incidental charges. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. No shows and early departures for the dates of December 30, 2005 - January 1, 2006, will be billed for all three nights.
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PROPERTY AMENITIES
Valet parking: Valet parking is complimentary (gratuity not included). Secured garage with in/out privileges. Self parking: Self parking is complimentary. Secured garage with in/out privileges. See a list of property amenities
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RECREATION
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
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ROOM AMENITIES
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