Mirage

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  • Address
    btw Spring Mountain and Flamingo Rds, 3400 Las Vegas Blvd S, The Strip
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  • Phone
    791 7111
  • Website
  • Transport
    tram: to TI (Treasure Island)

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Lonely Planet review

This casino hotel was the first of the ridiculously theatrical palaces that define modern Las Vegas. A fake volcano erupts hourly after dusk, with flames rising out of orange-coloured water and a deep rumble threatening to break windows.

When the Mirage opened in 1989, then-owner Steve Wynn boasted that his goal was to create a property 'so overriding in its nature that it would be a reason in and of itself for visitors to come to Las Vegas'. This $630-million resort could claim to be such a place.

Its tropical setting, replete with a huge rainforest atrium under a 100ft conservatory dome filled with jungle foliage, meandering streams and soothing cascades, captures the imagination. Woven into this waterscape are scores of bromeliads enveloped in sunlight and fed by a computerized misting system. Tropical scents waft through the registration area, which features an awesome 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium filled with pufferfish, tangs and pygmy sharks.