Las Vegas City Center - Vdara Hotel & Spa Grand Opening
About one year ago, a little hotel called the “Encore” opened, and the expectations for the property seemed unreasonably high.
For some in the media, it was the biggest thing to hit Las Vegas, but I took a slightly more reserved approach. As nice as Encore was, I knew that it was essentially Wynn II, and I was already eyeing something far more significant a full 11 months away.
Fast forward to today. Instead of fanfare the likes of which has never been seen before, a much more subdued opening took place at the new Vdara Hotel & Spa. Granted it wasn’t open to the general public, but the expectations of those who were present seemed a little … subdued.
Despite being in what seemed to be a clear minority, I remained excited about what I was about to see. In my opinion, this opening was far more significant than was the Encore. This was my first time meeting Vegas 3.0, and it was Phase I of a project that could very well make or break the very city in which I live.
In my opinion, the opening of Vdara is the single most important opening to happen since the Mirage. Some will debate my opinion since Vdara is only one of four hotels to open within the City Center complex, but I think they are wrong and I’ll tell you why:
