Las Vegas Hilton
3000 Paradise Road // Las Vegas Strip » map
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Las Vegas Hilton - The Real Deal :
Is there any reason to visit the Hilton, now that Star Trek: The Experience has been vaporized? Why yes, there is... Barry Manilow! Oh wait. He's gone too. Hrm. Ok, how about this... even in middle age, the Las Vegas Hilton (formerly the International Hotel & Casino) has managed to keep up appearances like a coy cougar wearing nothing but a $40 mid week recession busting room rates.
Las Vegas Hilton History
Originally Kirk Kerkorian's International Hotel & Casino in 1969, the Las Vegas Hilton was where Elvis Presley gave most of his famed 'big Elvis' era performances. He signed an exclusive contract with the International Hotel in 1969 (and lived on the 30th floor in what's now known as 'The Elvis Presley Suite'). Since it's halcyon days at one of the Strips main entertainment attractions, the Hilton has been bought and sold numerous times and for a short period of time was called the "Flamingo Hilton." Most recently, the Las Vegas Hilton was sold to investment firm Colony Capital by the former Caesars Entertainment in 2004.
Location of Las Vegas Hilton:
East of the strip, but easy to get to and find by car or monorail. It's right next to the Las Vegas Convention Center, but you can forget walking here from the Strip (save Riviera)
Cool Stuff About Las Vegas Hilton:
Elvis put aluminum foil on the windows here.
Star Trek : The Experience is closed and gone forever. The annual Creation Ent Trek convention lives on every August at the Las Vegas Hilton.
The Hilton completely refurbished its public areas and guest rooms in 2007.
The Rooms at Las Vegas Hilton
Rooms are mid-priced, clean, well appointed and very comfortable size-wise. A nice place if you want to go to Vegas and not be in the middle of the hubub (Strip) or middle of an orgy (Hard Rock, Palms, Rio) or in the middle of insanity (Downtown). All rooms were refurbished in 2008 to include the latest technology (flat screen tv's, wireless internet etc) and sharp designs.
Restaurants at Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Hilton features a number of dining options, all of which are reasonably priced and somewhat nondescript. We suggest Benihana's for great teppanyaki experience and The Buffet if you are staying during the week for the complimentary beer and wine! Also worth checking out is TJ's Steakhouse, great classic Vegas steakhouse atmosphere at a competitive price.
The real jewel at the Hilton was Quarks Bar in the Star Trek Experience (which closed on September 1, 2009). If you are visiting the Las Vegas Hilton via a Time Machine to the days when Star Trek : The Experience was open, our suggestion to you would be to sure to order a 'Warp Core Breach' - a giant round fish-bowl sized bubbling urn that contains enough booze in it to kill a large Klingon. The food at Quark's is top notch enhanced interstellar cuisine, wittily named after Star Trek locales, characters and things. Don't forget to offer a bit of your Wrap of Khan to one of the Borgs for assimilation.
Las Vegas Hilton Tips
After 10 years of boldly getting people smashed on Warp Core Breach's, Star Trek : The Experience closed on September 1, 2008. We're still holding a grudge, can't you tell?
Readers Who Added Las Vegas Hilton to their MyVegas Favorites
Loved the Hilton better when it was host to Star Trek: The Experience (and more importantly, Quark's Bar), but still enjoy their renovated rooms, comfy beds, big tub (great for soaking the feet after a couple days of walking), 9/6 Jacks-or-Better video poker, and excellent breakfast buffet. The only ding against it is the abyssmal drink service, even when playing $1 machines out in the main thoroughfare.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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We always have a good time at the LV Hilton. Quiet and easy to get in and out of, the rooms are nice and pretty cheap. Oh and there's Quarks bar! Great food and unreal drinks.
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Home of the "Hilton Millions" Blackjack Tournament. Great Blackjack Tournaments throughout the year.
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I found the slots to be looser than mentioned in the VegasTripping review, with more luck in the "Space-themed" casino than anywhere. The slots in the sports book were terribly tight, though.The rooms are wonderful, with spacious layouts and fresh air (even in smoking rooms). The decor provides calm and rest in an energetic city.The restaurant choices leave something to be desired, especially with the closing of Quark's. But, overall, this place in THE place to go. The prices can't be beat, with special deals on room rates and show packages.
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Great VP selection: plus 1. Clientele (non-hipster): plus 1. Great rooms: plus 1. Great frickin bacon on the buffet: plus 1. Comped rooms: plus 1. Monorail service: plus 1. So-so drink service: -1. Closing Quark's: -1. Score = 4
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Stayed because of Star Trek Next Generation. Loved the whole thing. Our room was a Hilton room. Service, drinks and the casino were very good. Ate at Quarks. Shame that they removed the Star Trek attraction.
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They get rid of Star Trek and bring in Manilow. Still not a bad place.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Las Vegas Hilton is one of my favorites.
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Great lobby and casino, very tasteful. "Lunchtime With Ira" on in room TV 24/7. Tight slots. Fun, cheap table games. Nice remodeled rooms with big flat screens. Monorail shortest distance room to station on Strip. $250,000 Game Show great fun with lots of winners (Must be good, over half the audience was locals). Highly recommended, lo key, not super busy.