I recently did in-depth profiles of both Wynn/Encore and Bazaar Meats for Forbes.Ī King room in the new Fontainebleau Las Vegas Fontainebleau Las Vegas Resorts World is the northernmost major property on the West side of the Strip, and the Fontainebleau sits nearby on the East side, north of the twin Forbes 5-Star Wynn and Encore resorts, and south of the Sahara, most notable for housing what may be Las Vegas’ best steakhouse, Bazaar Meats by Chef Jose Andrés. It continues a recent trend of expanding the Strip, the busy touristy section of Las Vegas Boulevard, to the North. The Fontainebleau is the biggest thing since then and occupies nearly 25-acres on a site that has previously been home to historic casinos including the El Rancho and Algiers.
When the Vegas Fontainebleau opens in two weeks, here’s what you can expect.ģ000-plus room new casino hotels are rarer in Vegas than you might think, and when Resorts World Las Vegas debuted in 2021, it was the first new build of this scope on the Strip in a decade ( I reviewed it in detail here at Forbes ).
