- Westin Causarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa
Casino infobox
casino=The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa
theme=Southwestern
address=160 East Flamingo Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
rooms=826
date_opened= 1977 (as Maxim); reopened 2003
space_gaming=10 table games, 295 slot machines
attractions= Spa
shows=
restaurants="Suede," casino lounge,Starbucks
owner=Columbia Sussex
casino_type=Land-Based
renovations= 2003
names_pre=Maxim
website= [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/search/hotel_detail.html?city=&stateProvince=&country=&postalCode=&hotelLocationType=&pOI=&arrivalDate=&departureDate=&lengthOfStay=&numberOfRooms=&numberOfAdults=&amenityType1=&amenityType2=&amenityType3=&nState1=&nState2=&nCity1=&nCity2=&requestedChainCode=&requestedAffiliationCode=&propertyID=1448&returnURL=&promotionCode=&corporateAccountNumber=&rcdi=&iATANumber=&groupBlockID=&ratePlanName=&starwoodPreferredGuest=&fromSearch=&H=250&W=491 Starwood Hotels]The Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa is a
resort andcasino inLas Vegas, Nevada . It is located at the intersection of Flamingo Boulevard and Koval Lane, just east of theLas Vegas Strip . The Westin Casuarina is managed and owned by Columbia Sussex, under franchise fromStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide . It is noteworthy for being one of the very first Vegas resorts that prohibitstobacco smoking in almost all parts of the property; only in a part of the casino is smoking permitted.The Westin
Casuarina is one of very few Las Vegas resort hotels where the casino is almost an afterthought. The casino floor has fewer than 300 slot andvideo poker machines and only ten table games, far smaller than typical Strip megaresorts and even smaller than many casinos catering to local residents. Instead, the resort concentrates more on its hotel amenities, including a spa, catering to guests who typically visit otherWestin Hotels throughout the world.The Westin Casuarina opened in 2003.
Maxim Hotel
The property was originally opened on
July 1 ,1977 as theMaxim Hotel and Casino. Though smaller than typical Vegas resorts even before today's megaresort era, the Maxim had a popular following because of its attention to personal service. It thrived during the 1980s, but went into decline as flashier, larger resorts opened on the nearby Strip.In 1999, the casino was closed in a dispute between the casino operator and hotel owners. The hotel itself remained open without gaming, then the resort closed in its entirety in 2001 and stood vacant until Columbia Sussex reopened it as the The Westin Casuarina, using the name of its successful resort in the
Cayman Islands .The Maxim was the site of the shooting death of rapper
Tupac Shakur in 1996. Shakur was a passenger in aBMW that was driving in front of the casino, when a man in a Cadillac pulled up and opened fire, gravely wounding the rap star. He died a week later from his injuries.External links
* [http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/search/hotel_detail.html?city=&stateProvince=&country=&postalCode=&hotelLocationType=&pOI=&arrivalDate=&departureDate=&lengthOfStay=&numberOfRooms=&numberOfAdults=&amenityType1=&amenityType2=&amenityType3=&nState1=&nState2=&nCity1=&nCity2=&requestedChainCode=&requestedAffiliationCode=&propertyID=1448&returnURL=&promotionCode=&corporateAccountNumber=&rcdi=&iATANumber=&groupBlockID=&ratePlanName=&starwoodPreferredGuest=&fromSearch=&H=250&W=491 Westin Casuarina Las Vegas Hotel, Casino & Spa]
* [http://www.westinhotellasvegas.com Westin Hotel Las Vegas]
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