Sahara
2535 South Las Vegas Blvd.
Las Vegas, NV 89109

Hotel Description

   The Sahara brings Morocco to the Nevadan desert, combining the exotic elegance and colorful style of North Africa with the charm of the Rat Pack days all while offering a plethora of restaurants, unlimited entertainment and comfortable and reasonably priced rooms.

   Tall, colorful towers announce this venerable resort, featured prominently in the classic film "Ocean's 11." Upon entering, the hotel continues to please. Bar names like "Abracadabra" and "The Thirsty Camel" emphasize the Moroccan theme, but old pictures of Liberace and The Beatles remind you that classic Vegas is alive at the Sahara. A number of restaurants, including the gourmet steak house House of Lords, Paco's Bar & Grill and the Sahara Buffet satisfy even the hungriest visitor. The mammoth NASCAR Cafe offers not only great food but also a museum-like setting for car-racing fanatics. Several bars and lounges, including the venerable Casbar Lounge, provide an oasis for the tired gambler. With a newly-expanded, non-smoking poker room and some of the best blackjack, gambling is always hot at the Sahara.

   And there's much more to see and enjoy. The Platters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters, Beary Hobb's Drifters and Amazing Johnathan perform in the Congo Room; the Las Vegas Cyber Speedway puts you behind the wheel of an Indy race car in a stunning virtual-reality sprint; and a unique roller coaster, Speed - The Ride, hurtles you through a 72-foot loop at 70 mph, shoots you through the Sahara's marquee to the top of a 224-foot tower, then repeats the process -- backward.

   The property also houses 1,720 rooms, providing maximum comfort at comfortable prices, and a 5,000-square-foot pool that follows the same Afro-Mediterranean theme -- complete with cabanas and palm trees.

   More than half a century after it first opened its doors, the Sahara still provides refuge, relief and relaxation like a true Vegas oasis.

Hotel Details

   Number of rooms: 1,720 newly remodeled guest rooms and suites.

   Casino:  Yes, 85,000 square feet. Casino games include 21 Madness, 3-Way Action, 21st Century Blackjack, Craps, Keno, Pai Gow Poker, Poker and Roulette. Slots including Monopoly, Wheel of Fortune, Slotopoly and Megabucks. The casino has a poker room.

   Race & sports book:  Yes, a 35-seat race and sports book, equipped with 16 televisions and two big screens.

   Restaurants: House of Lords, Paco's Bar & Grill, Caravan Café, Sahara Buffet, NASCAR Cafe and The Grind Cafe.

   Entertainment:  Entertainment can be found in The Congo Room, which hosts the The Amazing Johnathan and Platters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters, Beary Hobb's Drifters, and the Casbar Lounge, which also features live entertainment. Trent Carlini and the Japanese production show Matsuri performs in the Sahara Theater.

   Nightlife:  No.

   Attractions:  Sahara Cyber Speedway, featuring Indy car virtual reality racing, and Speed - The Ride.

   Pool:  Yes, one 5,000-square-foot pool and a Jacuzzi.

   Health Club:  No.

   Spa: Destination Salon and Spa offers body massages and treatments, soothing facials, hairstyles, nails and complete cosmetic makeovers.

   Shops:  Jewels of the Nile, Marshall-Rousso, Market Place, NASCAR Racewear, Sahara Spirits.

   Wedding chapel:  Yes, the Wedding Chapel at the Sahara offers a number wedding ceremony packages.

   Convention rooms:    Yes.

   Business center:   Yes.

   In-room internet access:   High-speed internet access available for a fee.

   Wheelchair accessible rooms: Yes.

   RV park: No.

   Child-care facilities: No.

   Pets allowed: No.

   Room service: Yes.

   Parking garage:    Yes.

   Shuttle service to the airport: Shuttle service to and from the airport available for a fee from an outside company.

   Shuttle service to the Strip:  The new Las Vegas monorail route includes stops at: MGM Grand, Bally's / Paris, Flamingo, Harrah's / Imperial Palace, Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas Hilton and the Sahara.

   Standard room amenities:   Air conditioning, alarm clock/radio, remote-controlled cableTV, pay-per-view movies, hair dryer, iron and ironing board, desk, electronic door locks, telephone, voice mail.

   Hotel amenities:  Currency exchange, safety deposit box, laundry, luggage and maid service, video arcade, wake-up call.

   Check-in time: 3 p.m.

   Check-out time: 12 p.m.

   Minimum age to reserve a room: 21 years.

   Policies:  The maximum total number of guests (adults and children) in a room is four.

   Incidental charges:  The Sahara charges a $3 per day energy fee and a $1 per day phone fee. The hotel requires a credit card for incidental charges.