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When the
Sahara hotel and casino opened in 1952, its exotic African theme - from the
famed Sahara camels perched outside to the Casbar Theatre Lounge and Congo
Showroom inside - seemed right at home on the mostly barren desert landscape
that was the Las Vegas Strip. While you'd be hard-pressed to find empty space on
the Strip today, the Sahara underwent a $100 million renovation project in the
mid-1990s that paid respect to the hotel's roots and paved the way for an
entirely new audience.
The new Congo Room features The Platters, Cornell Gunter's Coasters and Beary
Hobb's Drifters performing their top hits from the 1950s and 1960s, and the hip
new variety show in the Stardust Theatre,"Buck Wild". The Casbar Theatre Lounge
offers live music nightly. Several watering holes serve as an oasis in the
bustling, 80,000-square-foot casino with blackjack, keno, Pai Gow poker, a race
and sports book, and more than 1,200 reel slots, video poker and keno machines.
The return of the House of the Lords kept up with the tradition of legendary
dining at the Sahara with such timeless favorites as New York Strip, Australian
lobster tail and roast prime rib.
The addition of the NASCAR Café, Las Vegas Cyber Speedway, and SPEED-The Ride
brought with it a ration of racing fans. The NASCAR Café is home to the world's
largest stock car, Carzilla, which serves as the centerpiece to the Carzilla
Bar. The LV Cyber Speedway features 7/8th-scale stock cars and Indy cars mounted
on hydraulic bases for a realistic simulated driving experience. SPEED-The Ride
is launched from inside the café.
In the heart of the property, we have a sparkling 5,000 square foot pool
featuring 8 private cabanas, circular fountains, a gazebo-covered spa and a
snack bar that offers tropical refreshments. The pool is open daily throughout
the summer. The spa is open year round. |