Elite Traveler Spring 2024

EXPLORE NEWHOTELS by Samantha Coles

STAY Spread across 67 fl oors of the glistening new high-rise resort are 3,644 luxury rooms and suites. High-tech touches and Art Deco glamour seamlessly blend to create one of the most elegant places to post up in the entertainment capital. Spa-like marble bathrooms with spacious rain showers and custom brass bow tie-shaped drawer pulls represent exquisite attention to detail and a nod to Fontainebleau’s dapper history. Each grand accommodation features expansive fl oor-to-ceiling windowso ff ering views over the Las Vegas Strip. The crème de la crème is the Fleur de Lis suite collection, a super luxe hotel-within-a-hotel concept; the 76 Fleur de Lis suites occupy the top fi ve fl oorsof the hotel and come with their own private elevator bank, along with an array of exclusive amenities and

feat. After 23 years and $3.7bn, Fontainebleau Las Vegas opened in December and is already making a name for itself as one of the most hotly anticipated hotel openings. “For almost 70 years, the Fontainebleau brand has challenged boundaries and expectations,” Fontainebleau development chairman and chief executive o ffi cer Je ff reySo ff er said. “With Fontainebleau Las Vegas, we have transcended aspiration and set the stage for a new era of luxury hospitality de fi ned by innovation, sophistication and opulence, with an inextricable link to our roots at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach.” Staying true to the brand’s legacy of over-the-top opulence, the new vertically integrated mega-resort serves as a beacon for anyone looking to indulge in the extraordinary.

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As far as legendary hotels go, when Fontainebleau Miami Beach fi rst opened its glamorous mid-century modern doors in 1954, it was, by and large, the most luxurious resort the US had ever seen. Beloved by a long roster of celebrities and musicians including Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Judy Garland, the hotel soon became known as America’s fi rst destination resort, and has been synonymous with the jet set ever since. So when the time came to write a second act to follow in the iconic hotel’s footsteps, it was no easy