Cleopatra’s Barge is a small, but very unique nightclub set in part on a floating barge.

Located in Caesar’s Palace — you can actually feel it rocking. The bandstand includes a small dance floor, and a few, usually reserved tables are also here. There are other tables set around the boat on “land.”

Cleopatra’s Barge is quite a popular nightspot and if you’re looking for great fun, you’ll definitely find it here! This Egyptian-themed dance club has long been a favorite of Las Vegas’ older crowd, which has spent the last 30 or so years parading around with their favorite cocktails while having fun to classic rock, R&B, and dance hits.

There are plenty of dark makes for romance, but blaring volume levels mean you will have to scream those sweet nothings.

In recent years, the Cleopatra’s Barge lounge experienced a total facelift, reinventing itself as a haven for the younger tourist crowd and featuring weekend dance parties led by the R&B styling of Anita Sarawak and the Rhythm Nation.

It’s still a local Vegas landmark so if you’re in town, check it out.

Cleopatra’s Barge
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
Caesar’s Palace
Las Vegas, NV 89109
702-731-7110

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Jay Sarno owned a chain of “cabana” motels across the U.S. and looked at Las Vegas as his place for expansion.

Back in 1962, Jay Sarno used a $10.6 million loan from Teamsters Central States Pension Fund, to begin construction of an elegant Las Vegas resort. Caesars Palace was built on a 34-acre piece of property.

Initially, the Vegas resort was to be named the Cabana Palace. It next changed to the Desert Palace, then finally Caesars Palace.

Sarno went to the nth level of detail to model after the ancient Roman time period. Sarno included everything form the traditional Roman decor, toga-like waitress costumes, the hotel logo, the parchment-like desk stationary, matchbooks and business cards with simulated burnt edges.

Building the mighty hotel did have its share of construction problems. One notable one was when builders hit water during the building of a planned underground parking lot. Using coverts to divert the water, building eventually resumed but sometime later, the underground parking plan was abandoned.

Inside Caesars was a very large casino that seemed to go on forever. The casino offered a shallow oval-shaped dome hanging low over the gaming pit. Sarno felt this design created relaxation. The casino offered no windows and the ceiling was blacked-out. Away from the massive casino, a variety of retail shops, restaurants, lounges and corridors awaited the hotel’s patrons. Down one corridor was the impressive Circus Maximus, the resort’s main showroom.

Caesars Palace opened on August 5, 1966, offering visitors a mighty 14-story, 700 room resort to Las Vegas.

There have been many memorable moments held at Caesars Palace. One that was legendary for years to come occurred on December 31, 1967. That was when Evel Knievel failed in his attempt to jump over the famous Caesars’ fountain in his motorcycle.

As the hotels expansion continued in 1973, Del Webb Corporation built a 16 story, 333 room high-rise tower that finished the following year. Then in 1979, a 22-story tower was completed.

To finish what his famous dad couldn’t, Robby Knievel, son of Evel Knievel, did make the jump over Caesars’ fountains on April 14, 1989.

Caesars palace has continued to grow and expand, adding more rooms, casino space, fine dining and luxury shopping.  A visit to the Caesars Palace Forum Shops is a must.

Caesars Palace

The non-stop action in Las Vegas can be tiring. Everybody needs to take a break now and then, and do something for themselves. Looking for a place to be pampered and treated like royalty?

The spa at Caesars Palace, Qua, is a therapeutic wonderland with 51 treatment rooms. There are deluxe couple’s studios, facial rooms, wet rooms with Vichy showers, and personal hydrotherapy tubs. Various massages techniques, exfoliation processes, and baths are available.

The spa also offers a complete fitness center with weight-training and aerobic sections. A tea sommelier is onsite to counsel guests on the therapeutic values of herbal teas.

A unique spa experience awaits you at Caesars Palace’s new Qua Baths and Spa.

Qua Baths and Spa is a luxurious retreat that taps into the natural, healing powers of water to bring you a one-of-a-kind experience.

Bathed in natural light, accented by smooth stone flooring, dark woods and cascading waterfalls, Qua is the ideal atmosphere for relaxed “Social Spa-ing” (a new concept in the spa world) as well as individual experiences.

This tranquil environment uses the natural properties of water to soothe away stress and tension from the every day.

Our Signature Roman Rituals are at the heart of the Qua experience, bringing the traditions of the glorious baths of ancient Rome to modern times. Our Roman Baths consist of three distinct pools varying in both temperature and size.

Guests are welcome to come with family and friends to mingle as they unwind and relax.

Additional Roman Rituals include the Laconium Room (an ultra-heated room), an Arctic Ice Room with snow falling from above and a peaceful tea room, where our in-house Tea Sommelier will pair teas with your particular treatment. These are all included with any treatment at the spa.

Qua Baths & Spa
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, NV 89109
866-782-0655

In Las Vegas, there is one must stop shopping destination that you must drive your luxury car rental to – the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops. There is valet parking at the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops, so feel free to drop off your luxury car rental and shop to your heart’s content.

The Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops prided itself to be Las Vegas’ premier retail, dining and entertainment destination. It has been called “titan of the shopping world”, the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops offers the best selection of shops. From upscale to mid-scale, you will find them at the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops.

Featuring over 160 boutiques and shops, there is a wide variety of the world’s well-known brands such as Versace, Gucci and Burberry to popular favorites Abercrombie and Fitch, Diesel and Banana Republic.

If you are an automobile fan, there is Exotic Cars, a two-tiered retailer with 34,000 square feet of showroom space. It houses more than 50 exotic cars and motorcycles with luxurious brands such as Porsche, Rolls Royce and Aston Martin.

There is also the remote-controlled racetrack, unique displays and a variety of merchandise such as apparel and model cars. Even though you cannot drive away one of the exotic cars on display, there is always your luxury car rental that will surely more than satisfy your needs.

The 175,000-square-foot, three-level addition to the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops includes an array of upscale shops and several new restaurants, as well as a spiral escalator – one of only two in the United States. With hundreds of stores, restaurants and attractions, there is plenty to do to keep you busy for an afternoon.

Weary shoppers can rest their feet at the fountains that offer hourly shows with its animatronic statues at Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops’ either end. There are further visual stimulation with ‘The Festival Fountain’ that depicts the feast of Bacchus and ‘The Lost City of Atlantis’ chronicles the great city’s fall.

Beautiful décor further enhances the experience at the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops with the expansive stone-hewed walkway that divides the row of shops and a sky-colored ceiling overhead that gives the illusion of perpetual twilight. True to its name, there are ancient Roman architecture and sculptures to adorn the Forum Shops all around. Inside the front doors, visitors are greeted by a large reflecting pool, huge Roman statues and a beautiful glass domed ceiling.

To satisfy your hunger and fuel for more shopping, there are plenty high-class restaurants to cater to your need. For dessert, there is the Cheesecake Factory that is a sweet tooth’s dream. For a sophisticated evening out, check out Wolfgang Puck’s Club OPM, located above the restaurant, Chinois.

Whatever you want to do, the Caesar’s Palace Forum Shops in Las Vegas have it.

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The ultra-luxury Caesars Palace, has once again raised the quality standard of sizzling Las Vegas nightlife with this destination lounge.

Shadow Bar at Caesars Palace Las Vegas is a lounge and nightlife hotspot that features shadow dancers.

Shadow Bar offers a long menu of exotic cocktails that are served by bartenders who entertain by juggling bottles, tossing limes, twirling glassed and performing back-flips as they prepare cocktails.

Shadow Bar also offers appetizers in the evenings that include sushi platters, smoked salmon, fresh oysters, fresh fruits, crab cakes, cheeses, and even beluga caviar.

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Walking into Caesar’s Palace in Las Vegas is like stepping back into ancient Rome in its heyday but with every modern convenience.

Caesars Palace is Las Vegas. Period. Caesars Palace replicates the vibrance and decadence for which the Romans are remembered.

It is the original themed hotel and casino and the service and quality they provide has always been at the top. Located in the center of all the action Caesars Palace will overwhelm you with its size and its grandeur.

From gambling to upscale shopping in the Forums to dining in some of the finest restaurants in Vegas, this hotel has it all. Although it is located on the strip, except for visiting some of the shows at various hotels, you may never have to leave this hotel during your entire stay.

The amenity list is too long to list but here are a few highlights.

You can relax in their stress melting spa, have your hair done in their salon, watch one of your favorite performers at the Colosseum, shop ’til you drop in one of their 120 upscale shops, play golf at either Cascata Golf or Rio Secco.

You can also dance or socialize at one of their many clubs, or swim in one of their gigantic pools.

Celine Dion is stepping down after years of success headlining at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Whoever took her place would have some big shoes to fill.  I think Caesars did just fine with their choice.

Cher is the epitome of glitz and glamour and will bring the proverbial house down at Caesars. Las Vegas symbolizes the pinnacle of capitalism where money morphs into a chip in a game, where could you find a more appropriate place for an American icon?

At Caesars Palace Cher won’t just be a former sex symbol and idol from the 1970′s she’ll become enthroned as a immortal siren, glittering and perfect like a rhinestone. Luring you into the place where the basis of our society (money) so clearly becomes an abstraction. All meaning will melt away into an atmosphere of glamour.