If your idea of fun in Vegas is an irony-drenched Fear and Loathing experience, then Palms Place just might not be weird enough. It’s a subset of the office-park-sized Palms complex, and its suites are among the most stylish in town, extravagant though they may be; if you’ve ever wanted a cantilevered infinity-edge hot tub suspended twenty-odd floors above the strip, then this is your place. And if a simple rotating bed is what your evening plans require, they’ve got that too.
Normally all this lurid, tickling opulence that we’ve come to know and love about Vegas usually comes with a near-fatal dose of kitsch. Rooms of all sizes at Palms Place are taut and modern but not short on flash. Brilliant white marble bathrooms, stainless-steel kitchenettes and wood-paneled living spaces with killer light fixtures — rather than ancient Rome or medieval Venice it looks a bit like a modern-luxe take on Hong Kong or Shanghai. The pool, complete with fire pits and waterfalls, is similarly mod.
There’s a spa and a Turkish hammam for purging toxins, useful indeed in Sin City. And once one starts investigating nightlife and dining options it become apparent how vast the Palms complex really is. Palms Place is just the newest (and by a mile the most stylish) tower in what’s already a well-established hotel. You’ve got ten restaurants to choose from, as well as eight bars and clubs, and the Playboy Club casino — and that’s without ever leaving the grounds.
author watson@mouselink.net, source www.tablethotels.com
