Even should you’ve been to Las Vegas dozens of instances, you could not know there is a secret, ultraluxe resort hidden throughout the MGM Grand.
Known as The Mansion at MGM Grand, this hotel-within-a-hotel consists of 29 “Mediterranean-themed residences starting from 2,400 sq. ft to 12,000 sq. ft” all inside “an enclave of privateness and pleasure the place the sensual riches of Tuscany attain their fullest expression,” in line with the web site.
Translation: There’s somewhat Tuscan village, completely for the wealthy and well-known, underneath a glass dome within the shadow of the well-known inexperienced resort on the Las Vegas Strip. And friends staying in that VIP village get unique perks reminiscent of personal butlers, limousine transport, extremely custom-made personal eating, an unique pool and extra.
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Taken with a keep? “Certified friends solely,” the web site warns. However what makes somebody certified?
A consultant for the resort remained tight-lipped about who qualifies, however a name to the reservations desk answered a number of questions.
You technically do not must be a excessive curler or a Grammy winner, as I assumed, to ebook a keep in one among these villas, however a reservation request must be authorized by administration, the cellphone agent defined to me. That is as a result of these managers give precedence (and doubtless free stays) to the precise excessive rollers who’re droppings tons of of 1000’s of {dollars} within the on line casino.
However should you’re playing is extra modest, and even nonexistent, anybody who can afford the Mansion — I used to be quoted $6,000 to $7,500 an evening for a two-bedroom villa — can put in a request and, assuming they don’t seem to be all blocked off by the upper powers, there is a truthful probability the keep is yours.
One phrase of recommendation: Do not attempt to ebook a keep right here when there is a massive occasion on the books, like a battle on the MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment.
Additionally, do not attempt to ebook greater than 90 days prematurely, as these larger-than-life villas (together with the four-bedroom villa with an indoor pool) appear to be largely put aside in case a real VIP pops into city.
Whereas The Mansion at MGM Grand is definitely probably the most top-tier experiences in Sin Metropolis, it is not the one hotel-within-a-hotel on the town. The truth is, there are fairly a number of on the Strip.
And now the development of placing one other totally separate resort, hidden or not, inside one other resort is beginning to unfold exterior the confines of Las Vegas.
Motels hiding in plain sight
In its simplest type, a hotel-within-a-hotel is precisely what it appears like: a separate resort tucked away inside a much bigger or better-known resort. In concept, there aren’t any set guidelines and a hotel-within-a-hotel could be no matter a hotelier desires it to be, from a set of luxurious villas with a personal reception space to a wholly totally different model or chain in the identical constructing.
“A hotel-within-a-hotel is a extra elevated expertise providing elite interiors, designated check-in areas, unique providers, devoted workers and upgraded facilities which can be fully totally different from the host resort,” Benjamin Kott, vice chairman of resort operations at Aria and Vdara in Las Vegas, advised TPG. Kott added that MGM has inns like this in its portfolio, together with NoMad at Park MGM and Delano at Mandalay Bay.
The NoMad Las Vegas within the Park MGM is a good instance of a widely known model organising store inside a bigger host resort. The Sydell Group, the drive behind manufacturers like Line and Freehand, initially created the much-loved NoMad New York, which closed in 2021. Enjoying off the success of that resort, Sydell Group, which owns Park MGM, introduced a style of New York to the Strip within the type of a hotel-within-a-hotel, the NoMad Las Vegas, which has its personal porte cochere, or personal entrance.
However that is not the one one. The 4 Seasons Resort Las Vegas is tucked away within the Mandalay Bay advanced and the Nobu Resort Las Vegas, the very first within the Nobu resort empire that is sweeping the globe, is present in Caesars Palace.
Whereas every of those inns is totally different in what it affords, one of many massive perks is that friends within the extra unique (typically costlier) inns can nonetheless use the facilities of what Kott referred to as the “host” resort. On the 4 Seasons in Las Vegas, for instance, friends can swim within the personal 4 Seasons pool or reap the benefits of Mandalay Bay’s large pool advanced and its real-sand seaside.
However there’s one other sort of hotel-within-a-hotel — one which’s created by and throughout the host resort to supply an elevated, luxurious expertise for somebody in search of one thing past only a place to sleep at night time.
“Because the leisure capital of the world, Las Vegas sees quite a lot of guests from everywhere in the globe who journey to town with particular tastes and pursuits,” stated Kott. “We’re seeing now, greater than ever, that our friends need an elevated keep and experiences that showcase extra customer support and facilities and hotels-within-hotels provide all that and extra.”
At his resort, Aria, there are literally two hotel-within-a-hotel experiences: Aria Sky Suites and Sky Villas, each of which simply went by way of head-to-toe remodels. At Sky Suites, there are 400 suites with one to a number of bedrooms that may be booked straight on-line by anybody prepared to shell out upward of $1,100 per night time.
The Sky Villas are akin to The Mansion at MGM Grand, requiring administration approval to launch one of many resort’s top-tier rooms that might in any other case be given to a excessive curler. Calling to see what sort of value we may be taking a look at for one of many Sky Villas, a cellphone consultant stated he just lately noticed managers approve a three-bedroom suite for $20,000 an evening and smaller rooms (they begin at 2,000 sq. ft, so not that small) for between $10,000 and $12,000 an evening.
However hey, that is the worth of exclusivity.
“Aria Sky Suites and Sky Villas at Aria are positively separate experiences from Aria itself in that they each provide complimentary luxurious transportation to and from the airport,” Kott defined. “In addition they have their very own separate entrance and designated check-in space, a separate pool space and a 24-hour concierge that provides Sky Suites and Sky Villa friends easy entry to among the metropolis’s greatest choices.”
And should you’re curious if these hotels-within-hotels are competing in opposition to their host inns, the reply is a straightforward no, in line with Kott. “It’s a special type of clientele so it doesn’t compete.”
Past Las Vegas
Although Las Vegas could maintain the crown for many hotel-within-a-hotel experiences, it is not the one place you could find the idea.
One place to search for it’s Miami, the place there are a variety of properties providing a secret (or not-so-secret) resort inside one other.
On the storied Eden Roc Miami Seaside, which opened in 1955 to the sounds of a reside Harry Belafonte efficiency, would-be friends can ebook a keep at Nobu Resort Miami Seaside, which has a pool for friends 21 and older and a personal seaside space.
Marriott received in on the motion by opening The Resort Beaux Arts, a part of the Autograph Assortment, on the highest flooring of the JW Marriott Marquis Miami. There, friends may not have the identical unique perks as in Vegas, however friends can have a extra boutique keep within the room whereas having fun with shared facilities between the 2 just like the Enliven Spa, a Nineteenth-floor pool, digital bowling and even basketball courts.
Up in Palm Seaside, Florida, friends can all the time count on an opulent keep at The Breakers, a palatial oceanfront property that dates again to the late 1800s. However for a way more unique keep, verify into The Flagler Membership, a boutique-like resort on the highest flooring of the resort that comes with Telsa chauffeur service, a personal lounge and rooftop terrace, a devoted staff to assist with any wants and extra — all for about $1,000 extra per night time than an ordinary Breakers room.
On the opposite facet of the nation, in California, San Diego’s Resort del Coronado simply unveiled a wholly new hotel-within-a-hotel expertise, alongside its different resort choices, billed as “neighborhoods.” The most recent resort, The Shore Home, includes 75 one-, two- and three-bedroom residential-style lodging proper off the seaside of the Pacific Ocean.
Although the resort itself is a sprawling advanced with lodging sorts for each sort of traveler, The Shore Home is an elevated, luxurious expertise that feels extra like a trip rental with a devoted resort entrance, a zero-edge oceanfront pool with personal cabanas, a poolside bar and entry to the resort’s different facilities, plus a VIP concierge unique to Shore Home friends. Charges at The Shore Home begin at $1,299 an evening.
Backside line
Motels-within-hotels aren’t a brand new idea, however it’s additionally a rising development I hope we see extra of sooner or later, particularly at massive resorts such as you’ll discover in Las Vegas and different in style trip locations.
Whereas club-level rooms at loads of inns do provide particular perks like a lounge and a contented hour, having a wholly totally different hotel-within-a-hotel creates a really distinct expertise that may completely elevate a visit (and its price ticket).
So, the following time you are in search of a spot to remain, remember to do some digging. Who is aware of, there would possibly simply be a secret resort — or Tuscan village — hiding within the shadows.
