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Westgate Las Vegas

April 09, 2024

The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is a hotel, casino, and timeshare resort in Winchester, Nevada. Located near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip, it is owned by Westgate Resorts. It opened in 1969 as the International Hotel, and was known for many years as the Las Vegas Hilton, then briefly as the LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. From 1981 to 1990, it was the largest hotel in the world.

Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
The property as seen in 2018
Location Winchester, Nevada, U.S.
Address 3000 Paradise Road
Opening dateJuly 2, 1969; 54 years ago (1969-07-02) (as The International)
No. of rooms2,956
Total gaming space54,923 square feet (5,102.5 m2)
Permanent shows
  • The Magic of Jen Kramer
  • Manilow: The Hits Come Home
Notable restaurants
  • Benihana
  • Edge Steakhouse
  • Fresco Italiano
  • Silk Road Asian Bistro
Casino typeLand-based
OwnerWestgate Resorts
Operating license holderGVII LLC
ArchitectMartin Stern Jr.
Previous namesInternational (1969–1971)
Las Vegas Hilton (1971–2012)
LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (2012–2014)
Renovated in1975, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1995, 1999, 2014–2016
Websitewestgatelasvegas.com

Facilities edit

The Westgate is located on a 64-acre (26 ha) site on the east side of Paradise Road, approximately 0.4 miles (0.64 km) east of Las Vegas Boulevard. It is adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center to the south and Las Vegas Country Club to the east.

The hotel has 2,956 rooms.[1] The hotel tower is 375 feet (114 m) tall, with 30 floors.[2] The top floor consists of three "Sky Villas" geared towards "high roller" customers, each with a private swimming pool and at least 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) of space.[3][4]

The casino has 54,923 square feet (5,102.5 m2) of gaming space as of 2017, with 576 slot machines, 38 table games, 10 poker tables, and a race and sports book.[5][6] The casino's sportsbook, the SuperBook, is billed as the largest in the world.[7][8]

The Westgate has various eateries, including fine dining restaurants, a buffet, and a food court.[9] Benihana Village, opened in 1974, is a Japanese-themed area with streams and gardens, with several restaurants centered around its namesake teppanyaki grill.[10]

The Westgate's convention center has 225,000 square feet (20,900 m2) of event space, including the 70,000 sq ft (6,500 m2) Paradise Event Center (formerly the Hilton Center) and the 43,000 sq ft (4,000 m2) Pavilion (formerly the Hilton Pavilion).[11]

Recreation amenities at the Westgate include a 5-acre (2.0 ha) pool deck,[4] a fitness center,[12] a 10,000-square-foot (930 m2) spa,[13] and six tennis courts.[14][15] The hotel also has several retail shops,[16] a wedding chapel,[17] and a business center.[18]

The Westgate station of the Las Vegas Monorail is located at the front of the property.

 
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Layout of the property as seen in 2003, facing southward
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Hotel tower, east wing
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Hotel tower, north wing
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Hilton Pavilion
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Hilton Center
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Marquee sign
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Main entrance
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Star Trek: The Experience

History edit

International Hotel (1969–1971) edit

 
A photo postcard of the International Hotel
 
Newspaper advertisement for the 1969 grand opening of the hotel

The hotel site was previously part of the grounds of Las Vegas Park, a defunct racetrack.[19] In 1965, the 400-acre (160 ha) track site was purchased by National Equities, a real estate development firm chaired by Marvin Kratter.[20][21] Kratter announced development plans for the site to include a 40-floor, 1,500-room hotel, as well as a golf course and private homes.[20][21]

Meanwhile, Kirk Kerkorian, the chairman of Trans International Airlines and landlord of Caesars Palace, began formulating plans to build a 1,000-room casino hotel in Las Vegas.[22] After considering several potential locations, he selected the racetrack site, reasoning that it was natural to put a hotel next to the Convention Center.[23] Kratter had decided not to build a hotel himself, and in 1967, National Equities sold a 65.5-acre (26.5 ha) portion of the site to Kerkorian for $5 million.[24][25] Kerkorian announced that he would build a 30-story hotel with 1,510 rooms, at a cost of $50 million.[24][26] Some believed it was very risky to build such a property away from the Strip, but Kerkorian believed that it would spark the development of a "second Strip" along Paradise Road.[27][28][29]

Kerkorian's hotel would be named the International Hotel, matching the name of Kratter's International Country Club (now the Las Vegas Country Club).[24][30] He hired airline executive Fred Benninger to oversee the development, and Martin Stern Jr., who had designed several noted Las Vegas high-rises, as the hotel's architect.[24][31][32] The general contractor selected to build the hotel was Taylor Construction Co.[33] Construction began with an elaborate groundbreaking ceremony in February 1968.[34]

With planning for the hotel underway, Kerkorian purchased the Flamingo casino, to serve as a training ground for the International's staff.[35][36] Later, during the International's construction, Kerkorian formed the publicly traded company International Leisure to own the two casinos.[37]

Howard Hughes, the eccentric billionaire who had purchased several Las Vegas casinos, saw Kerkorian as a rival and the International as unwelcome competition.[38] He attempted to deter Kerkorian from building the project, first by making a sham announcement of a major planned expansion of his Sands Hotel, and then by conveying false claims to Kerkorian about damage to buildings from nearby nuclear tests.[38][39] When these ruses failed, Hughes schemed to buy the project from Kerkorian and halt its construction, but this plan came to nothing.[38] Ultimately, Hughes decided to compete head-on with the International by purchasing the unfinished Landmark Hotel and Casino, located across the street.[40][41] Hughes completed construction of the Landmark and opened it one day before Kerkorian's hotel.[42][43]

The International Hotel opened on July 2, 1969.[44] At the time, it was Nevada's tallest building and largest hotel.[45][46] Entertainment director Bill Miller signed Barbra Streisand to open in the showroom, along with Peggy Lee performing in the hotel's lounge.[47][48]

In keeping with the hotel's name, rooms were furnished with different international decors, with each floor featuring either a Spanish, Italian, or French theme.[49][50] There was also a complex of international restaurants, offering Bavarian, Italian, Japanese and Mexican cuisines.[49][51] Employees were outfitted in costumes from different cultures, such as Scottish kilts, Slavic shirts, and French gendarme uniforms.[49][50][52]

On July 31, 1969, immediately following Streisand's engagement, Elvis Presley performed the first show of what would become a seven-year run at the hotel, encompassing 636 consecutive sold-out shows. Many of the performers who worked the International before Presley were upset at their disrupted prospects.[53]

Late in 1969, Kerkorian made plans to raise $29 million through a secondary offering of International Leisure stock.[54][55] He needed the money to help pay off loans that he had taken out to purchase major stakes in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and Western Airlines.[56][57] The offering was rejected, however, by the Securities and Exchange Commission, because the company was unable to provide five years of financial history for the Flamingo.[56][58][59] Short on cash, Kerkorian was forced to put International Leisure up for sale.[57]

Las Vegas Hilton (1971–2012) edit

 
The Las Vegas Hilton in the early 1970s

In 1970 and 1971, Kerkorian sold his shares of International Leisure to Hilton Hotels.[60][61] The International was renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in July 1971.[62] Hilton took complete ownership in 1972, acquiring all outstanding shares of International Leisure.[63][64]

The hotel had performed unevenly in its early years as the International, but as the Hilton, it soon came to be regarded as the most successful hotel in Las Vegas.[27][65]

An east tower extension with 620 rooms was completed in 1975 at a cost of $20 million.[66][67] In 1977, the hotel opened the Hilton Pavilion, a $7.5-million venue for sports and entertainment events, with a seating capacity of up to 5,000 people.[68][69] A $23-million expansion added another 644 rooms to the north tower. The general contractor selected to build the expansion was Del E. Webb Corporation. Ground was broken in 1977 and it was completed in 1979.[67][70][71]

1981 fire edit

On the night of February 10, 1981, a major fire occurred at the Hilton. Philip Bruce Cline, a hotel busboy who was under the influence of drugs, set fire to a curtain in an elevator lobby on the eighth floor of the east tower.[72] The fire spread to the exterior of the tower and then traveled up to the top of the building within 25 minutes.[73] Eight people were killed, and approximately 350 were injured, including 48 firefighters.[74] Among the victims treated for smoke inhalation was singer Natalie Cole.[75]

The casino and hotel reopened nine days after the fire with 1,000 available rooms.[76][77] The rest of the rooms were repaired over the following three months, at an estimated cost of $10 million.[76][78]

Cline was convicted in 1982 of arson and murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.[79] Hilton and other companies involved in the hotel paid a $23 million settlement to victims.[80] The tragedy, in combination with the MGM Grand fire that had occurred months earlier, inspired major changes to Nevada's fire safety regulations.[81][82][83]

1981–2012 edit

 
Hotel with former Hilton logo and branding.

Around the end of 1981, another extension to the north tower was completed, adding 391 rooms at a cost of $21 million.[84][85][86] This made the Las Vegas Hilton the largest hotel in the world, with a total of 3,174 rooms.[85][87] (The Rossiya Hotel in Moscow had more rooms, but was not deemed to be a larger hotel by the Guinness Book of World Records because many of its rooms were used as dormitories.)[88] It held this title until 1990, when it was surpassed by the Flamingo.[88]

In 1984, the hotel completed construction of the $10-million Hilton Center, a 70,000-square-foot (6,500 m2) convention and event space at the southwest corner of the property, west of the Hilton Pavilion.[89][90]

In 1986, amid growing popularity of sports betting in Nevada, the Hilton opened its race and sports book, the Superbook, at a cost of $17 million.[91][92][93]

In 1991, the Hilton was at the center of the Tailhook scandal, in which numerous United States Navy officers were accused of acts of sexual assault during a convention at the hotel.[94] One of the victims, Paula Coughlin, sued the Hilton for providing inadequate security for the convention, and eventually was paid a $5.2 million judgment.[95][96] The lawsuit led Hilton to successfully lobby for the so-called "Tailhook bill", a state law shielding hotels from liability for injuries to patrons caused by third parties.[97]

 
The Las Vegas Hilton sign, at 279 feet (85 m), is the tallest free-standing advertising sign in the world

The hotel completed a new 362-foot (110 m), $4-million marquee sign in 1994.[98] Later that year, however, it was partially destroyed by a windstorm.[98] The sign was reconstructed in 1997 for $9 million with a reduced height of 279 feet (85 m), making it the world's tallest free-standing advertising sign.[99][100]

In 1994, the hotel entered an arrangement with the Sahara Country Club, which was renamed as the Las Vegas Hilton Country Club.[101] This lasted until 1997, when the course became the Las Vegas National Golf Club.[102] Hilton attempted to buy the neighboring Las Vegas Country Club the following year, but its $60-million offer was rejected.[103]

In 1995, the Hilton completed a $40-million renovation of its penthouse floor to construct the Sky Villas.[104][105][106] The hotel also spent $12 million on a new room for baccarat, a favorite game of Asian high rollers.[106][107] The Hilton at the time was one of only four Las Vegas casinos able to compete for the business of the "whales", the top tier of high rollers.[104]

In 1998, Hilton spun off its casino properties, including the Las Vegas Hilton, as Park Place Entertainment.

Hilton's timeshare arm, Hilton Grand Vacations, began construction of a complex at the northeast corner of the property in 1998.[108][109] It opened in 1999 with 230 suites.[110]

Around 1999, Park Place began seeking a buyer for the Las Vegas Hilton, because the company hoped to concentrate on its properties on the Las Vegas Strip, especially the newly acquired Caesars Palace.[111] In 2000, Park Place agreed to sell the Hilton to Edward Roski Jr. for $365 million.[112] Roski planned to transform the Hilton to shift its focus away from high rollers and toward convention attendees.[112] The deal fell through, however, and the property was locked up in litigation between Park Place and Roski until 2003, when they settled their claims against each other.[113]

The Las Vegas Monorail opened in 2004, with one of its stations located at the Hilton.[114] The system had been under construction since 2001.[115] Hilton had led the group of hotels that had promulgated the proposal for the monorail as early as 1996.[116][117]

In June 2004, Caesars Entertainment (formerly Park Place) sold the Las Vegas Hilton to Colony Capital for $280 million.[118] Colony partnered in the purchase with Goldman Sachs, which also lent $200 million of the purchase price.[119][120] In 2005, the Hilton was placed under the banner of Colony's newly formed casino affiliate, Resorts International Holdings, which was headquartered at the property.[121][122]

The Hilton prospered in its first few years under Colony's management, but began losing money in the face of the Great Recession and an oversupply of hotel rooms in Las Vegas.[123][124] In June 2011, the Hilton began defaulting on payments to Goldman Sachs on the loan.[124] The same month, Hilton Worldwide opted to terminate its franchise agreement with the property, effective at the end of the year, because the facilities had fallen below the standards of the Hilton brand.[125][126]

Goldman Sachs issued a foreclosure notice in September 2011.[127] At Goldman's request, a court appointed a receiver to take control of the property.[128][129]

LVH (2012–2014) edit

On January 3, 2012, the Las Vegas Hilton became the LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, as the contract to use the Hilton brand ended.[130]

Colony Capital initially tried to fight against foreclosure of the property,[131] but ultimately concluded that its equity in the LVH was worthless, and agreed to let the foreclosure proceed.[128][129] Goldman Sachs formed a joint venture with Gramercy Capital to acquire the property.[132] They bought the property at its foreclosure auction in October 2012, where they were the only bidder.[133] The Navegante Group was retained to manage the LVH on their behalf.[133]

In 2013, the LVH affiliated with the Leo Hotel Collection, a network of independent hotels newly created by Red Lion Hotels.[134][135]

Westgate Las Vegas (2014–present) edit

On June 30, 2014, timeshare developer Westgate Resorts bought the LVH from Goldman and Gramercy for a price between $150 and $170 million.[136][137] Westgate CEO David Siegel was hoisted to the top of the hotel's sign the following day to begin removing the letters "LVH" to make way for the property's new name, Westgate Las Vegas.[138] Siegel stated that the company would spend at least $160 million on renovations, and that it would begin converting hotel rooms into timeshare units.[139] According to Siegel, the timeshare conversion would take 15 to 20 years, and, even after its completion, at least 30 percent of the units would remain available as hotel rooms at any given time.[139]

Westgate retained Paragon Gaming to replace Navegante as the property's manager in 2015.[140] In 2020, GVII LLC, a company formed by former gaming regulator Mark Lipparelli, replaced Paragon as the casino manager.[141][142]

Architecture edit

Martin Stern designed the hotel in the International Style of architecture.[143] Architect Stefan Al described the building's aesthetics as a milestone in the corporatization of Las Vegas: "Characterized by its rectilinear forms and bare surfaces, stripped of ornamentation, this elite form of architecture stood miles away from the Mafia-tainted neon of existing casinos."[143] Architecture critic Alan Hess also noted the simplicity of the International (and the nearby Landmark Hotel) in comparison to older casinos: "As singular, self-contained forms, they showed none of the complexity of the different pieces and sequential additions that made the original Strip visually and urbanistically richer."[144]

 
The UNESCO Headquarters building, which inspired the Y-shaped plan for the hotel tower

The Y-shaped plan for the hotel tower was inspired by the UNESCO Headquarters building; it was chosen to maximize the number of rooms that could be fit into a square plot while allowing each room to have a satisfactory view.[143][145] This design was imitated by later Las Vegas hotels such as the Mirage, Mandalay Bay, and Venetian.[145][146]

The International has been cited as the first Las Vegas "megaresort"[147][148] (though that distinction is often instead credited to the Mirage, opened in 1989).[149][150] It was the first to house all of the hotel's functions in a single large structure, whereas earlier casinos had housed them in separate buildings.[143] The design of the property, along with the next Kerkorian/Stern project, the original MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, had a major influence on the development of the modern casino resort. As gaming historian David G. Schwartz describes it:

The casino resorts designed by Kerkorian and Stern became the favored models for both the next generation of Strip resorts and the resorts that, after 1978, could be found throughout the United States. When you enter a casino with a sweeping porte cochere, attached parking garage, barn-like casino/entertainment/retail complex, and high-rise hotel towers, you are in a design first realized by Stern and Kerkorian.[151]

Entertainment edit

International Theater edit

 
Las Vegas Hilton marquee in 1993. The Landmark Hotel is visible off to the right of the picture.

The property's main entertainment venue is the 1,607-seat International Theater.[152] Since 2018, the theater hosts Barry Manilow's residency show, The Hits Come Home.[152]

From the opening of the hotel in 1969, the main showroom was a "star policy" venue,[153] meaning that popular musical artists and comedians were booked to perform for two to four weeks at a time.[154] The typical schedule comprised two shows per night: a dinner show at 8 pm and a cocktail show at midnight.[155]

One of the most famous engagements at the hotel was that of singer and pianist Liberace.[156] A longtime mainstay of Las Vegas showrooms, Liberace debuted at the Hilton in 1972,[157] and began appearing regularly in 1973.[158][159] He performed in the showroom for as many as 17 weeks out of the year, earning as much as $175,000 per week.[160] Liberace's shows were known for his flamboyant costumes and for his being driven onstage in a Rolls-Royce limousine.[161][162] He appeared at the Hilton as late as 1982.[163][164] Hilton chairman Barron Hilton remembered Liberace as "one of the most popular entertainers ever to grace the stage of the Las Vegas Hilton showroom."[165]

In 1982, the production show Bal du Moulin Rouge opened in the theater, featuring a cast of acrobats, dancers, and variety acts.[166][167] The show centered around a 45-minute slot for a headline performer, which was filled at times by Suzanne Somers, Charo, and others.[168][169] Shifting to a production show was intended to reduce the Hilton's entertainment costs by avoiding the need to book bigger stars, whose salaries had been spiraling ever higher.[169][170] The show closed in 1986, and the theater returned to star policy.[171][172]

Singer Wayne Newton, another longtime Las Vegas star, headlined the Hilton showroom from 1987 to 1993.[27][173] By the end of his run, he was performing there twenty weeks out of the year, and was described as the highest-paid entertainer on the Las Vegas Strip.[174][175][176] Newton's shows were known for beginning with him descending onto the stage in a spaceship amid a laser show.[177][178][179] He made over 950 performances in total.[180]

In 1993, the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Starlight Express opened in the main theater. The Hilton Showroom was renamed as the Hilton Theatre, and underwent a $12-million renovation to add bridges and embankments to accommodate the show, which features performers on roller skates.[181][182] The opening of the show was cited as part of a trend in Las Vegas toward family-friendly attractions and away from individual headliner acts.[183][184] The show was signed to a five-year contract, but closed early in 1997 amid lagging ticket sales.[99][185][186] The hotel then adopted a "limited star policy" for the theater, booking headline acts for runs of less than a week at a time.[187]

In the early 2000s, the theater kept a rotating stable of headliners who each performed for ten weeks out of the year, including at times The Commodores, The Righteous Brothers, Sheena Easton, The Fab Four, Engelbert Humperdinck, and The Smothers Brothers.[188][189][190]

Manilow began an extended run at the Hilton in 2005.[191] His engagement was an early example of the trend of major recording artists establishing residency shows in Las Vegas, which was begun by Celine Dion at Caesars Palace in 2003.[192][193] His show began as Manilow: Music and Passion, and was then revamped in 2008 as Ultimate Manilow: The Hits.[194][195] The show ended in 2009.[196] In November 2018, Paula Abdul revealed she was initially offered to do a show in the International Theater in 2005 but felt she wasn't the right artist to perform in it as it was “so special and magical”, so she told Hilton Hotels to offer it to Manilow.[197]

During the summer of 2006, Reba McEntire performed her residency show, Reba: Key to the Heart, which ran for five non-consecutive weeks.[198]

 
The American TV Game Show Hall of Fame logo

The $250,000 Game Show Spectacular ran from October 2007 to April 2008. The show rotated through three hosts: creator Bob Eubanks, Chuck Woolery, and Jamie Farr.[199] A temporary "American TV Game Show Hall of Fame" opened and closed on site in conjunction with the show,[200] inducting Peter Marshall, Hugh Downs, Wink Martindale, and Monty Hall. The concept was originated by entertainment publicist Jerry Digney. The logo was designed by Dan Acree.

Recent long-running shows in the theater include the classic rock tribute show Raiding the Rock Vault, from 2013 to 2014,[201] and the Prince tribute show Purple Reign, from 2016 to 2017.[202]

Westgate Cabaret edit

Smaller shows are hosted in the 400-seat Westgate Cabaret.[203] This venue hosts magician Jen Kramer (since 2018),[204] Motown tribute act Soul of Motown (since 2019),[205] and the comedy night Comedy Cabaret (since 2023).[206]

Starting in the 1990s, the venue was known as The NightClub.[207] Combining elements of a dance club and a traditional Las Vegas lounge, it helped pave the way for dance clubs to open in many Las Vegas casinos.[208]

The NightClub was renamed as the Shimmer Cabaret in 2004 when the Hilton came under the ownership of Colony Capital.[209][210] Long-running acts at the Shimmer Cabaret included comedian David Brenner (2004–05),[211] musical comedies Menopause the Musical (2006–09)[212] and Nunsense (2010–13),[213] show band The Scintas (2007–09),[214] singer Lani Misalucha (2009–10),[215] topless revue Sin City Bad Girls (2009–10),[216] impressionists Greg London (2011–12)[217] and Rich Little (2012–13),[218] a Rat Pack tribute show led by Sandy Hackett (2011–13),[219]Purple Reign (2014–16),[202] and the "Icons of Comedy" series (2011–12), featuring comedians such as Gilbert Gottfried and Hal Sparks.[220]

In 2015, after the hotel was purchased by Westgate, the room was given its current name.[221][222] Previous productions and headliners at the Westgate Cabaret include the adult revue Sexxy (2015–21),[223] funk band Cameo[224] and comedian Vinnie Favorito,[225] (both 2016–17), comedian George Wallace (2018–21),[203] and rock band The Bronx Wanderers (2021–22)[226]

 
Sign outside of the Star Trek attraction

Star Trek: The Experience edit

Main article: Star Trek: The Experience

In January 1998, Star Trek: The Experience opened, featuring a motion simulator ride, a museum, and Quark's Bar.[227] A portion of the casino floor was transformed into the SpaceQuest Casino, a space-themed casino complete with high-tech table games, which served as the gateway to the Experience.[228][229]

In March 2004, a new Borg Invasion 4D ride was added.[230][231]

The attraction closed in September 2008, after the operator, Cedar Fair, could not agree on terms for a renewed lease with the Hilton.[232][233]

Elvis performances and legacy edit

Elvis Presley was signed for a four-week engagement in 1969 as the second performer to appear in the International's showroom, following Barbra Streisand.[234][235] It would be his first public stage appearance in eight years.[235] Presley's first show proved so popular that the hotel immediately signed him to a five-year contract for two month-long engagements per year.[236][237] He would go on to perform a total of 636 shows at the hotel from 1969 to 1976, with every show sold out.[238] Presley's run of performances at the Hilton was cut short by his death in August 1977.[237]

During his engagements at the hotel, Presley famously resided in the 5,000-square-foot (460 m2) Imperial Suite on the 30th floor.[239][240] Years after his death, the suite was renamed as the Elvis Presley Suite.[241][242] It was demolished in 1994 to make way for the Sky Villas.[3][242][243]

Presley's manager, Colonel Tom Parker, lived at the Hilton for several years after Presley's death, and was a fixture at the hotel as an entertainment consultant for much of the remainder of his life.[244][245][246]

 
Advertisement for Always Elvis, a convention held in the Hilton Pavilion in 1978 for Presley's fans

The hotel has recognized and capitalized on Presley's legacy in assorted ways through the years. A year after his death, a bronze statue of Presley was unveiled at the hotel;[247][248] it has since occupied various spots around the property.[238][249][250] Various festivals and conventions for Elvis fans and impersonators have been held at the hotel.[251][252][253][254][excessive citations]

Elvis: An American Musical, a multimedia production incorporating archival footage with live songs and re-enactments, premiered at the Hilton showroom in 1988, where it ran for two months before going on a national tour.[255][256] Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini performed at the Hilton in various runs, both on the main stage and in the cabaret, from 2000 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2015.[190][257][258][259][260][261][excessive citations]

"Elvis: The Exhibition" opened at the Westgate in April 2015 in the former Star Trek attraction space.[262] The exhibit, developed in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises, featured 28,000 square feet (2,600 m2) of artifacts and memorabilia from the singer's life.[262][263] In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit, the hotel's theater was renamed as the Elvis Presley International Showroom, and was set to feature rotating shows inspired by Presley, starting with The Elvis Experience.[264] The show fared poorly in its two-month run, however, and the plans for further shows did not materialize.[265][266] The exhibition closed suddenly in February 2016, leading to a protracted legal dispute.[267][268]

In 2016, the Westgate successfully petitioned to rename the street leading from the hotel to Las Vegas Boulevard as Elvis Presley Boulevard.[269]

Popular culture edit

Television edit

  • Ann-Margret – When You're Smiling, a 1973 NBC television special starring actress and singer Ann-Margret, was recorded mainly in the Hilton showroom.[270]
  • Perry Como, Las Vegas Style, a 1976 NBC special starring singer Perry Como, was recorded at the Hilton.[271][272]
  • The game show Let's Make a Deal filmed its 1976–77 season in the Hilton showroom.[273][274][275]
  • The Mrs. America Pageant was televised from the hotel annually from 1977 to 1983,[276] in 1986, 1987, 1996, and 1997,[277] from 2015 to 2019,[278] and in 2021.[279]
  • Liberace recorded parts of two CBS specials, 1978's Leapin' Lizards, It's Liberace and 1979's Liberace – A Valentine's Special, and the 1980 Showtime special, Liberace in Las Vegas, at the Hilton.[160][161][280][281][282][excessive citations]
  • The CBS New Year's Eve special, Happy New Year, America, was anchored at the Hilton's Grand Ballroom in 1979 and 1980,[283][284] and included segments at the Hilton in 1981 and 1982.[285][286]
  • In 1980, singer Lou Rawls starred in two specials recorded at the Hilton, An Evening with Lou Rawls on HBO and The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars on CBS.[287]
  • On May 2, 1982, the National Cable Television Association held its annual convention in the ballroom of the Hilton for the inaugural telecast of The Weather Channel.
  • Wayne Newton Live in Concert, a 1989 pay-per-view special, was aired live from the Hilton showroom.[177][288][289]
  • Two episodes of Roseanne were taped here in 1991.
  • Prime Time Country, a nightly talk show on The Nashville Network, came to the Hilton theater four times between 1997 and 1999, recording a week's worth of episodes on each occasion.[290]
  • The Oak Ridge Boys Live, a variety show starring country music group The Oak Ridge Boys that ran for one season on the Nashville Network, was taped over the span of two weeks in the Hilton Theatre in 1998.[291][292][293]
  • Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, an FX variety show that ran for one season starting in 1998, recorded some of its episodes at the Hilton theater.[294]
  • Two live pay-per-view concert specials were televised from the Hilton theater under the name For the Record in 1998 and 1999, starring, respectively, Alabama and Merle Haggard.[295]
  • The syndicated game show Wheel of Fortune came to the Hilton four times, taping two or three weeks of episodes on each occasion. The show was aired from the Hilton Center in 1998, and from the theater in 1999, 2002, and 2005.[296]
  • The Mrs. World pageant was recorded at the Hilton in 2000, 2001, and 2003, to be aired on Pax TV.[297]
  • In 2001, the game show Jeopardy! taped two weeks of episodes in the Hilton theater, comprising one week of Celebrity Jeopardy! and one week of International Jeopardy![298]
  • The Entertainer, a 2005 reality competition series on the E! network starring Wayne Newton, was set primarily at the Hilton, with contestants living in the Sky Villas.[299]
  • The 2006 PBS special Barry Manilow: Music and Passion was filmed during one of the singer's shows at the Hilton.[300]
  • World Series of Blackjack, a Game Show Network series, recorded its 2006 and 2007 seasons at the Hilton.[301]
  • Louis Theroux: Gambling in Las Vegas, a 2007 BBC documentary, was filmed mainly at the Hilton, where it follows several of the casino's regulars and employees.[302]
  • The 37th and 38th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremonies were held in the Hilton's theater in 2010 and 2011.[303][304]

Film edit

Sporting events edit

Boxing edit

The hotel has a history as a prominent professional boxing venue.[309] In 1969, the showroom hosted the first major boxing match held at a Las Vegas hotel, Sonny Liston vs. Leotis Martin (previous fights had been held at the Convention Center).[310][311] The Hilton Pavilion was the site in 1978 of Leon Spinks's victory over Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship, which is remembered as one of the biggest upsets in the sport's history.[312] The hotel then took a seven-year hiatus from hosting boxing matches.[313]

In 1985, Donald Curry defeated Milton McCrory at the Hilton Center to unify and become the undisputed welterweight champion.[314] The success of the Curry–McCrory fight led the Hilton to begin pursuing more major matches, to challenge Caesars Palace as the premier boxing venue in Las Vegas.[315] The hotel struck a deal to host several fights in the heavyweight unification series, a tournament to establish an undisputed heavyweight champion.[313] A 14,600-seat outdoor arena was temporarily erected in the Hilton's parking lot for some of the fights.[316] The series culminated in Mike Tyson's defeat of Tony Tucker at the Hilton Center in 1987 to unify and become the undisputed champion.[317]

By 1995, the Hilton had reportedly backed away from seeking to host the biggest fights, because of escalating costs.[318] The hotel hosted no boxing matches between 2002 and 2008; since then, it has occasionally hosted minor fights.[319]

Other sports edit

The Hilton Pavilion hosted two nationally televised tennis events in 1978: the WCT Tournament of Champions[320] and the World Team Tennis All-Star Match.[321][322]

The hotel was the venue for Evo 2014, a major competitive video gaming tournament.[323]

Gallery edit

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westgate, vegas, resort, casino, hotel, casino, timeshare, resort, winchester, nevada, located, near, northern, vegas, strip, owned, westgate, resorts, opened, 1969, international, hotel, known, many, years, vegas, hilton, then, briefly, vegas, hotel, casino, . The Westgate Las Vegas Resort amp Casino is a hotel casino and timeshare resort in Winchester Nevada Located near the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip it is owned by Westgate Resorts It opened in 1969 as the International Hotel and was known for many years as the Las Vegas Hilton then briefly as the LVH Las Vegas Hotel and Casino From 1981 to 1990 it was the largest hotel in the world Westgate Las Vegas Resort amp CasinoThe property as seen in 2018LocationWinchester Nevada U S Address3000 Paradise RoadOpening dateJuly 2 1969 54 years ago 1969 07 02 as The International No of rooms2 956Total gaming space54 923 square feet 5 102 5 m2 Permanent showsThe Magic of Jen KramerManilow The Hits Come HomeNotable restaurantsBenihanaEdge SteakhouseFresco ItalianoSilk Road Asian BistroCasino typeLand basedOwnerWestgate ResortsOperating license holderGVII LLCArchitectMartin Stern Jr Previous namesInternational 1969 1971 Las Vegas Hilton 1971 2012 LVH Las Vegas Hotel and Casino 2012 2014 Renovated in1975 1979 1981 1982 1984 1995 1999 2014 2016Websitewestgatelasvegas wbr com Contents 1 Facilities 2 History 2 1 International Hotel 1969 1971 2 2 Las Vegas Hilton 1971 2012 2 2 1 1981 fire 2 2 2 1981 2012 2 3 LVH 2012 2014 2 4 Westgate Las Vegas 2014 present 3 Architecture 4 Entertainment 4 1 International Theater 4 2 Westgate Cabaret 4 3 Star Trek The Experience 4 4 Elvis performances and legacy 5 Popular culture 5 1 Television 5 2 Film 6 Sporting events 6 1 Boxing 6 2 Other sports 7 Gallery 8 See also 9 References 10 External linksFacilities editThe Westgate is located on a 64 acre 26 ha site on the east side of Paradise Road approximately 0 4 miles 0 64 km east of Las Vegas Boulevard It is adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center to the south and Las Vegas Country Club to the east The hotel has 2 956 rooms 1 The hotel tower is 375 feet 114 m tall with 30 floors 2 The top floor consists of three Sky Villas geared towards high roller customers each with a private swimming pool and at least 12 000 square feet 1 100 m2 of space 3 4 The casino has 54 923 square feet 5 102 5 m2 of gaming space as of 2017 with 576 slot machines 38 table games 10 poker tables and a race and sports book 5 6 The casino s sportsbook the SuperBook is billed as the largest in the world 7 8 The Westgate has various eateries including fine dining restaurants a buffet and a food court 9 Benihana Village opened in 1974 is a Japanese themed area with streams and gardens with several restaurants centered around its namesake teppanyaki grill 10 The Westgate s convention center has 225 000 square feet 20 900 m2 of event space including the 70 000 sq ft 6 500 m2 Paradise Event Center formerly the Hilton Center and the 43 000 sq ft 4 000 m2 Pavilion formerly the Hilton Pavilion 11 Recreation amenities at the Westgate include a 5 acre 2 0 ha pool deck 4 a fitness center 12 a 10 000 square foot 930 m2 spa 13 and six tennis courts 14 15 The hotel also has several retail shops 16 a wedding chapel 17 and a business center 18 The Westgate station of the Las Vegas Monorail is located at the front of the property nbsp 12345678910111213Layout of the property as seen in 2003 facing southward1Hotel tower east wing2Hotel tower north wing3Hilton Pavilion4Hilton Center5Marquee sign6Main entrance7Star Trek The Experience8Monorail station9North parking garage10Hilton Grand Vacations building11Las Vegas Convention Center12Las Vegas Country Club13Paradise RoadHistory editInternational Hotel 1969 1971 edit nbsp A photo postcard of the International Hotel nbsp Newspaper advertisement for the 1969 grand opening of the hotelThe hotel site was previously part of the grounds of Las Vegas Park a defunct racetrack 19 In 1965 the 400 acre 160 ha track site was purchased by National Equities a real estate development firm chaired by Marvin Kratter 20 21 Kratter announced development plans for the site to include a 40 floor 1 500 room hotel as well as a golf course and private homes 20 21 Meanwhile Kirk Kerkorian the chairman of Trans International Airlines and landlord of Caesars Palace began formulating plans to build a 1 000 room casino hotel in Las Vegas 22 After considering several potential locations he selected the racetrack site reasoning that it was natural to put a hotel next to the Convention Center 23 Kratter had decided not to build a hotel himself and in 1967 National Equities sold a 65 5 acre 26 5 ha portion of the site to Kerkorian for 5 million 24 25 Kerkorian announced that he would build a 30 story hotel with 1 510 rooms at a cost of 50 million 24 26 Some believed it was very risky to build such a property away from the Strip but Kerkorian believed that it would spark the development of a second Strip along Paradise Road 27 28 29 Kerkorian s hotel would be named the International Hotel matching the name of Kratter s International Country Club now the Las Vegas Country Club 24 30 He hired airline executive Fred Benninger to oversee the development and Martin Stern Jr who had designed several noted Las Vegas high rises as the hotel s architect 24 31 32 The general contractor selected to build the hotel was Taylor Construction Co 33 Construction began with an elaborate groundbreaking ceremony in February 1968 34 With planning for the hotel underway Kerkorian purchased the Flamingo casino to serve as a training ground for the International s staff 35 36 Later during the International s construction Kerkorian formed the publicly traded company International Leisure to own the two casinos 37 Howard Hughes the eccentric billionaire who had purchased several Las Vegas casinos saw Kerkorian as a rival and the International as unwelcome competition 38 He attempted to deter Kerkorian from building the project first by making a sham announcement of a major planned expansion of his Sands Hotel and then by conveying false claims to Kerkorian about damage to buildings from nearby nuclear tests 38 39 When these ruses failed Hughes schemed to buy the project from Kerkorian and halt its construction but this plan came to nothing 38 Ultimately Hughes decided to compete head on with the International by purchasing the unfinished Landmark Hotel and Casino located across the street 40 41 Hughes completed construction of the Landmark and opened it one day before Kerkorian s hotel 42 43 The International Hotel opened on July 2 1969 44 At the time it was Nevada s tallest building and largest hotel 45 46 Entertainment director Bill Miller signed Barbra Streisand to open in the showroom along with Peggy Lee performing in the hotel s lounge 47 48 In keeping with the hotel s name rooms were furnished with different international decors with each floor featuring either a Spanish Italian or French theme 49 50 There was also a complex of international restaurants offering Bavarian Italian Japanese and Mexican cuisines 49 51 Employees were outfitted in costumes from different cultures such as Scottish kilts Slavic shirts and French gendarme uniforms 49 50 52 On July 31 1969 immediately following Streisand s engagement Elvis Presley performed the first show of what would become a seven year run at the hotel encompassing 636 consecutive sold out shows Many of the performers who worked the International before Presley were upset at their disrupted prospects 53 Late in 1969 Kerkorian made plans to raise 29 million through a secondary offering of International Leisure stock 54 55 He needed the money to help pay off loans that he had taken out to purchase major stakes in Metro Goldwyn Mayer and Western Airlines 56 57 The offering was rejected however by the Securities and Exchange Commission because the company was unable to provide five years of financial history for the Flamingo 56 58 59 Short on cash Kerkorian was forced to put International Leisure up for sale 57 Las Vegas Hilton 1971 2012 edit nbsp The Las Vegas Hilton in the early 1970sIn 1970 and 1971 Kerkorian sold his shares of International Leisure to Hilton Hotels 60 61 The International was renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in July 1971 62 Hilton took complete ownership in 1972 acquiring all outstanding shares of International Leisure 63 64 The hotel had performed unevenly in its early years as the International but as the Hilton it soon came to be regarded as the most successful hotel in Las Vegas 27 65 An east tower extension with 620 rooms was completed in 1975 at a cost of 20 million 66 67 In 1977 the hotel opened the Hilton Pavilion a 7 5 million venue for sports and entertainment events with a seating capacity of up to 5 000 people 68 69 A 23 million expansion added another 644 rooms to the north tower The general contractor selected to build the expansion was Del E Webb Corporation Ground was broken in 1977 and it was completed in 1979 67 70 71 1981 fire edit On the night of February 10 1981 a major fire occurred at the Hilton Philip Bruce Cline a hotel busboy who was under the influence of drugs set fire to a curtain in an elevator lobby on the eighth floor of the east tower 72 The fire spread to the exterior of the tower and then traveled up to the top of the building within 25 minutes 73 Eight people were killed and approximately 350 were injured including 48 firefighters 74 Among the victims treated for smoke inhalation was singer Natalie Cole 75 The casino and hotel reopened nine days after the fire with 1 000 available rooms 76 77 The rest of the rooms were repaired over the following three months at an estimated cost of 10 million 76 78 Cline was convicted in 1982 of arson and murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole 79 Hilton and other companies involved in the hotel paid a 23 million settlement to victims 80 The tragedy in combination with the MGM Grand fire that had occurred months earlier inspired major changes to Nevada s fire safety regulations 81 82 83 1981 2012 edit nbsp Hotel with former Hilton logo and branding Around the end of 1981 another extension to the north tower was completed adding 391 rooms at a cost of 21 million 84 85 86 This made the Las Vegas Hilton the largest hotel in the world with a total of 3 174 rooms 85 87 The Rossiya Hotel in Moscow had more rooms but was not deemed to be a larger hotel by the Guinness Book of World Records because many of its rooms were used as dormitories 88 It held this title until 1990 when it was surpassed by the Flamingo 88 In 1984 the hotel completed construction of the 10 million Hilton Center a 70 000 square foot 6 500 m2 convention and event space at the southwest corner of the property west of the Hilton Pavilion 89 90 In 1986 amid growing popularity of sports betting in Nevada the Hilton opened its race and sports book the Superbook at a cost of 17 million 91 92 93 In 1991 the Hilton was at the center of the Tailhook scandal in which numerous United States Navy officers were accused of acts of sexual assault during a convention at the hotel 94 One of the victims Paula Coughlin sued the Hilton for providing inadequate security for the convention and eventually was paid a 5 2 million judgment 95 96 The lawsuit led Hilton to successfully lobby for the so called Tailhook bill a state law shielding hotels from liability for injuries to patrons caused by third parties 97 nbsp The Las Vegas Hilton sign at 279 feet 85 m is the tallest free standing advertising sign in the worldThe hotel completed a new 362 foot 110 m 4 million marquee sign in 1994 98 Later that year however it was partially destroyed by a windstorm 98 The sign was reconstructed in 1997 for 9 million with a reduced height of 279 feet 85 m making it the world s tallest free standing advertising sign 99 100 In 1994 the hotel entered an arrangement with the Sahara Country Club which was renamed as the Las Vegas Hilton Country Club 101 This lasted until 1997 when the course became the Las Vegas National Golf Club 102 Hilton attempted to buy the neighboring Las Vegas Country Club the following year but its 60 million offer was rejected 103 In 1995 the Hilton completed a 40 million renovation of its penthouse floor to construct the Sky Villas 104 105 106 The hotel also spent 12 million on a new room for baccarat a favorite game of Asian high rollers 106 107 The Hilton at the time was one of only four Las Vegas casinos able to compete for the business of the whales the top tier of high rollers 104 In 1998 Hilton spun off its casino properties including the Las Vegas Hilton as Park Place Entertainment Hilton s timeshare arm Hilton Grand Vacations began construction of a complex at the northeast corner of the property in 1998 108 109 It opened in 1999 with 230 suites 110 Around 1999 Park Place began seeking a buyer for the Las Vegas Hilton because the company hoped to concentrate on its properties on the Las Vegas Strip especially the newly acquired Caesars Palace 111 In 2000 Park Place agreed to sell the Hilton to Edward Roski Jr for 365 million 112 Roski planned to transform the Hilton to shift its focus away from high rollers and toward convention attendees 112 The deal fell through however and the property was locked up in litigation between Park Place and Roski until 2003 when they settled their claims against each other 113 The Las Vegas Monorail opened in 2004 with one of its stations located at the Hilton 114 The system had been under construction since 2001 115 Hilton had led the group of hotels that had promulgated the proposal for the monorail as early as 1996 116 117 In June 2004 Caesars Entertainment formerly Park Place sold the Las Vegas Hilton to Colony Capital for 280 million 118 Colony partnered in the purchase with Goldman Sachs which also lent 200 million of the purchase price 119 120 In 2005 the Hilton was placed under the banner of Colony s newly formed casino affiliate Resorts International Holdings which was headquartered at the property 121 122 The Hilton prospered in its first few years under Colony s management but began losing money in the face of the Great Recession and an oversupply of hotel rooms in Las Vegas 123 124 In June 2011 the Hilton began defaulting on payments to Goldman Sachs on the loan 124 The same month Hilton Worldwide opted to terminate its franchise agreement with the property effective at the end of the year because the facilities had fallen below the standards of the Hilton brand 125 126 Goldman Sachs issued a foreclosure notice in September 2011 127 At Goldman s request a court appointed a receiver to take control of the property 128 129 LVH 2012 2014 edit On January 3 2012 the Las Vegas Hilton became the LVH Las Vegas Hotel and Casino as the contract to use the Hilton brand ended 130 Colony Capital initially tried to fight against foreclosure of the property 131 but ultimately concluded that its equity in the LVH was worthless and agreed to let the foreclosure proceed 128 129 Goldman Sachs formed a joint venture with Gramercy Capital to acquire the property 132 They bought the property at its foreclosure auction in October 2012 where they were the only bidder 133 The Navegante Group was retained to manage the LVH on their behalf 133 In 2013 the LVH affiliated with the Leo Hotel Collection a network of independent hotels newly created by Red Lion Hotels 134 135 Westgate Las Vegas 2014 present edit On June 30 2014 timeshare developer Westgate Resorts bought the LVH from Goldman and Gramercy for a price between 150 and 170 million 136 137 Westgate CEO David Siegel was hoisted to the top of the hotel s sign the following day to begin removing the letters LVH to make way for the property s new name Westgate Las Vegas 138 Siegel stated that the company would spend at least 160 million on renovations and that it would begin converting hotel rooms into timeshare units 139 According to Siegel the timeshare conversion would take 15 to 20 years and even after its completion at least 30 percent of the units would remain available as hotel rooms at any given time 139 Westgate retained Paragon Gaming to replace Navegante as the property s manager in 2015 140 In 2020 GVII LLC a company formed by former gaming regulator Mark Lipparelli replaced Paragon as the casino manager 141 142 Architecture editMartin Stern designed the hotel in the International Style of architecture 143 Architect Stefan Al described the building s aesthetics as a milestone in the corporatization of Las Vegas Characterized by its rectilinear forms and bare surfaces stripped of ornamentation this elite form of architecture stood miles away from the Mafia tainted neon of existing casinos 143 Architecture critic Alan Hess also noted the simplicity of the International and the nearby Landmark Hotel in comparison to older casinos As singular self contained forms they showed none of the complexity of the different pieces and sequential additions that made the original Strip visually and urbanistically richer 144 nbsp The UNESCO Headquarters building which inspired the Y shaped plan for the hotel towerThe Y shaped plan for the hotel tower was inspired by the UNESCO Headquarters building it was chosen to maximize the number of rooms that could be fit into a square plot while allowing each room to have a satisfactory view 143 145 This design was imitated by later Las Vegas hotels such as the Mirage Mandalay Bay and Venetian 145 146 The International has been cited as the first Las Vegas megaresort 147 148 though that distinction is often instead credited to the Mirage opened in 1989 149 150 It was the first to house all of the hotel s functions in a single large structure whereas earlier casinos had housed them in separate buildings 143 The design of the property along with the next Kerkorian Stern project the original MGM Grand Hotel and Casino had a major influence on the development of the modern casino resort As gaming historian David G Schwartz describes it The casino resorts designed by Kerkorian and Stern became the favored models for both the next generation of Strip resorts and the resorts that after 1978 could be found throughout the United States When you enter a casino with a sweeping porte cochere attached parking garage barn like casino entertainment retail complex and high rise hotel towers you are in a design first realized by Stern and Kerkorian 151 Entertainment editInternational Theater edit nbsp Las Vegas Hilton marquee in 1993 The Landmark Hotel is visible off to the right of the picture The property s main entertainment venue is the 1 607 seat International Theater 152 Since 2018 the theater hosts Barry Manilow s residency show The Hits Come Home 152 From the opening of the hotel in 1969 the main showroom was a star policy venue 153 meaning that popular musical artists and comedians were booked to perform for two to four weeks at a time 154 The typical schedule comprised two shows per night a dinner show at 8 pm and a cocktail show at midnight 155 One of the most famous engagements at the hotel was that of singer and pianist Liberace 156 A longtime mainstay of Las Vegas showrooms Liberace debuted at the Hilton in 1972 157 and began appearing regularly in 1973 158 159 He performed in the showroom for as many as 17 weeks out of the year earning as much as 175 000 per week 160 Liberace s shows were known for his flamboyant costumes and for his being driven onstage in a Rolls Royce limousine 161 162 He appeared at the Hilton as late as 1982 163 164 Hilton chairman Barron Hilton remembered Liberace as one of the most popular entertainers ever to grace the stage of the Las Vegas Hilton showroom 165 In 1982 the production show Bal du Moulin Rouge opened in the theater featuring a cast of acrobats dancers and variety acts 166 167 The show centered around a 45 minute slot for a headline performer which was filled at times by Suzanne Somers Charo and others 168 169 Shifting to a production show was intended to reduce the Hilton s entertainment costs by avoiding the need to book bigger stars whose salaries had been spiraling ever higher 169 170 The show closed in 1986 and the theater returned to star policy 171 172 Singer Wayne Newton another longtime Las Vegas star headlined the Hilton showroom from 1987 to 1993 27 173 By the end of his run he was performing there twenty weeks out of the year and was described as the highest paid entertainer on the Las Vegas Strip 174 175 176 Newton s shows were known for beginning with him descending onto the stage in a spaceship amid a laser show 177 178 179 He made over 950 performances in total 180 In 1993 the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Starlight Express opened in the main theater The Hilton Showroom was renamed as the Hilton Theatre and underwent a 12 million renovation to add bridges and embankments to accommodate the show which features performers on roller skates 181 182 The opening of the show was cited as part of a trend in Las Vegas toward family friendly attractions and away from individual headliner acts 183 184 The show was signed to a five year contract but closed early in 1997 amid lagging ticket sales 99 185 186 The hotel then adopted a limited star policy for the theater booking headline acts for runs of less than a week at a time 187 In the early 2000s the theater kept a rotating stable of headliners who each performed for ten weeks out of the year including at times The Commodores The Righteous Brothers Sheena Easton The Fab Four Engelbert Humperdinck and The Smothers Brothers 188 189 190 Manilow began an extended run at the Hilton in 2005 191 His engagement was an early example of the trend of major recording artists establishing residency shows in Las Vegas which was begun by Celine Dion at Caesars Palace in 2003 192 193 His show began as Manilow Music and Passion and was then revamped in 2008 as Ultimate Manilow The Hits 194 195 The show ended in 2009 196 In November 2018 Paula Abdul revealed she was initially offered to do a show in the International Theater in 2005 but felt she wasn t the right artist to perform in it as it was so special and magical so she told Hilton Hotels to offer it to Manilow 197 During the summer of 2006 Reba McEntire performed her residency show Reba Key to the Heart which ran for five non consecutive weeks 198 nbsp The American TV Game Show Hall of Fame logoThe 250 000 Game Show Spectacular ran from October 2007 to April 2008 The show rotated through three hosts creator Bob Eubanks Chuck Woolery and Jamie Farr 199 A temporary American TV Game Show Hall of Fame opened and closed on site in conjunction with the show 200 inducting Peter Marshall Hugh Downs Wink Martindale and Monty Hall The concept was originated by entertainment publicist Jerry Digney The logo was designed by Dan Acree Recent long running shows in the theater include the classic rock tribute show Raiding the Rock Vault from 2013 to 2014 201 and the Prince tribute show Purple Reign from 2016 to 2017 202 Westgate Cabaret edit Smaller shows are hosted in the 400 seat Westgate Cabaret 203 This venue hosts magician Jen Kramer since 2018 204 Motown tribute act Soul of Motown since 2019 205 and the comedy night Comedy Cabaret since 2023 206 Starting in the 1990s the venue was known as The NightClub 207 Combining elements of a dance club and a traditional Las Vegas lounge it helped pave the way for dance clubs to open in many Las Vegas casinos 208 The NightClub was renamed as the Shimmer Cabaret in 2004 when the Hilton came under the ownership of Colony Capital 209 210 Long running acts at the Shimmer Cabaret included comedian David Brenner 2004 05 211 musical comedies Menopause the Musical 2006 09 212 and Nunsense 2010 13 213 show band The Scintas 2007 09 214 singer Lani Misalucha 2009 10 215 topless revue Sin City Bad Girls 2009 10 216 impressionists Greg London 2011 12 217 and Rich Little 2012 13 218 a Rat Pack tribute show led by Sandy Hackett 2011 13 219 Purple Reign 2014 16 202 and the Icons of Comedy series 2011 12 featuring comedians such as Gilbert Gottfried and Hal Sparks 220 In 2015 after the hotel was purchased by Westgate the room was given its current name 221 222 Previous productions and headliners at the Westgate Cabaret include the adult revue Sexxy 2015 21 223 funk band Cameo 224 and comedian Vinnie Favorito 225 both 2016 17 comedian George Wallace 2018 21 203 and rock band The Bronx Wanderers 2021 22 226 nbsp Sign outside of the Star Trek attractionStar Trek The Experience edit Main article Star Trek The Experience In January 1998 Star Trek The Experience opened featuring a motion simulator ride a museum and Quark s Bar 227 A portion of the casino floor was transformed into the SpaceQuest Casino a space themed casino complete with high tech table games which served as the gateway to the Experience 228 229 In March 2004 a new Borg Invasion 4D ride was added 230 231 The attraction closed in September 2008 after the operator Cedar Fair could not agree on terms for a renewed lease with the Hilton 232 233 Elvis performances and legacy edit Elvis Presley was signed for a four week engagement in 1969 as the second performer to appear in the International s showroom following Barbra Streisand 234 235 It would be his first public stage appearance in eight years 235 Presley s first show proved so popular that the hotel immediately signed him to a five year contract for two month long engagements per year 236 237 He would go on to perform a total of 636 shows at the hotel from 1969 to 1976 with every show sold out 238 Presley s run of performances at the Hilton was cut short by his death in August 1977 237 During his engagements at the hotel Presley famously resided in the 5 000 square foot 460 m2 Imperial Suite on the 30th floor 239 240 Years after his death the suite was renamed as the Elvis Presley Suite 241 242 It was demolished in 1994 to make way for the Sky Villas 3 242 243 Presley s manager Colonel Tom Parker lived at the Hilton for several years after Presley s death and was a fixture at the hotel as an entertainment consultant for much of the remainder of his life 244 245 246 nbsp Advertisement for Always Elvis a convention held in the Hilton Pavilion in 1978 for Presley s fansThe hotel has recognized and capitalized on Presley s legacy in assorted ways through the years A year after his death a bronze statue of Presley was unveiled at the hotel 247 248 it has since occupied various spots around the property 238 249 250 Various festivals and conventions for Elvis fans and impersonators have been held at the hotel 251 252 253 254 excessive citations Elvis An American Musical a multimedia production incorporating archival footage with live songs and re enactments premiered at the Hilton showroom in 1988 where it ran for two months before going on a national tour 255 256 Elvis impersonator Trent Carlini performed at the Hilton in various runs both on the main stage and in the cabaret from 2000 to 2004 and again from 2010 to 2015 190 257 258 259 260 261 excessive citations Elvis The Exhibition opened at the Westgate in April 2015 in the former Star Trek attraction space 262 The exhibit developed in association with Elvis Presley Enterprises featured 28 000 square feet 2 600 m2 of artifacts and memorabilia from the singer s life 262 263 In conjunction with the opening of the exhibit the hotel s theater was renamed as the Elvis Presley International Showroom and was set to feature rotating shows inspired by Presley starting with The Elvis Experience 264 The show fared poorly in its two month run however and the plans for further shows did not materialize 265 266 The exhibition closed suddenly in February 2016 leading to a protracted legal dispute 267 268 In 2016 the Westgate successfully petitioned to rename the street leading from the hotel to Las Vegas Boulevard as Elvis Presley Boulevard 269 Popular culture editTelevision edit Ann Margret When You re Smiling a 1973 NBC television special starring actress and singer Ann Margret was recorded mainly in the Hilton showroom 270 Perry Como Las Vegas Style a 1976 NBC special starring singer Perry Como was recorded at the Hilton 271 272 The game show Let s Make a Deal filmed its 1976 77 season in the Hilton showroom 273 274 275 The Mrs America Pageant was televised from the hotel annually from 1977 to 1983 276 in 1986 1987 1996 and 1997 277 from 2015 to 2019 278 and in 2021 279 Liberace recorded parts of two CBS specials 1978 s Leapin Lizards It s Liberace and 1979 s Liberace A Valentine s Special and the 1980 Showtime special Liberace in Las Vegas at the Hilton 160 161 280 281 282 excessive citations The CBS New Year s Eve special Happy New Year America was anchored at the Hilton s Grand Ballroom in 1979 and 1980 283 284 and included segments at the Hilton in 1981 and 1982 285 286 In 1980 singer Lou Rawls starred in two specials recorded at the Hilton An Evening with Lou Rawls on HBO and The Lou Rawls Parade of Stars on CBS 287 On May 2 1982 the National Cable Television Association held its annual convention in the ballroom of the Hilton for the inaugural telecast of The Weather Channel Wayne Newton Live in Concert a 1989 pay per view special was aired live from the Hilton showroom 177 288 289 Two episodes of Roseanne were taped here in 1991 Prime Time Country a nightly talk show on The Nashville Network came to the Hilton theater four times between 1997 and 1999 recording a week s worth of episodes on each occasion 290 The Oak Ridge Boys Live a variety show starring country music group The Oak Ridge Boys that ran for one season on the Nashville Network was taped over the span of two weeks in the Hilton Theatre in 1998 291 292 293 Penn amp Teller s Sin City Spectacular an FX variety show that ran for one season starting in 1998 recorded some of its episodes at the Hilton theater 294 Two live pay per view concert specials were televised from the Hilton theater under the name For the Record in 1998 and 1999 starring respectively Alabama and Merle Haggard 295 The syndicated game show Wheel of Fortune came to the Hilton four times taping two or three weeks of episodes on each occasion The show was aired from the Hilton Center in 1998 and from the theater in 1999 2002 and 2005 296 The Mrs World pageant was recorded at the Hilton in 2000 2001 and 2003 to be aired on Pax TV 297 In 2001 the game show Jeopardy taped two weeks of episodes in the Hilton theater comprising one week of Celebrity Jeopardy and one week of International Jeopardy 298 The Entertainer a 2005 reality competition series on the E network starring Wayne Newton was set primarily at the Hilton with contestants living in the Sky Villas 299 The 2006 PBS special Barry Manilow Music and Passion was filmed during one of the singer s shows at the Hilton 300 World Series of Blackjack a Game Show Network series recorded its 2006 and 2007 seasons at the Hilton 301 Louis Theroux Gambling in Las Vegas a 2007 BBC documentary was filmed mainly at the Hilton where it follows several of the casino s regulars and employees 302 The 37th and 38th Daytime Emmy Awards ceremonies were held in the Hilton s theater in 2010 and 2011 303 304 Film edit The 1970 documentary Elvis That s the Way It Is primarily covers several of Presley s concerts at the hotel 305 In the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever the hotel s exterior is depicted as the Whyte House casino 306 Over the Top a 1987 Sylvester Stallone drama depicts an arm wrestling tournament at the Hilton incorporating footage from an actual tournament that was held there 307 The Hilton appears in the 1993 film Indecent Proposal as the hotel where Robert Redford stays and makes the titular proposition to Demi Moore 308 The 2022 Baz Luhrmann biographical film Elvis depicts Presley s residence and performances at the hotel Sporting events editBoxing edit The hotel has a history as a prominent professional boxing venue 309 In 1969 the showroom hosted the first major boxing match held at a Las Vegas hotel Sonny Liston vs Leotis Martin previous fights had been held at the Convention Center 310 311 The Hilton Pavilion was the site in 1978 of Leon Spinks s victory over Muhammad Ali for the world heavyweight championship which is remembered as one of the biggest upsets in the sport s history 312 The hotel then took a seven year hiatus from hosting boxing matches 313 In 1985 Donald Curry defeated Milton McCrory at the Hilton Center to unify and become the undisputed welterweight champion 314 The success of the Curry McCrory fight led the Hilton to begin pursuing more major matches to challenge Caesars Palace as the premier boxing venue in Las Vegas 315 The hotel struck a deal to host several fights in the heavyweight unification series a tournament to establish an undisputed heavyweight champion 313 A 14 600 seat outdoor arena was temporarily erected in the Hilton s parking lot for some of the fights 316 The series culminated in Mike Tyson s defeat of Tony Tucker at the Hilton Center in 1987 to unify and become the undisputed champion 317 By 1995 the Hilton had reportedly backed away from seeking to host the biggest fights because of escalating costs 318 The hotel hosted no boxing matches between 2002 and 2008 since then it has occasionally hosted minor fights 319 Other sports edit The Hilton Pavilion hosted two nationally televised tennis events in 1978 the WCT Tournament of Champions 320 and the World Team Tennis All Star Match 321 322 The hotel was the venue for Evo 2014 a major competitive video gaming tournament 323 Gallery edit nbsp nbsp As seen in 2006 nbsp As seen in 2013See also edit nbsp Hotels portal nbsp Nevada portalReferences edit Westgate Las Vegas Resort amp Casino Westgate Resorts Retrieved August 9 2018 Las Vegas Hilton The Skyscraper Center Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Retrieved August 9 2018 a b Hilton Spud January 21 2007 Suite excess High rollers Las Vegas hangouts can be yours for a high price SFGate Retrieved July 27 2018 a b Leach Robin March 9 2015 Top Westgate Las Vegas execs talk future plans for former Hilton property Las Vegas Sun Retrieved August 9 2018 Listing of 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