You can take a break from spending money at casinos and instead find just about any type of store that suits your budget, from bargains to high-end retail stores to specialty stores. The key is knowing where to look.
Some of the best retail stores are found along The Strip. In addition to some sprawling (and recently renovated) shopping malls, many hotels have full, and sometimes highly themed, shopping arcades. Downtown Las Vegas offers its own slice of specialty stores, high-end retail stores, and antique shops to satisfy your shopping spree http://las-vegas.ixs.net
The following will give you a general idea of where to go for a fun-filled, quality shopping extravaganza.
LAS VEGAS SHOPPING CENTERS
boulevard mall
The Boulevard is the second largest mall in Las Vegas. There are a wide variety of stores offering all kinds of items: moderately priced shoes and clothing for the whole family, books and gifts, jewelry, and discount home furnishings as well. There are also more than a dozen fast food restaurants. In short, you can find almost anything you need here. The mall is open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Vegas Fashion Show
The Fashion Show mall features seven anchor stores and 250 specialty stores and restaurants. Department stores include: Macy’s, Dillard’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Neiman Marcus.
sunset gallery
Galleria is the most aesthetically pleasing Southwest themed mall. Anchored by Dillard’s, JCPenney, Mervyn’s California and Robinsons-May, Galleria’s 140 emporiums include branches of Gap/Gap Kids/Baby Gap, The Limited Too, Ann Taylor, Bebe, Cache, Victoria’s Secret, The Body Shop and more. Plus, you’ll find electronics, eyewear, gifts, books, home furnishings, jewelry, and luggage, as well as restaurants.
meadows shopping center
It is another large shopping center with more than 144 stores, services and restaurants, anchored by four department stores: Macy’s, Dillard’s, Sears and JC Penney. In addition, there are more than a dozen shoe stores, a wide variety of clothing for the whole family (including maternity wear), a large food court, and shops offering toys, books, music, luggage, gifts, jewelry, home furnishings, and more. home, accessories, and so on.
LAS VEGAS HOTEL & RESORT SHOPPING ARCADE
The following hotels have the most extensive arcades.
Caesar’s Palace
Caesars has an impressive gallery of stores including The Forum Shops, a multi-story affair. The variety of stores includes Louis Vuitton, Christian Dior, Christian Lacroix, Armani Exchange, bebe, Gucci, Ann Taylor, Gianni Versace, Harry Winston jewelers, Brooks Brothers, Juicy Couture, Kiehl’s cosmetics, MAC, etc. Most Caesars Palace stores are open Sunday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
circus circus
There are about a dozen stores offering a wide selection of gifts and sundries, logo items, toys and games, jewelry, liquor, resort wear for the whole family, homemade fudge/candy/ice cream, and dolls and puppets of clowns. Next to the Adventuredome, there is a shopping arcade with the usual souvenir shops and themed as a European village.
big mgm
The hotel’s Star Lane shops include more than a dozen mostly pedestrian emporiums that line the corridors on the way from the monorail entrance. Studio Walk is another shopping area adjacent to the main casino, which has some high-end boutiques and several restaurants.
the venetian
After you’ve shopped for Ancient Rome at Caesars, come to The Grand Canal Shoppe, a recreated Italian village, complete with a painted, cloud-strewn blue sky overhead, and a canal right in the center where gondoliers float and they sing. The Venetian’s Palazzo hotel extension, scheduled to open in late 2007, will eventually join the Shoppes at the other end of St. Mark’s Square. Stores include the usual high-end and mid-range brands: Jimmy Choo, Mikimoto, Movado, Davidoff, Kenneth Cole, Ann Taylor, Bebe, Banana Republic and more, plus Venetian glass and paper shops.
Desert Passage at the Aladdin Resort Casino
Desert Passage is Las Vegas’ world-class shopping mall designed to immerse shoppers in exotic markets and restaurant complexes. The mall offers more than 130 retailers.
Bellagio
Here quality definitely prevails over quantity with names like Armani, Prada, Chanel, Tiffany, Hermès, Fred Leighton, Gucci, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. You’ll also discover affordable and tasteful items at every store here, from Tiffany’s Dollar 30 silver keyrings to Dollar 100 Prada business card holders.
Paris Las Vegas on Rue de la Paix
Enjoy the taste of Paris. It has luxury French retail stores. Le Boulevard has a wide variety of authentic French boutiques, such as Le Cave, where you can sample top-tier French wines and own brands; Les Enfants offers toys and games for children; designer glasses; Le Paradise, fine jewelry and glassware; and The Store.
Wynn Las Vegas
The Esplanade is a European-style shopping street full of expensive places with famous names like Chanel, Cartier, Dior, Judith Leiber, Jean Paul Gaultier, Manolo Blahnik, Oscar de la Renta, La Flirt, Chocolat (excellent pastries and gourmet chocolates), and Jo Malone.
Masquerade Village – Rio Suite Hotel & Casino
The Tuscan-themed streets on the Rio are a combination of food, entertainment, shopping, and games tied together by the ongoing carnival atmosphere. It offers everything from artwork, fresh-cut flowers, jewelry, sports memorabilia, beachwear, children’s clothing and toys, souvenirs, cosmetics, and sundries.
The Tower Shops at Stratosphere Casino Hotel and Tower
Internationally themed (albeit in a high school production sort of way), the second-floor Tower Shops promenade houses more than 40 stores. Some stores are in “Paris,” along Rue Lafayette and Avenue de l’Opéra, while others occupy the urban landscapes of Hong Kong and New York.
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