Las Vegas Tourist Guide: Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas

The newly renovated, tropical-themed Mirage Hotel and Casino boasts an indoor rainforest, a dolphin habitat, and one of the most famous spectacles in Las Vegas--the Mirage's erupting volcano. The hotel is located at the heart of the Strip. It is approximately four miles from McCarran International Airport.

The entrance of the hotel is home to a lagoon with towering waterfalls and a 54-foot high volcano that spews smoke and fire 100 feet above the water once an hour nightly. Siegfried and Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat features dolphins swimming in the two and one-half million-gallon pools. Also created for the Mirage by Siegfried and Roy is the White Tiger Habitat, a tropical environment featuring the exotic cats. The 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium in the lobby features 1,000 coral reef creatures. The 100-foot atrium houses a tropical rainforest. The casino offers slot machines, poker tables, table games, a high-limit lounge, and a race and sports book.

Live entertainment includes the new show LOVE by Cirque du Soleil. Mirage is also home to singer-comedian Danny Gans, and touring headline entertainers. The newly redesigned Spa and Kim Vo Salon feature massage therapies, beauty treatments and hydrotherapies. The Revolution Lounge is a 7,000 square-foot lounge featuring psychedelic floors, walls, and tables with pulsating lights, as well as musical theme nights, and the Beatles-themed Abbey Road Bar. JET is a three-floor, four-bar nightclub. Dining options include Japonais, STACK, Fin, kokomo's, Onda Ristorante & Wine Lounge, Samba Brazilian Steakhouse, Caribe Cafe, Cravings, the Carnegie Delicatessen, the Paradise Cafe, and more. The property also includes six bars and lounges. Other amenities include boutique shopping, the tropical outdoor pool area, and European sunbathing at Bare (for a fee).

Guest rooms feature minibars, telephones, hairdryers, work desks, Internet access, and safes.