Back to: Las Vegas - 2002 Index
__________________________________

Oasis
The tram shuttled its passengers from the Excalibur Hotel to the Mandalay Bay.  As of the date of my visit, this was the last hotel/casino at this end of the strip.  This building isn't entirely the Mandalay Bay however... the top four floors are actually the Four Seasons Hotel.  If you're willing to pay upwards of 500 bucks a night, I'm sure they make it worth your while.  Look at the shadow being cast on the hotel too.  It's from the pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel.  The combination of dense palm trees, wave pool, and golden foil motif truly gave the impression of a luxurious oasis in the desert.  Now if only they had gone for broke and imported some camel dung.  When I went inside, the facade continued...


Back                                Next