{"id":7403,"date":"2014-04-22T02:04:45","date_gmt":"2014-04-22T09:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=7403"},"modified":"2014-04-22T11:33:14","modified_gmt":"2014-04-22T18:33:14","slug":"cromwell-opened-casino-blog-new-place-play-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/cromwell-opened-casino-blog-new-place-play-strip\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cromwell Has Opened Its Casino With Lots of Happy Surprises"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you have any lingering attachments to Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon, it’s probably best to let go of them once and for all. The casino’s worthy successor, The Cromwell, has opened its casino, and we’re happy to say we love it.<\/p>\n

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Old and musty, meet new and shiny.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perhaps to be more accurate, we should say, “We’re both happy and shocked to say we love it.” Mainly because from what we’d heard, we expected the hotel to be pretentious and a little snooty. The casino is neither of those things, and it didn’t take long for The Cromwell to win us over.<\/p>\n

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What, you expected us to share a photo of the light fixtures first?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Oh, all right, here are some light fixtures.<\/p>\n

\"The<\/a>
Sorry, Bill’s, we’ve moved on.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The casino’s first night open (officially a soft opening) appeared to be without any significant glitches. The Cromwell’s staff was appropriate perky and helpful, and guests seemed excited to break in the slot machines and table felt.<\/p>\n

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The casino is warm and easily accessible, much like your sister.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We were pleasantly surprised to see low table minimums, including $5 craps tables.<\/p>\n

Other good news for fans of the former Bill’s is the layout of the casino feels very familiar. Though Bill’s was stripped down to its skeleton, the building is still long and narrow, so it’s impossible to get lost in the casino.<\/p>\n

An appealing new addition, though, is a large lounge right in the middle of the casino floor. We liked the vibe immediately, although we had a minor palpitation when we saw a signature cocktail (The Lude, short for the lounge’s name, Interlude) priced at $19. Most ranged from $15-17.<\/p>\n

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An appealing space, if you can handle the sticker shock.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most uncomfortable cocktail name on the Interlude menu? Julio’s Hooch Juice ($17). We are not making this up<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The lounge has a number of intimate booths, separated by drapes (see below). The space seems ideal for small groups to gather, presumably before or after they head off to what are expected to be popular nightlife spots, the pool area on the hotel’s roof, or Drai’s After Hours club, downstairs. (The elevator to Drai’s After Hours hasn’t moved, of course, and they didn’t even swap out the vinyl sign on the elevator, so Drai’s fans won’t have any problem finding it.)<\/p>\n

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The lounge is sort of the opposite of Bill’s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Note how the pillars in the casino match the drink menu covers at the lounge.<\/p>\n

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Nice touch!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What else?<\/p>\n

We collect gaming chips, so we got our traditional $1 chip. A little underdesigned, but since that’s not a real word, we’re not going to get riled up over it.<\/p>\n

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See our photo gallery for the flip side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cromwell is still a work in progress, so there are still parts of the casino in flux. For example, this hotel bar isn’t quite open yet, but we already like it.<\/p>\n

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We shall return.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Cromwell doesn’t have a sports book, as Bill’s did, so these kiosks will have to suffice.<\/p>\n

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Hey, The Cromwell’s casino is only about the size of a double wide trailer, so something had to give.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The hotel registration desk is, well, it’s petite, but the friendliness of the staff (photo, below) made it seem bigger. Or something.<\/p>\n

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We don’t hold it against you that we can’t afford a room!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Yes, The Cromwell is taking room reservations, and the hotel will officially open May 21, 2014. Find out more at the official Web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Cromwell, it turns out, surpassed our expectations by a mile, and we look forward to playing there again soon. We’ll be curious to see what affect the club crowd has on the pleasantness of the place once those nightlife venues open.<\/p>\n

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That’s Giada’s first restaurant at the lower right. Looking forward to trying that, too.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, sit back and enjoy our exclusive gallery of more poorly lit, out-of-focus photos of The Cromwell Las Vegas.<\/p>\n

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If you have any lingering attachments to Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon, it’s probably best to let go of them once and for all. The casino’s worthy successor, The Cromwell, has opened its casino, and we’re happy to say we love it. Perhaps to be more accurate, we should say, “We’re both happy and shocked […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,23,39,24,2,31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7403","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling","category-vegas","category-las-vegas-bars","category-las-vegas-casinos","category-lasvegashotels","category-las-vegas-shopping"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nThe Cromwell Has Opened Its Casino With Lots of Happy Surprises | Vital Vegas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Cromwell's casino has opened in Las Vegas. 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