14 Interesting Facts about Hotel and Casino, Planet Hollywood Las Vegas

 

The entertainment capital of the world, Las Vegas is well known for its razzle-dazzle. With glitz and glamour, the city offers unlimited fun. The city is famous for the shows, whether afternoon shows, magic shows, comedy shows or adult shows; here you can spend a great time. Planet Hollywood theatre is the hub for top-notch shows in Vegas. This is the place, where you can enjoy some unmatched shows like Nathan Burton Comedy Magic, Britney: Piece of Me, The Mentalist Gerry McCambridge show, Crazy Girls and more. Since 1963, Planet Hollywood is a witness of too many clinical shows and great events. So, in this article, we are describing the interesting facts about the famous and historic Planet Hollywood Las Vegas hotel and casino.

·        Covering 60,835 square-feet and with 2,567 rooms the Planet Hollywood is one of the largest hotel and casino in the world.

·        The hotel was built in 1963 and later renovated in the year 1964, 1966, 1969, 1972 and 2007. Its renovation cost was 2.17 million USD in 1964, 3.24 million USD in 1966, 10 million USD in 1969, 25.75 million USD in 1972, and 80.25 million USD in 2007.

·        The previous name of the Planet Hollywood was Tally Ho ( 1963-1964), King's Crown Tally Ho ( 1964-1966),  and Aladdin ( 1966- 2007).

·        There are more than 2,567 rooms in the Planet Hollywood.

·        The ownership history of the hotel is very interesting: In January 1966, a renowned industrialist and property marketer Milton Prell purchased the theatre and after spending 3.24 million USD on renovation he reopened the hotel on 1^st April 1966. After various ownership changed, the hotel was closed in 1997. In 2000, some renowned industrialist of Nevada, USA came forward to purchase the hotel but they suffered financial difficulties. Eventually, the hotel was purchased in 2003 by a partnership of Planet Hollywood and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, which renamed it as Planet Hollywood in 2007.

·        Now Planet Hollywood Las Vegas includes an expanded casino, new restaurants, new theatre, new nightclub and retail space.

·        Due to the maximum numbers of theatre, now Planet Hollywood is a hub for Las Vegas shows.

·        Now planet Hollywood has a state-of-the-art theatre like Saxe theatre, Axis theatre, V theatre and V2 theatre.

·        Saxe theatre is famous for top-notch shows like Vegas the show, Nathan Burton Comedy Magic show, and Beatleshow Orchestra.

·        The Axis theatre is famous for the shows like Britney: Piece of Me, Jennifer Lopez All I Have, and Pitbull - Time of Our Lives.

·        The V theatre is famous for the shows like Marc Savard Comedy Hypnosis, Las Vegas Live Comedy Club, All shook up, Hitzvilletheshow, Stripper 101, Zombie Burlesque and V - The Ultimate Variety Show.

·        The V2 theatre is famous for the shows like Australia's Got Talent and mentalist Gerry McCambridge.

·        Planet Hollywood's architecture can best be described as having a 'Hollywood hip' theme. It eschews the popular Art-Deco glamour of similarly imaged venues for a sleeker look that features plenty of glass, neon, and reflective surfaces.

·        Planet Hollywood has luxurious rooms, which stands 400 feet (122 meters) tall, has 37 floors (with the final two being VIP), and each room is dedicated to a certain movie such as Backdraft.