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| - When I wrote the closing review for the Sahara three years ago, I predicted the new place would be filled with "oontz oontz" dance clubs and be a place where pseudo celebrity wannabes would go in order to see and be seen.
Turns out my prediction was pretty accurate. I don't know how to feel about that.
I drove by the SLS on the night it opened, so I got to see the big fireworks show. It felt like another part of Vegas' ever changing history on the Strip. But I didn't go into the place until a few days later.
Yay for not tearing down the old place Save SOME old Vegas history, right? I did see one nice throwback of a chandelier being installed that was made up of the Sahara "S" door handles, which is far in the back. The casino is easy to navigate, as it's still by and large the Sahara floorplan. They have some neat statues like the "rubber duckie" by the pool and the amoeba creature by the front end. The staff was nice. I suppose one days I'll end up in one of the eateries, though friend comments have made me wary thus far.
But that's kind of it, and that's the problem: There's nothing really stand out about the place. Oh sure, it's all modern "ultra hip", but it's nothing that I haven't seen before. The place looks and feels like any other dozen-plus "boutique" experiences that I've been to a million times over, and I was kind of worried that would happen. The place just lacks any real sense of personality. If you need high-end shops, they've got you covered, but where's the "vibe"? The uniqueness?
And of all the things they would keep from the Sahara, they kept those terrible, rickety elevators of the parking garage.
Personally, I would have been happy if they had just given the Sahara a much-needed makeover, and rebranded it as "The NEW Sahara". "SLS" is just an awkward name that doesn't sound good no matter how many times you say it.
It looked like some places were still being worked on. There was no direct access to where the old NASCAR area used to be, so hopefully something is going on over there that will help to change my mind on the place. Whatever happened to the second floor where the buffet used to be?
Don't get me wrong: The new designs are pleasant enough and the casino is okay, but it's nothing that I haven't done so many times before. I wanted to go in there feeling impressed and won over, not jaded and underwhelmed. I hope they figure out what to do with themselves soon, because the revamp/rebrand doesn't really seem to justify itself as much as it should.
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