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I am such a fan of Starbuck's that I have been to at least 185 Southern Nevada Starbuck's over the years. This four month new Starbuck's is up there with one of the most captivating Starbuck's. Surprisingly it was my brother who found out about this flagship location on a Lyft ride to the airport. He piqued my interest when he told me about this large Starbuck's that opened in Downtown Las Vegas. On a lazy Saturday morning I'd drive to the Downtown Las Vegas flagship Starbuck's.
At the crossroads of Casino Center Drive and Clark Avenue, this Starbuck's captures the positive energy in a part of downtown that is growing into an entertainment and cultural center with residential and commercial development. It is a relatively short walk to the Arts District, the government center, and Fremont Street Experience.
In the vicinity of the Arts District, the building is an architectural work of art. In the shadow of commercial and government towers (e.g. City Hall and the Regional Court House), this architectural work of art resembles a beach house in the Hamptons more than in the downtown of the Entertainment Capital of the World. It also resembles imagination. The architects designed it to look like a two story building with upper level windows. It is a false upper level creating the illusion that it is a two level Starbuck's. It works! I'm sure that my brother wasn't the only one saying that you have to see this large Starbuck's in downtown. It is the antithesis of the Starbuck's a couple of blocks northeast in the Bank of America Building. In contrast to the building that looks to my eyes like a two level beach home in the desert is the Starbuck's sign that has "Entertainment Capital of the World" all over it. In true fashion to Las Vegas, it resembles a marquee more than a sign. This is the most captivating Starbuck's sign in Las Vegas. As I walked south on Casino Center Drive, I captured a Starbuck's photo moment with the Stratosphere tower towering above the marquee sign. Between the marquee and building are a small parking lot and patio. This four month new Starbuck's is the antithesis of the Starbuck's a couple of blocks northeast in the Bank of America Building.
If the building is a work of art, the parking lot is a work of humor. It is a joke to design a handful of parking spaces for a downtown flagship Starbuck's. Imagine how quickly a handful of parking spaces fill up on a weekday when courts are in session, city government is operating in City Hall, and workers are commuting to the office and business towers. I don't have to imagine because on a Saturday it was filled up. In all honesty, I expected the parking lot to be filled up. I wrote off parking here and drove to the Plaza Hotel surface parking lot. The first 90 minutes is free then $5 up to the first five hours. I could of parked at the closer Golden Nugget where parking is $5 an hour. From the Plaza Hotel it was a twenty minute walk that took me through the property, onto Fremont Street, through the Golden Nugget, and a couple of city blocks south on Casino Center Drive. If I was a commuter in a hurry, I could of avoided all this and used the drive-thru.
When I walked inside the counters were to the left and the elengated seating lobby to the right. Interior wise the false second floor creates a high ceiling over the left side where the counters are. Towards the elengated seating lobby a there is a wooden wall where the ceiling lowers to the typical height. The upper windows, large round bulb shaped chandeliers, and sky lights illuminate the interior. What is also nice about the upper windows is that they eliminate the sun glare which gets annoying on the hot days of summer. The seating lobby provides a diversity of seating with a long common table, small round tables, and the plush seats found in an airport terminal. I sat at one of the small tables with my smartphone plugged into an outlet enjoying YouTube on the complimentary WiFi.
The Starbuck's Mermaid has a presence. There are a couple of sketch portraits of the Starbuck's mascot in the seating lobby. Outside the building by the lobby, her image is painted on the wall. It is the Starbuck's mermaid that graces the marquee sign. And in the spirit of the Las Vegas Arts District, there is a mermaid mural in back of the adjacent building.
This Starbuck's experience doesn't cost an arm and leg. That is if you don't pay $5 an hour to park in the Golden Nugget parking garage. There prices are competitive to local locations. The tall drip coffee that I brought costed $2.11, the exact price I pay at local Starbuck's.
Out of the 185 Southern Nevada Starbuck's that I have been to, this is up there as one of the most captivating locations in the region. If I lived or worked in downtown Las Vegas, I would be a regular at the Downtown Las Vegas Starbuck's.
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