This mall is gorgeous. Very unique architecture, indoor gardens, fluorescent whirlpools, oversized ice sculptures, and a sliced geode staircase leading to the neighboring casino. SLICED GEODES. In various shades of hot pink. ;)
I was fortunate enough to tool around late one night/early one morning with a friend I met at a bachelorette party in Vegas. At the time, the mall was only 9 days old. The mall doors were open 24 hours but the stores closed around midnight.
The night staff was pretty special, too. We came across one attendant who was about my dad's age and really nice about informing me that no alcohol was allowed inside the premises when I walked in with a beer in hand (Hey, remember, this was Vegas - where carrying around an open container of booze was the norm). He even took the time to chat us up about the new mall, its hours, when construction was completed, what everything was, how certain details of the mall were constructed, and even a bit about his family. And yes, he totally pulled out wallet portraits of his beautiful daughters. Such a sweet man. ;) He also walked us over to the glowing ice sculptures on the first floor, gave us a quick science brief about how they kept them frozen and encouraged us to touch them! I felt like a kid in a candy store, there was so much to see.
However, the only reason I can't give Crystals 5 stars is the fact that it is an over-glorified South Coast. Unless you are a high-end shopper looking for some semblance of Rodeo Drive in Vegas, there is little else to do than check out the cool whirlpools and ice towers on the first level. Nonetheless, definitely worth checking out when in Vegas.