After announcing that the Cosmopolitan has now been renamed the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas it has set December 2010 as its opening date. The mid-December opening will not include around one third of the hotel’s rooms as these will be held back until July 2011.
Critics of the development say that it is another faceless steel tower better suited to New York than Las Vegas. Proponents point to the increasing sophistication of Las Vegas, and note that Cosmo’s high-rise terraces overlooking the Bellagio fountains are a unique asset.
Owners Deutsche Bank will be hoping that the project manages to distinguish itself from its neighbour City Center. Many tourists mistake Cosmopolitan as being part of City Center, but from December it will have an opportunity to show that its 50-story towers, 2,995 hotel rooms and condos, 100,000-square foot casino, and 50,000 square foot spa and fitness center are something special.
