{{Short description|Casino hotel in Paradise, Nevada}} {{Redirect|The Cromwell|other uses|Cromwell (disambiguation)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox casino |name=The Vanderpump Hotel Las Vegas |logo= The Cromwell LV logo.svg |image=The Cromwell Las Vegas at Night.jpg |caption=The Cromwell Las Vegas (foreground) in 2014 |location=Paradise, Nevada, U.S. |pushpin_map=United States Las Vegas Strip#Nevada |address=3595 South Las Vegas Boulevard |date_opened={{Start date and age|1979|3|2}} (as Barbary Coast)<br>{{Start date and age|2014|4|21}} (as The Cromwell) |theme= French |rooms=188 |space_gaming={{Convert|40010|sqft|abbr=on}} |shows= |attractions=Drai's After Hours<br>Drai's Beach Club & Nightclub (2014–2025) |notable_restaurants=Michael's (until 2007)<br>Giada |owner=Caesars Entertainment |names_pre=Barbary Coast (1979–2007)<br>Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon (2007–2013)<br>The Cromwell (2014–2026) |renovations=2013-14, 2025-26 |coordinates={{Coord|36|6|54|N|115|10|19|W|type:landmark_region:US-NV|display=inline,title}} |website={{URL|caesars.com/vanderpump-hotel}} }} '''The Vanderpump Hotel Las Vegas''' is a luxury boutique casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It was originally opened by Michael Gaughan as the '''Barbary Coast''' on March 2, 1979. Several nearby resorts were opposed to its construction, partially due to concerns about increased traffic congestion. The property featured Victorian décor and later became part of Gaughan's company, Coast Casinos. The Barbary Coast would go on to add two popular restaurants, and a nightclub by Victor Drai.
Boyd Gaming acquired the Barbary Coast in 2004, when it purchased Coast Casinos. Boyd subsequently traded the Barbary Coast to Harrah's Entertainment, in exchange for other property on the Las Vegas Strip. Harrah's finalized its acquisition in February 2007, and briefly closed the Barbary Coast before reopening it on March 1, 2007, as '''Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon'''. The property was named after company founder Bill Harrah.
Harrah's was later renamed as Caesars Entertainment, and the company announced plans in 2012 to extensively renovate Bill's. The property closed on February 4, 2013, and reopened as '''The Cromwell''' on April 21, 2014. The renovated property includes a restaurant by chef Giada De Laurentiis. It also features a rooftop pool and nightclub operated by Drai. In 2020, the Cromwell became an adults-only property. In May 2026, the property is expected to rebrand as '''The Vanderpump Hotel''', in partnership with television personality Lisa Vanderpump.
==History== ===Barbary Coast (1979–2007)=== The property was once the site of the Desert Villa motel, which opened in 1958, at the northeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. It was later renamed Empey's Desert Villa, after owner Phillip Empey. It was renamed again as the Times Square Motel in 1974, before closing later that year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas Strip |url=https://vintagelasvegas.com/strip |website=Vintage Las Vegas |access-date=2021-05-13 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510025824/https://vintagelasvegas.com/strip |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=QOD>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/barbary-coast/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213083745/https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/barbary-coast/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1975, plans were approved for a shopping center to be built on the land, but the project failed to materialize, as the site had inadequate space for parking.<ref name=Charged/><ref name=Consider>{{cite news |title=County Planners Consider New Strip Hotel Request |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-dec-17-1975-p-16/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1975-12-17 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
By December 1975,<ref name=Consider/> Michael Gaughan and others were planning to build the $10 million Barbary Coast hotel-casino on the 1.7-acre site occupied by the Times Square.<ref name=Charged/> The project was proposed by Gaughan and his father Jackie, along with partners Kenny Epstein and Frank Toti.<ref name=Fire/> However, several nearby casino resorts – Caesars Palace,<ref name=Miller2/> the Dunes,<ref>{{cite news |title=New Strip Hotel Gets New Chance |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-feb-15-1976-p-16/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-02-15 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> the Flamingo Hilton, and the MGM Grand<ref name=Charged/> – were opposed to the project, stating that it would cause further traffic congestion at the intersection. A Hilton executive also said that the Barbary Coast would "change the entire character of the Strip."<ref name=Charged>{{cite news |title=Character Changes Charged: Strip Hotels Oppose Casino |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-jan-20-1976-p-5/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-01-20 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Clark County Department of Building and Safety said it would also oppose the project, as the hotel's parking structure would be built under high-voltage power lines located in a right-of-way, posing a safety hazard. Michael Gaughan said that the existing motel structure was already located beneath the power lines, and that he had approval for the construction of the parking garage.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Linda |title=Power Line Codes May Block Hotel |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-feb-04-1976-p-1/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-02-04 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Miller2>{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Linda |title=Gaughan Gets OK For Hotel |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-feb-18-1976-p-1/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-02-18 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription |pages=1, 4}}</ref>
In February 1976, the Clark County Commission approved a variance for the start of construction, despite a recommendation of denial from the county planning commission.<ref name=Improper/> Groundbreaking took place on March 3, 1976, with Tito Tiberti and J. A. Tiberti Construction Company as the general contractor. Completion of the Barbary Coast was expected 18 months later. The power lines would be raised to allow for construction of the parking garage.<ref>{{cite news |title=Groundbreaking Takes Place |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-mar-04-1976-p-8/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-03-04 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Within a week of the groundbreaking, the MGM and Flamingo filed a suit against the county commission, stating that it did not give the resorts adequate time to prepare arguments against the variance. The suit also claimed that Jackie Gaughan's application did not include necessary details about the project. In addition, the resorts accused commissioner Tom Wiesner of having a conflict of interest, which he denied. Wiesner owned a financial stake in the Marina hotel down the street, which was expected to benefit from the opening of the Barbary Coast.<ref name=Improper>{{cite news |title='Improper Action': Hotel Opponents Seeking Review |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-mar-09-1976-p-1/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-03-09 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513181134/https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-mar-09-1976-p-1/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Dateline |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-mar-11-1976-p-11/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-03-11 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Flamingo, MGM Go To Court |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-feb-22-1976-p-11/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-02-22 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513002825/https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-feb-22-1976-p-11/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Later in 1976, Jackie Gaughan won an extension from the Clark County Commission, narrowly granting him another year to begin construction while the project faced legal challenges from opponents.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaughan Gets More Time On New Hotel |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-aug-18-1976-p-1/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1976-08-18 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Fire>{{cite news |title=Fire At Abandoned Motel Probed For Possible Arson |url=https://newspaperarchive.com/las-vegas-sun-jul-18-1977-p-4/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1977-07-18 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=NewspaperArchive.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
====Operation==== thumb|left|Barbary Coast in 2000 The eight-story Barbary Coast was eventually built, at a cost of $13 million.<ref>{{cite news |title='Barbary' license recommended |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/150761730/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=1979-02-15 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509161206/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/150761730/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was opened by Michael Gaughan on March 2, 1979.<ref>{{cite web |last=Mulkey |first=Tyrus |title=Bye Bye Barbary Coast |url=http://www.ccgtcc-ccn.com/Barbary%20Coast.pdf |website=Casino Chip and Token News |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=Winter 2007}}</ref> It was built on land that was owned by Empey Enterprises, which leased the site to the hotel-casino.<ref name=Smith2005>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=Boyd buys land under Barbary Coast |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-07-Wed-2005/business/3244837.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2005-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203154644/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2005/Sep-07-Wed-2005/business/3244837.html |archive-date=2008-12-03}}</ref> The Barbary Coast saw significant success, particularly among local residents, and Michael Gaughan later started his own gaming company, Coast Casinos. The property was named after the "Barbary Coast" term which was once used to refer to the North African coastal regions.<ref name=Good>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Rod |title=Going Good at 25: Barbary Coast is considered prime property as it celebrates an anniversary |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Mar-06-Sat-2004/business/23375401.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2004-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041030111003/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Mar-06-Sat-2004/business/23375401.html |archive-date=2004-10-30}}</ref> Gaughan had the building designed to eventually accommodate four additional floors,<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaughan planning 2 new L.V. projects |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153310801/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=1995-06-15 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=ToClose>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Bill's Gamblin' Hall to close Feb. 4 for renovations |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/bills-gamblin-hall-to-close-feb-4-for-renovations/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2012-11-29 |archive-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510170000/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/bills-gamblin-hall-to-close-feb-4-for-renovations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> although such plans never materialized, as he found the property to be successful enough as-is.<ref name=Gansevoort>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Caesars giving Gansevoort $185 million transformation |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/caesars-giving-gansevoort-185-million-transformation/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2013-09-22 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084152/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/caesars-giving-gansevoort-185-million-transformation/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
When the MGM Grand caught on fire in November 1980, the Barbary Coast was closed to customers by management, allowing the property to be used as an evacuation center for MGM guests. The two properties were located across the street from each other.<ref>{{cite news |last=Arnett |first=Peter |title=How It Happened: Fire Got Lots of Help From People |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/mgmfire/fire5.pdf |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=1980-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051112031756/http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/mgmfire/fire5.pdf |archive-date=2005-11-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Fire brought out city's human side |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2000/Nov-19-Sun-2000/news/14847182.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2000-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060112025733/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2000/Nov-19-Sun-2000/news/14847182.html |archive-date=2006-01-12}}</ref><ref name=Birthday/> The closure lasted three hours, during which Gaughan gave away free food to fire survivors. The closure cost him up to $20,000.<ref name=Rallies>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas Rallies To Assist Evacuees Of Hotel Tragedy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/614747231/ |work=The York Dispatch |agency=Associated Press |date=1980-11-22 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213084258/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/614747231/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 1990, a federal court issued a preliminary injunction and ordered the Barbary Coast and Michael Gaughan to negotiate a new contract with the Culinary Workers Union, after the expiration of the previous contract a year earlier. A federal judge determined there was reasonable cause to believe that management had threatened employees who supported the union.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hotel-casino ordered to talks |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/151450842/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=1990-12-26 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1991, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) alleged that Gaughan and the resort violated the injunction.<ref>{{cite news |title=Board urges contempt charges |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/152591779/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=1991-06-16 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513164310/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/152591779/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two years later, the NLRB alleged that the Barbary Coast had engaged in dozens of violations relating to the National Labor Relations Act of 1935. Among the allegations was that the property terminated workers' pension and health plans, and withheld salary raises.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barbary Coast |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/477129877/ |work=Elko Daily Free Press |date=1993-02-13 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas hotel workers vote on contract |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153286356/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=1993-06-10 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Barbary Coast workers voted for a new contract later in 1993.<ref>{{cite news |title=Barbary Coast workers OK pact |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/152508024/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=1993-06-21 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
By 1996, the Barbary Coast was worth $60–70 million. Later in the year, Hilton Hotels Corporation began discussions to purchase the Barbary Coast,<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Gary |title=Hilton eyes Barbary Coast |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/jun/11/hilton-eyes-barbary-coast/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=1996-06-11}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Barbary Coast next Hilton target |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/153857733/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=1996-06-12 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> although this did not go through. Robert L. Johnson, a co-founder of BET and a Hilton board member, considered buying the Barbary Coast a few years later. He wanted to focus less on gaming and more on entertainment, with live music programs to be broadcast from the property. Gaughan was willing to sell the Barbary Coast for $100 million, but Johnson offered only $65 million. Johnson ultimately decided that the Barbary Coast was too small for his plans, which would have included the addition of a theater.<ref name=BET>{{cite news |last=Berns |first=Dave |title=BET exec hopes to tap underserved LV black market |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Aug-23-Mon-1999/business/11789946.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=1999-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010506105910/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Aug-23-Mon-1999/business/11789946.html |archive-date=2001-05-06}}</ref>
As of 2002, the Barbary Coast had 800 employees. An employee parking lot was located just east of the Barbary Coast, on 2.5 acres. The casino had been leasing the property from Nevada Power Company, which put the site up for sale that year.<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Land parcel listed for sale by utility |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-24-Tue-2002/business/19697397.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2002-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050312211509/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2002/Sep-24-Tue-2002/business/19697397.html |archive-date=2005-03-12}}</ref> Coast Casinos purchased the land for $20.7 million in 2003, and continued using it for employee parking.<ref>{{cite news |last=Benston |first=Liz |title=Barbary Coast owner buys Nevada Power land |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jan/23/barbary-coast-owner-buys-nevada-power-land/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2003-01-23}}</ref>
The Barbary Coast had a modest celebration for its 25th anniversary, serving free cake and champagne.<ref name=Scherzer>{{cite news |last=Scherzer |first=Barbara |title=Strip property marks a milestone |url=http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2004/02/27/news/news09.txt |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=2004-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040811100900/http://www.lvbusinesspress.com/articles/2004/02/27/news/news09.txt |archive-date=August 11, 2004 |access-date=May 13, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Birthday>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Little casino has big birthday |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Mar-02-Tue-2004/news/23339055.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2004-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041029224641/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Mar-02-Tue-2004/news/23339055.html |archive-date=2004-10-29}}</ref> The property had seen few renovations up to that time, such as a recent remodeling of its rooms which added new mirrors, paintings, and wallpaper. The small property had retained its success for more than 20 years, and was particularly popular among a regular clientele of repeat tourists.<ref name=Scherzer/><ref name=Good/> It did not compete with newer megaresorts that had opened nearby in recent years.<ref name=Scherzer/>
Boyd Gaming acquired Coast Casinos and the Barbary Coast in July 2004. A year later, Boyd purchased the land underneath the hotel-casino from Empey Enterprises, at a cost of $15.7 million. Despite the small size of the 1.8-acre plot, the property was one of the most valuable sites on the Las Vegas Strip, due to its location at an intersection sometimes known as the Four Corners.<ref name=Smith2005/> The purchase gave Boyd a wider range of future possibilities for the site, although there were no immediate plans for redevelopment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Company buys land on Barbary Coast site |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/sep/06/company-buys-land-on-barbary-coast-site/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2005-09-06 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506042610/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/sep/06/company-buys-land-on-barbary-coast-site/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
A month after the purchase, Bill Boyd said that the property would be ideal for a high-rise project. He was also open to the idea of selling or trading the Barbary Coast to Harrah's Entertainment, which owned a multitude of nearby resorts.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=Why the Barbary Coast site is so key to the future of Boyd Gaming |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2005/oct/16/columnist-jeff-simpson-why-the-barbary-coast-site-/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2005-10-16}}</ref> In mid-2006, the two companies began negotiations about a trade. Harrah's had picked up options to purchase the former site of the Westward Ho hotel-casino, which was located on the Strip, adjacent to Boyd's future Echelon Place project.<ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Rod|title=Strip flip in the offing, industry sources say|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-30-Sun-2006/business/8715520.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=2006-07-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906103239/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-30-Sun-2006/business/8715520.html|archive-date=2008-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Rod|title=Harrah's, Boyd land swap stalls, or does it? |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-06-Sun-2006/business/8825597.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=2006-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080706014624/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Aug-06-Sun-2006/business/8825597.html|archive-date=2008-07-06}}</ref> The two companies eventually agreed to a trade, with the Barbary Coast and its 4.3 acres going to Harrah's, giving the company a contiguous ownership of the center Strip.<ref>{{cite news|last=Robison|first=Jennifer|title=Strip Land Deal: Harrah's, Boyd swap plots - Analysts say exchange good for both gaming companies|url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-03-Tue-2006/business/10004724.html|work=Las Vegas Review-Journal|date=2006-10-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061022023536/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-03-Tue-2006/business/10004724.html|archive-date=October 22, 2006|access-date=May 13, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Harrah's paid premium for Barbary Coast land |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-27-Fri-2006/business/10467830.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2006-10-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061125032641/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-27-Fri-2006/business/10467830.html |archive-date=2006-11-25}}</ref>
===Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon (2007–2013)=== thumb|upright|Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in 2007 Harrah's acquisition of the Barbary Coast was finalized in February 2007, and the property was placed under the same management team as the Imperial Palace, a nearby property owned by Harrah's. The company temporarily closed the Barbary Coast's casino portion on February 27, 2007, around 2:00 a.m. New management replaced casino chips and rearranged table games during the closure.<ref name=Knightly>{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Bill's comes due for new ownership: Harrah's takes over renamed Barbary Coast hotel-casino |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-02-Fri-2007/business/12903297.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2007-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312015924/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2007/Mar-02-Fri-2007/business/12903297.html |archive-date=2007-03-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon |url=http://www.leavinglv.net/barbarycoast.html |website=LeavingLV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081004043225/http://www.leavinglv.net/barbarycoast.html |archive-date=2008-10-04}}</ref>
A low-key reopening took place at 2:00 p.m. on March 1, 2007, with the entire property renamed as Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon, in honor of company founder Bill Harrah.<ref name=Knightly/> Management expected Bill's to eventually become part of Harrah's master plan for the area. Industry experts strongly believed that Harrah's would eventually demolish Bill's for redevelopment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Imperial Palace gets a little brother Bill, Two Harrah's-owned, bargain-niche properties are here to stay ... for now |url=https://nl.newsbank.com/ |website=Las Vegas Business Press |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2007-03-12 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604174101/http://nl.newsbank.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Harrah's was renamed as Caesars Entertainment a few years after the opening of Bill's. In October 2012, Caesars announced plans to renovate Bill's and to add a rooftop pool and nightclub, overlooking the Las Vegas Strip. Victor Drai, who operated a restaurant and nightclub at Bill's, would also operate the new rooftop attraction.<ref name=Green>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Caesars plans 'next great nightclub experience' atop Bill's Gamblin' Hall |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2012/oct/03/caesars-plans-next-great-nightclub-experience-atop/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=VegasInc |date=2012-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Caesars plans $180 million renovation of Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/caesars-plans-180-million-renovation-of-bills-gamblin-hall-saloon/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2012-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Fitch takes a 'circumspect view' of Caesars' plans to remodel Bill's Gamblin' Hall |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/fitch-takes-a-circumspect-view-of-caesars-plans-to-remodel-bills-gamblin-hall/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2012-10-26}}</ref> Caesars CEO Gary Loveman said, "Due to some remarkable foresight, the top of this building was built structurally so it can hold something very heavy on top without additional structural work."<ref name=Green/>
In November 2012, Caesars secured $187 million to finance its renovation plans,<ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=Hubble |title=Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon to be renovated |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/bills-gamblin-hall-saloon-to-be-renovated/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2012-11-15 |archive-date=May 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509204243/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/bills-gamblin-hall-saloon-to-be-renovated/ |url-status=live }}</ref> which would require the closing of Bill's.<ref>{{cite news |last=Green |first=Steve |title=Bill's Gamblin' Hall to close in February for yearlong renovation |url=http://www.vegasinc.com/news/2012/nov/29/bills-gamblin-hall-close-february-year-long-renova/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=VegasInc |date=2012-11-29}}</ref> Prior to its closure, the property had been known for its folksy atmosphere and cheap amenities.<ref name=Rindels>{{cite news |last=Rindels |first=Michelle |title=After years of going big, Las Vegas hotels go boutique |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/21/after-years-going-big-las-vegas-hotels-go-boutique/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |agency=Associated Press |date=2014-05-21 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085029/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/may/21/after-years-going-big-las-vegas-hotels-go-boutique/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Reed |first=C. Moon |title=A bar for mom |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/02/bar-mom/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2009-04-02 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085122/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/apr/02/bar-mom/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===The Cromwell (2014–2026)=== Bill's closed on February 4, 2013, for a year-long renovation. The property would be renamed and converted into a luxury boutique hotel.<ref name=ToClose/><ref>{{cite news |last=Sylvester |first=Ron |title=From Barbary to Bill's: Sun sets today on Las Vegas relic |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/feb/04/barbary-bills-sun-sets-today-strip-relic/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2013-02-04 |archive-date=May 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505232645/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/feb/04/barbary-bills-sun-sets-today-strip-relic/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Drai's ends 16-year run with promise to reopen temporarily at Bally's |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/feb/04/drais-ends-16-year-run-promise-reopen-temporarily/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2013-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150913104708/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/feb/04/drais-ends-16-year-run-promise-reopen-temporarily/ |archive-date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=May 13, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> A month after the closure, Caesars announced that the property would reopen under the name Gansevoort Las Vegas, through a partnership with the New York-based Gansevoort Hotel Group.<ref>{{cite news |last=Domanick |first=Andrea |title=Bill's Gamblin' Hall to reopen as Gansevoort Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/mar/18/bills-gamblin-hall-reopen-gansevoort-las-vegas/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2013-03-18}}</ref> The project would fulfill Gansevoort's long-time goal of entering the Las Vegas market.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Gansevoort hotel developer finds 'dream come true' on Strip |url=https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/gansevoort-hotel-developer-finds-dream-come-true-on-strip-lvrj/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2013-10-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Photos: Execs promise Gansevoort will be pinnacle of boutique hotels |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/oct/03/photos-gansevoort-reveals-wednesday-night/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2013-10-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210095225/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/oct/03/photos-gansevoort-reveals-wednesday-night/ |archive-date=2013-12-10}}</ref> Caesars would operate the property, and Gansevoort would provide design and marketing help. W.A. Richardson Builders served as the general contractor.<ref name=Gansevoort/>
thumb|The Cromwell during construction, January 2014 The entire building was gutted, and three floors were added atop the hotel structure for Drai's new nightclub.<ref name=Gansevoort/> Drai had long believed that the rooftop had untapped potential, although power lines had prevented any additional floors from being added. When Caesars later moved the power lines underground, Drai devised the idea for a rooftop club. A support building had to be constructed just north of the original hotel structure, providing additional bracing to the new club.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Making a disused hotel roof a striking Las Vegas pool club all in Drai's work |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/making-a-disused-hotel-roof-a-striking-las-vegas-pool-club-all-in-drais-work/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2014-03-24 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508211819/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/making-a-disused-hotel-roof-a-striking-las-vegas-pool-club-all-in-drais-work/ |url-status=live }}</ref> A new employee parking garage was constructed on the property just east of the hotel. A spiral ramp on the hotel's east side, leading into the guest parking garage, was demolished. A new ramp was constructed on the property's northern side.<ref name=Gansevoort/>
In October 2013, Caesars ended its partnership with Gansevoort, after an investor with the latter company was reputed to have ties with organized crime in Russia. Caesars would proceed with the project on its own, and without the Gansevoort name.<ref name=leach>{{cite news| title=Caesars Entertainment and Gansevoort end partnership on the Strip| newspaper=Las Vegas Sun| first=Robin| last=Leach| date=October 20, 2013| url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/oct/20/caesars-entertainment-and-gansevoort-end-partnersh/| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131225005938/https://lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2013/oct/20/caesars-entertainment-and-gansevoort-end-partnersh/ |archive-date=2013-12-25 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Caesars announced in January 2014 that the renovated property would instead open as The Cromwell.<ref name=Latest>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=The Cromwell latest name for former Barbary Coast on the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/the-cromwell-latest-name-for-former-barbary-coast-on-the-las-vegas-strip/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2014-01-31 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085431/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/the-cromwell-latest-name-for-former-barbary-coast-on-the-las-vegas-strip/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Goodbye>{{cite news |title=Goodbye Gansevoort—Bill's Is Now The Cromwell |url=http://vegasseven.com/2013/12/15/goodbye-gansevoort-bills-now-cromwell/ |work=VegasSeven |date=2013-12-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180918123005/http://vegasseven.com/2013/12/15/goodbye-gansevoort-bills-now-cromwell/ |archive-date=2018-09-18}}</ref> The name "Cromwell" is sometimes associated with upper class,<ref name=Ties/> and the property is reportedly named after the Cromwell Current.<ref name=Goodbye/><ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Wet and Wild Inspiration Blows into the Former Bill's |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2013/12/16/6313505/wet-and-wild-inspiration-blows-into-the-former-bills |website=Eater |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2013-12-16 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513171947/https://vegas.eater.com/2013/12/16/6313505/wet-and-wild-inspiration-blows-into-the-former-bills |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2013-12-31/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=2013-12-31 |archive-date=May 13, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513171947/https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2013-12-31/ |url-status=live }}</ref> However, the resort would also share its name with Oliver Cromwell, a controversial English ruler during the 17th century.<ref name=Ties/> Gaughan criticized the name: "If you are Irish, that's a slap in the face. Oliver Cromwell was not a very nice guy."<ref>{{cite news| title=Michael Gaughan followed father's advice| url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/norm-clarke/michael-gaughan-followed-father-s-advice| last=Clarke| first=Norm| work=Las Vegas Review-Journal| url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140411205248/http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/norm-clarke/michael-gaughan-followed-father-s-advice |archive-date=2014-04-11 |date=April 4, 2014}}</ref> Caesars declined to explain how the name was chosen.<ref name=Ties>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title=Who wants ties to that guy? |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/inside-gaming-who-wants-ties-to-that-guy/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2014-02-09 |archive-date=May 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508211829/https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/inside-gaming-who-wants-ties-to-that-guy/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The Cromwell had a low-key opening on April 21, 2014; the casino and a bar began operations, and some hotel rooms were available to invited guests.<ref>{{cite news |last=Segall |first=Eli |title=Cromwell's casino floor officially open for business |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2014/apr/21/cromwells-casino-floor-officially-open-business/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=VegasInc |date=2014-04-21 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213085649/https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2014/apr/21/cromwells-casino-floor-officially-open-business/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Photos: A sneak peek at the contemporary and breathtaking Cromwell at center Strip |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/apr/21/photos-sneak-peek-contemporary-and-breathtaking-cr |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2014-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140503234018/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/apr/21/photos-sneak-peek-contemporary-and-breathtaking-cr |archive-date=May 3, 2014 |access-date=May 13, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Curtis/> The entire resort, including nightclubs and the Giada restaurant, opened on May 21, 2014.<ref name=Curtis>{{cite news| title=Cromwell casino opens in Las Vegas |url=http://www.azcentral.com/story/travel/2014/05/02/vegas-cromwell-casino-opens/8613107/| last=Curtis| first=Anthony| work=The Arizona Republic| date=May 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Rindels/><ref>{{cite web |last=O'Dell |first=Holly |title=Cromwell Hotel Opens on Las Vegas Strip |url=https://www.contractdesign.com/news/industry/cromwell-hotel-opens-on-las-vegas-strip/ |website=Contract Design |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2014-05-21 |archive-date=May 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514061839/https://contractdesign.com/news/industry/cromwell-hotel-opens-on-las-vegas-strip/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In March 2020, all Las Vegas casinos were ordered closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nevada. Even as other casinos were allowed to resume operations, the Cromwell remained closed indefinitely. In August 2020, CBS reality dating show ''Love Island'' began filming its second season at the Cromwell, relocated from Fiji due to the pandemic.<ref>{{Cite web|last=White|first=Peter|date=2020-07-22|title=CBS' 'Love Island' Moves From Fiji To Las Vegas For Season 2|url=https://deadline.com/2020/07/cbs-love-island-moves-from-fiji-to-las-vegas-season-2-1202992371/|access-date=2020-07-22|website=Deadline|archive-date=July 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200723001018/https://deadline.com/2020/07/cbs-love-island-moves-from-fiji-to-las-vegas-season-2-1202992371/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Adalian|first=Josef|date=2020-08-05|title=Love Island Season Two to Film in Quarantine at a Las Vegas Hotel|url=https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/love-island-usa-season-2-las-vegas-hotel.html|access-date=2020-08-15|website=Vulture|archive-date=August 6, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806174345/https://www.vulture.com/2020/08/love-island-usa-season-2-las-vegas-hotel.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The Cromwell reopened on October 29, 2020, as an adults-only property with the exception of its Giada restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Schulz |first=Bailey |title=Cromwell on Las Vegas Strip reopens Thursday as adults-only resort |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/cromwell-on-las-vegas-strip-opens-thursday-as-adults-only-2165630/ |access-date=2020-10-29 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2020-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Szydelko |first=Paul |title=The Cromwell reopens on the Vegas Strip |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/North-America-Travel/The-Cromwell-reopens-on-the-Vegas-Strip |access-date=2020-10-29 |work=Travel Weekly |date=2020-10-29}}</ref> The Cromwell was already an adult-oriented property, unlike other Las Vegas resorts that include family entertainment.<ref>{{cite news |last=McFarland |first=Kelsey |title=Cromwell on Las Vegas Strip opening to adults only Thursday |url=https://www.ktnv.com/positivelylv/cromwell-opening-to-adults-only-thursday |access-date=2020-10-29 |work=KTNV |date=2020-10-29}}</ref> It was the last resort on the Las Vegas Strip to reopen.<ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas hotel and casino reopens as adult-only venue |url=https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/las-vegas-hotel-and-casino-reopens-as-adult-only-venue/article_b14aac43-d93b-5ad1-9c35-56c528f3455f.html |work=Tulsa World |agency=Associated Press |date=2020-10-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102014153/https://tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/las-vegas-hotel-and-casino-reopens-as-adult-only-venue/article_b14aac43-d93b-5ad1-9c35-56c528f3455f.html |archive-date=2020-11-02}}</ref>
===The Vanderpump (2026–present)=== In March 2025, Caesars announced a new partnership with television personality Lisa Vanderpump,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Saunders |first1=Angel |last2=Yee |first2=Lawrence |title=Lisa Vanderpump and Caesars Entertainment to Open The Vanderpump Hotel on Las Vegas Strip in 2026 (Exclusive) |url=https://people.com/lisa-vanderpump-caesars-entertainment-to-open-the-vanderpump-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip-in-2026-exclusive-11695217 |website=People |access-date=2025-03-13 |date=2025-03-12 |archive-date=March 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313124037/https://people.com/lisa-vanderpump-caesars-entertainment-to-open-the-vanderpump-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip-in-2026-exclusive-11695217 |url-status=live }}</ref> who oversees restaurants at several of its properties.<ref>{{cite news |last=Verastigue |first=Justine |title=Las Vegas boutique to transform into 'The Vanderpump Hotel' |url=https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/03/13/las-vegas-boutique-transform-into-vanderpump-hotel/ |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=KVVU |date=2025-03-12 |archive-date=March 13, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313070328/https://www.fox5vegas.com/2025/03/13/las-vegas-boutique-transform-into-vanderpump-hotel/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Under the partnership, the Cromwell will be renamed '''The Vanderpump Hotel''', marking her first hotel project. The property will remain open during a renovation that is expected to conclude by early 2026, at which point it will rebrand under the new name.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hunter |first=Marnie |title=This Vegas boutique hotel will soon become The Vanderpump |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/vanderpump-hotel-cromwell-las-vegas/index.html |access-date=2025-03-13 |work=CNN |date=2025-03-12}}</ref>
==Features== thumb|Barbary Coast façade in 1983 When it originally opened, the Barbary Coast had 150 rooms.<ref name=Rallies/> Due to the small size of the site, the building included four floors of parking, located above the first-floor casino and beneath the hotel floors.<ref name=Gansevoort/> An additional 50 hotel rooms were added in 1983,<ref name=QOD/> by converting one floor of parking.<ref name=Gansevoort/> By 1987, the casino had one of Las Vegas' most popular sportsbooks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Jane Ann |title=Casino owner: Change broadcast panel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149332208/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=1987-07-23 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090022/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149332208/ |url-status=live }}</ref> By 1999, the casino measured {{convert|30000|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=BET/><ref name=Scherzer/>
The Barbary Coast featured Victorian décor and stained glass murals, including one known as Garden of Earthly Delights, measuring 30 feet long by 5 feet high. It was added on the casino floor in 1984, and required 10 artists who worked more than 10,000 hours to create it.<ref name=Desert>{{cite news |title=Barbary Coast Casino has Victorian decor |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/245372929/ |work=The Desert Sun |date=1997-11-23 |access-date=2021-05-13 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090021/https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/245372929/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Stratton |first=David |title=DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Las Vegas |date=2010 |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-7566-7419-9 |page=51 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bXz_lvH6BuEC&pg=PA51 |access-date=2021-05-13}}</ref> The mural was later moved to the Suncoast Hotel and Casino.<ref>{{cite news |last=Simpson |first=Jeff |title=Hotel aims amenities at nongambling guests |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Aug-28-Mon-2000/business/14242799.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2000-08-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010413121610/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/2000/Aug-28-Mon-2000/business/14242799.html |archive-date=April 13, 2001 |access-date=May 13, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=QOD-2015>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2015-01-12/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=2015-01-12 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090224/https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/2015-01-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
The west side of the Barbary Coast building featured a neon sign designed by Brian "Buzz" Leming, an employee of YESCO. Leming said it was his favorite of all the casino signs he had designed.<ref>{{cite web |title=Neon Survey: Sunset to Sahara |url=https://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/surveys/barbary_coast.html |website=University of Nevada, Las Vegas |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2002 |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618001619/https://gaming.unlv.edu/v_museum/neon_survey/surveys/barbary_coast.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=Neon2012>{{cite news |last=Cling |first=Carol |title=Neon Museum preserving Las Vegas history by giving old signs new life |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/neon-museum-preserving-las-vegas-history-by-giving-old-signs-new-life/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2012-10-25 |archive-date=April 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419054022/https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/arts-culture/neon-museum-preserving-las-vegas-history-by-giving-old-signs-new-life/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Designer of Barbary Coast neon sign in Las Vegas dies |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/apr/21/designer-barbary-coast-neon-sign-las-vegas-dies/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |agency=Associated Press |date=2015-04-21 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090406/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/apr/21/designer-barbary-coast-neon-sign-las-vegas-dies/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Neon lettering from the Barbary Coast was eventually relocated to the city's Neon Museum.<ref name=Neon2012/><ref>{{cite web |last=Sprague |first=Tracey |title=Signs Behind Signs |url=https://www.neonmuseum.org/the-collection/blog/behind-the-scenes |website=Neon Museum |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2017-02-14 |archive-date=September 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924222838/https://www.neonmuseum.org/the-collection/blog/behind-the-scenes |url-status=live }}</ref> The Barbary Coast/Bill's façade also featured a large stained-glass structure, which was removed during the Cromwell conversion and auctioned.<ref name=QOD-2015/>
The Cromwell has a {{convert|40010|sqft|abbr=on}} casino,<ref>{{cite news |last=Glusac |first=Elaine |title=A Las Vegas Boutique Hotel With Star Power |url=https://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/a-las-vegas-boutique-hotel-with-star-power/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=The New York Times |archive-date=June 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220616224231/https://intransit.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/16/a-las-vegas-boutique-hotel-with-star-power/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|title=Listing of Financial Statements Square Footage|publisher=Nevada Gaming Control Board|access-date=2021-05-13|date=2018-03-06|page=2|archive-date=December 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225155040/http://gaming.nv.gov/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=3428|url-status=live}}</ref> and 188 hotel rooms.<ref name=Rindels/><ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jay |title=Las Vegas: The Cromwell to open May 21 |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2014-feb-25-la-trb-las-vegas-cromwell-20140224-story.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2014-02-25 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090326/https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2014-feb-25-la-trb-las-vegas-cromwell-20140224-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The property features classic and modern French designs.<ref>{{cite news |last=Jones |first=Jay |title=Las Vegas: The Cromwell resort hotel to open in spring on the Strip |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2014-jan-31-la-trb-las-vegas-cromwell-resorthotel-open-spring-strip-20140131-story.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2014-01-31 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090439/https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-xpm-2014-jan-31-la-trb-las-vegas-cromwell-resorthotel-open-spring-strip-20140131-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> It was meant to resemble Parisian apartments,<ref name=Latest/> and its design was inspired by the Hôtel Costes in Paris.<ref name=Giada>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Gansevoort who? Caesars execs reveal The Cromwell; Giada discusses her Strip restaurant |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/jan/31/gansevoort-who-caesars-execs-reveal-cromwell-giada |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2014-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301211303/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/jan/31/gansevoort-who-caesars-execs-reveal-cromwell-giada |archive-date=March 1, 2014 |access-date=May 13, 2021 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2015, the Cromwell launched a mobile app which hotel guests could use to unlock their rooms, rather than using keys.<ref>{{cite news |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=Lose your room keys? There's an app for that at Cromwell Las Vegas |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-hotels-20150129-story.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2015-01-30 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090520/https://www.latimes.com/travel/lasvegas/lasvegasnow/la-tr-lvn-las-vegas-hotels-20150129-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Cromwell debuts iPhone room key |url=https://businesspress.vegas/gaming-hospitality/cromwell-debuts-iphone-room-key/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Business Press |date=2015-02-09 |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610141937/https://businesspress.vegas/gaming-hospitality/cromwell-debuts-iphone-room-key/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Two years later, the Cromwell opened a new 50-seat sportsbook.<ref>{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Thomas |title=Cromwell unveils new sports book, touts lower minimum bets at table games |url=https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2017/aug/23/cromwell-unveils-sports-book-lower-minimum-bets/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=VegasInc |date=2017-08-23 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090622/https://vegasinc.lasvegassun.com/business/gaming/2017/aug/23/cromwell-unveils-sports-book-lower-minimum-bets/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Restaurants=== The Barbary Coast had a popular restaurant known as Michael's, which won several awards,<ref name=Desert/><ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=Local eateries awarded for overall excellence |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/sites/lvrb/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=1997-05-23 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232400/http://nl.newsbank.com/sites/lvrb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Przybys |first=John |title=Chef uses traditional approach to win customers |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Oct-22-Wed-1997/lifestyles/6253866.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=1997-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000918185030/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1997/Oct-22-Wed-1997/lifestyles/6253866.html |archive-date=2000-09-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Circus Circus' The Steak House makes Zagat list |url=http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-19-Fri-1999/weekly/10604259.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=1999-02-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000604190355/http://www.lvrj.com/lvrj_home/1999/Feb-19-Fri-1999/weekly/10604259.html |archive-date=2000-06-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Delaney |first=Joe |title=It's all in the family for the Coast Resorts team |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/jan/31/columnist-joe-delaney-its-all-in-the-family-for-th/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2002-01-31 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090717/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/jan/31/columnist-joe-delaney-its-all-in-the-family-for-th/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and was named after Gaughan. In addition, the casino featured the Victorian Room coffee shop.<ref name=QOD/>
In 1997, the Barbary Coast added an upscale French restaurant known as Drai's, operated by Victor Drai. It operated in the casino's basement, replacing a McDonald's restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |last=Paskevich |first=Michael |title=French Underground: Upscale dining comes to lower level of Barbary Coast |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/sites/lvrb/ |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=1997-10-31 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=February 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209232400/http://nl.newsbank.com/sites/lvrb/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=QOD/> Like Michael's, Drai's would also go on to win awards.<ref name=Scherzer/> As part of the Harrah's ownership change, Michael's was relocated in 2007, to Gaughan's newly purchased South Point resort.<ref>{{cite news |title=Top Strip eatery moving South |url=https://nl.newsbank.com/ |website=Las Vegas Business Press |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2006-10-16 |url-access=subscription |via=NewsLibrary |archive-date=June 4, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190604174101/http://nl.newsbank.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Clarke |first=Norm |title=Michael's headed down the Strip |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-25-Wed-2006/news/10426136.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2006-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061201162054/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Oct-25-Wed-2006/news/10426136.html |archive-date=2006-12-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=White |first=Ken |title=Aside from location, little has changed at Michael's |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/aside-from-location-little-has-changed-at-michaels/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=2007-05-09 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090904/https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/aside-from-location-little-has-changed-at-michaels/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The property opened a new restaurant known as the Steakhouse at Bill's, which eventually closed in 2012.<ref>{{cite web |last=Stapleton |first=Susan |title=The Shutter |url=https://vegas.eater.com/2012/9/17/6545089/the-shutter |website=Eater |access-date=2021-05-13 |date=2012-09-17 |archive-date=March 29, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329225016/https://vegas.eater.com/2012/9/17/6545089/the-shutter |url-status=live }}</ref>
Chef Giada De Laurentiis opened her first restaurant in June 2014, on the second floor of the Cromwell. The restaurant, named Giada, serves Italian food and seats 260 people.<ref name=Giada/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wells |first=Pete |title=You Don't Need to Tell Them Giada Sent You |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/dining/you-dont-need-to-tell-them-giada-sent-you.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=The New York Times |date=2014-08-12 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090925/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/dining/you-dont-need-to-tell-them-giada-sent-you.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas: Giada De Laurentiis' new restaurant opens at the Cromwell |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-las-vegas-giada-de-laurentiis-new-restaurant-20140603-story.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2014-06-04 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090904/https://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-trb-las-vegas-giada-de-laurentiis-new-restaurant-20140603-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Lobster arancini with a view of the Vegas Strip at Giada at the Cromwell |url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-giada-at-the-cromwell-20150327-story.html |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=2015-03-27 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090902/https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-giada-at-the-cromwell-20150327-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
===Entertainment=== In 1999, two years after its opening, Drai's would convert nightly into a club called Drai's After Hours, starting around 2:00 a.m. It featured live music and alcohol, and became a popular attraction for the property.<ref name=QOD/><ref name=Scherzer/><ref>{{cite news |last=Adams |first=Mark |title=Victor Drai looks back on 15 years of nightlife success |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/14/victor-drai-looks-back-15-years-nightlife-success/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2012-03-14 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090942/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2012/mar/14/victor-drai-looks-back-15-years-nightlife-success/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Drai's After Hours bids farewell ... for now |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/31/drais-after-hours-bids-farewell-las-vegas-now/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2013-01-31 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090939/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2013/jan/31/drais-after-hours-bids-farewell-las-vegas-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=Drais2017>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Late-night institution Drai's After Hours marks 20 sizzling years |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/11/the-las-vegas-late-night-institution-drais-after-h/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2017-06-11 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213090937/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/jun/11/the-las-vegas-late-night-institution-drais-after-h/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Because of the restaurant's underground location, Drai had it designed like a club, stating that "the feeling was always more clubby than restaurant." The idea for an afterhours nightclub came when Drai agreed to let DJs perform in the restaurant after closing time, which led to immediate success.<ref name=Drais2017/>
As of 2004, most of the Barbary Coast's entertainment was free, including live music in its lounge. Among the notable performers was an Elvis impersonator named Big Elvis.<ref name=Scherzer/><ref>{{cite news |last=Fink |first=Jerry |title=At Barbary Coast, The King is still big |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jan/10/columnist-jerry-fink-at-barbary-coast-the-king-is-/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2003-01-10 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213091027/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jan/10/columnist-jerry-fink-at-barbary-coast-the-king-is-/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Buhler |first=Brendan |title=Big Elvis: Big man, big voice |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/24/big-man-big-voice/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2009-05-24 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213091027/https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/may/24/big-man-big-voice/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The property also offered karaoke nights.<ref name=Scherzer/>
The Cromwell's rooftop nightclub, known as Drai's Beach Club & Night Club, opened in May 2014, with a lineup of DJs.<ref name=Medved>{{cite web|last=Medved|first=Matt|title=Drai's Beach Club & Night Club Las Vegas Announces Eric Prydz and More as First Residents: Exclusive|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/drais-beach-club-night-club-las-vegas-announces-eric-prydz-and-more-as-6049068/|publisher=Billboard.com|access-date=25 April 2014}}</ref> The club reportedly cost $100 million.<ref>{{cite news |last=Leach |first=Robin |title=Photos: Victor Drai's at Cromwell will be 'the most beautiful nightclub you have ever seen' |url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/mar/05/photos-victor-drais-cromwell-will-be-most-beautifu/ |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=2014-03-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140425024825/http://www.lasvegassun.com/vegasdeluxe/2014/mar/05/photos-victor-drais-cromwell-will-be-most-beautifu/ |archive-date=2014-04-25}}</ref> The {{convert|65000|sqft|abbr=on}} venue is spread across two floors and includes several pools.<ref>{{cite web|last=Feldberg|first=Sarah|title=Drai's Beach Club and Nightclub Will Be More Than a 'Music Venue for Million-Dollar DJs'|url=http://www.lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2014/feb/18/drais-beach-club-and-nightclub-will-be-more-music-/|publisher=Las Vegas Weekly|access-date=28 April 2014|archive-date=February 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211033307/https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2014/feb/18/drais-beach-club-and-nightclub-will-be-more-music-/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Radke |first=Brock |title=Drai's Beach Brings the Party Back to the Las Vegas Strip |url=https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2021/mar/29/drais-beach-cromwell-reopens-dayclub-nightclub/ |access-date=2021-05-13 |work=Las Vegas Weekly |date=2021-03-29 |archive-date=February 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230213091321/https://lasvegasweekly.com/nightlife/2021/mar/29/drais-beach-cromwell-reopens-dayclub-nightclub/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It became popular for its live performances and hip-hop music. Aside from the rooftop venue, Drai's After Hours also resumed operations in the Cromwell's basement level.<ref name=Medved/> It occupies {{convert|13000|sqft|abbr=on}}.<ref name=Drais2017/>
==Gallery== <gallery> File:Bill's casino floor in Las Vegas (2009).jpg|Casino floor at Bill's File:Bill's casino floor in Las Vegas (2012).jpg|Casino floor at Bill's File:Bill's Gamblin' Hall.JPG|Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in 2010 File:Bill'sGamblin.jpg|Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in 2011 File:Bill's Las Vegas 02.jpg|Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon in 2012 File:The Cromwell Las Vegas.jpg|The Cromwell entrance in 2015 </gallery>
==See also== * List of casinos in Nevada
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website}} * {{Commons category-inline|The Cromwell Las Vegas}}
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