McCarran International Airport (LAS): Approximate driving time is 15 minutes and distance is 5 miles.

Directions from McCarran International Airport (LAS): Exit the airport via Swenson St. Turn left on E Naples Dr, then right on Paradise Rd. Turn left on E Flamingo Rd and go about 2.5 miles. The hotel is on the left.

Getting there: The best option from the airport is a shuttle ($5–$15; fees subject to change without notice) or a rental car.

Getting around: A rental car is the best option for guests who want to explore the area.

Alizé - Fifty-five stories above the desert floor and offering views of the neon-lit Strip through window walls, this restaurant features nouvelle-French and California culinary stylings. Open for dinner.

N9NE - Suffused with pastel lights that periodically change color, this sleek offshoot of a popular Chicago restaurant offers plush seating on purple banquettes and features a Champagne/caviar bar as well as prime-grade beef and fresh seafood. Open for dinner.

Garduńo's of Mexico - Locally acclaimed, this rustic Mexican restaurant includes fajitas and margaritas bars and features Mexican-accented pastas as well as classic Mexican dishes. Open for lunch and dinner.

Little Buddha - An import from Paris, this Asian restaurant includes a sushi bar in an opulent setting of jade-green pillars, draped-fabric ceiling, and huge booths. Open for lunch and dinner.

Blue Agave - Oysters and other seafood prepared with Mexican and South American twists. Open for lunch and dinner.

Festival Market Buffet - Breakfast, lunch, and dinner buffets. Seven ethnic cooking stations and a Wednesday night luau.

Sunrise Café - Light and full meals featuring American and Chinese selections. Open 24 hours.

Food Court - Ben & Jerry's ice cream, McDonald's, Asian fast-food, Mexican fast-food, pizza, coffee/pastry shop.

Room service is available 24 hours.

Amenity highlights: A multi-level, palm-and-flower-garden pool complex contains a large, free-form pool; an 18-person spa encircling a flower island; a shallow pool bordered by white sand; a raised pool; a secluded pool; padded lounges; and two-person sunning beds with foot-thick mattresses. Padded resin chairs go onto the main pool's shallow shelf. Two-story cabanas include television, refrigerator, and ceiling fan. One of two poolside bars offers outdoor blackjack.

Insider tip: Conveniently located near the waiting line for the elevator to Ghostbar, a palm reader offers the curious a glimpse of the future.

Kids Quest daycare center includes a jungle gym and non-violent video games. There's also an infant-care center. Older children enjoy a state-of-the-art video-game arcade. The resort's 14-screen movie theater plays host to the summertime CineVegas Film Festival.

Complimentary shuttle service to The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace and to the enormous Fashion Show Mall whisks guests to and from The Strip.
Valet parking:
Valet parking is complimentary (gratuity not included). Secured garage with in/out privileges.
Self parking:
Self parking is complimentary. Secured garage with in/out privileges.

Site of special events, album-release parties, and concerts presented by headliners such as Kiss and Ozzy Osbourne, the three-story nightclub Rain features an elevated dance floor surrounded by a moat and covered by a ceiling from which pyrotechnics shoot. The top level offers VIP booths fronted by beaded curtains. The middle level offers waterbed-type seats. Open Thursday through Saturday.

On Tuesday and Saturday nights, The Palms' hip pool complex kicks it up a notch and becomes the Skin Pool Lounge. Plexiglas platforms rise in the main pool, supporting sexy dancers who writhe as if on water. Mermaids cavort in a raised pool with viewing windows. A band plays dance music. Two poolside bars, one offering open-air blackjack, supply tropical drinks.

The 95,000-square-foot Casino supplies slots, video poker, blackjack, craps, pai gow, and roulette and includes high-limit areas, a keno lounge, and a 190-seat race and sports book with 148 individual televisions. The Palms also offers bingo.

Club Palms offers free membership cards that earn points for slot, video poker, video keno, keno, and race-and-sports book play. The cards also earn points for making cash purchases in restaurants, hotel, health spa, barber/beauty shop, and gift shop. Points may be used like cash throughout the resort.