The tallest hotel on the Las Vegas strip at 737ft has finally opened after standing unfinished in Sin City for 10 years. The 67-storey hotel and casino is now accepting guests with rooms starting from £239 a night.

Fontainebleau Las Vegas has been long awaited by fans of the city which is famous for its gambling, extreme shows, glam showgirls and boozy nature. It became famous after its development took such a long time, thankfully, now it’s finally finished. The resort will feature a massive 3,644 rooms with 36 bars all around the large building. Plus, those wanting to try their luck can use 1,300 slot machines and roll the dice on 128 gambling tables within the casino.

The hotel will be the newest and tallest hotel in the Nevada city and cost £2.9billion to finish – that’s second only to Resorts World that cost £3.4billion and sits down Las Vegas Boulevard. It was built on the site of the imploded El Rancho Hotel – originally there were plans to turn it into a London-themed hotel with replicas of the Tower of London and Buckingham Palace, but unfortunately those were shelved.

The hotel has been under construction for well over a decade with the original chair of Fontainebleau Development losing funding during the recession back in 2009. At the time, the hotel was just under three quarters complete. A number of different financiers and developers tried to get in on the action including a redesign plan that was stumped by the pandemic.

However, in 2021, Soffer and Fontainebleau Development – the original creators of the hotel – required the resort and Koch Real Estate Investments agreed to finance its completion. Now that it’s opened guests can finally see what all that time and money way spent on.

The 36 bars and restaurants feature star chefs, many with Californian roots, as well as cocktails and glam seating. The restaurants include a steakhouse, Champagne brunch setting, Southeast Asian food and sushi, a Cantonese spot, Mexican restaurant, and an Italian serving "Roman classics" (that means pasta).

There are also more casual restaurants serving asian, American, French, Italian, Sushi and Mexican plus a bakery. The attractive Promenade eatery even served salads and sandwiches perfect for a light lunch.

Bar options include a tequila tasting room, a pool bar, cocktail bar, and a rolling cart round the pool that cancels “1950’s socialite”. Bleu Bar lets you sit beneath a towering crystal chandelier.

Chandeliers, column pillars and opulent white, gold and blue adorn the resort. Outside of the hotel is an impressive sculpture titled History of Suspended Time – a vintage car balances on its bonnet.

The hotel is the tallest on the Las Vegas strip but the second tallest occupiable building in the state of Nevada after the Strat Tower observation deck. Using all that space up, the first several floors are retail spaces filled with shops for people to wander though and high end retailers.

There are also meeting rooms for businesses, a 3,800-seat BleauLive Theater, an in-hotel club, and a beach-style day club too (rumoured to open in 2024). The pool complex offers seven pools and there will be a private club on the top floor with incredible views of the strip.There is a spa, nail salon and fitness centre too.

Rooms available to guests range from King and Queen rooms plus a Platinum room with views of the strip all the way up to incredible "Fleur de Lis" suites with living rooms, pool tables, in-room salons and wellness rooms and dining rooms.

The official website states: "Built upon a legacy of sublime beauty, unparalleled service, and timeless design, Fontainebleau Las Vegas is the newest chapter in the 70-year history of the iconic Fontainebleau brand. With its expansion to the Las Vegas Strip, Fontainebleau Las Vegas ushers in a new era of luxury hospitality defined by a stunning 150,000-square-foot casino, world-class dining, vibrant entertainment and nightlife, and more than 3,600 exquisite hotel rooms and suites.

By Sophie Foster