Forget “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” These hedonistic experiences will have your very best winners crowing to friends and family once they return home (and fall back to Earth, so to speak). We have tallied a list of creme de la creme suites, private dining rooms, million-dollar views, luxurious spas, and only-in-Vegas wonders.
Top 5 Activities
Send attendees to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway to drive 10 laps in two dream cars, such as the Ferrari F430, Lamborghini Gallardo LP560, and Porsche 997 Carrera S. Packages start at $499.
The Dream Catcher Sunset Tour by Maverick Tours offers unforgettable views of the Valley of Fire and the Grand Canyon. Gaze upon panoramas of the Strip at night upon return.
The Tryst nightclub inside the Wynn resort serves up the $3,000 Menage a Trois cocktail, made of Cristal Rose champagne, Hennessey Ellipse, 150-year-old Grand Marnier Cent Cinquantenaire, and liquid gold syrup.
The prestigious Jack Nicklaus Signature Course at the SouthShore Golf Club, located in the Lake Las Vegas Resort, is open for corporate tournaments on most Mondays, costing from $80 to $225 per attendee.
Zero G’s specially modified Boeing 727 allows passengers to experience the thrill of weightless flight. For $4,950 per person, they can have photos and videos of themselves in flights suits and a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Top 5 Private Dining
Nobu Matsuhisa’s name is synonymous with the best sushi, and the beauty of his restaurant, located in the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, is almost unparalleled. Private dining in a variety of spaces is available for groups of 11 to 500.
French chef Keller is famous for unrestrained use of the finest ingredients. His restaurant Fleur, housed in the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, offers small plates of international cuisine. A semiprivate cabana area seats 30.
B&B, a hip Italian restaurant at the Venetian, is the brainchild of celebrity chef Mario Batali and winemaker Joe Bastianich, featuring a wide-ranging menu. It can entertain from 12 to 90 guests in various private rooms. Buy out the whole restaurant for 150 people.
Emeril Lagasse’s Delmonico, also at the Venetian, puts a Creole twist on modern steak-house staples. Two semiprivate rooms can accommodate 16 to 65 guests.
Michelin award-winning chef Mina puts his stamp on New American cuisine at the sleek eponymous restaurant at Bellagio. Seafood, vegetarian, and seasonal dishes fill the menu. The eatery accepts partial and full buyouts.
Top 5 Presidential Suites
The two-story Sky Villa offers guests extraordinary Strip views and an entrance that’s accessible by limousine only. Bar, bed, and bath butlers are on hand 24/7. The nine-room suite, with five bathrooms, goes for $7,500 a night.
The Skyloft’s 24-foot floor-to-ceiling windows provide dramatic views of the Vegas skyline. The 29th-floor suite has three bedrooms and three bathrooms. Two stories tall, it has a bar, butler’s pantry, and billiard room. The rack rate for the 10-room Skyloft is $8,000 a night.
An oasis away from the Strip, the six-room Mandarin Suite has a state-of-the-art kitchen, gym, bar, dining room, and study, plus custom Frette robes and 480-thread-count sheets. The bathroom mirror has an integrated TV. The room rate is $15,000 per night.
The Spanish villa suite, one of several themed suites at Caesars Palace, has an Old World feel, with vaulted barrel ceilings, marble floors, and stone archways. The living room features a double-sided fireplace and a custom-carved pool table. One night, with a private elevator, butler service, remote-controlled and heated toilets, and massaging chairs, can be had for a cool $40,000.
Accessed via a suspended walkway above a reflecting pool, the Chairman Suite begins with a marble foyer with glass chandeliers and water features. The two-bedroom suite has a solarium, an indoor garden with a fountain, and several fireplaces. Bathrooms, inlaid with mother of pearl, have whirlpool tubs and steam showers. For $6,000 per night, there’s also a full-time butler.
Top 5 Spas
Located inside the Augustus Tower, Qua combines modern amenities with classical Roman elements. The spa, accented by stone floors, dark woods, and cascading waterfalls, has 51 treatment rooms. Guests get pampered in a laconium, an herbal steam room, Roman baths, and a cedarwood sauna and whirlpool.
The Canyon Ranch SpaClub is one of the largest spas in the country. Services at the 134,000-square-foot spa include 20 different massages and body treatments, as well as nutrition analysis. Guests can scale a 40-foot rock wall, relax in whirlpools, and work out in a state-of-the-art fitness center.
This spa is meant to make guests feel like being overseas. The spa mixes Balinese-based health, beauty, and massage techniques with continental spa offerings. Balinese hardwood massage tables, imported silks and carpets, and artwork from around the world add
exotic appeal.
The Spa at Mandarin Oriental is inspired by traditional Eastern philosophies. A hammam and a steam room with glistening mosaic tile await incentive winners. Other amenities include vitality pools, ice fountains, and “personal experience showers” offering five options from a light sprinkling to a heavy rainfall.
The arched, shimmering lobby of this spa carries through the rest of the venue, and the treatment rooms feature heated tables and high-tech showers. Thirty-seven treatment rooms and 14 naturally lit garden suites set the tone for therapies and massages that include a sake-and-rice body therapy and the Good Luck Ritual, a feng shui and aromatherapy journey.
Top 5 Views
The Eiffel Tower Restaurant has one of the most vibrant views of the city. While satiating their palates, guests are treated to views of the Strip and the dancing waters of the fountain at the Bellagio.
Jutting out of the West Rim of the Grand Canyon, the Skywalk is a glass bridge that offers sweeping (and stomach-dropping) views of one of the world’s greatest natural wonders. More than 4,000 feet above the Colorado River, it’s situated higher than any skyscraper ever built. Get there by helicopter from Las Vegas for a combined experience.
A helicopter ride with Maverick Tours above the neon lights of Las Vegas is sure to beat any other view. Toast the high-performers with a glass of champagne just before they catch glimpses of every iconic property on the Strip, as well as the colorful Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas, while flying hundreds of feet above the scene.
Incentive winners who’ve earned the right to spend a night here will be astounded by the magnificent 180-degree views (hence the suite’s moniker) of the Strip and majestic Red Rock Canyon, either from the comfort of the couch or right up against the glass, thanks to the floor-to-ceiling windows.
The tower at the Stratosphere is home to restaurants, the Air Bar—the highest bar on the Strip—and a 360-degree view of Las Vegas and the nearby mountains. Brave ones can take on the four thrill rides atop the tower and be rewarded with death-defying views.