Situated in the middle of one of the largest desert environments in the continental United States, Las Vegas Nevada has had a long history of trying to lure tourists and their associated wallets and pocket books to their streets, casinos, restaurants, storefronts, and hotels; the Grandview Hotel Las Vegas is the latest example of that drive to draw more and more tourists to a region that offers little more than heat, sand, and arid conditions. This hotel creates this lure by offering a complete resort-like experience complete with lush, tropical pools, heated spas, high tech gyms and fitness areas, luxurious full sized suites, dining options, entertainment options, and much more. In this way it hopes to create another layer of appeal to a city traditionally associated with gambling, partying, and the twenty-four hour lifestyle.

The most dramatic aspect of the Grandview Hotel Las Vegas is extreme effort the designers put into the landscaping that surrounds the complex. Lush tropical palm trees and rock outcroppings mimic the atmosphere of a tropical island. Complete with two pools, the hotel offers over four thousand square feet of water in which to relax and play in. Complete with a large double sided waterfall and a full-sized, fully functioning volcano, the poolside atmosphere is truly one that cannot be forgotten easily. The environment is so realistic and so huge that the hotel puts on a life sized recreation of a pirate battle complete with actors, cannons, and pirate ships every evening.

Also located poolside are dining options, a bar for poolside cocktails, spas for relaxing and beautifying yourself, fitness facilities with cycling machines, free weights, and treadmills, and a high tech music system that allows each individual to listen to their own private playlist.

The resort like ambiance is carried into the hotel as well. Suites are unusually large and completely furnished with the finest accoutrements available. Every suite has a fully operation kitchen complete with full sized appliances including a refrigerator, dish washer, garbage disposal, and stove with an oven. Every suite also comes with two high definition televisions (one in the living area and one in the bedroom), free high speed internet access, two telephone lines, and high end entertainment systems which allow for on demand television, movies, and gaming options.

If the hotel life is not for you, then simply walk to the neighboring complex for a whole host of entertainment options. The facility neighboring the Grandview Hotel Las Vegas contains dozens of entertainment options of one single roof including a huge gaming floor complete with slot machines, gaming tables, and video card games, a venue for performances, half a dozen dining options, high end retail shops for those addicted to shopping, and even a complete equestrian facility that allows up to forty thousand people to watch races and horse shows.

With all the effort Las Vegas has put into drawing tourists to the area of the past fifty years (legalization of gambling, the rise of huge, luxurious hotels, and now the creation of lush resort-like lodging options), it is no wonder that the Grandview represents the apex of that desire to draw more people to the city.