The Luxor Hotel Casino in Las Vegas is the one that looks like a pyramid. I stayed there for the first time recently and really enjoyed it. There are rooms in the pyramid part, and 'inclinators' instead of elevators. It is hollow inside and hallways are open, looking down into the base of the pyramid where the casino is. The rooms themselves are a little dated - the place opened in 1994 - and the walls slant. Being directly on the casino like that, it seems like there would be a lot of noise just outside a person's door with that arrangement.

Here is the Luxor with snow on it last year:



There are two newer towers of more conventional design, and that is where our room was, it was a 'player's suite' although not truly a suite with separate rooms, but it did have a sofa sleeper and a wet bar with refrigerator, not a mini-bar. There was also a coffee maker, which is always nice to have.



This was one of my favorite hotel rooms we've stayed in around here, with a nice solid pillow to lean against while reading, and a throw on the foot of the bed for snuggling under at nap time. Another thing I liked was that there were light switches for the sconces over the bed on both sides of the bed. You'd think this would be a given in hotel room design, but it's not.



I liked the sofa, and there was an extra pillow and blanket in the closet in case we needed them. Sometimes the blankets on the hotel beds are really skimpy so this was nice instead of having to use the bedspread for warmth.



Something I really liked about this particular tower was that the hallways were very short. There were a lot of turns, the rooms were somehow clumped together in smaller groups. In other words, there wasn't a huge long straight hallway with 100 doors opening off it. This matters because there is less likelihood of some rowdy asshole yodeling down the hallway at 2 or 3 or 4 am and waking you up. People can be so inconsiderate.



The Luxor was one of those special theme hotels that was opened when Las Vegas was trying to be family friendly. So there is a lot of decor to fit the theme. I don't have photos of the buffet, which is in the basement, but it has a sort of deep in the tomb feel about it.