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[[File:FontainebleauVegasLogo.svg|thumb|left|upright|Fontainebleau logo (2008)]]
Fontainebleau Resorts and Turnberry announced the Fontainebleau Las Vegas on May 12, 2005, as a casino and hotel resort
The Fontainebleau was designed by [[Carlos Zapata|Carlos Zapata Studio]], with Bergman Walls and Associates serving as the executive architect.<ref name=AR/><ref name=Nasvik/> The resort would have a total of 3.4 million square feet,<ref name=Halted/> including a {{convert|100000|sqft|abbr=on}} casino.<ref name=Speed/> The hotel tower would have 3,889 rooms, including 2,871 hotel rooms and 1,018 [[condo hotel]] units.<ref name=Speed>{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Full Speed Ahead |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/full-speed-ahead/ |access-date=March 8, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 15, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Knightly|first=Arnold M.|title=Fontainebleau stays on course|url=http://www.casinocitytimes.com/article/fontainebleau-stays-on-course-55927|access-date=8 May 2017|work=Casino City Times|date=15 April 2008}}</ref> The resort would also feature two dozen restaurants, a [[performing arts]] theater, a spa inspired by the [[Blue Lagoon (geothermal spa)|Blue Lagoon]] in Iceland,<ref name=AR>{{cite web |last=Illia |first=Tony |title=No Luck for Stalled Fontainebleau Las Vegas |url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/2162-no-luck-for-stalled-fontainebleau-las-vegas |website=Architectural Record |access-date=March 8, 2021 |date=April 1, 2011}}</ref><ref name="Cash">{{cite news |last1=Benston |first1=Liz |title=Fontainebleau has the cash to keep rising |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/19/fontainebleau-has-cash-keep-rising/|publisher=Las Vegas Sun |date=19 January 2009}}</ref><ref name=WhatsUp>{{cite news |last=Knightly |first=Arnold M. |title=Fontainebleau, what's really up with you? |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/housing/fontainebleau-whats-really-up-with-you/ |access-date=March 8, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 17, 2008}}</ref> and a {{convert|300000|sqft|abbr=on}} retail mall.<ref name="Available">{{cite news |last1=Knightly |first1=Arnold M. |title=Fontainebleau says $130 million available for construction |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/fontainebleau-says-130-million-available-for-construction/|publisher=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=24 April 2009}}</ref> Schaeffer predicted that less than one-third of the resort's revenues would come from its casino.<ref name=Thunderbird/>
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Fontainebleau Development participated in the [[Times Square Ball]] for New Year's Eve 2023.<ref name="Times Square Ball">{{cite news |last=Zanger |first=Jesse |title=Times Square New Year's Eve ball gets bow tie makeover |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/times-square-new-years-eve-ball-gets-bow-tie-makeover/ |publisher=CBS New York |date=27 December 2023}}</ref> To honor the Las Vegas resort's opening and the 70th anniversary of its [[Fontainebleau Miami Beach|sister hotel in Miami Beach]], the ball featured a new bow tie lighting pattern. It was designed by Fontainebleau's Chief Brand and Design Officer, [[Peter Arnell]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Fontainebleau Redefines its Brand Identity as it Heads into its 70th Anniversary |url=https://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/23/12/n36442296/fontainebleau-redefines-its-brand-identity-as-it-heads-into-its-70th-anniversary |publisher=PR Newswire |date=31 December 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Morillo |first=Elly |title=2024 NYE ball unveiled ahead of iconic Times Square celebration |url=https://brooklyn.news12.com/2024-nye-ball-unveiled-ahead-of-iconic-times-square-celebration |publisher=Brooklyn.news12.com |date=28 December 2023}}</ref> connecting [[#bowtie|the bow tie theme]] of the two hotels with [[Times Square]], which was once known as "the bow tie".<ref name="Times Square Ball"/>
Several top executives left the Fontainebleau within a month of its opening,<ref>{{cite news |last=Paine |first=Kyle J. |title=Executives 'voluntarily resigned,' Fontainebleau says |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/executives-voluntarily-resigned-fontainebleau-says/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=KLAS |date=January 12, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dowd |first=Katie |title=The Fontainebleau had a disastrous start. Is it a $3.7B ghost town? |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/fontainebleau-vegas-hotel-disastrous-start-18656898.php |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=SFGATE |date=March 1, 2024}}</ref> and [[Wynn Las Vegas]] soon filed a lawsuit accusing the property of [[Employee poaching|poaching]] its employees, who were under a [[non-compete clause]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Dowd |first=Katie |title='Unhinged behavior': Vicious fight between 2 Vegas hotels goes public |url=https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/unhinged-fight-between-vegas-hotels-19356103.php |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=SFGATE |date=March 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Velotta |first=Richard N. |title=Fontainebleau counterclaim against Wynn got nasty in a hurry |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/business-columns/inside-gaming/fontainebleau-counterclaim-against-wynn-got-nasty-in-a-hurry-3022668/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 24, 2024}}</ref>
==Features==
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===Restaurants and bars===
The resort will ultimately feature 36 restaurants and bars,<ref name=Palace/><ref>{{cite news |last=Wright |first=Johnathan L. |title=A look at the 36 bars and restaurants going into the Fontainebleau |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/food/a-look-at-the-36-bars-and-restaurants-going-into-the-fontainebleau-2906546/ |access-date=September 19, 2023 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> 15 of which did not debut with the resort.<ref name=Stutz2023>{{cite news |last=Stutz |first=Howard |title='Built for 2023, not 2009;' Fontainebleau hopes to make high-end presence on North Strip |url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/built-for-2023-not-2009-fontainebleau-hopes-to-make-high-end-presence-on-north-strip |access-date=December 13, 2023 |work=The Nevada Independent |date=December 13, 2023}}</ref> Eateries will include the Asian restaurant Komodo and Papi Steak, both from Miami.<ref name=16saga>{{cite news |last=Sheckells |first=Melinda |title=The 16-Year Saga to Build the Fontainebleau, Las Vegas' Hottest New Hotel: 'It Could Be a Very Good Movie' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/fontainebleau-las-vegas-opening-date-liv-nightclub-1235592531/ |access-date=September 19, 2023 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> Chef [[Gabriela Cámara]] oversees Cantina Contramar, designed by [[Frida Escobedo]] and features a [[Casa Dragones]] tequila tasting room.<ref name=Food/><ref name=Wang>{{cite web |last=Wang |first=Andy |title=Chefs Gabriela Cámara, Alan Yau and Evan Funke Will Debut Vegas Restaurants at the Fontainebleau |url=https://observer.com/2023/09/fontainebleau-vegas-opening-celebrity-chefs-debut/ |website=Observer |access-date=October 4, 2023 |date=September 18, 2023}}</ref> The property also features
Bleau Bar, a feature from the sister property in Miami, is also present at the Las Vegas location.<ref name=McCarver/> Collins, another bar, is named after [[Collins Avenue]] where the Miami hotel is located.<ref>{{cite web |last=Szydelko |first=Paul |title=Fontainebleau Las Vegas shimmers and glows with a wink to Miami |url=https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Fontainebleau-Las-Vegas-first-look |website=Travel Weekly |access-date=January 3, 2024 |date=December 14, 2023}}</ref>
==In media==
The Fontainebleau is depicted in the 2014-15 television series ''[[Dominion (TV series)|Dominion]]'', in which it has become a [[hydroponic farm]] known as the Agri-Tower.<ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/drew-update/ |access-date=March 9, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=May 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter Five |url=http://www.syfy.com/enterdominion/?chapter=5 |website=Syfy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720195044/http://www.syfy.com/enterdominion/?chapter=5 |archive-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref> The talk show ''[[Live with Kelly and Mark]]'' also filmed at BleauLive in February 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mills |first=Heather |title=Fans line up on Las Vegas Strip to watch 'LIVE with Kelly and Mark' |url=https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/fans-line-up-on-las-vegas-strip-to-watch-live-with-kelly-and-mark/ |access-date=March 28, 2024 |work=KLAS |date=February 27, 2024}}</ref>▼
▲The Fontainebleau is depicted in the 2014-15 television series ''[[Dominion (TV series)|Dominion]]'', in which it has become a [[hydroponic farm]] known as the Agri-Tower.<ref>{{cite news |title=Question of the Day |url=https://www.lasvegasadvisor.com/question/drew-update/ |access-date=March 9, 2021 |work=Las Vegas Advisor |date=May 3, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chapter Five |url=http://www.syfy.com/enterdominion/?chapter=5 |website=Syfy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140720195044/http://www.syfy.com/enterdominion/?chapter=5 |archive-date=July 20, 2014}}</ref>
==See also==
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