El Cortez Related Stories

Candidates for Las Vegas mayor debate behind closed doors: Wednesday, February 23, 2011; By Delen Goldberg; They weren’t allowed into the event, but that didn’t stop 15 Larry Brown supporters from campaigning outside a board room of the El Cortez on Wednesday evening to show support for their favorite Las Vegas mayoral candidate.

Mob-themed 'Big Sleep' suite wins El Cortez design contest: Thursday, February 3, 2011; By Amanda Finnegan; A design that used the El Cortez's mob ties has won the property's Design-A-Suite contest.

El Cortez aims at younger downtown crowd with revamped suites: Wednesday, February 2, 2011; By Amanda Finnegan; High above the casino floor where customers are tethered to the slot machines, the El Cortez has spent months revamping its hotel to attract the young, hipster crowd finding its way to the new downtown.

70-year-old El Cortez aims at younger downtown crowd with revamped suites: Wednesday, February 2, 2011; By Amanda Finnegan; High above the casino floor where customers are tethered to the slot machines, the El Cortez has spent months revamping its hotel to attract the young, hipster crowd finding its way to the new downtown.

A suite deal: El Cortez redesign contest, on a budget: Monday, November 29, 2010; By Amanda Finnegan; The secret to success may be in improving the most basic of hotel amenities — the room itself.

A suite deal: El Cortez redesign contest, on a budget: Saturday, November 27, 2010; Seven-decade old El Cortez invites designers to breathe new life into the aging downtown property by creating new guest rooms; By Amanda Finnegan; While posh Las Vegas Strip hotels boast touch-screen remotes and 600-thread-count sheets, the El Cortez mostly leans on its 70-year history and downtown roots. The El Cortez thinks the secret may be in improving the most basic of hotel amenities — the room itself.

The Flame still burns nightly: Monday, May 24, 2010; The El Cortez restaurant is an oldie but goodie; By John Curtas; Despite upgrades to appeal to partiers, the El Cortez hotel maintains an old-Vegas vibe, and its main restaurant (now the Flame, formerly Roberta's) keeps a foot in both worlds and hardly ever stumbles - at least when it comes to what's on the plate.

Your new Downtown crash pad: Thursday, May 7, 2009; By Xania Woodman; If you think a Downtown hotel room has to be a cigarette-burned hole in the wall, you overlooked the Cabana Suites.