Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino
3000 Paradise, 89109 Las Vegas
About
The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is a hotel and casino in Winchester, Nevada. It is owned by Westgate Resorts and operated by Navegante Group. It has 2,956 hotel rooms including 305 suites. It opened in 1969 as the International Hotel, and was known for many years as the Las Vegas Hilton, then briefly as the LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. It was renamed the Westgate Las Vegas on July 1, 2014. The hotel is 30 stories tall with a height of 114.30 meter / 375.00 feet. Located on, it has a casino and is also home to the largest sports book in Las Vegas. The hotel is located next to the Las Vegas Convention Center and has its own 200000sqft convention center, and a station along the Las Vegas Monorail.HistoryInternational Hotel (1969–1971)The hotel, designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr., was built in 1969 by Kirk Kerkorian and opened originally as the International Hotel. Upon opening, the International was the largest hotel in the world. Barbra Streisand was the opening-night performer, along with Peggy Lee performing afterwards in the hotel's lounge.
