Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Love Them Sparkly Blobs: Planet Hollywood


Aesthetics
A: lots of funky light elements, I guess you could call the style Art Deco-ish.
Touchy Feely
A
Layout
B-: kinda weird circular flows.
Bathroom
C: nothing special.
Games
?
Attractions
C+: I noticed some Hollywood related memorabilia. The walkway out front is kinda different. There are the Miracle Mile shops and I think they still have wandering entertainers in that area. Not sure what else they have for "attractions."
Comments
If you park in the self parking you have to walk through the Miracle Mile shops (which is like a mile or something!) in order to get to the casino. (Which is strange for a casino. Usually they make you walk through the casino in order to get ANYWHERE!) So these seats are a welcome site--they are right before the entrance to the casino (pic above). And the blob is pleasant. It changes color.

The little round bed-like seat got my attention. At first I lay down with my knees bent at the edge (pic left). In that position you are flat on your back. It is a perfect fit for pretending to make snow couches. That is, you move your arms up and down on the seat and they basically make the shape of the couch/bed (if you're laying in the center). That's fun but you're looking up at the ceiling, not at the blob. So I knew it wasn't quite right.

I went into the casino, looked around, played a dollar, checked the bathroom (nothing special). On my way out I tried the couch again. Figured it out (pic right). If you set your head on the top of the back rest (which puts it at the perfect angle to see the fabulous blob) your body fits perfectly on the couch with your shoes right at the edge (no shoes on the furniture!). If you are way short or way tall you may need some adjusting, but for average types like me it's a perfect fit. I have tried to illustrate how not to sit and how TO sit on this funny couch. If you ever make it there, give it a try! I was just proud to have figured it out. I wonder if the designers really intended it to be used like that. Or am I going too far with an aesthetically pleasing piece of atmosphere? Anyone know?
I do admit I liked the aesthetics in the new new Aladdin. (The hotel was originally the Aladdin, it closed, was imploded, re-opened as the new Aladdin, and then changed names and themes to Planet Hollywood.) It has a new feel to it, not a typical casino feel. Lots of shiny sparkly things to captivate me. I think it's odd that there is no Planet Hollywood restaurant here. There is one across the street in Caesar's Palace's Forum Shops.

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