Showroom
Monte Carlo
LAS VEGAS HILTON
3000 Paradise Road
The home of "Starlight Express" -- not forgetting the occasional headliner -- has been modified for the roller-skating cast with ramps and raceways that almost encircle the audience. The room's singular look apparently caught the eyes of voters who named it their favorite in close voting over the more traditional showroom at The Mirage and the well-rounded room at the Rio.
Our Pick:
MONTE CARLO
3770 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Magician Lance Burton's theatrical home at the Monte Carlo is one fancy place, managing to look both old and new at the same time by virtue of its posh Victorian stylings. There's not a bad seat in the house and, even better, the theater-style seats have drink rests and actually face the stage, thus eliminating trips to the chiropractor after a night of craning our necks at jammed "in-line" tables that give better views of showroom walls. Consumer comfort is no longer a passing trend.