The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

Opened in December 2010, one year after Aria Resort & Casino, The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas set itself apart from its already luxurious neighbors with even more incredible modern interior decor and the Las Vegas Strip’s best collection of restaurants. A non-trivial part of its nearly $4 billion budget covered a lobby with magnificent exotic plant displays on video screens, two first-floor bars named for James Bond characters, and a multi-story Chandelier Bar adorned with strings of crystals.

Nearly 15 years later, the majority of these elements remain intact at The Cosmopolitan, though the “Bond” bar has closed, leaving the lobby-adjacent Vesper Bar as a darker, sexier alternative. In its place, an actual functioning barber shop doubles as a speakeasy and live music venue.