This week is all about love, especially come Feb. 14. If you’re in town to celebrate Valentine’s Day, we’re here to hook you up with some ways to get in a loving mood.
Go big or go home with Maverick Helicopters packages. Take a flight over the Strip at night or book the majestic Red Rock Canyon tour that includes a 30-minute landing at a private vista and champagne toast. Find another romantic ride at The Venetian with the property’s gondola rides. You and your sweetie can choose either indoor or outdoor, and coast past shops and under bridges where you can share a kiss, as per Italian tradition. (A gondola ride is the perfect spot for marriage proposals and weddings; ask the property concierge to help you arrange it!)
If Valentine’s Day means getting a little tipsy together, you’re in luck! Spots all around town recently introduced holiday-themed cocktails. At Salt Bae’s restaurant, Nusr-Et Steakhouse at The Park, order up the Chocolatini, a velvety chocolate martini complemented with fresh strawberries. Vanderpump à Paris at Paris is one of the most romantic spots on the Strip, and here you can enjoy the LoveLocked cocktail for two. It’s made with gin, Velvet Falernum, raspberry, lemon, hibiscus, pomegranate and aquafaba. One glass has a padlock and one glass has a key, and when you’re done with the cocktail you each can write your initials on the back of the padlock and lock it on a wall in the restaurant, leaving your loving moment in Vegas forever.
If you visit The Mirage you can go on a cocktail tour, as the property’s different venues are offering a slew of themed drinks. Stop into Costa, Tom Colicchio’s Heritage Steak, The Pantry, Stack and the casino lounges. Imbibe everything from a chocolate Old-Fashioned and fruit-flavored vodka and fruit-flavored rum drinks to cocktails garnished with red sugar, heart gummies, chocolate shavings and Pop Rocks candy. Don’t miss out on the delicious rum drinks at Rhumbar Tropical Ultra Bar, including a huge goblet cocktail that comes with a dry ice presentation.
Over at Kassi Beach House at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, enjoy themed cocktails and punch bowls including The Honeymoon with Haku vodka, white chocolate, raspberry, lemon and alcohol-infused whipped cream, or try the Ménage À Trois, a martini-style cocktail with tequila, strawberry-orgeat syrup and lime. For unbeatable views and luxurious surroundings, head to The STRAT and book Top of the World’s special “Just Cocktails at the Bar” package, which includes a complimentary bottle of champagne with a minimum spend of $99. And you can add on special touches to your seats at the bar, like rose petals and rose bouquets.
For those celebrating Valentine’s Day single or who are anti-love, we’ve got some options for you, too. Head to Press Lounge at Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas and check out the popular mixology class, The Bartender’s Table Experience, on Feb. 14 at 4 p.m. You’ll get an immersive education in the art of crafting cocktails and get to whip up cocktails of your own to share and taste with the other singles. Singles need to head to Más Por Favor in Chinatown for its Anti-Valentine’s Day party beginning at 3 p.m. on Feb. 14. Dance and drink inside the restaurant’s hidden speakeasy, and enjoy welcome shots, chocolate roses, drink specials and live DJ sets.
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