{"id":1664819,"date":"2026-06-17T15:12:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/observer.com\/?p=1664819"},"modified":"2026-06-17T15:12:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T19:12:01","slug":"lisa-vanderpump-hotel-las-vegas-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/observer.com\/2026\/06\/lisa-vanderpump-hotel-las-vegas-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Lisa Vanderpump\u2019s Vegas Hotel Is Campy, Clever and Somehow Good"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Vanderpump Hotel. Nikki Ryan Photography<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Diehard Bravo fans, a smattering of cameras, and a few bewildered gamblers lined the pathway of gleaming white tile that cuts through the casino lobby as Lisa Vanderpump made her grand entrance. For the opening party of her namesake hotel in Las Vegas, the 65-year-old reality star wore a strapless sequined gown, a wink to showgirl culture, and tempered the sparkling look with opera-length lavender gloves that echoed the hotel\u2019s new color palette. Though she\u2019s opened nearly 40 other venues during her career as a restaurateur, even Vanderpump seemed slightly overwhelmed by the scale of the crowd watching.<\/span><\/p>\n

But since the start of her television career, Vanderpump has been admired for her strategy, and her approach to Vegas is no different. When other Beverly Hills socialites were busy starting fights and taking TV drama personally, she used her <\/span>Housewives<\/span><\/i> fame to launch a different show, <\/span>Vanderpump Rules<\/span><\/i>, and eventually left the <\/span>Housewives<\/span><\/i> franchise to focus on that series. She tethered the young, volatile cast to several popular West Hollywood restaurants, effectively giving audiences an on-set hangout that spawned its own subculture. Some would argue that subculture was trashy, but few would dispute that it suits Vegas better than LA. <\/span><\/p>\n

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