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Mr. Imhotep, Your Suite is Ready: If it's confused iconography in the night sky you're looking for, enjoy. Mighty Ra never had it so good. Homes Away From Home Whether one is going to Las Vegas to gamble away savings, see all of the pretty lights and fancy hotels, or get married in the Little White Chapel, there are plenty of options for where to stay. Here's a phone list that'll let those fingers do the walking. For more information on hotels, casinos and services, go to lasvegas.com. Bellagio: 888.987.6667 Ceasar's Palace: 800.634.6661 Circus Circus: 800.634.3450 Excaliber: 800.937.7777 Hard Rock Hotel & Casino: 800.473.7625 Luxor: 800.288.1000 MGM Grand: 888.646.1203 Mandalay Bay: 877.632.7000 Mirage: 800.374.9000 Monte Carlo: 800.311.8999 New York, New York: 800.693.6763 Rio: 800.752.9746 Stardust: 800.634.6754 Treasure Island: 800.944.7444 Venetian: 888.283.6423 Winning Hand A five-card assortment of high-rolling celebrity-driven eateries. Picasso In the Bellagio, 888.987.6667 Master chef Julian Serrano (formerly of San Francisco's Masa's) was summoned by Steve Wynn to open this French dining room in the Bellagio. Excellent and expensive. Napa In the Rio, 702.252.7961 Jean Louis Palladin's paean to the viniferous valley has received nearly universal acclaim. Aqua In the Bellagio, 888.987.6667 Michael Mina has exercised his highly praised seafood prowess and recreated his San Franciscan showplace, Aqua, where it's needed most: in the middle of the desert. Nobu In the Hard Rock, 702.693.5091 Another renowned restaurant re-created amid the vast simulacum that is Las Vegas. The freshest sushi, the best noodles, the chicest waitstaff. Delmonico Steakhouse In the Venetian, 702.414.3737 New Orleans-style meatery owned by Emeril Lagasse offers excellent food and service. [ San Francisco | MetroActive Central | Archives ]