Today’s Matchbook Monday is from Paris. Not the one in France, but the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Paris is located on the Las Vegas Strip, and, as it’s name suggests is patterned after the famous French city after which it takes its name. It include a 540 foot 
replica of the Eiffel Tower, making it easily identifiable in the Vegas skyline. The property also includes a two-thirds sized Arc de Triomphe, a replica of La Fontaine des Mers, and a neon sign shaped like the Montgolfier balloon. The front of the hotel is designed to look like the Paris Opera House and the Louvre.
Paris is connected to its next door sister property, Bally’s Las Vegas, by a covered promenade, making both properties easily accessible to guests. You can wander back and forth between the two properties, or head to the monorail station that serves both properties.
It will never take the place of the real Paris, but if you’re looking for a strip hotel, this is a good choice.
Do you have a matchbook collection sitting around in a jar or stuck in a desk drawer? Matchbook Monday was started specifically because of people like you. Even though we’ve moved into a non-smoking era, most of us have picked up matchbooks from our various travels around the world. I’d love to share your matchbook on a future Matchbook Monday, so please take a photo and email it to Flyaway Cafe. Feel free to include any remembrances of how you came to get the matchbook.
Photo credit: personal collection
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