Lisa Vanderpump has officially entered the hotel business with the grand opening of The Vanderpump Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The 188-room boutique property, developed with Caesars Entertainment, marks the full renovation and reflag of the former Cromwell hotel and gives Vanderpump her first hotel venture after years of building a restaurant, lounge and lifestyle hospitality portfolio.
The opening was celebrated on June 11 with a high-profile event that matched the property’s theatrical identity. Vanderpump arrived in a custom Rolls-Royce and entered through the casino floor flanked by bellmen, while guests included celebrities, media, Caesars executives and cast members from her television projects. Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom also presented Vanderpump with a Key to The Strip, recognizing her expanding role in Las Vegas hospitality.
The hotel sits across from Caesars Palace, placing it in one of the Strip’s most valuable locations. For travelers, the positioning is important: this is not a new megaresort, but a smaller, personality-driven hotel designed to compete on style, nightlife, dining and brand recognition. In a city known for scale, The Vanderpump Hotel is leaning into intimacy and identity.
A Boutique Reflag With Vanderpump’s Signature Style
The redesign was led by Vanderpump and Nick Alain through their design firm, Vanderpump Alain. Caesars describes the look as “industrial romantic,” mixing feminine detail with a darker, more masculine edge. The result is meant to feel layered and highly curated rather than generic, with bespoke furnishings, lighting and theatrical design elements throughout the property.
British references are central to the hotel’s personality. Guests encounter a mural of Vanderpump walking along a rainy London street, an iconic red telephone booth and a classic English taxi installation at the Las Vegas Boulevard entrance. A gallery wall of black-and-white photographs adds a more personal layer, with images of family, friends, famous faces and pets.
The casino walkway also incorporates chandeliers from the original resort, reworked with new crystals and custom shades. The design approach gives the hotel a sense of continuity with its past while clearly repositioning the property around the Vanderpump brand.
Dining and Nightlife Drive the Experience
Food and beverage are central to the hotel’s appeal. The property includes the recently opened Gigolo, a cocktail lounge named after Vanderpump’s late Pomeranian, Giggy. The lounge adds a personal tribute to the hotel while also giving the property a signature nightlife venue tied directly to Vanderpump’s style of hospitality.
Other venues include The Bar at The Vanderpump Hotel, Giada De Laurentiis’ restaurant GIADA, Drai’s After Hours, Starbucks, Soleia rooftop pool and event space, and a Caesars Sportsbook. Together, they position the property as a compact Las Vegas experience built around drinks, dining, casino energy and social spaces rather than resort sprawl.
The hotel also expands a partnership between Vanderpump and Caesars that began with individual venues and has grown into a broader hospitality platform. Her Las Vegas presence already includes Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace, Vanderpump à Paris at Paris Las Vegas and Pinky’s by Vanderpump at Flamingo Las Vegas, located near the new hotel. She has also extended the brand beyond the Strip with WOLF by Vanderpump locations in Lake Tahoe and Scottsdale.
For Caesars, The Vanderpump Hotel adds a celebrity-driven boutique product at a time when Las Vegas travelers are increasingly looking for stays that feel distinctive, social and content-ready. For Vanderpump, it turns a restaurant and lounge brand into a full hotel concept.
