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Celebrate the Year of the Dragon

Thursday, January 19th, 2012

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Most of us have already celebrated the beginning of 2012, but the end of this month marks the beginning of Chinese New Year. The Chinese culture celebrates each New Year according to the lunar calendar which is why the date fluctuates from year to year. January 23 marks the beginning of the celebration for the auspicious Year of the Dragon.

The Dragon is the most powerful of all 12 signs in the Chinese Zodiac, which associates an animal to each calendar year. Everyone born in 2012 will be considered a Dragon. Dragons are said to be dominant, ambitious, driven, willing to take risks and unafraid of challenges. These strong character traits are said to cause an increase in births for every Dragon Year. Dragons are also said to be charismatic leaders. In the year 2000 the birth rate in China spiked and is expected to do the same this year.

Each Dragon Year is also associated with one of the five elements (metal, water, wood, fire and earth). 2012 is the year of the Water Dragon. Water Dragons are able to see things from other points of view. They don’t have the need to always be right. Their decisions, if well-researched, are usually better since they allow others to become involved.

To kick-off the two week celebration a traditional Dragon Dance will be held on Monday, January 23 at 6pm to bring good luck and fortune for our guests. A 63 foot-long dragon will feature adult and baby lion dancers, buddhas, musicians and festive flags and will make its way through our entire casino.

Studio B Buffet will feature eight hard-to-resist New Year specialties. Until February 6 you can feast on Meatballs with Bok Choy, Poached Chicken with Ginger and Scallions, Spinach and Bamboo Shoots, Beef Lo Mein, Tofu and Eggplant with Black Bean Sauce, Lettuce Wraps, Mandarin Oranges with Leaves and Spring Rolls. Our bars will also be serving up specialty cocktails, a Lychee Martini and a Mulan cocktail.DragonChip

Starting this Friday our limited edition Year of the Dragon gaming chip will be available. Keep the good luck coming and purchase the chip at our casino cage for $8. The chips will be available until supplies last.

You can use your commemorative Dragon Chip in our Poker Room for their Live Poker Lucky 8’s promotion. From January 23 – 30 enjoy 8 days of great poker action. Flop four 8’s and win $888. Make four 8’s and receive $88. Plus, the first 88 players that make 8’s full receive a collectible Year of the Dragon Gaming Chip. Play live poker every day at 8:08am and 8:08pm and a random lucky player will receive $88!

If you’ve celebrated Chinese New Year before or if this is your first time for the occasion we hope you take part in the festivities at our resort!

 
 

Ring in the New Year Your Way

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

MGirlNYEWhat better place to ring in 2012, than Las Vegas! With only a few days left in the New Year, we’re planning something special for those who are spending their last hours of 2011 at M. Our resort is the perfect spot to party on New Year’s Eve, so be sure to make this year one to remember and celebrate whichever way you please. We’ve got entertainment, dining and parties for every taste and budget complete with a champagne toast at midnight for our guests.

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We think cover charges are overrated so we invite our guests to celebrate without waiting in line or paying an entry fee. We’ll be offering complimentary party favors, and cake and champagne stations throughout our casino. Toast the New Year with us and enjoy live entertainment beginning at 9pm in Lobby Bar, Ravello Lounge, M Bar and Hostile Grape. See which venue is the right fit for your celebration style.

Ravello Lounge – The New Year’s evening will kick off in our lounge with go-go dancers and a DJ spinning hits to get the party started, beginning at 9pm. At 10pm, 80’s tribute band Loveshack will take the stage and sing the best of the 80’s and 90’s and some NYE-style party music. The entertainment in Ravello will be going all night long and is ideal for our high-energy party goers.

Lobby Bar – Relax at Lobby Bar and take in a performance by Lowkey Junction. The band is a unique blend of masterful music mixes, live percussion and saxophone. With the best people-watching views, Lobby Bar is the perfect fit for a relaxed New Year’s celebration.

M Bar – For those who like to be at the center of all the action, M Bar is for you. Located in the middle of our casino floor, DJ Simon and go-go dancers will be kicking off this party at 9pm. Get there early for a seat on M Bar’s cushy couches or get your groove on to the tunes DJ Simon will be spinning.

Hostile Grape – Take a sip of more than 160 wines by the glass in our underground wine hideaway. Veteran DJ Art will be mixing up the music for the night for the oenophiles.

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End the year with good luck here at M! We’ll be giving away $24,000 in free pay randomly beginning at 8pm on New Year’s Eve. Every 15 minutes we’ll be drawing 10 winners. Two players will win $300, four players will win $150 and another four will win $100. All you have to do is play with your iMagine Rewards Card to be eligible.

Not to be outdone, our poker room will be giving away a grand share of money as well. Play with us and you could win the following: Heart Royal = $2,012; Club Royal = $2,012; Diamond Royal = $2,012 and Spade Royal = $2,012. All Four of a Kinds = $212 and the poker room will have $2,012 in cash giveaways. Complete details can be found in the M Poker Room.

Dine

Our restaurants will be ready for you to kick-off the New Year’s festivities. Marinelli’s, our authentic Italian restaurant will be offering a la carte specialty items in addition to its regular menu beginning at 4pm and our steakhouse, Anthony’s will be serving up a limited menu for the holiday starting at 5 pm. And of course, Studio B Buffet will be serving specialty dishes all day.

No matter which way you decide to spend your holiday night, we hope to have you at M to celebrate 2012! We wish all of our guests a happy and safe New Year.

 
 

Shooting for Forbes Stars

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

forbestgIf you’re hotel-hopping around Las Vegas during your vacation you may notice that many of the high-end hotels in town boast some sort of star rating including ours!

For the third consecutive year in a row, our resort has been honored with the Forbes Four-Star Award and for the second consecutive year our spa has also been recognized with the Forbes Four-Star Award. The M continues to take its place as one of only 177 hotels and 104 spas in the world to receive the awards. But, what do all those stars mean for our guests?

With a reputation for defining the extraordinary, Forbes Travel Guide conducts regular inspections of hotels, restaurants and spas across the nation and issues an annual guidebook listing the destinations on a ratings scale of One to Five Stars. The ratings reflect specific, strict standards regarding the facilities themselves and more importantly the service that the rated resorts, eateries and spas offer to their guests.

Forbes inspectors spend two nights and three days assessing each hotel in numerous different categories. They visit hotel properties unannounced and rate them as One, Two of Three Star hotels. If the inspector believes the hotel is a potential candidate for a Four or Five Star rating, another Forbes inspector is sent back to the hotel undercover to evaluate the hotel’s service with a checklist of over 500 items.

Properties must score in the 80th percentile on the Forbes’ ratings scale to earnFour-Stars. The score itself is weightedheavily on service. A portion of the rating is measured by the experience that the inspector has while the facility itself is also factored into the score. Forbes rates about 8,000 of the approximately 50,000 hotels in North America. Of the 8,000 that they do rate, only a few earn a coveted Four and Five Star Ratings.

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Assistant Executive Pastry Chef, Don Ango crafted celebratory cakes for our Team Members in recognition of the Forbes Four-Star Award.

Some of the 2012 Forbes Travel Guide  Four-Star resorts in Nevada include: Aria Resort & Casino, Bellagio Las Vegas, The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and Wynn Las Vegas. We feel very proud to be among such elite hotels in Las Vegas.

The 2012 Forbes Travel Guide Four-Star spas in Nevada include: Canyon Ranch SpaClub at The Venetian & The Palazzo, Spa Bellagio at Bellagio, The Spa at Aria and The Spa at Trump.

Our resort and spa have been able to take their guest service to the next level thanks to our Team Members. We’re proud of their strong commitment to delivering memorable service experiences to our guests.

 
 

Crazy About Cupcakes

Thursday, April 14th, 2011

An array of hand-crafted cupcakes available at Baby Cakes.

Cupcakes: the delectable little desserts that we just can’t get enough of. They’ve taken the pastry world and the reality TV world by storm and now they’ve taken over here at the M! Cupcake connoisseurs can find our new signature line of the tasty treats at Baby Cakes, our European-inspired patisserie. Introduced just last week, there are nine mouthwatering cupcake flavors waiting for you to sink your sweet tooth into.

Our very own pastry chef Jean Claude Canestrier developed all the flavors of the cupcake confections. We visited Jean Claude to get the dish on the tasty treats.

Cupcake production has taken off running with our bakery churning out more than ten dozen cupcakes daily. Jean Claude’s recipe for success lies in the details. Each crafted cake went through a taste test by the entire bakery team before the final flavors were chosen and the delicate chocolate toppers you see on some of the little cakes are handmade and individually painted.

The cupcakes that made the cut:

  • Orange Chocolate – Diced candied orange, ganache and milk chocolate mousse
  • Banana Caramel – Banana, caramel filling and banana frosting
  • Double Chocolate – Ganache filling and milk chocolate mousse
  • Red Velvet – Red velvet cake with cream cheese frosting
  • Chocolate Peanut Butter – Chocolate cupcake with peanut butter filling and peanut butter icing
  • Coconut Pineapple – White coconut cake with pineapple filling, an apricot glaze and coconut frosting
  • Carrot Pineapple – Carrot cake with pineapple filling and cream cheese icing
  • White and White – Classic white cake and white icing never tasted so good
  • Lemon Raspberry – Lemon cake with raspberry filing and Chantilly cream icing 

What’s Jean Claude’s favorite you might ask? Since he created all the cupcakes he insists that he can’t choose – each one is magnifique! But, the Chocolate Orange is his specialty. 

Since they’re just as much a treat for the eyes that they are for the mouth, check out the master chef at work, decorating a dozen Red Velvet cupcakes, our most popular flavor.

 
 

Kickin’ it in Some Shiny Kicks

Tuesday, April 5th, 2011

At the M, we’re all about amenities; you know those little extras that give you a little extra. One of those amenities allows you to start your evening at the M on the right foot with a properly-shined shoe.

Shoeshine“Want a true ‘old school’ Vegas experience? Start with a pair of well-shined shoes,” touts Heather Holton, the owner and operator of Guys and Dolls Shoeshine Company, whom the M has partnered with for the shoe shine service. “A great shoeshine has always stood the test of time.”

Heather works as M Resort’s resident shoe shiner. She shines away at her stand next to Baby Cakes Patisserie. “I’m crazy about shining shoes! If I could, I would shine all the shoes in the world!”

Heather hasn’t quite yet shined all the shoes in the world but she’s well on her way, having already shined some very important shoes.

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One evening when Heather was working at another Vegas resort she noticed a circle of people surround her booth and a lot of commotion start. She didn’t look twice (this is Vegas after all) and began shining the shoes of the man who had just sat in her chair. Next thing Heather heard was a different man next to her saying, “Mr. President we have to leave now.” Heather looked up and noticed a handsome silver-haired man with a big smile; she then realized it was President Bill Clinton. He praised her services by saying it was the best shoeshine he had ever had.

Give your shoes the presidential treatment or give your scuffed shoes a new life with a shoeshine from Heather Thursday-Monday from 4-10 pm. Our shoe shining service is available complimentary (that magic word that means free) to all visitors. But remember, when you get great service, it’s always nice to give a little extra to the person providing the service.

 
 

Bring on the madness

Thursday, March 10th, 2011

RSB3So imagine it’s April 4 and since you’re not at the final game of the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament, you’re instead sitting in the M Resort race & sports book, or perhaps at 32 Degrees. The action is intense – fast breaks, big points and unexpected runs. What did you take? The over? Maybe a first-half money line? Nope, you took the next free-throw would be made. What? That’s madness! 

MarchMadnessblogIt sure is – March Madness. If you haven’t tried In-Running Wagering technology from Cantor Gaming here at M, the tournament is the perfect time. The folks over at Cantor asked themselves “Why should the betting action stop when the game starts?” The simple answer was that it shouldn’t. From one of the betting stations in the book or from a mobile tablet you can use in areas beyond the book here at the property, the betting action at M matches the action on the court. 

If sports betting isn’t your thing though, have no fear. The property is filled with great venues which are in turn filled with lots of TVs for all your basketball viewing pleasure. On select dates between March 17 – April 4, you’ll also be able to join in some viewing parties in Ravello Lounge hosted by Mike O’Brian from KKLZ 96.3. With drink deals, contests, prize giveaways and of course the lovely Bud Girls, it’s going to be party after party. Check out the graphic for specific dates and time and join us here at M – bring on the Madness!

 
 

Show us you’re happy

Tuesday, March 8th, 2011

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If you’ve been reading the M Point of View lately, checking out our other social networks or visited the property lately, you’ll know that on March 1 we decided to take the traditional concept of happy hour and turn it on its head with our Happy Hour Guarantee.* What’s the guarantee? It’s pretty simple really – happy hour in all our bars, every day, all the time. And we didn’t jack up the happy hour price to cover ourselves, no these are REAL happy hour prices – $5 for premium drinks, $3 for bottled beer and 1/3 off bottles of wine. 

To start our new happy hour off with a bang and to give a little something back to you our loyal M Point of View readers and followers/fans on our other social networks, we thought we’d have a little contest. Again, simple.

All you have to do is:

  •  Submit a photo of you or you and your friends enjoying the new Happy Hour Guarantee here at M.
  • We’ll pick our favorite among the submissions and post it here on this blog post.
  • We’ll start things, well right now and we’ll continue until Monday, March 21.
  • We’ll announce two  winners by posting their photos in a new post on Tuesday, March 22.
  • Each winner will receive a $50 gift card which can be used here at the M Resort. 

Just submit your photo to us at socialmedia@themresort.com with the subject line “Happy Hour Guarantee Blog.” You must be age 21+ to enter. There’s no limit to the number of times you can enter, but not all submissions will be added to the M Point of View. Please do not submit anything rude or offensive.

 By submitting your photo, you agree to allow M Resort Spa Casino, its subsidiaries and affiliates, their advertising agencies, agents, nominees, and licensees, their successors and assigns, those acting with their authority and those for whom they are acting, to use your name, voice, signature, photograph, and/or likeness, with or without your name and/or information about you, in any way we may desire for any commercial use including but not limited to, advertising, publicity, or promotion of any kind and in connection with any entity, product, or service. 

*Must be 21 years of age or older. Some restrictions apply. Management reserves all rights.

 
 

M Turns 2

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011

MsignblogSometimes it feels like just last night that we were opening our doors to let thousands upon thousands of guests experience M Resort for the first time. Other times, when we see each other in the back-of-house corridors or our guests at their favorite machine or dining in one of our restaurants, it feels as if we’ve been open for 10 years – we know the names and faces well and the feeling of being part of a larger “M Family” comes easily. 

The reality is that M Resort Spa Casino is celebrating its second anniversary. We opened our doors on March 1, 2009 and have been open for business 24/7/365 since. It’s been a remarkable two years for us – like the rest of Vegas, we’ve experienced our ups and downs, but fortunately most have been ups. 

2nd-Anniversary-LOGO-BLK-F2As another year has passed, we want to take the opportunity to say thank you. First and foremost, we’d like to express our gratitude to our wonderful guests – we know that without you there is no M Resort. You have continued to visit our property time and again and we cannot thank you enough for your continued patronage of the resort. We also have to say thank you to our amazing Team Members who once again have exceeded expectations a second year in a row and continue to challenge themselves and each other to even greater levels of guest service and exemplary performance in the many roles they fulfill every day.

If you’d like to join us in a little celebrating, we’ll be doing some here at M this Saturday, March 5. You’ll find free cake and champagne on the casino floor from 4-8 pm, a great promotion going on in our poker room, and you may be able to get your hands on a commemorative second anniversary shirt and casino chip. Don’t forget to take advantage of our most popular hotel room package deal too. We’d love to hear your “M” moments and memories from the last two year – share away!

Happy Birthday M.

 
 

Just when you thought M couldn’t get any better

Tuesday, March 1st, 2011

FantasyMelonGingerHappy hour? Reverse happy hour? Happy hours? Be at this bar between these hours and get these drinks for this price. As you know we like to say here at the M Point of View – that’s all well and good. But as you also know, we like to do things better. 

Your happy hour options are almost endless here in Vegas – just about everybody has one (or several) and everyone is trying to get you to come to theirs. Isn’t it a bit confusing though? Don’t you hate having to plan your schedule around the happy hour or even happy hours? “We have to get there by 6 or we’ll miss happy hour!” “Would you like to order another drink – happy hour ends in a few minutes?” 

HHAdblogAt M Resort you won’t miss it and you won’t be scurrying to find a server and order another before the magic hour is over, watching as the “spare” one you got just in case gets warm. Ours friends, is Happy Hour Guaranteed. What does that mean? Simple. Happy hour. Every bar. Every day. All the time. $5 for premium drinks, $3 for bottled beer and 1/3 off bottles of wine. It’s simple, it’s a great deal and it starts today. Sapphire and Tonic? Captain and Coke? Goose Martini up, extra dirty? Bottle of Stella? Bottle of your favorite cab? Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. You call it, we pour it. 

Thirsty? 

MBarblogLobby Bar M Bar 32 Draft Bar – Red Cup Bar – Ravello Lounge Bar Bar Veloce Marinelli’s Bar Terzetto Bar Hostile Grape Wine Bar 

*Must be 21 years of age or older. Some restrictions apply. Management reserves all rights.

 
 

Terzetto’s Happy Delights

Thursday, February 24th, 2011

TerzettoHHmenuOysters on the half-shell? Perhaps some fried calamari or a chopped salad? Cocktail to wash it down? If you’re in the mood for some delicious food and drink, we’ve got something for you. Terzetto here at M Resort is offering a limited time Happy Hour that you should get in on while the getting is good. 

TerzettoOystersOffered 5-7pm now through the end of February, the upscale steak and seafood restaurant is delivering delectable half-price premium cocktails and half-price appetizers in their bar and lounge area. We weren’t able to capture everything that was being served when we dropped by, but what we did see looks, smells and tastes delicious. Add that to a hip and stylish atmosphere and you’ve got a must-experience this weekend.

TerzettoCalamariIf you haven’t had a chance to visit Terzetto yet, now is a perfect time. If you have had a chance to visit Terzetto, this is certainly a great reason to come back for seconds.

*Management reserves the right to alter or cancel this promotion at any time.