Lisa Vanderpump has made a notable entrance into the Las Vegas hospitality scene with the opening of the Vanderpump Hotel on the city's famed Strip. The boutique property, which launched in June 2026, occupies the former Cromwell hotel and marks a departure from the traditional scale of Las Vegas accommodations, with just 188 rooms and suites compared to the city’s usual megaresorts.

Located midway along the Strip and adjacent to Caesars Palace, the Vanderpump Hotel aims to offer a distinct experience by combining intimate luxury with the flair and theatricality that have become synonymous with Vanderpump and her husband, Ken Todd, both seasoned restaurateurs and hospitality entrepreneurs. The hotel debuted with considerable fanfare, featuring celebrity guests, social media buzz, and a drone light show highlighting Vanderpump’s name. She was also honored with the key to the city as part of the opening celebrations.

The hotel’s design emphasizes a “romantic industrial” aesthetic, blending sultry, muted tones with decorative elements that strike a balance between masculine and feminine styles. Vanderpump collaborated closely with business partner and homeware brand co-founder Nick Alain to select design details throughout the property. Personal touches include a gallery of black-and-white photographs chronicling the Vanderpump brand, motifs referencing Vanderpump’s late pomeranian, Gigolo, and bespoke décor such as mirrored bedside tables featuring stylized images of her eyes.

The Vanderpump Hotel’s lobby contrasts sharply with the surrounding bustle of Las Vegas. Instead of neon lights and large-scale check-in areas typical of the city’s major resorts, guests are greeted by a low-lit, intimate space adorned with velvet furnishings, delicate curios, and floral carpeting. The property also features a casino, where pink baize card tables and seating embossed with a “V” add to the bespoke atmosphere. The hotel bar, named the Obsidian, showcases a prominent Gigolo sculpture and offers a selection of cocktails inspired by Vanderpump’s personal brand, with drinks priced from around $18.

While the hotel largely presents a cohesive and carefully curated environment, some elements have been received as less polished. The bathroom design, featuring tiled showers with motivational quotes and chipped furnishings, was described as somewhat discordant with the overall aesthetic. Similarly, the Soleia pool area—with its bright red loungers and palm trees—was noted as feeling somewhat out of place, though Vanderpump indicated ongoing plans for further enhancements to the space.

This Las Vegas venture builds on Vanderpump’s existing hospitality footprint in the city, which includes the Vanderpump Cocktail Garden at Caesars Palace, a French restaurant at the Paris hotel and casino, and the art deco-themed Pinky’s at the Flamingo, opened in 2024.

Notably, the hotel’s in-house restaurant remains under the culinary leadership of Italian-American chef Giada De Laurentiis, whose establishment has been operating at the same location since 2014. Guests have praised the quality of the food, including standouts like focaccia bread, underscoring the decision to maintain a successful dining partnership rather than introduce a new restaurant concept.

The Vanderpump Hotel exemplifies a boutique approach in a city known for its grandiosity, with a focus on personalized service and intricate design intended to offer a refined alternative to the typical Las Vegas experience.