Value and luxury come together at the Golden Nugget’s new Rush Tower in historic downtown Las Vegas. The $150 million development opened in late November 2009 and adds an element of sophisticated elegance to the one true resort on Freemont Street.

From the floating reservation desk to the 500 new, well-appointed rooms and suites that are 20% larger than regular rooms at the Nugget, the investment in luxury shows. Rush Tower also includes four two-level penthouse suites and 70 corner suites that either showcase incredible views of the Las Vegas Strip or the famous Golden Nugget pool. Standard features for all the new rooms include pillow-top mattresses, feather down comforters and 42” plasma TV’s. Other amenities include iHome docking stations so you can play your own music, deep soaking tubs and Raintree showers.

For seafood lovers, the new Rush Tower also entices guests with the Chart House Aquarium Restaurant, which features a custom-designed menu with numerous specialty items and a 75,000-gallon tropical aquarium filled with over a thousand exotic and colorful fish. The sleek, aquamarine interior is clearly inspired by the sea and will make you completely forget that you’re in the middle of the Mojave Desert, even in the hottest summer months. For guests that want to take advantage of the warm Las Vegas sun, they can relax by the tower’s two-level infinity-edge pool. Surrounded by six ultra plush cabanas and covered lounging areas, the Rush Tower pool adjoins the third level of the Golden Nugget shark aquarium and pool, which was voted Top Ten Pools of the World by Forbes magazine after it opened in 2006.

Rooms in the new Rush Tower (excluding tax) start at about $100/night during the week and $150/night on Fridays and Saturdays. The corner suites go for about $150/night during the week and $175/night on week-ends. The penthouses go for about $350-400/night. When booking a room for a multiple night stay, ask for a $50 or $75 casino credit good at any of the Golden Nugget restaurants, or a couple of day passes to the Golden Nugget spa.

The friendly folks at the reservation desk will be happy to do what it takes to prove that the new Rush Tower offers a level of luxury that used to be only available on the Strip.

Sign-up for Rush Tower and Golden Nugget special discounts here or view a QuickTime movie showcasing the new Rush Tower here.

About The Golden Nugget:

The Golden Nugget, immortalized during the car chase sequence in the James Bond film "Diamonds Are Forever" is also home to the world's largest nugget of gold (875 troy ounces, or 27.21 kilograms). It was also featured in "The Casino", a reality show than aired on Fox Television in 2004. Landry's Restaurants bought the Golden Nugget in 2005 has spent over $300 million since then renovating the entire property, including construction of a 200,000 gallon live shark aquarium incorporated into its center courtyard pool and opening the new Rush Tower.

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