Plus, visitors can pose for a photo with the largest gold nugget in the world, which is on display on the casino floor. The Golden Nugget offers more than 2,300 deluxe guest rooms and suites a high-energy casino featuring the most popular slot and video poker machines, table games, race and sports book and poker room nightly entertainment world-class restaurants luxury spa and salon and The Tank, a year-round outdoor swimming pool complete with a live shark aquarium. Come sundown, Troy Liquor Bar is the place to be with a lively atmosphere, DJs and exotic cocktails.Winner of the AAA Four-Diamond Award since 1977, the Golden Nugget Las Vegas is the most luxurious resort on the Fremont Street Experience, and consistently receives critical acclaim for exceeding customer expectations. Alternatively, head to Chart House for sumptuous seafood, Red for Pan-Asian cuisine or Grotto for Italian fare.

Other temptations include a superb spa with steam rooms, sauna, massage and beauty treatments plus a state-of-the-art fitness centre to work off those American-sized portions! Several restaurants are at your disposal, including Vic and Anthony’s, one of the country’s finest steakhouses. There’s also an infinity pool, aptly named The Hideout, which is strictly for adults only. Then there's the Tank, as the swimming complex is known, comes complete with a shark tank, 3-storey waterslide and 13 private cabanas for hire. The accommodation is divided between four majestic towers with wonderful views of the Las Vegas Strip, the Spring Mountains and the hotel’s incredible pool. Boasting some of Las Vegas’ finest rooms and suites after a $380 million dollar transformation, it’s easy to understand why.

Golden nugget at the golden nugget