Susan Stapleton

Living in Las Vegas hasn’t made life any tamer for Susan Stapleton. She loves to discover all that’s new in Sin City, whether it keeps her up all night or not. The city’s bevy of fine dining, hot clubs, happening casinos, and phenomenal fashions keep her buzzing all over The Strip. Stapleton grew up in the Midwest, has a degree in journalism, and spent eight years in Philadelphia covering the luxury market before moving to Vegas to cover fashion and beauty. When she’s not chronicling her adventures for Haute Living, she’s dining at a James Beard-worthy restaurant or testing the treatments at the hottest spas.

Posts by Susan Stapleton

Surrender: Encore’s Anticipated Nightclub Opens with Big Acts

What a weekend for the nightclub scene in Las Vegas. Surrender, the newest nightclub to hit The Strip, opened Friday night at Encore Las Vegas with more than 2,000 revelers breaking in the new digs. Friday night kicked off with resident deejay Steve Aoki, Surrender’s musical director, spinning the tunes and Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher in the house and kept going Saturday when Grammy Award-winning superstar and Vegas native Ne-Yo performed for 20 minutes.

Shopping Soirée: Saks and Trump Team Up for a Shopping Stay

Sometimes you just need to get away from it all to spend some me time. Trump International Las Vegas has the answer. The hotel, one of the few resorts without a casino on The Strip, is offering its Saks Fifth Avenue Shopping Soirée room package, a chance to escape from reality while shopping away the day.

Come Fly With Me: Sinatra Family Unveils 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon at the Namesake’s Restaurant

Oh, if Frank Sinatra were alive today, this event would be perfect. It pairs the only restaurant sanctioned by the Sinatra family to bear his name along with the introduction of Sinatra Family Estates 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon. On June 18, Wynn Resorts honors Come Fly With Me, named for Sinatra’s first No. 1 album.

The Behemoth: Encore Beach Club Brings in the High Rollers

One of Las Vegas’ most highly anticipated new pools opened this weekend at Encore Las Vegas. Encore Beach Club debuted its 60,000 square feet Friday with 26 cabanas and eight bungalows. Reports in the Las Vegas Review-Journal say the cabanas, which normally go for $1,000, were booked in advance for $5,000 to $15,000, and the bungalows, which usually start at $5,000 for the day rented for $20,000 to $30,o00.

Simply the Best: Bradley Ogden Named Best American Restaurant

Can the 200 members of the Southern Nevada Hotel Concierge Association be wrong? They voted Bradley Ogden at Caesars Palace the Best American Restaurant in Las Vegas.

The restaurant has been a pioneer in the farm fresh and organic food movement since Ogden opened in 2003.

Taste of the Nation: Help Fight Childhood Hunger at Share Our Strength’s Annual Event

Get together with some of Vegas’ top chefs, restaurants and mixologists as they help fight childhood hunger during Share Our Strength’s 18th annual Taste of the Nation. The culinary benefit raises funds needed to support Share Our Strength’s efforts to end childhood hunger in the Las Vegas valley. This year, the event takes over Rain Nightclub at the Palms from 6:30 to 9 p.m. June 2 with a VIP reception beginning at 5:30 p.m.

In a Fog: Haze Nightclub Pulls in the VIPs

It takes a club like Haze at Aria at CityCenter to leave you feeling a bit foggy in the morning. Did you just dance on the catwalk railings on the second level where everyone could see you? Did you run up to the elevated deejay booth in the middle of the dance floor to ask Tiesto to play that song?

Om: The Haute 5 Yoga Studios in Las Vegas

In a city renowned for its 24-7 attitude, you can still find respite from the clang of the slot machines in the form of yoga. Practice your savasana, downward-facing dog and supta virasana at these Haute 5 yoga studios in Vegas. Namaste.

Shuffle Up and Deal: The World Series of Poker Kicks Off at the Rio

In Rounders, Matt Damon’s character Mike McDermott has a dream: to make it to the final table at the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas, the ultimate poker tournament pitting the best players in the world against relative nobodies like Chris Moneymaker who can come out of nowhere to win it all.

Poker has become such a huge industry that ESPN, Bravo and the Travel Channel now dedicate hours of programming to the World Series of Poker and its many variations. But you can see it firsthand as the 41st annual World Series of Poker kicks off tomorrow at the Rio. The biggest names in the game compete for ultimate bragging rights in a highly exclusive $50,000 buy-in Players’ Championship.

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