Jo W.
Yelp
I dragged my boyfriend here on a "whim." I say "dragged" because I was surprising him with a birthday dinner (he had no idea we were going to the Eiffel Tower restaurant), and I kept telling him, "Let's go to the Eiffel Tower! We've got time! We've passed by it so many times on our Vegas trips, but we've never actually been inside it before!" Also, because he had no idea that the surprise dinner date was going to be at the Eiffel Tower restaurant, he was like, "Are we going to be able to make it to our dinner reservation on time?" I told him, "Trust me, I know where we're going, it's close by."
We've never been to Paris before, so for us American tourists getting a taste of a romanticized Las Vegas-version of Paris, this was really fun! We crossed the replica of the Pont Alexandre III bridge under the beautiful fake ceiling that evokes L'Heure Bleue, the Blue Hour. We headed into the elevator, and up we went to the viewing deck of the Eiffel Tower!
There's no time limit on how long you can spend up here, which is really nice! You can spend as much time as you want! We came at night, which I think is the best time because that's when all the lights of the Strip come on, everything is so colorful and beautiful to see and take pictures of. It's a wonderful, beautiful vision, and there are viewing rectangles in the grid that protects you from falling through which you can take photos and videos on your phone. The Eiffel Tower is also right across the street from the Bellagio Fountains, so this a great spot to view the fountain show every 15 minutes from a bird's-eye-view. Sure, you're not close enough to hear the music, but at least you don't have to stand among the crowd to watch the fountain show. My boyfriend thought this was so great, and took photos and videos, and said, "Man, it would be so cool to stay here longer and watch the fountain show."
Me, thinking to myself: "Ha, just you wait til we get to dinner!"
We stayed up here for nearly an hour, up until it was time to head off to our dinner reservation.