Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton
Resort hotel · UNLV
4455 Paradise Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89169
Highlights
Modern hotel with multiple bars, restaurants, pools, spa & gym
Modern hotel with multiple bars, restaurants, pools, spa & gym
"Management and the Culinary Workers Union reached an agreement in ongoing contract negotiations and announced they are prepared to agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. A union spokesperson issued a joint statement saying both parties are committed to resolving the dispute that had led workers at the off-Strip casino to walk off the job following a contentious fight for a new contract." - Janna Karel
"Hospitality staff at the off-Strip property walked off the job on Friday, November 15, marking the Culinary Workers Union’s first open-ended strike in 22 years; the union, Nevada’s largest with about 60,000 members, posted on social media: “@VirginHotelsLV casino is ON STRIKE! [the property] hotel workers are walking out RIGHT NOW at [the property] for a fair contract! Stand with the workers, DO NOT CROSS THE STRIKE LINE!” In a news release, Culinary Union secretary-treasurer Ted Pappageorge said the company’s proposal “worked out to be an estimated 30 cents per year added to wages over five years, after deducting money for benefits,” and added, “Workers at [the property] deserve a first-class contract with fair wage increases, and they are organized and ready to strike for it.” The union is pushing for the property’s roughly 700 hospitality workers to win a new five-year union contract with increased wages, saying the employer does not want to give any wage increases during the first three years; Pappageorge called the offer “miles apart and ... an insult to every worker.” The walkout will impact all major operations, including housekeeping and food-and-beverage, and the unionized restaurants listed as affected are Casa Calavera, Funny Library Coffee Shop, Juice Bar, the Bar at Commons Club, the Kitchen at Commons Club, and the Shag Room. While much smaller than the large-scale strikes that were narrowly avoided on the Strip a year earlier — when on-Strip employers reached an agreement that included roughly a 32 percent salary increase over the life of the contract, including a 10 percent bump the first year — the action will still disrupt the 1,500-room property just off the Strip ahead of the Formula 1 Las Vegas Grand Prix that begins Thursday, November 21. Culinary Union members from the Strip and downtown planned to join the picket line in solidarity on Saturday, November 16, and the union requested that customers not cross the picket line; the property did not respond to a request for comment. This is the union’s first open-ended strike since a 10-day walkout at the Golden Gate hotel in downtown Las Vegas in 2002." - Janna Karel
"For much of his career, Sir Richard Branson has prided himself on doing the opposite of whatever is the industry standard, and Virgin Hotels is his solution to all that he has hated about hotels. So how has Virgin flipped the script in Las Vegas? For starters, there are no parking fees while many other Vegas casinos charge upwards of $40 a day. Rooms in the three guest towers feature groovy sitting areas with bright orange couches, a king bed with Virgin Hotels’ signature “nook” at the end, giant flat-screen TVs, a bathtub and a shower, and expansive views of either the pool area or the bright lights of Las Vegas. Speaking of the former, there are two pools: one for regular splashing and lounging, and another for the Kassi Beach Club, a 21 and over pool with a relaxing, Mediterranean vibe. Choose from 11 dining destinations and multiple bars—including the can't miss Shag Room, a somewhat hidden Moroccan-inspired lounge just off the lobby’s Commons Club bar." - CNT Editors
"A hotel offering day passes through ResortPass, allowing access to amenities like the pool, although not all amenities like showers may be included."
"More than 700 unionized workers represented by Culinary Workers Union 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 are set to strike from Friday, May 10 at 5 a.m. through Sunday, May 12 at 4:59 a.m., maintaining a 24-hour picket line and disrupting housekeeping, food-and-beverage operations and unionized outlets including Casa Calavera, Funny Library Coffee Shop, Juice Bar, the Bar at Commons Club, the Kitchen at Commons Club, and the Shag Room. The action — described by the union as an economic strike — follows the expiration of the last collective bargaining agreement on June 1, 2023, and is intended to push for multi-year wage increases, protections against technology-driven job losses, stronger worker safety commitments, and adjusted daily room-cleaning requirements for housekeepers. This will be the Culinary Union’s first strike in 22 years (the last was a 10-day strike at the Golden Gate in 2002); the union has assembled an $11 million strike fund. Hotel management alleges the union is not bargaining in good faith, says it offered mediation, and has filed an unfair labor practice charge with the NLRB, while union leaders say they will not meet with hotel leadership ahead of the walkout; the next bargaining session is scheduled for May 14." - Rebecca Roland
