Sahara Darkens Two of Three Hotel Towers Temporarily

LAS VEGAS-Two of the three hotel towers at the Sahara here are temporarily being shut down in response to a lack of demand. Featured in the original “Ocean’s Eleven” film starring Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, the 1,720-room hotel-casino covers 18 acres fronting the north end of the Las Vegas Strip.

A publicist for the property tells GlobeSt.com that the rooms in the two oldest towers are being darkened until demand picks back up, and its buffet also will close temporarily. The 1,100-room, 27-story Tangiers Tower, completed in 1988, will remain open along with the casino, she says.

“This happened last year as well,” she says. “When there’s an increase in demand we will be reopening the towers and the buffet.”