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Las Vegas Mixtape: Exploring a Vibrant Medley of Eateries, Hotels, and Entertainment

The Lexi Hotel opens as Vegas' first cannabis-inclusive property. Plus Frank & Fina's Cocina Mexican cuisine and Sheena Easton at South Point Hotel.

Las Vegas Mixtape: Exploring a Vibrant Medley of Eateries, Hotels, and Entertainment

Track #1: The Lexi

A blue-lit elevator with its doors partly open, the doors painted with a large black-and-white portrait of a woman's face.

Complete with mermaids in the pool, roving costumed characters, and assorted eye candy, the opening bash of The Lexi Hotel was a wall-to-wall scene of hipsters and luminaries like restauranteur Todd English. Located off the beaten path but near enough to the Strip and Downtown, this boutique hotel formerly known as The Artisan is billed as “Las Vegas’ first cannabis-inclusive property,” with “64 newly designed rooms and suites.”

The highlight of The Lexi is its fourth floor. That’s the one, the hotel notes, “entirely dedicated to embracing the transformative power of cannabis” and where “guests can breathe easy with a state-of-the-art RestorAir filtration system, equipped with cutting-edge Advanced Oxidation Cell (AOC) in every room.” Clearly, this is the modern world, folks, and there’s no turning back now.

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