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The Desert Inn was a Las Vegas, Nevada hotel/casino that operated from April 24, 1950 to August 28, 2000. It was the fifth resort to open on the Las Vegas Strip. The property included an 18-hole golf course. Locals nicknamed the resort "The D.I."

History

The original name was Wilbur Clarke's Desert Inn. Wilbur Clarke originally began building the resort, but when he ran out of money, the Cleveland mob led by Moe Dalitz took over the construction. Mr. Clarke would become the frontman, the public face, of the resort, while Mr. Dalitz remained quietly in the background as the principal owner.

The Desert Inn’s most famous guest, billionaire Howard Hughes, arrived on Thanksgiving Day in 1966, renting the hotel's entire top floor. After staying past his initial ten-day reservation, he was asked to leave in December so that the resort could accommodate the high rollers who had been promised those suites. Instead of leaving, Hughes decided to start negotiations to buy the Desert Inn, and on March 1, 1967, he purchased the resort from Mr. Dalitz for around $13 million. This purchase was the first of many Vegas resort purchases by Hughes.

The hotel was used as a primary backdrop for the TV show Vega$ from 1978-1981.

The hotel was owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide until 1998).

On April 27, 2000, the resort was purchased by Steve Wynn, who closed it several months later. On October 23, 2001, the main tower was demolished to make room for a megaresort that Wynn planned to build. Originally intended to be named Le Rêve, the new project opened as the Wynn Las Vegas.

The Desert Inn saw its last commercial use as the Las Vegas set for Rush Hour 2. The interior was converted to resemble an asian themed casino for the movie.

One of the towers was used as a small museum to display some of Wynn's art collection and as offices for Wynn Resorts. The last remaining tower was imploded on June 14, 2004.

The Desert Inn was the last Strip hotel with its own golf course. It became part of Wynn Las Vegas, after a rebuilding associated with the new resort's opening.

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