Caesars Palace Welcomes a New Era of Opulence as it Unveils All-New Presidential Villas and Sky Villas

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan 16, 2026--

As Caesars Palace celebrates 60 years of grandeur, the iconic resort is ushering in a new era of luxury on the Las Vegas Strip. Caesars Palace is debuting two all-new Presidential Villas in the Colosseum Tower and 29 Sky Villas in the Octavius Tower. Designed by Peter Silling & Associates, these suites blend European artistry with modern sophistication and are now available for the public to stay.

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“The new Colosseum Presidential Villas and Octavius Sky Villas at Caesars Palace reflect our commitment to elevate the standard of luxury on the Las Vegas Strip,” said Sean McBurney, Chief Commercial Officer and Regional President of Caesars Entertainment. “As we commemorate our 60 th anniversary, we’re proud to unveil these extraordinary spaces, meticulously designed with thoughtful details to deliver an unparalleled guest experience.”

Colosseum Presidential Villas

The new Colosseum Presidential Villas offer a bold take on contemporary luxury – architectural, atmospheric and distinctly elevated. The villas are a modern residential palace with a design that pays homage to heritage while presenting luxury with clarity, balance and intentionality.

The Presidential Villas take their name from the distinguished guests who have stayed in them. Over the years, presidents, world leaders, dignitaries and renowned celebrities have enjoyed these exclusive accommodations, which offer unmatched privacy, sophisticated design and dedicated butler service with personalized amenities.

With similar layouts, the 8,060-square-foot villa features brushed gold accents and soft lighting, while the 8,370-square-foot villa showcases bold lines and darker tones. The two villas can also connect, spanning more than 19,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space together. Each rooftop villa features a 1,700-square-foot terrace with sweeping views of the Las Vegas skyline.

Highlights of each villa include:

Octavius Sky Villas

Perched on the 68 th and 69 th floors of the Octavius Tower, the 29 new Sky Villas introduce a contemporary design with clean architectural lines, a refined palette and sweeping views of Las Vegas. Created to appeal to a new generation of high-end travelers, the Sky Villas have been reimagined to reflect how modern guests live, entertain and unwind in a space that feels current and unmistakably design-forward. Bold material contrasts, including marble and metal, velvet and leather and crystal and stone, soaring ceilings, sculptural lighting and curated art compositions also foster a feeling of airiness and exclusivity. Additional highlights include a TV feature wall in the living room and ribbed glass panels in the bathroom that enhance the marble. The Octavius Sky Villas showcase a new standard of modern luxury at Caesars Palace, offering a sophisticated residential experience shaped for today’s most discerning guests.

This luxurious new room product follows the recent AAA Five Diamond designations awarded to THE VILLAS Caesars Palace and Restaurant Guy Savoy, reinforcing a consistent level of excellence across the resort. Additionally, Caesars Palace has transformed itself in recent years with many large-scale investments to the resort, including a complete overhaul of the resort’s main entrance and iconic crystal-cloaked casino dome, the addition of the Flavian Sky Suites, Palace Court Slots and Aureus Lounge – two upscale high-limit gaming areas, Celebrity Food Hall, Caspian’s Cocktails & Caviar and a renovation of Qua Bath & Spa and fitness center. Looking ahead, even more exciting changes are coming for guests.

Enhancements include:

For more information, guests can visit caesars.com/suites/las-vegas. To book, guests should email luxurysales@caesars.com or call 1-855-227-8881.

About Caesars Palace

Caesars Palace, the iconic Las Vegas Strip resort where every guest is treated like a Caesar. The resort features 3,980 hotel guest rooms and suites, including the 182-room Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace, the all-new Colosseum Presidential Villas and Octavius Sky Villas, and THE VILLAS Caesars Palace, which has earned the prestigious AAA Five Diamond rating. Both Caesars Palace and Nobu Hotel Caesars Palace have also received AAA Four Diamond designations. The 85-acre resort offers diverse dining options from the award-winning Bacchanal Buffet to celebrity chef-branded restaurants, including Gordon Ramsay HELL’S KITCHEN, Pronto by Giada, Amalfi by Bobby Flay, Vanderpump Cocktail Garden by restaurateur and television star Lisa Vanderpump, one of Nobu Matsuhisa’s largest Nobu restaurants, Restaurant Guy Savoy, award-winning pastry chef Dominique Ansel’s first Las Vegas bakery, Stanton Social Italian – a dining concept in partnership with Tao Group Hospitality, legendary New York Steak House Peter Luger and Brasserie B Parisian Steakhouse by Bobby Flay. The Celebrity Food Hall features Guy Fieri’s Chicken Guy!, Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay, Tortazo by Rick Bayless, Buddy V’s Pizzeria and Mokbar by Esther Choi. For the best in cocktails, destination lounges include Montecristo Cigar Bar, VISTA Cocktail Lounge, Stadia Bar and Caspian’s – a cocktail and caviar bar with Clique Hospitality The resort also features nearly 130,000 square feet of casino space, the Caesars Race & Sportsbook at Caesars Palace with a 143-foot HD LED screen and state-of-the-art sound, a five-acre Garden of the Gods Pool Oasis, the luxurious Qua Baths & Spa, Hairdreams by Michael Boychuck, five wedding chapels and gardens, the 75,000-square-foot OMNIA Nightclub and the OMNIA Dayclub on Las Vegas Boulevard (coming summer 2026). The 4,300-seat Colosseum is the most celebrated venue in Las Vegas with an impressive legacy of superstar talent featured in an intimate, once-in-a-lifetime setting. The Colosseum currently spotlights world-class entertainers, including Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Lopez, Dolly Parton, Blake Shelton, Nikki Glaser and David Spade, Def Leppard, Cyndi Lauper, Jerry Seinfeld and Rod Stewart. Also, the Green Fairy Garden in front of Caesars Palace hosts ABSINTHE by Spiegelworld, an adults-only circus variety show featuring a cocktail of wild and outlandish acts. The Forum Shops at Caesars Palace showcases more than 160 boutiques and restaurants. Caesars Palace is operated by a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit caesarspalace.com or the Caesars Entertainment media room. Find Caesars Palace on Facebook and follow on X and Instagram. Know When To Stop Before You Start. ® If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling or texting 1-800-522-4700, Caesars License Company, LLC.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out longtime litigation over education funding in the state, a decision that's likely to keep intact the power to decide how much money to spend and where with the legislature, not judges.

The 4-3 ruling, led by Republican justices on the court, set aside a landmark ruling in 2022 when the court, then with a Democratic majority, ruled that a lower court judge had the authority to order that taxpayer money be directed to state agencies to address longstanding education inequities.

The following year, another trial judge calculated that the state owed $678 million to fulfill two years of an eight-year, multibillion-dollar comprehensive remedial plan in part to improve teacher recruitment and salaries, expand prekindergarten and help students with disabilities.

In Thursday's ruling, Chief Justice Paul Newby wrote that what started as a modest lawsuit over education spending in one county “became a full-scale, facial assault on the entire educational system enacted by the General Assembly.” Since then, Newby said, judicial actions had gone too far.

When the case expanded “the trial court’s authority to hear the case likewise ceased,” Newby wrote while ordering the school funding litigation be dismissed.

The decision came more than two years after the court heard oral arguments. Republicans who control the General Assembly won’t be obligated to comply with the remedial plan as it writes state budgets, including one for this year that’s now several months late.

Democratic Gov. Josh Stein will have to rely more on persuading lawmakers and using his veto stamp to spend more on his favored education programs and initiatives. Stein was North Carolina's attorney general when the 2022 ruling was handed down.

“The Supreme Court simply ignored its own established precedent, enabling the General Assembly to continue to deprive another generation of North Carolina students of the education promised by our constitution,” Stein said in a statement Thursday.

Two Democratic justices and one Republican dissented in Thursday's ruling.

Associate Justice Anita Earls, a Democrat, said the decision seemed more about dealing with how the 2022 decision was reached than what happens to students.

“Allowing the state to escape judicial scrutiny for constitutional rights violations through its behavior during litigation quickly turns constitutional rights into words on paper — morally compelling but functionally useless,” she wrote.

Attention will now turn toward crafting the next state education spending proposal. The General Assembly reconvenes this month. Close to 40% of the state’s more than $30 billion in annual spending to operate government goes to K-12 funding alone.

Republican Senate leader Phil Berger said in a news release that “liberal education special interests have improperly tried to hijack North Carolina’s constitutional funding process in order to impose their policy preferences via judicial fiat. Today’s decision confirms that the proper pathway for policymaking is the legislative process.”

Critics of GOP education spending have pointed in part to taxpayer-funded scholarships for K-12 students to attend private schools as evidence more could be done for public school children.

The litigation began in 1994, when several school districts in low-income areas and families of children sued and accused the state of violating North Carolina's constitution by not providing adequate education funding.

The case is often referred to as “Leandro” — for the last name of one of the students who sued.

Supreme Court decisions in the case from 1997 and 2004 found the state constitution directs all children must receive the “opportunity to receive a sound basic education,” and that the state remained poorly equipped to comply with that dictate. Many say it's a problem still unresolved.

“The people paying the price for our leaders’ failure are not abstractions. They are the generations of children in rural communities, past and present, who waited for 30 years for a promise never fulfilled,” Tamika Walker Kelly, president of the North Carolina Association of Educators, said in a news release.

The court’s Democratic majority in 2022 had determined that those Supreme Court decisions along with the constitution’s “right to the privilege of education” and years of inaction by elected officials created an “extraordinary” situation that gave the late Judge David Lee power to order funds be spent without a specific law enacted by the General Assembly.

FILE - North Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Paul Newby addresses the audience at the North Carolina Medal of Valor Ceremony at the Legislative Building, in Raleigh, N.C., July 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Makiya Seminera, File)