Location. The Asian-themed Imperial Palace Hotel & Casino is located on the Strip in Las Vegas, Nev., within one mile of Fashion Show Mall and Madame Tussaud's Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Convention Center stands less than three miles away.

Hotel Features. On-site dining options include fine dining at Embers dinner restaurant. Cockeyed Clam features casual atmosphere and serves seafood dishes. The Burger Palace offers breakfast selections, and fast foods during lunch and dinner hours. Emperor's offers breakfast, lunch and dinner buffets. Fireside prepares barbecued fare, while Ming offers fine Asian-style dining. Ginseng 3 offers Korean cuisine 24 hours a day. Wireless Internet access is available in public areas of the hotel, for a fee. Recreational amenities include a limited-hour fitness facility equipped with cardiovascular and weight-training machines, and free weights. The Spa at Imperial Palace provides Zen-inspired ambience and features eucalyptus steam rooms and redwood saunas. Showers are green-tea scented. Entertainment venues include the seasonal Imperial Luau. The outdoor Shangri-La Pool is open during warm-weather months, but the adjoining spa tub remains open throughout the year.

Guestrooms. This 19-story hotel offers 2,640 guestrooms with pale-wood furnishings and neutral color schemes. Sitting areas include tables and two chairs. Bathrooms contain shower/tub combinations. Luv Tub Rooms feature beds and oversized bathtubs positioned beneath mirrors. Capri rooms are located across the parking lot from the hotel in a separate building. Bathrooms boast granite vanities and are stocked with Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Wireless Internet access is available, for a fee.

Expert Tip. There is a good chance that floor dealers may step back from their tables to belt out one of his or her character's greatest hits. Michael Jackson, Cher, Dolly Parton, Stevie Wonder and Elvis list among the more than 20 celebrity impersonations presented by the hotels dealertainers.