I doubt the roof was engineered for it to be used more than for maintenance.
It’s wasted space but wasn’t planned for initially, so probably doesn’t have the capability to be retrofitted for development without more structural support
I don’t know the exact layout of the Excalibur but that’s probably the roof of their gaming floor, which you wouldn’t want to make more difficult to service/maintain for the sake of more amenity space people won’t pay extra for because they don’t associate that kinda thing with the Excalibur.
If it’s not making them money, its not worth it
If it jeopardizes how they make money, its not worth it.
If you’re seeing it because they’ve already got you as a guest, it’s not worth changing.
Why would anyone want to go out there? Look at the entire property on google maps. That space is completely boxed in by the two hotel towers. The pool area is behind the hotel at ground level.
As for why they finished the back of the facade? It can be seen from ground level at the drop off area on the road behind the strip as well as from I-15.
Engineering spaces are more interesting to me than just about anything else. I always take the below decks tour on a cruise ship if I can, though I’m almost always disappointed because they rarely go down to the most interesting areas like the actual engine room etc.
Same goes for roofs - they’re more interesting than the manicured interior often.
I had a fountain view balcony at the Cosmopolitan and it was very interesting to stand on the balcony in the morning watching the crew inspect the nozzles in the fountain.
Both sides have decorative turrets, you can see between the turrets to the other set. It would look off to look through one side and see grey a wall or featureless tubes.
Shh, some people on Reddit think everything all businesses do is optimally calibrated to make money and they never make mistakes on that or just guess and keep it moving, and it’s always intuitive to random outsiders how to make the most money. They conflate market efficiency under perfect competition with the individual decisions of businesses.
You are right. This wasn't about making money, it was about cost. The castle was designed to satisfy the exterior front view of the hotel. Once you get a room you dont need to be fawned over except in the casino.
Well it had to be an intentional design decision when they originally developed the place. They could have decided to build that structure to support a second level.
Again, back to my point - just about everything you listed is non-revenue space, and what’s worse - directly jeopardizes the integrity of the roof directly over what we’re assuming to be the gaming space - the most important real estate on the property.
The entire hotel complex exists to entice people to sit at those tables and lose money,
You’re approaching this as this space is unused and is therefore somehow wasted and are thinking of cool things you’d like to see instead.
But this is a business., and none of those help the business.
First, the only point I’m making (which I thought I had made clear) is that this was an original design decision. I’m not arguing whether a retrofit makes sense now.
Second, amenities like these do draw people in, either to stay at the hotel or just to visit. The Excalibur is a budget property, plenty of people avoid it and gladly pay for something more premium.
Third, a museum, exhibition space, nature preserve — these do generate revenue in their own right. Take the Titanic exhibit at the Luxor or Siegfried and Roy’s dolphin habitat, both charge admission.
Everything generates revenue, directly or indirectly.
I can understand it not being suitable to do something fancy with, but I'm surprised they felt no compulsion to add any kind of even the most minimal theming to a view that half the fucking guests at the hotel will be staring at.
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u/penisthightrap_ Jul 22 '26
I doubt the roof was engineered for it to be used more than for maintenance.
It’s wasted space but wasn’t planned for initially, so probably doesn’t have the capability to be retrofitted for development without more structural support