Excalibur Hotel & Casino

The Excalibur, in Las Vegas

The Excalibur is a hotel-casino of the Strip of Las Vegas that takes the form of a medieval fortified castle with colourful roofs. The Las Vegas audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this themed resort inspired by the legend of King Arthur, one of the most spectacular and family-friendly of the town.

The castle of the Arthurian legend

From the top of the footbridge, the colourful roofs of the Excalibur immediately attract the gaze and transport us towards a universe of tales and legends. This hotel-casino of the Strip indeed takes the spectacular form of an immense medieval fortified castle, with its towers, its turrets, its battlements and its conical roofs painted in bright colours, red, blue and gold, that give it the appearance of a fairy-tale castle. Its name and its theme are inspired by the legend of King Arthur and of Excalibur, the magic sword of this mythical sovereign of medieval Britain, popularised by the tales of the Round Table and of the enchanter Merlin. Inside, the resort prolongs this medieval and chivalrous universe in its decors. Opened at the beginning of the 1990s, the Excalibur embodies the great fashion of the themed hotels that transformed the Strip, and was conceived as a family destination, accessible and entertaining. With its casino, its rooms, its restaurants, its shows and its attractions, including a famous medieval dinner-show with a tournament of knights, it offers a playful plunge into the fantasised Middle Ages. A spectacular castle and a themed resort, the Excalibur is a fine stop of the discovery of Las Vegas.

What to see

You admire the hotel-casino in the form of an immense medieval fortified castle, with towers, turrets and colourful conical roofs evoking a fairy-tale castle, inspired by the legend of King Arthur and the sword Excalibur; opened at the beginning of the 1990s, witness of the fashion of the themed hotels, this family resort offers a medieval universe with casino, restaurants and a dinner-show of a tournament of knights. The Excalibur is a spectacular castle of Las Vegas. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Excalibur lies at the southern end of the Strip of Las Vegas, reachable on foot. It is a hotel-casino open to the public, whose decors, casino and restaurants can be freely explored; the shows and attractions, including the medieval dinner-show, follow their own programme and conditions. It is best to inquire before coming.

What is the Excalibur in Las Vegas?

A hotel-casino of the Strip in the form of an immense medieval fortified castle, with towers, turrets and colourful conical roofs evoking a fairy-tale castle, inspired by the legend of King Arthur and the sword Excalibur; opened at the beginning of the 1990s, this family resort offers a medieval universe with casino, restaurants and a famous dinner-show of a tournament of knights.

Where is the Excalibur in Las Vegas?

At the southern end of the Strip of Las Vegas, in the United States.