A portion of Downtown’s boutique Thunderbird Hotel became something new over the holiday weekend, when a combination restaurant, drag brunch show, gaming lounge and gay nightclub made its September 1 debut. But all of that is only the first phase of the plans to eventually turn the property into an LGBTQ+ resort, and there’s another gay resort setting up for a fall opening in the Downtown area.
Queen Las Vegas bills itself as the first LGBTQ+ property on the Strip, but its Las Vegas Boulevard location at the retro-styled Thunderbird technically sits between the Strip and Downtown’s Fremont Street area. In addition to the recent rebranding of the restaurant and nightclub spaces, Q Group Hospitality is renovating 28 of the hotel’s 100 rooms, with plans to make them available this fall under the Queen banner.
