Resorts and Harbor: Pond Las Vegas - By: Roberto Bell,

On the fringes of the Las Vegas band resides the 3,592-acre Mediterranean - fashion Lake Las Vegas Resort, a privately-owned manmade lake in southeast Nevada. A resort and housing district in one, this retreat has a laid-back vibe when compared to Vegas fast-paced nightlife, but it still gives visitors an eclectic atmosphere to explore. The resort includes everything from custom homes to unusal boating excursions to championship golf courses.

For guests who have always wanted to journey abroad Lake Las Vegas sets itself apart as a foremost gateway reminiscent of Europes lakeside villages. Guests staying at the AAA Four Diamond-rated Ritz-Carlton can see traces of arched doorways and clay tile roofs. Offering an unforgettable view of the resorts mountainous backdrop is the Loews lodge, which is also AAA Four Diamond-rated.

There are abundance of on-water and waterfront behaviour. Lake Mead, one of the largest national leisure sites in the United States, is only two miles away and offers picturesque power-boating and watersports opportunities. Within the resort, the 320-acre lake only allows non-motorized recreational watercraft with the exclusion of the resorts two cruise yachts and security vehicles but visitors can select from paddle boating, kayaking, canoeing, sailboating or fishing at Lake Las Vegas two marinas, MonteLago Village Marina and SouthShore Marina.

For fly-fishermen, the lake overflows with trout, bluegill, bonefish, deep and sunfish, and master guides even offer programs and education for both new and veteran fishers.

Golfers will find Lake Las Vegas to be the definitive golfing gold mine with three 18-gap courses collectively named the Best Resort Golf Courses by Golfweek magazine in 2007: the Reflection Bay and SouthShore Golf Clubs both designed by Jack Nicklausand The Falls Golf Clubdesigned by Tom Weiskopf.

MonteLago Village is considered as a resort-within-a-resort, the 55,000-square-foot commercial village captures the essence and splendor of old-world Europe as cobblestone streets converge into continental plazas. It is an close, pedestrian-only community lined with boutiques, residential quarters, and lakeshore bistros and restaurants.

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