What Opened in June
June 9: In-N-Out Burger opened its massive BLVD Las Vegas restaurant.
June 11: The Vanderpump Hotel celebrated its official grand opening.
June 11: The Venetian unveiled Milano, a 275-suite luxury collection inside The Palazzo.
June 2026 gave the Las Vegas Strip a new hotel identity, one of its largest fast-food restaurants, an exclusive suite collection, a homegrown production show and enough gelato flavors to make choosing dessert feel like a serious commitment.
Not every arrival involved a new building. Some of the Strip’s biggest changes came from transforming existing spaces, adding new experiences inside established resorts and giving visitors fresh reasons to return to familiar corners of Las Vegas Boulevard.
Now that the month is over, here is what actually opened or officially arrived on the Las Vegas Strip in June 2026.
1. The Vanderpump Hotel Gave the Former Cromwell a Complete New Identity
The biggest Strip hospitality arrival of June was not a ground-up resort.
It was the transformation of The Cromwell into The Vanderpump Hotel, Lisa Vanderpump’s first hotel project and the latest expansion of her Las Vegas hospitality business.
The 188-room boutique hotel celebrated its official grand opening June 11 at the corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Flamingo Road. Vanderpump arrived in a custom Rolls-Royce, received a ceremonial Key to the Strip and concluded the event with a 600-drone show above the resort corridor.
The theatrical celebration fit a hotel built around personality.
Vanderpump and designer Nick Alain reshaped the guest rooms, casino, check-in areas and public spaces with velvet, crystal lighting, floral details, custom furnishings and playful references to Vanderpump’s British background.
The property contains 21 suites and a roughly 40,000-square-foot casino. It remains much smaller than the giant resorts surrounding it, but that more intimate footprint is part of the strategy.
What Is Inside the Vanderpump Hotel?
Gigolo: A dark, intimate cocktail lounge beside hotel registration, named after Vanderpump’s late Pomeranian, Giggy.
The Bar at The Vanderpump Hotel: A central casino lounge serving cocktails in a more open setting.
GIADA: Giada De Laurentiis’ Italian restaurant, which remained at the property through the conversion.
Soleia: A 65,000-square-foot rooftop pool and event area with panoramic Strip views.
Drai’s After Hours: The longtime underground nightclub remains in its original location beneath the hotel.
Caesars Sportsbook: A smaller lounge-style sportsbook connected to the casino floor.
Gigolo technically opened at the end of May, several days before the hotel’s official June celebration. It still plays a major role in the finished property and gives visitors a reason to enter even when they are not staying overnight.
Why it matters: The conversion shows how Strip operators can create something marketable without building another multibillion-dollar tower. Caesars and Vanderpump took a small existing property and gave it a distinct identity capable of competing for attention with much larger resorts.
The Strip Did Not Get Another Megaresort
It received something increasingly rare instead: a boutique hotel that knows exactly who decorated it.
2. In-N-Out Opened a Massive Restaurant at BLVD Las Vegas
In-N-Out Burger began serving customers June 9 at BLVD Las Vegas, the multilevel retail and dining complex at 3747 S. Las Vegas Blvd.
The third-floor restaurant contains approximately 8,000 square feet of indoor space and a 2,500-square-foot outdoor terrace. It seats about 170 guests inside and another 50 outside.
That makes it one of the company’s largest restaurants, although the frequently repeated claim that it is unquestionably the world’s largest In-N-Out should be treated carefully. The company has identified its Barstow restaurant as having greater seating capacity.
The Las Vegas location does not have a drive-thru. It is designed entirely around pedestrians, tourists, arena crowds and visitors moving through the center Strip.
The restaurant sits across Las Vegas Boulevard from ARIA and Park MGM and near T-Mobile Arena. That position gives it access to hockey fans, concert crowds, hotel guests and visitors searching for a familiar meal that does not require a reservation.
What Makes This In-N-Out Different?
Large dining room: Indoor seating for approximately 170 customers.
Strip-view terrace: Outdoor seating for another 50 guests overlooking Las Vegas Boulevard.
No drive-thru: The restaurant is built around foot traffic rather than vehicle lines.
Company Store: An attached merchandise shop sells shirts, hats and In-N-Out collectibles.
Late-night hours: The restaurant stays open until 1 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 1:30 a.m. Friday and Saturday.
In-N-Out said the restaurant opened with approximately 70 associates and a starting wage of $18.25 per hour.
The menu did not receive a special Las Vegas makeover. Customers still order hamburgers, cheeseburgers, Double-Doubles, fries and shakes at prices that compare favorably with many nearby Strip meals.
Why it matters: The opening proves that not every successful Strip arrival needs luxury pricing. In-N-Out created a destination by combining a familiar menu with a high-traffic location, a large terrace and a view people will remember.
3. Milano Added a Private Luxury Hotel Experience Inside The Palazzo
The Venetian Resort used June to introduce a much quieter type of hospitality product.
On June 11, the resort unveiled Milano, an exclusive collection of 275 suites inside The Palazzo.
Milano is not a separate ground-up hotel. It is a private luxury environment operating within one of the Strip’s largest existing resorts.
The concept draws from Milanese design, fashion and hospitality rather than The Venetian’s more theatrical recreation of Venice. Clean lines, restrained colors, custom materials and quieter arrival spaces replace the oversized spectacle guests encounter elsewhere in the resort.
What Milano Offers
275 suites: A limited collection separated from the resort’s broader room inventory.
Dedicated entrance: Guests can avoid the resort’s busiest arrival areas.
Private lounge: A dedicated space provides a more controlled check-in and concierge experience.
Exclusive privileges: The resort is developing in-suite experiences and benefits reserved for Milano guests.
Palazzo access: Guests remain connected to The Venetian’s restaurants, casino, shopping, entertainment and convention facilities.
The June announcement left some details to be revealed later, including the complete list of exclusive services and experiences.
That makes Milano less of a flashy public attraction and more of a strategic business move. It gives The Venetian another product for high-spending guests who want the restaurants, entertainment and convention access of a megaresort without experiencing the property like one.
Why it matters: Milano reflects the Strip’s continued segmentation. Resorts are no longer selling only standard rooms and suites. They are creating smaller private hotel experiences inside larger properties for customers willing to pay for discretion and personalized service.
4. Franky Perez Brought a New Affordable Production Show to Treasure Island
Las Vegas native Franky Perez launched Franky Perez and The All Nighters at Treasure Island on June 25.
The production combines a live band, horns, percussion, dancers, showgirls and visual staging inside the theater also used by Mystère.
Perez has performed with artists including Ringo Starr, Slash, Billy Idol, Geezer Butler and Billy Gibbons. His Treasure Island production gives him something different: a recurring headlining show in the city where he grew up.
The music moves through rock, soul, funk, Latin rhythms and reinterpretations of familiar songs. Perez also performs material from his 2026 album, Dámelo.
The Value Proposition Is Unusually Clear
Showtime: Select Thursdays at 7 p.m.
Ticket price: Approximately $25, including taxes and fees.
Runtime: Approximately 75 minutes.
Age policy: All ages are welcome.
Parking: Treasure Island offers free self-parking.
Drink minimum: None.
The $25 ticket is central to the production’s identity. Major Strip shows frequently cost several times that amount before parking, drinks or upgraded seating enter the calculation.
Perez and Treasure Island positioned the show as accessible to locals, families and visitors who want a full live production without turning the night into a major financial commitment.
Why it matters: The show brings a local entertainer into a recurring Strip headlining role while offering an increasingly rare product: affordable live Las Vegas entertainment built around musicians performing in the room.
A $25 Strip Show With Free Parking
Somewhere, a resort-fee calculator just burst into flames.
5. Anita Gelato Brought More Than 150 Flavors to The Venetian
Anita Gelato opened its first Las Vegas location during the final days of June inside The Venetian Resort.
The family-founded company began in Israel and has expanded internationally through locations in the United States, Australia, Spain, Cyprus and England.
The Las Vegas shop operates inside Via Via Food Hall, The Venetian’s collection of chef-driven quick-service restaurants.
Anita offers more than 150 rotating flavors, although not every flavor is available at the same time. Gelato is made fresh daily and displayed in large cases that turn the selection process into part of the experience.
What Is on the Menu?
Traditional gelato: Options can include milk chocolate salted pretzel, pistachio, salted almonds and caramel.
Sorbets: Dairy-free fruit selections provide lighter alternatives.
Vegan ice cream: Soy-based varieties are available.
No-added-sugar choices: At least one option is typically available for guests limiting sugar.
Frozen yogurt: Lower-fat yogurt flavors expand the menu beyond gelato.
Coffee and hot chocolate: The shop also serves drinks for guests who somehow reach Las Vegas and decide they are too cold.
The shop opens daily at 8 a.m. and remains open late, making it useful after dinner, after a show or during the hours when ordinary dessert businesses have already turned off the lights.
Why it matters: The arrival strengthens Via Via’s position as more than a food court. It gives the collection a recognizable international dessert brand and another reason for customers to remain inside the dining area after finishing their main meal.
What Did Not Actually Open in June?
Las Vegas opening timelines move quickly, and several major attractions associated with summer 2026 arrived just outside June.
Gigolo Opened in Late May
Lisa Vanderpump’s Gigolo lounge opened May 29, shortly before The Vanderpump Hotel’s June 11 grand opening. It belongs to the hotel’s finished experience, but it was technically a May arrival.
Museum of Ice Cream Opened in July
The world’s largest Museum of Ice Cream opened July 3 near AREA15. It was one of the summer’s biggest openings, but it is not located directly on the Strip and does not belong in a June roundup.
The BLVD In-N-Out Is Not Confirmed as the World’s Largest by Seating
The restaurant is enormous and may lead the chain in total footprint, depending on how space is measured. In-N-Out has identified the Barstow location as having greater seating capacity. The Las Vegas restaurant does not need an inflated claim to remain newsworthy.
How to Experience the June Openings
Center Strip
Combine The Vanderpump Hotel with the BLVD In-N-Out. The properties sit within walking distance of each other near Flamingo Road, Park MGM, ARIA and T-Mobile Arena.
Visit Gigolo for a cocktail, explore The Vanderpump Hotel’s public spaces, then walk south for a Double-Double on the BLVD terrace.
North-Central Strip
Milano, Anita Gelato and Franky Perez can fit into one Venetian and Treasure Island outing.
Milano’s private spaces are primarily for registered guests, but The Venetian’s restaurants and public areas remain open to visitors. Eat at Via Via, stop for Anita Gelato and walk across or along the Strip to Treasure Island for the Thursday evening production.
What June’s Openings Say About the Strip
The June lineup did not deliver another giant casino tower or billion-dollar attraction.
It revealed several smaller strategies shaping the Strip in 2026.
Existing resorts are becoming new again: The Vanderpump Hotel proves that a complete identity change can generate attention without replacing the building.
Luxury is becoming more private: Milano gives affluent customers a smaller controlled experience inside a megaresort.
Affordable brands still create demand: In-N-Out may generate as much everyday foot traffic as far more expensive restaurants.
Local performers can still claim Strip stages: Franky Perez built a production around Las Vegas talent and deliberately approachable pricing.
Food halls are becoming brand collections: Anita Gelato adds another nationally or internationally recognized operator to Via Via.
The common thread is specificity.
Each opening knows who it is trying to attract. Vanderpump sells a complete visual world. Milano sells privacy. In-N-Out sells familiarity and value. Franky Perez sells live Las Vegas showmanship. Anita sells choice, color and late-night dessert.
Why Vegas Cares
Strip openings create jobs, attract visitors and produce business for suppliers, performers, contractors, transportation companies and nearby restaurants.
They also create opportunities for local businesses to compete through stronger service, distinctive products and experiences that large resort operators cannot easily copy.
The Bottom Line
June 2026 did not reinvent the entire Las Vegas Strip.
It gave the boulevard five meaningful additions.
The Vanderpump Hotel turned a familiar corner into a new boutique destination. In-N-Out brought affordable burgers and terrace views to BLVD Las Vegas. Milano created a private luxury layer inside The Palazzo. Franky Perez put local musicianship on a recurring Strip stage. Anita Gelato gave The Venetian more than 150 possible answers to one dessert question.
The Strip is often described as constantly changing.
June showed that change does not always require another tower.
Sometimes it requires a new name, a better room, a live band, a crowded burger counter or one more scoop before midnight.
