Planet Hollywood Layout: The Miracle Mile Shops, the Casino Floor, and the Cosmopolitan Bridge

Quick summary: Planet Hollywood is the Strip casino where the mall is wrapped around the gaming floor instead of beside it. The Miracle Mile Shops — a fully enclosed 475,000-square-foot mall with about 1.2 miles of storefronts — form a horseshoe around the central casino floor (roughly 68,600 sq ft) and carry most of the property's Strip entrances. The 39-story hotel tower (about 2,496 rooms) rises at the back, with the lobby one floor below the casino, and PH Live, the 7,000-seat headliner theater, sits at the back of the casino off the mall. The Cosmopolitan is across Las Vegas Boulevard, about 8 to 12 minutes away over an open-air pedestrian bridge. Self-parking and valet are at the rear, entered from Harmon Avenue or Audrie Street — not from the Strip.

The site has been a casino since 2000, when the second Aladdin opened here (the original Aladdin was demolished in 1998). Caesars Entertainment rebranded it Planet Hollywood on April 17, 2007, and reskinned the old Desert Passage mall into the Miracle Mile Shops. What didn't change was the bones of the layout: a shopping loop wrapped around a casino, with the Strip frontage handed mostly to the mall. That single design decision is why first-time visitors lose their bearings here more than at almost any other mid-Strip property — you don't walk into a casino, you walk into a mall, and the casino is somewhere in the middle of it.

The trick to Planet Hollywood is to stop treating the Miracle Mile Shops as a separate place. It isn't a mall next to the casino; it's the hallway system of the casino. Once you anchor on the gaming floor at the center and treat the mall as the corridor that rings it, the property gets a lot simpler.

Planet Hollywood Layout: A Casino Inside a Mall

The property sits on the east side of Las Vegas Boulevard just north of Harmon Avenue, with Paris Las Vegas next door to the north and the Cosmopolitan directly across the Boulevard. From the Strip sidewalk you see a wide, modern facade with multiple entrances — and that's the first source of confusion, because some of those doors lead into the casino and others lead into the Miracle Mile Shops. From above, the complex reads as a large rectangle: the Miracle Mile Shops form a horseshoe-shaped loop along the south, west (Strip), and north edges; the casino floor sits in the pocket of that horseshoe; the hotel tower and lobby are at the back (east); and PH Live sits at the back of the casino, off the mall.

The single most useful thing to understand is that the Miracle Mile Shops are the corridor system, not a side attraction. The mall is fully enclosed, climate-controlled, and roughly 1.2 miles of storefront end to end. It carries the Strip-facing entrances, the bridge to the Cosmopolitan, and the most direct indoor paths between the casino, the theater, and the hotel lobby. If you ignore the mall and try to navigate the casino floor alone, you'll keep hitting walls of shops; if you treat the mall as the hallway, everything connects.

The horseshoe loop

The Miracle Mile Shops loop isn't a straight mall — it curves. Walking it end to end takes you in a long arc that bends back toward where you started, which is exactly why people feel lost. Three landmarks break the loop into manageable thirds: the Strip-side entrances on the west edge, the casino-floor openings on the inner edge (these are your way “inward” to gaming, the hotel lobby, and the theater), and the Cosmopolitan bridge on the upper level near the south end. If you know which of those three you're heading for, the curve stops mattering.

A note on the theater name: PH Live has been rebranded repeatedly over the years — it has carried the names Theatre for the Performing Arts, the PH Theater, The Axis, Zappos Theater, and Bakkt Theater before reverting to PH Live in 2025. If you bought tickets under an older name, it's the same 7,000-seat room at the back of the casino.

Finding What You Need

The casino floor and the hotel lobby

The casino floor sits in the center of the property, reached through any of several openings off the Miracle Mile Shops' inner edge. The hotel lobby and front desk are at the back of the resort, one floor below the casino, between the North and South elevator banks. From the casino floor, head to the back and take the escalators down. If you're arriving by car, valet and rideshare drop you right at the lobby; walking in through the Strip doors drops you into the shopping loop and adds a few minutes of weaving to reach registration.

PH Live theater

PH Live, the 7,000-seat headliner theater, is at the back of the casino, entered from the Miracle Mile Shops corridor. Follow signs for the theater from the casino floor; if you've come in through a Strip-side mall entrance, cut straight across the casino floor toward the back — don't try to follow the mall loop all the way around to the theater.

Restaurants and the food hall

Dining at Planet Hollywood is split between the casino floor and the Miracle Mile Shops. Sit-down restaurants cluster along the inner edge of the mall and around the casino perimeter; quick-service and food-hall options line the mall corridor itself. Because the mall carries most of the food, “where's the restaurant” usually means “which arc of the loop” — check whether your destination is on the Strip side, the south (theater) side, or the north (tower) side before you start walking, since backtracking the curve is the main time-waster here.

Restrooms

Casino-floor restrooms are near the center of the gaming area and along the inner edge where the mall meets the floor. The Miracle Mile Shops also have their own restrooms spaced around the loop, typically near the larger anchor stores and the food court. If you're in the mall, the nearest restroom is usually a mall restroom rather than a walk inward to the casino floor.

The pool

The pool deck is on the 6th floor, overlooking the Strip, and you reach it by the hotel tower elevators — not from the casino floor or the mall. If you're a hotel guest heading to the pool, go to the elevator banks by the lobby first.

Getting Around: Exits, Parking, and Rideshare

Strip-side entrances

Planet Hollywood's Las Vegas Boulevard frontage has multiple doors, and most of them open into the Miracle Mile Shops rather than directly onto the casino floor. That's fine if you're shopping or passing through, but if you're trying to reach the gaming floor, the hotel lobby, or the theater, expect to cut inward off the mall once you're inside. There's no single grand porte cochere on the Strip the way there is at a tower-forward resort — the Strip side is the mall's face, and the resort's vehicle entrances are around back, off Harmon Avenue and Audrie Street.

Parking and valet

Self-parking is in a 10-story garage at the back of the resort, shared with the Miracle Mile Shops. You drive in from Harmon Avenue (via Planet Hollywood Way) or from Audrie Street — not from Las Vegas Boulevard — and walk in indoors through the Miracle Mile Shops. Valet is at the hotel lobby drive at the back, entered from Harmon Avenue; both are paid for guests and the public, with Caesars Rewards tiers parking free by status. For height clearance, EV charging, valet pricing, and the full garage-to-floor route, see our Planet Hollywood parking guide.

Rideshare

Uber and Lyft use the hotel lobby drive at the back of the resort, one floor below the casino, not the Strip. Pickup is just north of the lobby entrance at the tour-bus zone; drop-offs use the covered loading area by the lobby. Follow Rideshare signs from the casino floor to the back and down to the lobby level. Rideshare zones can shift on event nights at PH Live, so confirm the pickup point in your app or with a bell-desk attendant.

Las Vegas Monorail

Planet Hollywood doesn't have its own monorail station, but the Horseshoe/Paris Station on the Las Vegas Monorail sits just to the north, at the back of the Paris and Horseshoe complex. Walk north along the Strip sidewalk into Paris next door, then follow Monorail signs through Paris and Horseshoe to the station. Plan 12 to 15 minutes from the Planet Hollywood casino floor to the platform. The monorail runs north to Westgate and SAHARA and south to MGM Grand — useful for crossing larger Strip distances without a rideshare in heat or on event nights.

Common Navigation Mistakes

Treating the Miracle Mile Shops as a separate building. The mall is the corridor system of the casino, not a neighbor. If you're looking for the casino floor, the lobby, or the theater, the answer always runs through the mall — so orient on the loop rather than expecting a casino-only hallway.

Walking the loop the long way. The Miracle Mile Shops curve back on themselves. If your destination is on the far side, cutting inward across the casino floor is almost always faster than following the mall arc all the way around. Use the casino floor as a shortcut through the middle of the horseshoe.

Entering from the Strip to check in. The Strip-side doors mostly open into the mall. For hotel check-in, the lobby is at the back of the resort, one floor below the casino — arriving by valet, rideshare or the garage puts you right there, while walking in off Las Vegas Boulevard means crossing the mall and casino first.

Looking for self-parking off the Strip. The garage is behind the property, entered from Harmon Avenue or Audrie Street, not from Las Vegas Boulevard. Driving to the Strip frontage looking for parking sends you on a detour around the block.

Expecting an indoor route to the Cosmopolitan. There isn't one. The Cosmopolitan is across Las Vegas Boulevard, and the way over is an open-air pedestrian bridge. Leave through the Miracle Mile Shops' south entrance to the Harmon Corner shops, take the escalator up to the bridge, and cross to the Cosmopolitan's second level.

Connections to Other Casinos

To the Cosmopolitan (west, open-air bridge over Las Vegas Blvd)

The Cosmopolitan is directly across Las Vegas Boulevard, and the way over is an open-air pedestrian bridge, so you do step outside. From the Planet Hollywood casino floor, walk through the Miracle Mile Shops to the mall's south entrance, which opens onto the Harmon Corner shops at the corner. Take the escalator up to the bridge and cross the Boulevard; it lands on the Cosmopolitan's second level. Plan 8 to 12 minutes, depending on where you start and how busy the mall is. For the walks you can do fully indoors, see our guide to the hidden connections between Vegas casinos.

To Paris Las Vegas and Horseshoe (north, outdoor Strip walk)

Paris Las Vegas is Planet Hollywood's next-door neighbor to the north, on the same side of the Strip. There's no indoor or covered connection — exit onto the Las Vegas Boulevard sidewalk, walk north across the Paris driveway, and you're at the Paris entrance beneath the Eiffel Tower replica, about 5 to 10 minutes on foot. Horseshoe Las Vegas is the next casino past Paris, and once you're inside Paris an indoor cobblestone walkway takes you on to Horseshoe.

To Aria, Bellagio, and the west side of the Strip

Aria and CityCenter sit across Las Vegas Boulevard to the southwest. Take the bridge over the Boulevard to the Cosmopolitan, then the second open-air bridge over Harmon Avenue to The Shops at Crystals, and walk through Crystals to Aria. For Bellagio, to the northwest, take the same bridge to the Cosmopolitan and follow its indoor walkway north to Bellagio. Plan 12 to 18 minutes depending on the destination; both bridges are outdoors.

Wheelchair, scooter, and stroller access

The Miracle Mile Shops and the casino floor are level, smooth, and step-free throughout, so wheelchair, scooter, and stroller access across the property is generally good — the mall corridor doubles as a wide, flat indoor route. The self-parking garage connects to the mall at-grade, and the valet drop-off at the lobby is step-free. The open-air bridge to the Cosmopolitan starts at the Harmon Corner shops outside the mall's south entrance and is reached by escalator or elevator; Clark County posts pedestrian-bridge elevator outages, so check before you count on the elevator. The pool deck is on the 6th floor, reached by the guest-tower elevators, which are wheelchair-accessible.

Navigation Tips

• Anchor on the casino floor, not the store names. The Miracle Mile Shops loop curves, and store names won't tell you which way you're facing. The casino floor at the center is your fixed reference point — head “inward” to it whenever you're turned around.
• Cut across the casino floor instead of following the mall loop. If your destination is on the far arc of the horseshoe, the straight line through the middle (the casino floor) usually beats the curve.
• For check-in, head to the back and down one level. The lobby and front desk are one floor below the casino, at the back of the resort. The Strip-side doors open into the mall, not the front desk.
• Self-park and valet from the back, not the Strip. Drive in from Harmon Avenue or Audrie Street; the Strip frontage is the mall's face.
• For the Cosmopolitan, head for the mall's south entrance. The bridge over the Boulevard starts at the Harmon Corner shops just outside it — it's open-air, not an indoor walkway.
• For Paris and the north Strip, you're going outside. There's no indoor route north; walk the Strip-side sidewalk across the Paris driveway, about 5 to 10 minutes to Paris.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the layout of Planet Hollywood Las Vegas?

Planet Hollywood is built around a single ground-level casino floor (about 68,600 sq ft) that sits inside a horseshoe formed by the Miracle Mile Shops, a fully enclosed 475,000-square-foot mall with roughly 1.2 miles of storefronts. The mall wraps the casino on three sides and carries most of the property's Strip-facing entrances, so visitors usually pass through or alongside the shops to reach the gaming floor. The 39-story hotel tower (about 2,496 rooms) rises at the back of the resort, with the lobby and front desk one floor below the casino. PH Live, the 7,000-seat headliner theater, sits at the back of the casino, entered from the Miracle Mile Shops. The Cosmopolitan is across Las Vegas Boulevard, reached by an open-air pedestrian bridge by the mall's south entrance.

Why is Planet Hollywood so confusing to navigate?

Because the mall, not the casino, is the main circulation layer. At most Strip resorts the casino floor is the hub and shops line the edges; at Planet Hollywood the Miracle Mile Shops form a horseshoe-shaped loop wrapped around the casino, with about 1.2 miles of corridor and 170-plus storefronts. Several of the property's Strip entrances open into the mall rather than the casino, so you arrive into a shopping loop and have to find your way inward to the gaming floor, the hotel lobby, or the theater. The loop also curves back on itself, so it's easy to walk a long arc and end up near where you started. Using the casino floor at the center as your anchor — rather than the store names — is the fastest way to stay oriented.

How is the Miracle Mile Shops connected to Planet Hollywood?

The Miracle Mile Shops (formerly Desert Passage) is built directly into Planet Hollywood — the mall wraps around the casino floor rather than sitting beside it. The 475,000-square-foot, fully enclosed mall has roughly 1.2 miles of storefronts and carries several of the resort's Strip-facing entrances. From inside the mall you step directly onto the Planet Hollywood casino floor at multiple points, and the mall's south entrance opens onto the Harmon Corner shops, where an open-air pedestrian bridge crosses to the Cosmopolitan. In practical terms the mall and the casino are one continuous indoor space, which is why the property can feel like a shopping center with a casino in the middle rather than the other way around.

Is Planet Hollywood connected to the Cosmopolitan?

Yes, but not indoors. The Cosmopolitan is directly across Las Vegas Boulevard, and the way over is an open-air pedestrian bridge. From the Planet Hollywood casino floor, walk through the Miracle Mile Shops to the mall's south entrance, which opens onto the Harmon Corner shops, take the escalator up to the bridge, and cross to the Cosmopolitan's second level. Plan 8 to 12 minutes door to door, depending on where you start and how busy the mall is. For the walks you can do fully indoors, see our guide to the hidden connections between Vegas casinos.

How do you get from Planet Hollywood to Paris Las Vegas?

Paris is Planet Hollywood's next-door neighbor to the north, on the same side of the Strip. There is no indoor or covered connection: exit onto the Las Vegas Boulevard sidewalk and walk north across the Paris driveway to the Paris entrance beneath the Eiffel Tower replica, about 5 to 10 minutes on foot. Once inside Paris, an indoor cobblestone walkway continues north to Horseshoe Las Vegas. The Horseshoe/Paris monorail station is at the back of the Paris and Horseshoe complex if you're connecting to the wider Las Vegas Monorail.

Does Planet Hollywood have valet and self-parking?

Yes, both. Self-parking is a 10-story garage at the back of the resort, shared with the Miracle Mile Shops and entered from Harmon Avenue (via Planet Hollywood Way) or Audrie Street, not the Strip; you walk in indoors through the Miracle Mile Shops. Valet is at the hotel lobby drive at the back, entered from Harmon Avenue. Both are paid, with Caesars Rewards tiers parking free by status. For height clearance, EV charging, valet pricing, and the full garage-to-floor route, see our Planet Hollywood parking guide.

Where is Planet Hollywood Las Vegas located?

Planet Hollywood is at 3667 South Las Vegas Boulevard, on the east side of the Strip just north of Harmon Avenue, in Paradise, Nevada. Paris Las Vegas is next door to the north, the Cosmopolitan is directly across Las Vegas Boulevard, and Aria and CityCenter are across the Boulevard to the southwest. The site opened in 2000 as the second Aladdin and was rebranded Planet Hollywood on April 17, 2007. It is operated by Caesars Entertainment. The resort is built into the Miracle Mile Shops, and an open-air pedestrian bridge by the mall's south entrance crosses the Boulevard to the Cosmopolitan.