So, did you just hit the jackpot at one of the casinos? Want to burn through your loot quickly? Stop at Crystals! This mall is entirely filled with high-end stores. Literally, it is hard to leave any one of these shops less than a grand lighter. Don't get me wrong, I like high-end goods and have purchased a fair bit of them over the years. The reason why this mall only gets two stars from me is because they have ONLY super high-end goods. The mall itself is dead except for people trying to walk around and cool off, but the stores themselves aren't doing much business. They should have tried to mix in some moderately priced stores to keep the place feeling alive. My other beef with Crystals is that there's no easily accessed option to grab a drink on a hot Las Vegas day. Seriously, how about a small vendor or two with stands in the middle of the mall? Did I miss something, or is it blistering hot here in the desert? Lastly, the layout of the mall is somewhat confusing. You can walk down a hallway to nowhere without realizing it, plus there's an absence of directory signs to help you find your way around. Granted, the building isn't that massive, but still, good design makes it easy for people to get around, not get lost. Crystals had an opportunity to be a great mall in the heart of Vegas, but like many things in this town, it was prone to excess and poor planning. Perhaps once some of the leases run up on the super-lux stores, they can re-think this mall for the 2012 economy and mindset of your average Vegas visitor. This isn't Rodeo Drive baby.
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(i).