The Algiers was noted for mostly retaining its original design throughout its operation, giving it the appearance of an older Las Vegas hotel.

In 2001, owner Larry Kifer proposed swapping the Algiers property for a different parcel that the county planned to auction.

Kifer stated that the potential road realignment project on the Algiers property had made it difficult to redevelop the land.

[2] In 2004, the property was sold to a developer who planned to demolish the Algiers and build the Krystle Sands condominium tower on the land.

Two years later, Turnberry Associates began construction of the Fontainebleau Las Vegas resort on the former Algiers and Thunderbird properties.

[3] It was built by the Thunderbird hotel and casino (later the El Rancho), which was located at the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip.

[5] Marianne Kifer, the Hicks' daughter and the eventual owner of the Algiers, stated that her mother heavily relied on Walsh: "They were very, very good friends as well.

[11] Paul Price, a former writer for the Las Vegas Sun, would also visit the hotel's bar to write his daily column.

That month, Kifer also said that he had previously been approved to develop a 1,000-room hotel on the Algiers property, but he was unable to find investors because they disliked the closed El Rancho resort next door, which had become an eyesore prior to its eventual demolition in October 2000.

"[12] In July 2001, Chris Kaempfer, a lawyer on behalf of Algiers Inc., proposed that all or a portion of the hotel's property be swapped with a 2.3-acre (0.93 ha) parcel located further south on the Las Vegas Strip at the corner of Harmon Avenue.

Outland Development Company planned to construct a 500-foot-tall Ferris wheel on the Harmon property, which was to be auctioned by the county.

Under the proposed land swap, Larry Kifer would likely build a retail center on the Harmon property, located next to the Aladdin resort.

"[1] By October 2001, two separate appraisers had been hired by Kifer and had both placed the value of the Algiers property at $27 million, which county officials considered to be questionably high.

[23] Later that month, Clark County's Public Works division was told to proceed with negotiations for the land swap.

However, county commissioners wanted assurances that the Algiers building would not require expensive cleanup costs such as the removal of asbestos.

[8] The hotel was made of brick, and its pink-and-turquoise painted exterior surrounded a swimming pool and a parking lot for guests.

[40] The Algiers' facade was made of stucco and included several stores, each one topped by crown-shaped neon lights, similar to a Persian gateway or spire.

The hotel also had a roadside pole sign, located along Las Vegas Boulevard, which was lit in neon lighting and was topped by a crown.

"[5] Design elements that were common to older Las Vegas hotels included the roadside sign and the gold raceways.

Covering the restaurant walls were framed black-and-white photographs of old Las Vegas hotels and celebrities from decades earlier.

At night, Johnson played music from the 1940s through the 1960s, including Bing Crosby, Johnny Mathis, and Nat King Cole.

"[1] The Las Vegas Sun noted in 2001 that the property was quiet, stating that, "Save for the Riviera looming over the Algiers' south side, one would never know by standing in its courtyard that the hotel is on the Strip.

[9][37] During the 1990s, the hotel was featured in the films Leaving Las Vegas and Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.