It is located on 24 acres (9.7 ha), directly south of the Horseshoe Las Vegas resort, also owned by Caesars.

The site of Paris Las Vegas was originally occupied by the Galaxy Motel and a small strip mall; the latter had included the Little Caesar's casino and a stand-alone sports book known as Churchill Downs.

[6][7] However, Hilton acquired Bally Entertainment in late 1996,[8] and Chanen was fired from the Paris project amid the ownership change.

[9] Construction of Paris Las Vegas eventually began on April 18, 1997,[10] with Perini Building Company as the general contractor.

[12] Paris Las Vegas opened on September 1, 1999,[13][14][15] following a private VIP party which included Nevada governor Kenny Guinn, Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman, French actress Catherine Deneuve, and businessman Donald Trump.

[22] The two resorts are connected,[23] and initially shared operations, including a single gaming license and hotel reservation system.

[22][24][25] In late 1999, a fraud lawsuit was filed against the resort by Steven Mattes, a high roller who gambled there during its opening weekend.

[33] A power outage occurred in November 2016, lasting more than 12 hours and trapping 11 people in elevators throughout the resort, before being rescued by fire crews.

A work crew had been making floor repairs in the resort's boiler room and accidentally drilled into the property's main power and backup generator lines, causing the outage.

"[42] The facade includes replicas of the Arc de Triomphe (two-thirds scale), the Louvre, the Paris Opera House,[43][44][19] and the Musée d'Orsay.

[45][47] Upon the resort's opening, the three interior legs contained a sports book, a casino host area, and a bar, respectively.

The fourth leg rests outside the resort along the Strip, and initially served as a ticket booth for guests to visit the observation deck.

[45] Although the replica tower was created with welded steel, it also includes faux rivets to match the design of the original.

[46] Interior design of the resort's public spaces was handled by Yates-Silverman,[48][49] with assistance from Kovacs & Associates of Chicago.

[57] Chateau Nightclub and Gardens opened the following year with 45,000 sq ft (4,200 m2) of space, including outdoor areas overlooking the Strip.

[70][75][76] The Eiffel Tower Restaurant seats 250 people and has long been overseen by French chef Jean Joho.

To suit the Las Vegas demographic, the show was condensed to 90 minutes, down from the 150-minute Broadway version.

[108] During the show's first three months, the cast included actor David Hasselhoff as Roger De Bris, until he departed due to scheduling conflicts.

[115][116] Although popular elsewhere, the Las Vegas version saw minimal success and concluded its run in January 2018, five months after opening.

[117] Circus 1903 was replaced shortly thereafter by Inferno, a pyrotechnic show starring Joe Labero and others as they performed fire-related stunts.

[98] Aside from the theater, hypnotist Anthony Cools also performed in his own venue at the resort from 2005 to 2020,[122][123] and had also opened a topless variety show there in 2007.

[125][126] Until 2006, the resort interior offered free entertainment from various performers, including street musicians, mimes, and living statues.

[127][128][129] A free five-minute light show debuted in 2019, illuminating the Eiffel Tower in red, white, and blue.