

Hard Rock International has hinted at expanding its portfolio to the Strip, and last year purchased the rights to the Hard Rock's brand and related trademarks in Las Vegas from Juniper Capital Partners. The property currently has 3,044 rooms and suites. We're just not commenting on the rest of the scope until we work through all those designs."Īllen did say Hard Rock plans to offer a resort "at the upper echelon of (Las Vegas Strip) properties when it comes to just size and quality," with more than 4,000 rooms.


"We'll continue to work our designs, but certainly we're committed at minimum to a 1,000-room guitar-shaped hotel and new low rise. "I don't think we have definitive plans at this point," Allen told USA TODAY Tuesday. Hard Rock said it plans to build a 1,000-room guitar-shaped hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, but chairman Jim Allen would not confirm whether that means the company would demolish the Mirage or add new construction. Hard Rock International is set to acquire the operations of the Mirage, subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, according to a Monday news release. MGM Resorts International has agreed to sell the Las Vegas Strip’s first megaresort, the Mirage, to Hard Rock International for nearly $1.1 billion in cash.
