Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino

Casino infobox
casino = Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino
theme = Desert Modern
address = 11011 West Charleston Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135


rooms = 815
date_opened = April 18, 2006
space_gaming = 87,000 ft²
attractions = Exterior Light Show
shows =
restaurants = T-Bones Chophouse and Lounge
owner = Station Casinos
casino_type = Land-Based
renovations= 2006
names_pre= None
website = [http://www.redrockstation.com/index.html www.redrockstation.com]

Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino is a resort spa and casino owned by Station Casinos Inc. on seventy acres located in the Summerlin village of Summerlin Centre in Clark County, Nevada. Red Rock is an off-strip locals casino located on West Charleston Boulevard at the intersection of Clark County 215.

The resort includes a convert|198|ft|m|sing=on hotel tower with 815 rooms, spa, convert|94000|sqft|m2 of meeting space, 3,000 slot machines, 62 table games, 16 screen movie theater, a bingo hall, a three acre pool area, a bowling alley plus eleven restaurants.

History

Beginning in 2003 and continuing into 2004 there were significant discussions about the construction of the proposed towers. While other aspects of the design were issues, such as the traffic impact and the brightness of the signs, it was the proposed convert|300|ft|m|sing=on tower and the inclusion of condominiums in the project that caused most of the concerns. The problem was rooted in a zoning variance granted to The Howard Hughes Corporation from the normal convert|100|ft|m to convert|200|ft|m for the site when there was no development in the area.

After much discussion between Station Casinos, Howard Hughes Corporation, Clark County, and residents, a consensus was reached that allowed the project to move forward. The hotel tower was reduced in height to convert|197|ft|m and the condominium towers were eliminated from the project.

The project was designed by Portland, Oregon-based Architropolis, Las Vegas-based The Friedmutter Group, and SADI, with landscape designed by Newport Beach, California-based Lifescapes International. Ground was broken on April 15, 2004 with a projected cost of $475 million.

On March 15, 2005 Station Casinos announced an "Accelerated Expansion" plan to double the number of hotel rooms available in the tower. The total projected cost of over $930 million would make it one of the most expensive locals casino ever built.

It was announced in February, 2006 that the second season of the Hell's Kitchen reality show will offer the winner the executive chef position at a fine dining restaurant to be built in the resort. The winner of the contest was a 25 year-old sous chef from New York named Heather West. Since winning Hell's Kitchen 2, Heather West has still yet to be given the prize of Executive Chef. Instead, Red Rock management has decided to give her a position suitable to her skills - Senior Chef at the Terra Rossa (the resort's Italian restaurant). [ [http://www.restaurant-hospitality.com/article/14221/ The Reality: Only The Host Wins On Hell'S Kitchen ] ]

In 2007, Red Rock opened their 72 lane bowling center, the most expensive center ever built. [cite news |page= 12 |date= July+August 2007 |title=What's new in the West |url= |work= VIA |publisher= CSAA |accessdate=2007-06-27 ]

Features

The hotel tower has palm trees planted on top of the roof facing the Las Vegas Strip.

Crystal chandeliers

Station casino executives, Frank Fertitta III and his brother, Lorenzo, hope to add "a touch of elegance to the property" by including numerous Swarovski crystal chandeliers of all shapes, sizes and varieties in the casino containing more than three million pieces of crystal. Growing up in Vegas, they remembered the "contemporary elegance" displayed in bygone Las Vegas casinos, such as the Desert Inn. They seek to include a taste of the past in their new hotel with these chandeliers. In all, the total cost for all the chandeliers and other Swarovski crystal features throughout Red Rock cost over $6 million.Fact|date=February 2007

Art

The Red Rock Casino, Resort and Spa has a notable collection of art. At one time, its collection included work by Andy Warhol. Today, its collection includes the "Love" sculpture by Robert Indiana in the pool area and other works of art by Takashi Murakami, Vik Muniz, and Paul McCarthy through out the property.

Exterior light show

The westward-facing side of the hotel tower has another feature - a light show on the windows. There has been no official mention of it whatsoever on the hotel's website or by the press. Little is known what the show is officially called, who designed it, or how long it will be displayed each night at this point, but photos taken of the testing phase show difference from the eastern side of the tower.

Expansion

As of March 1, 2006, construction is underway on a second 450-room hotel tower, located to the south of the first tower. It will double the amount of rooms at the resort.

Condo towers

On March 3, 2006, a "Las Vegas Review-Journal" article stated that Station Casinos is "embarking on round two of its development at the resort --two 227-foot-high condominium towers." The original plan did include building high rise condos on the site along with the hotel. They will be called Red Rock Residences. As these towers are higher than the hotel tower itself, no one knows if there will be opposition to this plan from the surrounding residents yet again. Station, however, plans to state that it is reasonable since "The towers will be built on property twenty-nine feet lower in elevation than the land on which the hotel-casino stands. Because of the different land elevations, the condo towers will be no higher than the casino's rooftop despite being twenty-nine feet taller when measured from base to roof". [ [http://www.manhattanization.com/las-vegas/red-rock-residences/profile.rub www.manhattanization.com] ]

In September 2006, Station Casinos officially halted the Red Rock Residences. The company claims to be reconsidering use for the land, but has not ruled out the two condo towers entirely. [ [http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Sep-07-Thu-2006/business/9493146.html Las Vegas Review-Journal Home section] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.redrockstation.com/index.html Red Rock Resort Spa and Casino Official Website]
* [http://www.redrocklasvegas.com/dining/tbones.php T-Bones Chophouse and Lounge]
* [http://www.vegasundressed.com/ThatShow/EpisodeSixRedRockCasino/tabid/80/Default.aspx Red Rock Casino Video Review]