Hooters Casino Hotel

:"This page is about the Hooters Casino and Hotel; for other uses see Hooters (disambiguation)."Casino infobox
casino=Hooters Casino Hotel
theme=South Florida
address=115 East Tropicana Avenue
Las Vegas Nevada 89109


rooms=696
date_opened=February 2, 2006
space_gaming=35,000 ft²
attractions=none
shows=none
restaurants=none
owner=155 East Tropicana, LLC
casino_type=Land
renovations=2002
2004
2006
names_pre="Howard Johnson Motel" (1973)
"Paradise" (1973-1984)
"Treasury" (1984-1989)
"Pacifica Polyesian" (1989)
"Hôtel San Rémo" (1989-2006)
website= [http://www.hooterscasinohotel.com/ Hooters Casino Hotel]

Hooters Casino Hotel is a hotel casino located off the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The hotel is owned and operated by 155 East Tropicana, LLC (Florida Hooters, LLC 66.67% & EW Common, LLC 33.33%). It is located off the Strip next to the Tropicana and across the street from the MGM Grand Las Vegas. The hotel has 696 rooms with a 35,000 square foot casino.

History

The hotel was built in 1973 opening as a Howard Johnson Motel. After several ownership changes, it became the Hôtel San Rémo in 1989 and featured an Italian Riviera theme. In 2002, the hotel, casino, and restaurants were refurbished. The hotel had 711 rooms while the casino had 30,000 square feet (3,000 m²) of space.

On August 17, 2004 Hooters, Inc. announced that they were purchasing the hotel from the Eastern and Western Hotel Corporation. EW Common, LLC owned by Sukeaki Izumi and Toyoroku Izumi acquired a 1/3rd interest in the hotel as a part of this process. The new ownership announced plans to develop and operate a Hooters brand casino and hotel on the site of the Hôtel San Rémo. On April 18, 2005 Hooters announced a $190 million upgrade of the property. The upgrade included increasing the casino to 35,000 square feet and rebranding the property as a "Hooters" . All of the hotel rooms would be remodeled, the pool would be tripled in size, and the number of restaurants would be increased from 4 to 8 and include the second largest Hooters restaurant in the world. The renovations would reduce the number of rooms to 696 by converting rooms into larger suites.

On February 2, 2006, the weekend of Super Bowl XL, Hooters Casino Hotel officially opened its doors with a large Orange carpet welcoming not only the public but many stars including KISS bass player Gene Simmons.Richard Abowitz, [http://vegasblog.latimes.com/vegas/2006/01/hooters_opening.html Hooters Opening] , The Movable Buffet, "Los Angeles Times", January 31, 2006.] Former Miami Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino opened Dan Marino's Fine Food and Spirits restaurant on the same day the casino/hotel opened.

On January 22, 2007 it was announced that an offer had been made to purchase the Hooters Casino Hotel and its parent company for $95 million [ [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/hotels/2007-01-23-hooters-hotel_x.htm "Company purchases struggling Vegas Hooters". Accessed May 23, 2007.] ] . On April 23, 2007, comedian Bobby Slayton began an open ended engagement in the newly created Nite Owl Showroom.

Under the Hooters Hotel brand, cash flow has been falling at the property. On March 4, 2008, Hedwigs Las Vegas Top Tier, an investment group purchasing the Hooters Casino Hotel for $225 million, announced that it would spend an additional $130 million to redevelop the property and remove and replace the Hooters theme with a "lifestyle, entertainment-driven boutique hotel".Arnold M. Knightly, [http://www.lvrj.com/business/16209327.html Hooters brand will get the boot] , "Las Vegas Review Journal", March 4, 2008.] The deal fell through in June 2008 when Hedwigs failed to make a required payment. [Melinda Peer, [http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/09/hooters-hotel-update-markets-equity-cx_mp_0609markets27.html] , Hooters Hotel Deal A Bust, "Forbes.com", June 9, 2008.]

Other use of name

There is another Hooters branded casino, which is unrelated to the Las Vegas property, called [http://www.hootwinc.com/storeDetail.php?ID=66 Hooters Owl Club Casino] , which is located in Spokane, Washington. It is owned and operated by HootWinc, Inc. a Hooters restaurant licensee based in Oceanside, California.

References

External links

* [http://www.hooterscasinohotel.com/ Hooters Casino Hotel Website]
* [http://www.vegasundressed.com/ThatShow/ThatShowEpisodeSevenHootersCasinoHotel/tabid/83/Default.aspx Hooters Casino Hotel Video Review]