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| Address | 2500 East Second Street Reno, Nevada 89595 |
| Opening date | May 3, 1978 |
| Previous names | MGM Grand Reno Bally's Reno Reno Hilton |
| Theme | Luxury Lifestyle |
| Owner | PLANTworldwide |
| No. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) of rooms | 1,995 [1] |
| Total gaming space | 80,000 ft2 [2] |
| Notable restaurants | Dolce Enoteca Charlie Palmer Steak Charlie Palmer Fish The Lodge Buffet Cafe Sierra 2nd Street Express Starbucks Johnny Rockets Round Table Pizza Port Of Subs |
| Years renovated | 1981, 1000 room addition total 2001 rooms |
| Website | http://www.grandsierraresort.com |
The Grand Sierra Resort is a resort hotel located approximately two miles east of Downtown Reno, Nevada. The hotel has 1,995 guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants[1], and a casino with 80,000 square feet (7,400 m²) of space[2]. A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. A casino is in the modern sense of the word a facility that houses and accommodates certain types of Gambling activities The hotel also has a shopping center, wedding chapel, pool, convention center, 50-lane bowling alley[3], golfing and an RV park. A shopping mall or shopping centre is a building or set of buildings that contain Retail units with interconnecting Walkways enabling visitors A wedding chapel is a place other than a legal Court, and usually also other than a church, where couples can get legally married A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is an artificially enclosed Body of water intended for Swimming or Conference centre redirects here For the conference facility in Salt Lake City Utah that is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
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History
The property first opened in 1978 as the MGM Grand[4] — the world's largest hotel casino at the time, with a 26 stories, 1,015 rooms on a 145-acre (0. 59 km²) site[5]. The construction cost 130 million dollars. On June 3, 1978 Donn Arden's "Hello Hollywood Hello" debuted. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering [6] An expansion in 1981 increased the rooms to 2,001. In 1986 the property along with the MGM Grand in Las Vegas were sold to Bally Gaming Corp. Both resorts were re-branded as Bally's. In early 1992, Harveys Lake Tahoe entered a bidding war with Hilton Hotels Corporation over the right to buy the resort. Harveys Lake Tahoe is a resort located in Stateline Nevada. The hotel has 740 rooms and suites as well as six Restaurants, and a Casino with 87500 square Hilton Hotels Corporation, a subsidiary of the Blackstone Group, is a global hospitality company Harveys announced an agreement on a $70 million deal, only to see Hilton up the ante to $73 million and assumption of Bally's debt. Several weeks later, after considering even higher bids, a federal bankruptcy court settled the matter by approving Hilton’s final $83 million offer. The hotel was later acquired by Harrah's Entertainment (which also owns Harveys), in the 2005 acquisition of Caesars Entertainment. Harrah's Entertainment Inc is a private gaming Corporation that owns and operates Casinos hotels and six golf courses under several Brands
On May 11, 2005 Caesars Entertainment announced an agreement to sell the Reno Hilton to PLANTworldwide DBA Grand Sierra Resort Corp . Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Caesars Entertainment Inc was a Las Vegas Nevada based business that was the largest owner operator and developer of Hotels and Casinos throughout for 150 million dollars[7]. On June 23, 2005 the sale was completed and the name of the property was changed to The Grand Sierra Resort.
Planned Expansion
The hotel tower is currently undergoing conversion of the top 11 floors into 824 hotel-condominium units[8]. In addition, construction of an approximately 150,000-square-foot (14,000 m²) indoor waterpark is planned to commence in June of 2009[9]. The plan is estimated to cost 1. 8 billion dollars and is expected to take five to seven years to complete. The property is planning eight new condo-towers, a Bellagio style water feature at a newly landscaped lake an outdoor amphitheater and a new mall. Bellagio is an AAA Five-Diamond Mobil Four-Starred rated luxury Hotel and Casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area Former Chairman of the MGM Grand Las Vegas, now head of the Navegante Group is planned to lease and operate the casino.
On January 31, 2007 Grand Sierra announced plans to join with Nikki Beach to convert the top four floors, pool area, and former Garage Nightclub into a destination. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Nikki Beach Pool area has been open as of July 1, 2007. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
References
- ^ a b About Grand Sierra Resort and Casino
- ^ a b Grand Sierra Resort - (800) 501-2651 | Casino
- ^ Grand Sierra Resort - (800) 501-2651 | Recreation - Bowling
- ^ Grand Sierra Resort Reno Hotel & Casino - Hotel Rooms, Restaurants, History, Tips and Photos - RenoTripping.com
- ^ Reno Casino Boom. Las Vegas Review-Journal (05 July 2003). The Las Vegas Review-Journal is published in Las Vegas Nevada, United States Retrieved on 26 November 2006. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Hello Hollywood Hello. KNPB. KNPB is a PBS member Television station in Reno Nevada, broadcasting locally on channel 5 Retrieved on 26 November 2006. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ Caesars Entertainment, Inc. Selling the Reno Hilton to PLANTworldwide DBA Grand Sierra Resort Corp. for Approximately $150 million. Hotel Online (11 May 2005). Retrieved on 26 November 2006. Events 43 BC - The Second Triumvirate alliance of Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus ("Octavian" later "Caesar Augustus" Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
- ^ condohotelcenter.com
- ^ http://www.grandsierraresort.com/activities/waterpark/
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