Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |
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Rock and Roll / Music | |
No. of rooms | 1,275 |
Total gaming space | 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) |
Notable restaurants | Hard Rock Cafe Council Oak Steaks & Seafood Kuro |
Casino type | Land-based |
Owner | Seminole Gaming (Seminole Tribe of Florida) |
Website | www.seminolehardrockhollywood.com |
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, also known as The Guitar Hotel, due to its tower constructed to resemble a
Hotel
The resort currently has a 12-story "classic Hard Rock Hotel"
The Hard Rock's $1.3 billion property expansion project added a 450-foot (140 m) tower designed to appear as a pair of guitars, back-to-back, with lights providing the imagery of guitar strings[9][10] and 638 rooms alongside a seven-story, 168-room "Oasis Tower" overlooking the pool cabanas[7]—all scheduled to open on October 24, 2019,[6] several months in advance of Super Bowl LIV being held in Miami on February 2, 2020. The expansion also included a 42,000-square-foot (3,900 m2) "Rock Spa", and over 20 new dining and nightlife destinations. Between the existing 12-story hotel, new Guitar Hotel, and new Oasis Tower, over 1,200 hotel rooms became available in October 2019.[11]
On May 9, 2014, Seminole Chief
Casino
The current casino layout covers over 140,000 sq ft (13,000 m2) featuring
Blackjack is the most popular card game in the United States and was an addition to the casino. In a deal valued at $1.1 billion, former Governor
Entertainment
Hard Rock Live
Hard Rock Live is a 7,000 seat multi-purpose theater, which opened on October 25, 2019, with a concert by
Miss Universe 2020
The 69th edition of the Miss Universe competition, was held on May 16, 2021, at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned her successor Andrea Meza of Mexico at the end of the event.
Notable incidents
Model Anna Nicole Smith, who was staying at the resort, died in her hotel suite on February 8, 2007. An autopsy ruled her death was caused by an "accidental drug overdose" from prescription drugs.[19]
See also
References
Notes
- ^ "Tribe opens Hard Rock casino". Florida Today. Cocoa, Florida. AP. May 1, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2018 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fact Sheet". Ictv1.com. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- ^ "Dining & Restaurants - Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood". Seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Nightlife & Entertainment - Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood". Seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ "Hard Rock Event Center Concerts & Shows". seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "The New Hard Rock". seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ a b "Hotel". seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Rooms & Suites - Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood". Seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Kester, Jennifer. "10 Hotels With Unusual Architecture". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
- ^ "Guitar Hotel Tower At Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Begins To Rise". Fort Lauderdale Daily. Retrieved 2019-08-13.
- ^ Doss, Laine. "Here Are All the Food and Drink Spots Now at Hard Rock Hollywood". Broward Palm Beach New Times. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Sortal, Nick (9 May 2014). "Seminoles plan to spend $100 million this year". Sun-Sentinel. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "The New Hard Rock". seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
- ^ "Casino & Gaming - Seminole Hard Rock Hollywood". Seminolehardrockhollywood.com. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ^ Farrington, Brenda (July 3, 2008). "Florida Supreme court nixes casino pact". The Seattle Times. AP. Archived from the original on 2016-04-01. Retrieved March 20, 2012.
- Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the originalon April 24, 2009.
- ^ "George Lopez Brings "The Wall World Tour" to Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla. Saturday, May 26, at 8 p.m." seminolehardrockhollywood.com (Press release). February 20, 2018.
- ^ Maslow, Nick (January 23, 2018). "Surprise! Britney Spears is taking her Las Vegas show on tour in the U.S. and Europe". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
- ^ Goodnough, Abby; Fox, Margalit (February 9, 2007). "Anna Nicole Smith is Found Dead in Florida". The New York Times.
Further reading
- Associated Press (January 29, 2008). "Vegas-style slots debut at Hard Rock casino". The News-Press. Fort Myers, Florida – via newspapers.com.
- Holland, John (May 12, 2004). "Odds-on favorite". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida– via newspapers.com.
- Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood (April 23, 2004). "Are You Ready to Play?". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida– via newspapers.com.
Grand Opening Party, May 11
- Sortal, Nick C. (June 7, 2008). "It's a big deal: Blackjack starts June 22". Sun-Sentinel. Fort Lauderdale, Florida– via newspapers.com.