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The Mirage’s expiration date officially has come into view: July 17, 2024.
The landmark Strip resort is shutting down that day, to be remade as Hard Rock Las Vegas by spring 2027.Lupo said the hotel will close entirely on July 17, and reopen by the end of May 2027. It is to be a full shutdown and reopening, not a “phased-in” restart. Plans are still in the rendering stage, but will include 25 restaurants (five at the new hotel tower near the Strip) and a 5,000-seat theater.
Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/entertainment/entertainment-columns/kats/mirage-a-landmark-strip-resort-prepares-to-vanish-3051360/
Hard Rock International is closer to the construction of a guitar-shaped hotel tower on the Las Vegas Strip.
Hard Rock International's proposed guitar-shaped hotel tower to be developed at The Mirage,*has moved yet another step forward. The*Clark County Zoning Commission, approved on August 16 a step that gives a green light for construction development.
Hard Rock's plans for the resort, which it now operates since a deal was struck last year, call for*a 600-room, 660-foot-tall project along Las Vegas Boulevard.**According to planning documents, the future guitar-shaped hotel will feature*49,000 square feet of gaming area and 96,000 square feet of retail and restaurants. The resort will also feature a pool, spa, fitness center, and salon.
Source: https://www.ktnv.com/news/plans-for-giant-guitar-shaped-hotel-on-las-vegas-strip-take-shape-in-new-blueprints
& https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2023/08/21/68402-las-vegas-hard-rock-39s-guitarshaped-tower-project-gets-construction-greenlight-from-clark-county
Source: https://igamingbrazil.com/en/casino-en/2023/03/28/hard-rock-receives-permission-to-build-new-hotel-in-las-vegas/Clark County Commissioners have given the ‘green light’ to construct a new building in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip, allowing for a guitar-shaped tower where The Mirage is located today, which will do away with the iconic volcanic attraction. The County Commission on Wednesday, March 22, unanimously approved the plans of the operator Hard Rock, which presented a project of 600 rooms and 200 meters high on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Clark County commissioners are slated this month to vote on a project that would change the landscape of the Strip: replacing The Mirage’s iconic volcano attraction with a guitar-shaped hotel tower. The County Commission is scheduled on March 22 to consider Hard Rock International’s proposed 600-room high-rise at the already-massive resort, county records show.
Source: https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/guitar-shaped-hotel-tower-on-strip-heads-to-county-for-vote-2740226/
The iconic guitar-shaped Hard Rock Hotel that may change the face of the Las Vegas Strip could be one step closer to reality. Workers will be drilling in six different locations at the Mirage Resort this week to determine where exactly to construct the iconic Hard Rock Guitar.Source: https://www.ktnv.com/news/ground-testing-begins-at-the-mirage-hotel-ahead-of-hard-rock-hotel-transitionThose in the area may hear some noise and even feel some vibrations as soon as the drilling starts, though hotel officials say it's not expected to impact any guest rooms within the hotel or nearby.
Though the drilling was set to begin on Monday, hotel officials tell us drilling will officially begin on Tuesday, due to some clearance issues. The work is expected to last from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. for 10 weekdays, but the work will pause over the weekends.