# LAS VEGAS | Hard Rock Guitar Hotel | 201m | 660 FT | 36 FLOORS **URL:** \ **Category:** LAS VEGAS\ **Created:** [January 27, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420 "2024-01-27T16:55:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/1 "2024-01-27T16:55:37Z")
> **[Guitar-shaped hotel tower in tune with Strip, county says](https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/guitar-shaped-hotel-tower-in-tune-with-strip-county-says-2748614/)** > > Clark County cleared the way for a guitar-shaped hotel tower to be developed at The Mirage, a project that would spell the end of the resort’s iconic volcano attraction. Per: [https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/spotted-first-tests-at-mirage-of-windows-and-lighting-for-guitar-hotel-tower/](https://www.casino.org/vitalvegas/spotted-first-tests-at-mirage-of-windows-and-lighting-for-guitar-hotel-tower/) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/8/5858735ce040d1062984a179d805b3ddd8dc7c64.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/8/e8245b291ed16356593e22efd7a7639d551908c9.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/2 "2024-06-28T15:21:55Z")
> **[Las Vegas tram shuts down as resort prepares to close](https://www.reviewjournal.com/business/casinos-gaming/las-vegas-tram-shuts-down-as-resort-prepares-to-close-3076220/)** > > The tram that connected the two Las Vegas Strip resorts is now closed as the Mirage prepares to close its doors in July. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/3 "2024-07-18T19:31:36Z")
> **[Demolition starting within the next week at The Mirage](https://www.ktnv.com/news/demolition-starting-within-the-next-week-at-the-mirage)** > > Bulldozers are scheduled to be at The Mirage on Thursday and demolition on the property will start within the next week as crews transform it into a Hard Rock Hotel and Guitar Tower. ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/4 "2025-05-17T14:36:14Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/a/4a44175c5785d6b2a831264269e1a7cef2b723b7.jpeg) [https://www.instagram.com/p/DJh0sXVhQhO/](https://www.instagram.com/p/DJh0sXVhQhO/) ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/5 "2025-06-29T19:20:31Z")
Per: my family ![1000000686](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/7/f71da59c3a5c3846cc883c6e2f4ff3aa935751af.jpeg) ![1000000688](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/8/f8dbe97efe9735840834f3773d6e81a0e43e368f.jpeg) ![1000000647](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/a/caf4e80737fe90aa14e796a9b89267e5a8d078e0.jpeg) ![1000000638](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/e/0eccaa2fb543fd668ee9c7fb28fc48b163a2fadd.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2025, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/6 "2025-06-29T19:22:21Z")
Per: my family ![1000000635](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/5/b59fc9118b87ac7b5fbb29cf5b717de68cae40de.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/7 "2025-08-10T21:53:49Z")
> > > Chris Holmes @seventensuited ![17548628571396112253586311761900](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/ead9b55f05a69cdb19da4ee5250a76d619432895.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/8 "2025-08-10T22:00:52Z")
This will only succeed so far with a ground lease from VICI. Many sites on the strip have degraded as a result while still making huge loses, such as Caesar’s next door. ---
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/9 "2025-08-10T22:17:18Z")
Interesting Can you explain that in more detail? ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 10:27pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/10 "2025-08-10T22:27:03Z")
Casinos sold their land to VICI and bought it back with a lease, it’s a long story you can see it on Youtube I believe. But now they’re handcuffed to these leases and when covid/inflation/etc hit then matters got worse. Now the prices on the strip are too high, service has been greatly degraded, so they can make ends meet, but this results in less people visiting and Caesar’s reported last year a loss of 300$ million I think? The Seminole tribe always owns the land of their properties but this one is different. VICI already owned it so a lease was their way in. It might have been better off long term to redevelop one of these less primed empty parking lots down the strip than redoing The Mirage. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2025, 11:31pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/11 "2025-08-10T23:31:05Z")
I’m always amazed when a casino operates at a loss. Make it make sense! ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2025, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/12 "2025-09-19T10:25:43Z")
On track to reach the halfway point upon year’s end. ![1000087300](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/b/3bc636184e83b178f4459d2cae1fb7fa12430a2d.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/e/4edba36516a9a526520f440d8bc217e07b51357a.jpeg "Mirage to Hard Rock Hotel Transformation Update 09 17 2025") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7EkqyWb30o) Also! Continuing my previous post on developing less mainstream plots - **Red Rock** _(not Hard Rock, oops)_ **has bought a 126 Acre site for $172 Million in the outskirts of Vegas - will announce a mega project in near future.** ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2025, 10:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/13 "2025-10-14T22:01:29Z")
25 days later, 4 more floors. ![1000091989](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/5/a5f50a5ea2d4860fd8277c8bd5388c7d400d2c9c.jpeg) Looks like a wrap on the glass rather than reclad. ![1000091991](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/c/bc725b9aa04626a288d9b8c88086a3f063dcd345.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/0/0/006963ff4e91adbaa3d555967acdf140a018e5c4.jpeg "Mirage to Hard Rock Hotel Transformation Update 10 13 2025") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv31gbwAtww) ---
**Author:** ![StrongIsland](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@StrongIsland](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/StrongIsland)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2025, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/14 "2025-10-15T15:28:09Z")
It’s growing FAST. It’s already almost the same height as most of the hotels around it. It’s certainly going to dominate the strip. I just wish it was built elsewhere on the strip. It’s tragic this is replacing what was the beautiful volcano and Mirage. ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/15 "2025-11-13T22:58:57Z")
Slightly less than a month and 5 floors later: ![1000097678](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/3/8/38a29bbd8d2c719c4c6d00c1ec17b9decc89f869.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/1/2/1225a4562f270b252e38acdb92b1d91b59c9556a.jpeg "Mirage to Hard Rock Hotel Transformation Update 11 13 2025") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duLS69Ql_lc) ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2025, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/16 "2025-11-13T23:39:38Z")
These new renders were released at the end of September: ![1000097688](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/b/6b97bd79df1b1711d4ef98000be934dff62348dc.jpeg) ![1000097683](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/d/c/dce6c30184203105bfda2899408a38dfb98a245d.jpeg) ![1000097686](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/e/4e5a10e43a3553cf22a7783f27efab7a9db670cf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/17 "2025-12-18T08:33:09Z")
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**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/18 "2026-01-20T10:11:44Z")
Updated renders depict the Mirage’s final form, with floor to ceilling window panels, in line with the guitar. ![1000109512](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/7/c/7c557129600a88ebb57ff3805f898eabe0b103f8.jpeg) Originally the plan was to just tint the existing, smaller windows with a blue tape, which they experimented with on site. But now the building is being gutted inside and outside. ![1000109510](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/e/2ec4d7a7374cc31dc565169e1719c60f0f83fd05.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/19 "2026-01-20T10:13:19Z")
The renders from the summer have both the old and new options for the windows, which makes me question how late into the works, the decision was made. ---
**Author:** ![Arik](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/arik/32/175174_2.png) [@Arik](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Arik)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2026, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420/20 "2026-02-20T23:18:32Z")
Earlier this month ![1000114530](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/8/88e6207f0fe1cc7ae7c72f7681e900432cd99c90.jpeg) [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/8/a/8a5fbc5a3d6423e05a40b8038a78e3b83744aec0.jpeg "Mirage to Hard Rock Hotel Transformation Update 02 11 2026") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcBS6WTJ-NI) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/las-vegas-hard-rock-guitar-hotel-201m-660-ft-36-floors/23420.md?page=2)