The Strip’s giant guitar is nearly fully strummed.
With 36 of its planned 42 stories now poured, the Guitar Hotel Las Vegas is steadily nearing structural completion and making progress toward its scheduled late-2027 opening act.
The guitar-shaped tower will ultimately rise about 660 feet, with the lower 100 feet containing the resort’s first five floors and the remaining 560 feet dedicated to its 675 hotel rooms and suites. Nearly two dozen of those upper floors have already been fitted with two shades of blue glass that will eventually cover the entire exterior.
The work is part of Hard Rock International’s full transformation of the site into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas. The redevelopment project includes a complete scrape of the existing tri-tower hotel and the construction of the massive guitar-shaped tower now rising above the Strip.
The building that once operated as The Mirage will also receive a new exterior as part of its top-to-bottom renovation. Workers are installing a single shade of blue glass designed to match the guitar tower, creating a uniform aesthetic across the reimagined resort. The tri-tower has been completely gutted, and nearly every aspect of its interior layout and design will change when the property reopens, including larger standard rooms and a significantly expanded casino floor.
When finished, the complex will feature nearly 3,600 hotel rooms, roughly 175,000 square feet of gaming space, two spas, multiple pools, live entertainment venues, and dozens of restaurants, lounges and retail outlets.
South Florida-based Hard Rock International purchased The Mirage in 2022 for $1.075 billion from MGM Resorts International.
The project moved quickly after the closure of The Mirage on July 17, 2024, with demolition and site preparation beginning immediately.
Hard Rock plans to open the new Las Vegas resort in the fourth quarter of 2027.
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