Hard Rock Hotel and Casino (Atlantic City)
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Hard Rock Atlantic City is a potential $460 million resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey
, opening in Spring 2014. The location of the planned casino is at the Boardwalk and Albany Avenue, near the eastern terminus of U.S. Route 322
and U.S. Route 40
, known locally as the Black Horse Pike
.
New regulations which require new casino hotel construction to have a minimum of 200 rooms, instead of 500, have advanced the project. The resort will initially open as a boutique hotel
and casino with 200 guest rooms and only 54000 square feet (5,016.8 m²) of casino space. When the second phase is completed, the resort would include 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) of gaming space and 850 hotel rooms. Other features would include a beachfront Hard Rock Cafe, other upscale restaurants, bars, a rock-and-roll museum, a spa and beach cabanas.
The casino will start construction by July 15, 2012, as announced by Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen in November 2011.
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast...
, opening in Spring 2014. The location of the planned casino is at the Boardwalk and Albany Avenue, near the eastern terminus of U.S. Route 322
U.S. Route 322 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 322 is a U.S. highway running from Cleveland, Ohio east to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The easternmost segment of the route in New Jersey runs from the Commodore Barry Bridge over the Delaware River in Logan Township, Glocuester County, where it continues into Chester, Pennsylvania,...
and U.S. Route 40
U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey
U.S. Route 40 is a U.S. highway running from Park City, Utah east to Atlantic City, New Jersey. The easternmost segment of the route runs through the southern part of New Jersey between the Delaware Memorial Bridge over the Delaware River in Pennsville Township, Salem County, where it continues...
, known locally as the Black Horse Pike
Black Horse Pike
The Black Horse Pike is a designation used for a number of different roadways that had been part of a historic route connecting the Camden area to the area of Atlantic City, New Jersey. Roadways now bearing the Black Horse Pike designation include portions of New Jersey Route 168, New Jersey Route...
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New regulations which require new casino hotel construction to have a minimum of 200 rooms, instead of 500, have advanced the project. The resort will initially open as a boutique hotel
Boutique hotel
Boutique hotel is a term popularized in North America and the United Kingdom to describe intimate, usually luxurious or unique hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized accommodation and services / facilities...
and casino with 200 guest rooms and only 54000 square feet (5,016.8 m²) of casino space. When the second phase is completed, the resort would include 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) of gaming space and 850 hotel rooms. Other features would include a beachfront Hard Rock Cafe, other upscale restaurants, bars, a rock-and-roll museum, a spa and beach cabanas.
The casino will start construction by July 15, 2012, as announced by Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen in November 2011.