Lumière Place is a Saint Louis

St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

, Missouri

Missouri

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 casino

Casino

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 and hotel

Hotel

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 resort

Resort

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 owned and operated by Pinnacle Entertainment

Pinnacle Entertainment

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History

Located in historic downtown St. Louis, Lumière Place opened on December 19, 2007. The resort overlooks the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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 and sits less than one mile from the St. Louis Arch. Lumière Place houses two hotels, HoteLumière and the only Missouri hotel to receive the AAA Five Diamond Award, Four Seasons-St. Louis

Lumière Place recently won the Readers' Choice award for "Best Casino" in the 2010 Riverfront Times

Riverfront Times

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 Best of St. Louis awards. .

Facility

The 75000 square feet (6,967.7 m²) Lumière Place casino floor features approximately 2,000 slots, 55 tables and a 13-table poker room.

HoteLumière has 294 all-suite guest rooms and the 19 story Four Seasons St. Louis has 200 rooms, including 14 suites.

The property also features the 450 seat Lumière Theatre for live entertainment. Since its debut in 2008, Lumière Theatre has played host to the Go-Go’s, Joan Rivers, Legends in Concert, Thunder from Down Under, Louie Anderson, the Rat Pack, WBF Championship Boxing, Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

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 fights and even the taping of an episode of TLC’s “Cake Boss

Cake Boss

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” where Buddy Valastro unveiled a 700-pound cake featuring Lumière Place and other St. Louis landmarks.

Restaurants

Lumière Place has six restaurants, including two from renowned Master Chef Hubert Keller

Hubert Keller

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, star of Top Chef Masters

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 on the Bravo Network:

• Stadium Sports Bar and Grill (Opening Spring 2011)
• Burger Bar
• The Kitchen Buffet and Bistro
• Asia
• Peet's Coffee and Tea
• House of Savoy

The resort was designed by Marnell Corrao Associates

Marnell Corrao Associates

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, the Las Vegas

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-based architectural firm that also built the Bellagio (hotel and casino)

Bellagio (hotel and casino)

Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in the Paradise area of unincorporated Clark County, Nevada, USA and a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. It is owned by MGM Resorts International and was built on the site of the demolished Dunes hotel and casino.Inspired by the...

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