One bar is described by a news release as a \u201croulette\u201d bar, the other a \u201cshow\u201d bar with a 10-by-20-foot screen tuned to black-and-white films and live sports. One of the bars will replace Ike\u2019s, which opened in 2017.<\/p>\n
Two other additions — the restaurant Hot Noods by Chinglish and a plain old Starbucks — represent a nod to modernity and the Millennials and Gen-Zers the resort has so far done a bang-up job of attracting.<\/p>\n
The renovations will follow a recent $30 million upgrade of the hotel\u2019s original 47 rooms, Tower Premium rooms, and casino restrooms.<\/p>\n
We are thrilled to unveil our latest expansion project, which represents a significant milestone for El Cortez and the community of downtown Vegas,” El Cortez CEO and chair Kenny Epstein said in the release. “These enhancements arrive at a pivotal moment of heightened demand from both locals and visitors to Fremont Street.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Construction is expected to begin this summer and wrap up early next year.<\/p>\n
El Cortez opened on Nov. 7, 1941, where it still stands on half a Fremont Street block between Sixth and Seventh streets before Fremont was even paved that far.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The oldest continuously operating casino in Las Vegas is getting a facelift. El Cortez is renovating 10,000 square feet of its historic casino floor and adding another 5,000 square feet to the space. The $20 million refresh will result in a brand new high-limit lounge and two new bars that will be in keeping with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":319647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,81886,82353],"tags":[90845,82711,90847,90844,90846,85696],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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