Hotel accommodations were designed by Dallas-based firm Looney and Associates with neutral, warm tones and texture that highlights the desert’s natural beauty. Unlike other Station properties, it doesn’t have a bowling alley, movie theater or spa - though those amenities could come in future development phases if greenlit. The property is also focusing heavily on the food and beverage experience: It planned the 25,000-square-foot, 11-stall “Eat Your Heart Out” food hall, four standalone restaurants and two bars for the property. Durango also has 20,000 square feet of meeting space. For high rollers, there will be two high-limit rooms: one for slots and one for table games, and three private salons. The $780 million project on South Durango Drive near the 215 Beltway will have more than 2,300 slot machines, including some property-exclusive games, and more than 60 table games in the casino. The roughly 200-room, 83,000-square-foot-casino property is a turning point for the 47-year-old brand as it embarks on a plan to build out its presence in growing areas of the valley through the rest of the decade.ĭurango, a luxury property in a rapidly growing area of the valley, is the first step.

On Tuesday, Station’s parent company Red Rock Resorts will open its first ground-up resort-casino project in more than a decade. “That’s the bird’s eye view I want to have.” “My idea was to go there at two minutes till, let the doors open and just watch people fill into the casino in dramatic fashion,” Horn, a 27-year employee of the locals casino company, said.

He envisions himself standing at the center of the casino in the Oasis Bar, elevated over the pit and slot areas, as the expected thousands of visitors take in Station Casinos’ newest property for the first time. (Rachel Aston/Las Vegas Review-Journal) General Manager David Horn knows exactly which spot he wants to be in before the resort-casino’s doors open for the first time. Nicco’s Prime Cuts & Fresh Fish, a “chic steakhouse dining experience,” at Durango Casino & Resort in southwest Las Vegas, Thursday, Nov.

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