The Cherokee Casino Resort here will debut as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tulsa June 1. New convention space here will open May 1.
The new 18,000-square-foot ground floor convention center features a ballroom that will accommodate 1,000 guests banquet style or 1,200 guests classroom style, and breaks down into separate areas for smaller functions. A new hotel tower will add more than 200 rooms for a total of 350 rooms. The property also includes a golf course.
Future plans include a 2,500-seat entertainment theater, expected to open in 2010.