LAS VEGAS, NV
MGM Grand officials last week announced a $160 million renovation of the hotel’s guestrooms and suites. Slated for completion in September 2012, the refresh will aim to make a guest's transition from the comforts of home to a hotel room as seamless as possible, which means an upgrade in technological offerings, among other spruce-ups.
"For us, a guestroom should be your home away from home," said Tim Kelly, vice president of hotel operations for MGM Grand. "We have to make sure we have the comforts, functionality and technology one would find in his home today." The renovation will involve all 4,212 guestrooms and suites. Among the upgrades will be the availability of high-definition movies in every room, upgraded Internet and bandwidth availability. Also, meeting attendees or speakers will be able to make presentations from their rooms.
"Obviously, we're upgrading to flat screen TVs with a media hub to plug in various devices and allow guests to do presentations right over the TV,” says Kelly. "The key is that [the room] is much more functional that what it was historically, and meets the needs of the customer of today.”
