ATLANTIC CITY
Tropicana Casino and Resort will undertake a $25 million renovation this
fall, upgrading its hotel rooms, casino floor and restaurants as part of a
multiyear overhaul of the Boardwalk property.
Remodeling sixteen floors in the North Tower, the oldest part of the hotel
complex, is the centerpiece of the project. The North Tower includes 437 rooms
and junior suites.
Tony Rodio, Tropicana's president and chief executive officer, said the
casino is embarking on a four-year master plan that calls for renovations to
all four of its hotel towers. The company's board of directors has given
conceptual approval to the plan, but has committed funding for only the North
Tower and other parts of the first phase of the project so far, he added.
"We want to do stuff over the next few years to completely transform
the facility," Rodio said. "In each of the four years we would
renovate a tower."
The North Tower's refurbished guest rooms will feature contemporary
furnishings, new carpeting, textured wall coverings and upgraded bathrooms.
Tropicana now joins with other casinos in town in concentrating on their hotel
rooms in the pursuit of more overnight guests.
