SAN DIEGO
Viejas Casino & Resort officially opened its second luxury hotel tower on Friday, Oct. 30, 2015. A grand opening ceremony was held with thousands of attendees to celebrate the new five-story tower.
Separated by the hotel pool area and The Park at Viejas––a designated space for concerts and special events––the new hotel tower stands near Viejas' first hotel tower, which opened in spring of 2013.
The new $50 million hotel tower will feature 109 deluxe rooms and luxury suites, a fitness center and business center, a spacious bar and lounge, and nine state-of-the-art meeting spaces including the Oak Ballroom, accommodating up to 1,200 attendees for events.
This expansion creates an additional 50,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor multifunction resort space, and will increase current hotel accommodations to a total of 237 rooms and suites.
"Our new hotel tower and casino expansion raises the bar for our guests and delivers an experience that's unmatched in the San Diego area," Viejas Tribal Chairman Robert Welch said.
The grand opening celebration included a tightrope performance by Tino Wallenda of the world-famous Flying Wallendas. During the performance, Mr. Wallenda walked the distance between both hotel towers on a tightrope suspended five stories high. Test drives of Viejas' featured Dream Machine, the ASTON Martin Vantage GT, were also conducted throughout the evening.
The event concluded with a fireworks display and exclusive tours of the new hotel tower.
The opening of the second Viejas Hotel Tower is part of a year-long development project that included the addition of 1,000 all new slot machines. The expanded casino floor opened on October 9, 2015.
