Meruelo’s Las Vegas Resort Holdings controls the SLS. “Every detail will change, big or small,” he said.Īlready the resort filed for a permit with the Clark County Comprehensive Planning Department to change signs to the Sahara name. Meruelo told the crowd that the $150 million renovation of the resort includes changes to the restaurants over the next two to three years. The Sahara originally opened in 1952, closing in 2011 before reopening in 2014 as SLS Las Vegas. Meruelo bought the SLS from San Francisco-based investment fund Stockbridge Capital Group in April 2018 for an undisclosed amount of money.
We are writing the next chapter in the city’s evolution, for the love of Vegas.” “And, we are now responsible for shaping a new narrative. “The Sahara played an important role in the evolution of the destination,” owner Alex Meruelo told the crowd of about 700 that gathered at the resort’s Foxtail Pool on Thursday night. SLS Las Vegas takes it back to the future, changing its name to Sahara Las Vegas, a tip of the hat to the resort on the north end of the Strip’s past.
