VIDEO: Hard Rock Las Vegas Construction Update

More than two years after The Mirage welcomed its final guests on July 17, 2024, the 70-acre property is right on schedule for its late-2027 grand reopening as the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas.

The video below, from Casino.org‘s Chris Holmes, captures the latest aerial and street-level views of the $4-$5 billion construction effort.

Following the complete removal of The Mirage’s iconic volcano lagoon and front porte-cochère in 2025, the development’s defining feature has steadily risen along the Las Vegas Strip, blocking many of its former sightlines in the process.

A towering guitar-shaped hotel, now visible from miles away, is the clearest symbol of the property’s progress. It was topped out on May 1, 2026, marking the completion of the 42-story guitar body that will contain the structure’s 600-675 hotel suites.

As 2026 draws to a close, steelwork outlining about a third of the 118-foot guitar neck is already in place.

Meanwhile, The Mirage’s original Y-shaped hotel tower has been completely gutted and is undergoing a top-to-bottom renovation, including replacement of the windows that Steve Wynn claimed were glazed with 18K gold. (They weren’t!)

Plans call for a 174,000-square-foot casino floor, two entertainment venues, approximately 200,000 square feet of meeting and convention space, and dozens of restaurants, bars, and lounges. A redesigned pool complex and additional retail and entertainment spaces are also planned.

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Unlike several other expensive Las Vegas developments currently navigating financing hurdles or timeline adjustments, the Hard Rock project has maintained steady capital deployment throughout 2026.

The $4-$5 billion redevelopment is backed by Hard Rock International, which is owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.

In recent regulatory and community updates, company executives have repeatedly indicated that no major permitting or supply-chain issues have emerged that would jeopardize the construction’s targeted fourth-quarter 2027 completion.