ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — Atlantic City’s former Revel casino is moving toward its reincarnation as the Ocean Resort Casino.<\/p>\n
The Boardwalk property said Monday it’s affiliating with the Hyatt hotel chain. The announcement came on the sixth anniversary of the opening of Revel.<\/p>\n
Colorado developer Bruce Deifik bought Revel in January and set about remaking the property.<\/p>\n
“Hyatt has an incredible 60-plus-year legacy in the industry, and its loyal global customer base will have access to an authentic way to experience all that makes Atlantic City attractive and popular,” Deifik said.<\/p>\n
Although Ocean Resort will continue to own and operate the 1,399-room hotel and the casino, its affiliation with Hyatt will enable it to make use of their reservation systems and other infrastructure, a spokeswoman said.<\/p>\n
It also will include the 32,000-square-foot location of exhale, Hyatt’s newly acquired fitness and spa brand, which will feature 32 treatment rooms, a mind and body studio, and a retail boutique.<\/p>\n
Ocean Resort plans to open sometime this summer, although it has not yet announced a date.<\/p>\n
Accessing the expertise of a major worldwide hotel chair — and its base of potential customers — could address two big reasons Revel failed. It shut down in 2014 after little over two years of operation, during which it never came close to making a profit.<\/p>\n
The $2.4 billion resort had to compete against casinos with national and global customer bases, putting it at a disadvantage.<\/p>\n
Ocean Resort recently got approval from state gambling regulators for the design of its gambling chips, and has been advertising numerous jobs throughout the resort.<\/p>\n
It is one of two shuttered casinos planning to reopen this year.<\/p>\n
Hard Rock is remaking the former Trump Taj Mahal casino that President Donald Trump opened in 1990 and fellow billionaire Carl Icahn closed in 2016.<\/p>\n
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