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Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · Independent · Core Luxury
Station Casinos opened Red Rock on April 17, 2006, a $925 million resort in Summerlin turned toward Red Rock Canyon, with Friedmutter Group on the sandstone campus and Looney and Associates on the interiors. The tower holds 796 rooms, the spa holds a Forbes Five-Star, and T-Bones Chophouse looks out at the canyon.
- 796 rooms
- Opened 2006
- Neighborhood: Summerlin
- Rooms from 600 sq ft (56 m²)
- Architect: Friedmutter Group
- Interiors: Looney Associates
About Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa
- Opened April 17, 2006, at a cost of $925 million: Station Casinos' resort in Summerlin, turned toward Red Rock Canyon.
- Forbes Five-Star spa recognition places Red Rock among the few off-Strip properties with that distinction.
- Friedmutter Group architecture and Looney and Associates interiors established the desert-modern template Station later reused at Durango (2023).
- TPC Las Vegas championship golf course extends the resort beyond the casino and spa into outdoor sport.
- Summerlin sits about twenty minutes from the Strip, with the Spring Mountains and Red Rock Canyon a short drive west.
History
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa opened on April 17, 2006, as Station Casinos' most ambitious departure from the locals-casino formula it had perfected across the Las Vegas Valley — a US$925 million resort turned toward Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area and desert modernism. Frank and Lorenzo Fertitta's Station Casinos had built its empire on neighborhood properties — Palace Station, Green Valley Ranch, Santa Fe Station — but Red Rock was conceived as a destination resort for affluent Summerlin residents and visitors who wanted luxury hospitality with outdoor access, championship golf, and a design language drawn from the Mojave landscape.
Friedmutter Group, the Las Vegas architecture firm that would later design Durango, created a low-slung campus that integrates sandstone tones, natural light, and views of the Spring Mountains into every public space. Looney and Associates handled interiors with the warm neutrals, wood, and stone that became Station's luxury signature. The hotel tower contains 796 rooms and suites; the spa — which earned Forbes Five-Star recognition — anchors a wellness proposition that rivals Strip spas without Strip congestion. An outdoor pool complex, bowling and movie entertainment, multiple restaurants, and a large casino floor complete the integrated-resort formula, but the atmosphere reads closer to a high-end desert lodge than a Strip mega-casino.
Red Rock's location at 11011 West Charleston Boulevard in Summerlin places it roughly twenty minutes west of the Strip and minutes from Red Rock Canyon's scenic drive — a positioning that attracts hikers, climbers, and outdoor enthusiasts alongside casino guests and locals. The property's success established the proof-of-concept for Station's later luxury expansion: when Durango opened in 2023 as Station's first new-build Las Vegas property in fifteen years, executives explicitly cited Red Rock's desert-modern DNA as the design lineage.
Forbes Travel Guide has recognized Red Rock's spa at Five-Star level — a distinction rare among off-Strip properties and a signal that Station Casinos could execute luxury service outside the Strip's gravity well. The resort also hosts TPC Las Vegas, a championship golf course that extends the property's appeal to a demographic that might never set foot on Las Vegas Boulevard.
Red Rock is Station Casinos' full-service Summerlin resort: Nevada gaming, a Forbes Five-Star spa, and the sandstone cliffs of Red Rock Canyon as the view from West Charleston Boulevard.
The setting
Red Rock Casino Resort & Spa sits at 11011 West Charleston Boulevard in Summerlin, roughly twenty minutes west of the Las Vegas Strip and at the edge of the Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area. The Spring Mountains rise directly to the west; Red Rock Canyon's scenic loop drive is a fifteen-minute trip. Downtown Summerlin's open-air retail district is five miles east. The property anchors the affluent Summerlin master-planned community — a positioning that defines its guest mix as much as any design decision. 17 miles from Harry Reid International Airport.
Restaurants and bars
- T-Bones Chophouse — Restaurant · Steakhouse
- Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar — Restaurant · American
- Yard House — Restaurant · American
- Grand Cafe — Café · American
Experiences
- Hearthstone Kitchen & Cellar dining — Elevated rustic American dining with scratch-made fare cooked in two wood-burning ovens, plus a wine room and patio.
- Bottomless Brunch — Weekend brunch on Saturdays and Sundays with bottomless mimosas, spritzers and Bloody Marys.
Amenities
- 796 rooms and suites
- Forbes Five-Star spa
- Outdoor pool complex with cabanas
- Red Rock Canyon proximity and views
- TPC Las Vegas championship golf course access
- Large casino floor and sportsbook
- Bowling and movie entertainment
- Meeting and convention space
- Desert-modern architecture and natural-light casino design
- Sauna
- Hot tub
- Fitness center
- Kids' club
- Cinema
Awards
- AAA Four Diamond (2026)
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