Viejas Band debuts $50M hotel tower as part of casino expansion

Monday, November 2, 2015

Tribal leaders and dignitaries welcomed visitors to the new hotel tower at the Viejas Casino & Resort in Alpine, California, on October 30, 2015. Photo from Viejas Band

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The Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians in California opened a new $50 million hotel tower on Friday.

The tower at the Viejas Casino features 109 rooms, a fitness center, a business center, a bar and lounge and conference and meeting space for up to 1,200 people. The 50,000 square-foot addition brings the total number of rooms at the facility to 237.

"Our new hotel tower and casino expansion brings a new level of refinement and guest services to our community. We are grateful to our loyal guests for taking this journey with us," Chairman Robert Welch said in a press release.

The tribe debuted a new gaming floor earlier on October as part of the expansion project.

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