Is the Riviera now Margaritaville?

The Riviera, a Palm Springs hotel that once was a choice hangout for members of the Rat Pack, is being transformed into a Margaritaville resort. The historic property is set to open under the new concept in the fall, remaining closed for renovations until then.



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After winding down operations the hotel was closed and demolished to make way for a planned expansion of LVCVA's Las Vegas Global Business District exhibit and meeting center project. Due to its size, the Riviera was demolished through two separate implosions conducted in June and August 2016.

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Riviera (colloquially, "the Riv") was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada, which operated from April 1955 to May 2015. It was last owned by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, which decided to demolish it to make way for the Las Vegas Global Business District.

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Number of Floors: The Riviera was originally built nine stories high. Additional towers were added with The Monte Carlo topping out out 22 floors and the Monaco Tower 24.

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The Riviera abuts the moderate Caribbean Beach Resort, within easy walking distance. But the Riviera is considered a Deluxe level resort, with a higher tier of atmosphere, amenities, and dining.

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Torbay is also known as The English Riviera due to the fact that in Victorian times visitors used to compare the area to the French Riviera. This section of south Devon has always be well known for its warmer climate.

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Opening in 1959, our Palm Springs resort immediately became the go-to hot spot for celebrities and sophisticates like Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, who would lounge by the pool and in the Presidential Suite. The 1960's The Riviera becomes a hotbed for swinging '60s culture.

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That casino was run by Bugsy Siegel, who is regarded as the most historically significant figure from that era. The casinos were cleaned up in the 1970s and 1980s, courtesy of state and federal crackdowns on organized crime. Hollywood's version of the past, however, would hoist the Riviera to the top.

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