Vacation Village | |
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Location | Enterprise, Nevada |
Address | 6711 South Las Vegas Boulevard |
Opening date | November 9, 1990 |
Closing date | January 8, 2002 (casino) January 9, 2002 (hotel) |
Theme | Southwest[1] |
No. of rooms | 315 |
Total gaming space | 15,000 sq ft (1,400 m2) |
Notable restaurants | Denny's[2] |
Casino type | Land-based |
Renovated in | 1993, 1999–2000 |
Coordinates | 36°04′01″N 115°10′20″W / 36.066865°N 115.17227°W |
Vacation Village was a hotel and casino located on 3 acres (1.2 ha) of land at 6711 South Las Vegas Boulevard in Enterprise, Nevada.
The Heers family initially purchased 25 acres (10 ha) of land in 1964, and planned to have a hotel and casino built on the property. Construction began on the Century Hotel in 1972, although the project ultimately became inactive. Construction resumed in 1988, and the property was opened as Vacation Village on November 9, 1990. The hotel-casino struggled through financial difficulties and various legal problems during its final years, and was eventually auctioned to millionaire Shawn Scott in 2001, after the Heers family failed to pay off a $19 million loan.
Vacation Village closed in January 2002, after a lease dispute between Scott and the Heers. Scott had considered expanding and redeveloping Vacation Village, although his plans did not materialize. The property was purchased by Turnberry Associates in January 2004, and Vacation Village was approved for demolition later that year. Since 2007, the southeastern portion of the Town Square shopping center has occupied the former land of Vacation Village.