Atlantic City Unveils Resort Renovations and New Venues

Atlantic City’s hospitality community has invested heavily in updated room inventory, reimagined meeting spaces and new attractions all along the iconic Boardwalk. Caesars Entertainment alone has invested more than $400 million in its three Atlantic City properties.

Central to Caesars’ extensive plan was a $240 million makeover of Caesars Atlantic City Hotel & Casino. The work renovated 750 guest rooms and suites in the Centurion and Ocean towers and added Nobu Hotel Atlantic City, an 80-room boutique hotel within the property, which opened in March 2024.

Nobu Hotel’s debut complements Nobu restaurant, a October 2022 addition to the property. Other improvements include a new arrival experience and lobby, and The Pool at Caesars, a spa pool overlooking the Boardwalk. Caesar’s Atlantic City now offers 1,141 guestrooms, 28,000 square feet of meeting space, and 13 restaurants and event venues.

Harrah’s Atlantic City is revamping the 20,000-square-foot Atlantic City Ballroom in its Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center. The property has fully renovated its Waterfront Tower, which offers 900 rooms and suites. Harrah’s offers 2,589 guest rooms, 125,000 square feet of meeting space, and 16 restaurants and venues.

Tropicana, Caesars Entertainment's largest Atlantic City resort, provides another 2,400 guest rooms, 122,000 square feet of meeting space, and 30 restaurants and event venues.

Investing in sustainability and wellness

Another major initiative is the installation of solar canopies at Caesars, Harrah’s and Tropicana. The project is about 80 percent complete, with the final piece — a solar rooftop system at Harrah’s Waterfront Conference Center — targeted for completion in early 2025. The solar project will move Caesars Entertainment toward its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 100 percent before 2050, as part of its People, Planet, Play sustainability framework.

Caesars Entertainment also launched its wellness initiative in Atlantic City in September. Introduced to its Las Vegas properties in June, a wellness menu for planners that encompasses food and beverage, activations and event content is now rolling out on the East Coast.

Improvements continue throughout Atlantic City

• Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has finished a $55 million renovation and rebranding of The Water Club in its MGM Tower. Guest rooms overlook Atlantic City’s Marina District. The hotel offers 106,000 square feet of meeting and event space.
• One of the newest attractions in Atlantic City, Island Waterpark at Showboat Resort, opened in summer 2023. The $100 million venue has a retractable roof, 11 slides, a 1,000 square-foot surf simulator, a lazy river and more.
• Spiegelworld, a comedic theater company, has opened The Hook, a permanent live show, and Superfrico, an “Italian-American-Psychedelic restaurant,” at Caesars Atlantic City.
• Bally’s Atlantic City finished $100 million in renovations two years ago and more recently opened a new steakhouse, Park Place Prime.
• Ocean Casino Resort has invested $75 million in upgrades, including 12 floors of new hotel rooms and suites, for a total of 1,860 rooms. Also new: Fanatics Sportsbook opened within The Gallery Bar.
• Steel Pier, the city's oldest Boardwalk attraction (it was established in 1898), will introduce a new roller coaster in 2025.
• The Atlantic City Aquarium, which closed during the pandemic, is expected to reopen this fall, following extensive renovations.