Las Vegas welcomes first cannabis-themed hotel
The Artisan Hotel will be the first cannabis hotel in Las Vegas. The 64-room, non-gaming hotel on the Las Vegas Strip will undergo a multimillion-dollar renovation to become a cannabis-focused hotel, according to a news release from its new owner, Elevations Hotels and Resorts. The resort of The Lexi. . Lexi is reportedly set to open in April.
As part of the renovation, an entire fourth floor of the hotel will be dedicated to smokers and each room will be equipped with a RestorAir filtration system. Additionally, there will be a members-only cannabis lounge on the first floor of the hotel.
Monthly lounge membership details will be announced at a later date. The hotel does not have a license to sell cannabis products on-site – even though the Planet 13 cannabis supermarket is just steps away.
Lexi enables the Elevations Hotels and Resorts brand to demonstrate our commitment to creating new hotel concepts that are not only reflected in our acceptance and normalization of cannabis in the hospitality sector, but also in our commitment to reclaiming heritage properties and transforming them into modern travel ” said Alex Rizk, President and CEO of Elevations.
Lexi will be the flagship hotel of Elevations (formerly Pro Hospitality Group). The Phoenix-based company acquired Artisan Hotels last March for $11.9 million from Siegel Group, which bought it out of foreclosure in 2010 this hotel. Elevations invested more than $15 million to purchase and renovate the 1.3-acre property at 1501 West Sahara Boulevard, just west of the Las Vegas Strip, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Lexi will also feature a new Cajun-style steakhouse designed by chef Jordan Savell, a revamped Artisan Bar & Lounge and the Lexi Pool, a European-style pool perfect for skinny dipping.
Vegas into the pot
During the November 2016 election, Nevada voters decriminalized the purchase, possession and use of marijuana for adults 21 and older. The problem is, aside from private residences, there is no place near the Las Vegas Strip where it can be legally used. Plans for change began to take shape after Dec. 20, 2022, when Clark County commissioners approved regulations for stand-alone cannabis consumption lounges and cannabis consumption lounges at non-Strip properties like Artisan/Lexi.
Elevations' previous 48-year-old Clarendon Hotel & Spa in Phoenix recently underwent renovations to introduce a cannabis-focused hotel concept. Los Angeles, San Diego and Palm Springs all have tentative expansion plans.
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