
The Cordish Companies announced that it will open the 310-room luxury hotel at its Maryland Live! Casino outside of Baltimore on June 6.
The $200 million hotel is seen as necessary to compete with Maryland market-leader MGM at National Harbor, which has siphoned business from Live!, the former market leader, since it opened with a hotel in December 2016.
The hotel comprises 350,000 square feet of space, and includes a spa and gym, several dining options and meeting space. The second phase, to be completed next year, will expand the meeting and banquet space to 40,000 square feet and enlarge the capacity of the event center to 4,000 seats. Cordish has said it plans to use the space for special events such as local school graduations as well as conventions and concerts.