1 item our guests have spoken to us about - why don’t you have a hotel and when are you going to have a hotel?” “There are people who tell us ‘we prefer to go somewhere else’ because they want to spend the night,” he said. … It’s something very obviously missing from our casino experience,” Gill said. “San Manuel has always been a locals and regional casino and we don’t have a hotel. Loren Gill, general manager of San Manuel Casino, said building a hotel was essential in not just attracting new customers from LA and throughout Southern California, but keeping current guests happy. A floor-by-floor remodeling of the existing 500-plus room hotel will launch in October. The resort recently unveiled its new, swanky pool area, several renovated restaurants and additional non-smoking casino floor space. So far, it’s been very, very busy.”Ībdel-Moneim said Pala has the architectural and design plans ready to go for the hotel, which was originally scheduled to be completed in May 2019. “We’ll revisit it in full after we see how the summer goes. “We’re still deciding with the new tower when to start building and how much to build,” he said.