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Maryland Live! Hotel Sets Opening Date

Maryland Live! Hotel is taking reservations now ahead of its May opening date.

HANOVER, MD — Just ahead of the Memorial Day 2018 holiday weekend, the Live! Casino & Hotel will welcome its first overnight guests to the new luxury hotel on Tuesday, May 22, the owners announced Monday. The venue is now taking guest's reservations.

Located at Live! Casino, the 310-room hotel features lavish guest rooms designed with a mix of modern style and chic, urban flare, along with public spaces showcasing floor-to-ceiling windows, high ceilings accented with striking chandeliers, and wood and polished marble throughout. New dining and nightlife options include David’s, featuring 24-hour service and a menu inspired by The Cordish Companies’ Chairman David Cordish’s world travels; the Lobby Bar At David's, with more than 50 seats and live entertainment, will serve as the centerpiece of the lobby area; and Luckies, offering expertly crafted espresso, Starbucks coffee drinks, fresh-baked pastries, and a wide variety of Italian specialty gelato.

The Live! Spa will offer massage therapies, body polishes, and body wraps, along with advanced skincare and anti-aging treatments from Villa Floriani. In addition to five spa-level guest suites with private in-room treatment areas, couples or friends can indulge in the duo treatment suite, equipped with massage tables and a tub for two. A fully-equipped gym offers full-body strength and cardio training. The beauty salon will offer manicures, pedicures, hair services for individuals, and a featured outdoor patio area, ideal for groups of girlfriends, bridal and private parties.

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“We are eager to welcome our first guests to Live! Hotel and show them something truly remarkable with this combination of dynamic gaming, first-class accommodations, entertainment, dining, and retail, along with our trademark customer service,” said David Cordish, Chairman of The Cordish Companies. “This all-inclusive experience has been a vision since we first opened Live! Casino, and it is thrilling to see it come to fruition in a way that exceeds even our greatest expectations.”

The final phase of opening will occur in June 2018, with the debut of the Grand Event Center featuring more than 20,000-square-feet of customizable event space, including a large ballroom with six breakout rooms and seating for up to 800; along with expansive pre-function space for business meetings, professional conferences, weddings, or corporate retreats. In addition, the Event Center will be home to a 1,500-seat concert venue with a built-in performance stage, featuring a regular lineup of headline entertainment to be announced.

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A Phase 2 expansion project, to be completed in spring 2019, will double the size of the meeting and banquet space to 40,000-square-feet, and enlarge the Event Center seating capacity to 4,000 seats for concerts, special events, conventions, and meeting space for both private and county events, such as high school graduations.

The hotel's call center is now accepting reservations at (443) 445-2929 or guests can book online at www.LiveCasinoHotel.com.

Live! Hotel and Live! Lofts

Located next to Arundel Mills Mall, Live! Casino & Hotel will offer guests premier gaming entertainment at one of the country’s top commercial casinos along with luxury accommodations and world-class customer service.

Live! also operates LIVE! LOFTS, a boutique hotel minutes from the casino. Together, the properties will offer guests 560 rooms for overnight accommodations.

“The Live! brand is recognized globally, but our home state of Maryland holds a special place in our hearts, making it especially meaningful to be opening our first Live! Hotel here,” said Blake Cordish, vice president of The Cordish Companies and head of the Real Estate Division, in a news release. “The combination we are now offering with the luxury Live! Hotel, Live! Lofts boutique hotel, and one of the nation’s top casinos is unmatched.”

Live! Hotel is now hiring for positions in all areas, including hotel management, environmental services, food and beverage, and spa services.

For more information on available positions, visit www.LiveCasinoHotel.com/jobs or meet in-person with a recruitment team member at the Live! Casino & Hotel Recruitment Center, located inside Arundel Mills Mall, next to Burlington Coat Factory.

About Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland

Live! Casino & Hotel features more than 200 live action table games, including a poker room; about 4,000 of the latest slot machines; and two high limit rooms. The Orchid Gaming & Smoking Patio, the region’s first outdoor gaming area, will open later this year.

Dining options include the Zagat-rated No. 1 steakhouse The Prime Rib; Bobby’s Burger Palace, from chef Bobby Flay; The Cheesecake Factory; Phillips Seafood Express; Luk Fu, serving authentic Asian cuisine; 8 at Luk Fu, featuring sushi and sashimi; Morty’s, a traditional New York-style deli; and En Vivo, with classic varieties of soft tacos and burritos.

Rendering of Maryland Live! Hotel tower courtesy of the Cordish Companies

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