The downtown Las Vegas’ Circa Resort & Casino expanded its 35,000-square-foot meeting and convention space. The facility marks the second phase of development for the resort.
Circa’s meeting spaces have turnkey audio and visual capabilities and customizable rooms for up to 1,000 guests. Featuring a ballroom, breakout and banquet rooms, adjacent pre-function space and a 1,600-square-foot outdoor terrace, the spaces are outfitted to complement Circa’s mid-century, art deco and modern design motifs.
“As the meetings and events industries continue to ramp up after the pandemic, we are thrilled to introduce our incredible facilities to downtown Las Vegas,” Circa CEO Derek Stevens said in a statement. “It has always been our intention to add this to Circa’s repertoire, and we look forward to kicking off our first series of events in September.
Environmental measures have been implemented including LED lighting and adaptive, intelligent controlled HVAC systems that adjust temperatures to changing ecosystems. Additional technological offerings include 16K LU laser projectors, retractable screens, audio tie lines, patchable ethernet lines, strands of patchable single mode fiber in pairs on LC connectors, quad outlets and LED screens. The facility also features a large freight elevator to transport large vehicles and displays directly to the third floor for ease of access. A full kitchen is dedicated to Circa’s convention area.
“When creating these spaces, we kept meeting planners in mind with details such as flexible room sizes, in-house IT to maintain lower costs and a large elevator for easy load out," said Sasha Lee, Circa’s director of sales. "We are so pleased with how the area turned out and proud to introduce Las Vegas’ newest convention area.”
Circa’s meetings and conventions facility was designed by JCJ Architecture with the original design concept from Steelman Partners.
Each of the five main meeting spaces are named after iconic Las Vegas motels from past eras:
- Galaxy: The largest of Circa’s meeting rooms, Galaxy shares its name with the short-lived Galaxy Motel. Four adjoining meeting rooms have 14,456-square-feet and a 1,677-square-foot outdoor terrace. It has a large LED screen, built in audio-visual capabilities, full rigging and a partition wall that opens the ballroom to the pre-function spaces.
- Starlite: Opened in the 1950s and still operating today, Starlite became popular due to its star-themed rooms during the height of the Space Age. Starlite covers 3,572 square feet across three rooms and includes built in audio-visual, full rigging and access to pre-function spaces.
- Carousel: Circa sits on the site formerly home to the Carousel, a casino where guests could dine for 96 cents. Carousel is 1,651-square-feet across three rooms and boasts built in audio-visual and access to pre-function spaces.
- Ambassador: Beginning as apartments in the 1930s and remaining open as a motel through 2007, the Ambassador vintage sign can still be seen at downtown Las Vegas’ Life is Beautiful festival. Circa’s two Ambassador meeting areas can be booked together for a total of 1,055 square feet with built in audio-visual and access to pre-function spaces.
- La Concha: Described as “The Jetsons meets coffee shop,” La Concha Motel was built on a shoestring budget and remained open for 45 years. Circa’s La Concha room covers 920 square feet and has built in audio-visual capabilities and access to pre-function spaces.
- Bonanza Office: The Bonanza Office is named after the iconic Bonanza Casino, which is now Bally’s on the Strip. The hard-walled office has 192 square feet of private space.