The Hard Rock Casino Resort Tampa has opened with 562 rooms, which more than triple its overnight capacity.  It features several new restaurants, a sprawling spa, a pool deck the size of a football field, a concert venue targeting A-list performers, and what might be the single most expensive piece of memorabilia in the Hard Rock’s entire collection: A 24-karat gold leaf piano owned by Elvis Presley. 

RLA Global was honoured to be a consultant on the project was invited to the Grand Opening Celebration, which took place October 3, 2019. 

 

 

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