Jamul Casino plans new Hotel

Having recently secured a $515 million loan , the Jamul Casino is now able to refinance existing debt and build a long-planned hotel.

The 16-story boutique hotel will have 200 rooms, including 52 suites, and be accompanied by a six-story parking structure with 350 parking spaces. Casino guests will have direct access to the hotel through a climatecontrolled pedestrian skybridge. The hotel lobby will include a 4,800 square foot restaurant with sweeping views of the surrounding area. There will be retail space and meeting and banquet facilities, a full-service spa and salon with an outdoor deck, and a fitness center.

There will be luxury guest rooms and suites for VIP guests, and an 11,000 square foot rooftop pool deck, including a jetted hot tub, cabanas and a rooftop bar. The casino says the hotel is being built to achieve AAA’s Four Diamond designation.

Mary Cheeks, Jamul’s president and general manager, says the hotel “will allow Jamul Casino to build on its success in Southern California’s highly competitive gaming market. Our guests have overwhelmingly cited a hotel as their most-desired new development .”

Erica M.Pinto, chairwoman of the Jamul Indian Village and chairwoman of its development corporation, said that in only a few short years “we have capitalized” on the casino’s success to develop a luxury hotel. The hotel is being designed by JVJ Architecture.,

The casino opened in October 2016, creating 1,200 permanent jobs in the surrounding area. It has made significant investments since by building a rooftop event center, a new poker room and major renovations to the high limit rooms and marketplace food court.

The Jamul Indians are one of 13 federally recognized tribes that are part of the Kumeyaay Nation, with roots in eastern San Diego County. The tribe funds educational opportunities, health care and housing initiatives for its members, as well as projects and services which benefit the surrounding community.