At the peak of construction, 1,300 craftspeople worked on the project, which was completed in 17 months, on time and on budget. Each piece of glass is held in place by an aluminum frame, which was individually engineered and fabricated. Work is scheduled to be completed in 2020, according to a news release. The tribe announced the expansion last fall. Leaders of the Morongo Band of Mission Indians held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site on Monday. Crews installed four-foot by nine-foot glass panels to create the ellipse. Morongo Casino, Resort & Spa has officially kicked off a major expansion at the Cabazon property. The elliptical-shaped curtain wall slats at an eight-degree angle to the west. Morongo's most visible feature is the slated curtain wall that caps off the hotel tower.

The steel-framed porte cochere is shaped like a giant flower petal representating the forces of nature. The facility has a number of one-of-a-kind design features that add to its complexity including the resort's signature steel-framed entrance and the hotel tower's glass-enclosed two-story penthouse.

Also constructed was a parking garage for 1,780 cars and surface parking for 3,000 cars on Morongo's 44-acre site.

Adjacent to the casino is an oasis complex with six luxury casitas and private pools, beach entry pool, lazy river, Jacuzzis, and a wade pool. When we shared our experience at the front desk in the morning when asked about our stay, the women just smiled and said, 'I'm sorry.' More should have been done to accommodate the fact that we wasted much of our would be celebration time with their shortcomings.This design-assist construction contract encompassed 680,000 square feet and included a 27-story hotel tower containing 304 rooms with a two-story glass rooftop penthouse shell space for a lounge and restaurant, 413,000 square feet of low-rise with a 113,000-square-foot themed casino, meeting space, spa, cafe, buffet, nightclub, steakhouse restaurant, food court, and back-of-house space. We finally felt like we could relax and enjoy our anniversary at 8 p.m. Two remotes later, a visit from an IT rep, and a room change, they discovered it was an issue on their part. When we went to our room to order room service and a movie, the TV didn't work. While spending time in the casino, there were no cocktail servers to be found.

My husband went to get food in the food court, but they didn't take room charges so he had to go back to our room. Due to the event, there was no food or drink service. Several guests were told to go to a tiny spot by the lazy river. When we arrived and went to the pool, it was largely closed off to the public due to a private event. We were looking for a quick weekend get-away.

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