PATRIOTIC STAR-STUDDED “TOPPING OFF” CEREMONY FOR WORLD’S TALLEST TIMESHARE RESORT AND FIRST-EVER CONNECTED TO STRIP CASINO
It was a patriotic and star-studded ceremony at Planet Hollywood Resort to celebrate the “topping off’” of the new PH Towers by Westgate. Country-singer and songwriter Lee Greenwood sang his hit “God Bless the USA” as a 50-foot American flag rose and unfurled at the top of the 52-story building. Rambo superstar Sylvestor Stallone joined with Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons, Planet Hollywood chairman Robert Earl and president Mike Mecca for the event.
Construction had begun in January 2006.
“It is the tallest timeshare building in history,” said Westgate Resorts president David Siegel. “It is the first vacation ownership resort to be fully integrated with a major resort and casino complex. I am especially proud that our development is located at the most significant location on the Strip at its very heart. We are surrounded by the moist prestigious properties in Vegas and it will provide our 400,000 timeshare owners with a vacation experience that unavailable anywhere else in the world.”
Westgate is the largest privately owned timeshare company in the world. David Siegel founded the company in 1970 and he’s grown it into one of the largest developers in America with 28 resorts. Through an exclusive affiliation with Interval International he offers travel opportunities at over 2000 resorts in over 65 countries. He says that when the Vegas project is fully completed by next summer it will total 3.2 million-square-feet with over 1,200 residential units. The top five floors will comprise 32 luxury penthouse suites ranging up to 12,000-square-feet with whirlpool tubs and state of the art home theaters that will rival the best “high-roller” suites at Strip hotels. The remainder of the building features one, two, three and four bed roomed units. When finished the sleek upscale lobby will directly overlook an exotic tropical pool complete with its own sandy beach and private cabanas.