In July 1998, a $145-million dollar project, the Sundance, was announced. Because of high room occupancy rates, the other half was finished in an $11 million expansion that took place during 2001. The 10-story hotel building opened with 203 rooms on one half, while the other half remained unfinished with the potential to be filled in if needed. The hotel, located on a 50-acre (20 ha) site, contains 432 rooms and has a 95,898-square-foot (8,909.2 m 2) casino, as well as a movie theater, bowling alley and convention space.Ĭonstruction began in July 1999, and the project opened on September 12, 2000. Suncoast is a hotel and casino located at 9090 Alta Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada. Septem 23 years ago ( September 12, 2000)