{"id":270054,"date":"2023-04-22T15:38:30","date_gmt":"2023-04-22T20:38:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=270054"},"modified":"2023-04-29T20:37:33","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T01:37:33","slug":"las-vegas-only-gay-owned-and-targeted-boutique-hotel-opening-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-only-gay-owned-and-targeted-boutique-hotel-opening-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas\u2019 Only Gay-Owned and Targeted Boutique Hotel Opening Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Bent Inn will open sometime this summer at 207 N. 11th St., steps from the Fremont Street Experience. The co-owners of the property describe it as \u201cthe only LGBTQ-owned and operated boutique hotel in Las Vegas,\u201d and extensive research by Casino.org<\/em> could turn up no previous claimants to that title.<\/p>\n

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A creative rendering of how the owners of the Bent Inn envision their new property. (Image: bentinn.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Featuring 33 \u201cplayfully designed\u201d rooms, according to marketing materials, the hotel is being developed by Mark Hunter and Greg Kafka — the previous owners of the Palm Springs resorts Escape and Desert Paradise — under their Escape Resorts banner.<\/p>\n

The resort\u2019s motto is \u201cbending the LGBTQ+ Las Vegas experience.\u201d Marketing materials also describe the business as \u201ca judgement-free place where unforgettable experiences and friendships are formed.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cLas Vegas has not had a hotel catering to the gay community for years and we plan on making that a thing of the past,\u201d read a 2020 blog post from Hunter and Kafka. The Blue Moon Hotel closed in 2014 after a twelve-year run off Interstate 15 and Sahara Avenue.<\/p>\n

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The artwork for the 1984 Gun Club song “Moonlight Motel.” (Image: ameoba.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Moonlight Shadow<\/h2>\n

The building was purchased in 2020 by Hunter and Kafka for $1.9 million, according to Redfin. It opened in 1963 as the Moonlight Motel, whose biggest claim to fame was inspiring the 1984 Gun Club song, \u201cMoonlight Motel,\u201d which was written from the viewpoint of a downtown Las Vegas prostitute.<\/p>\n

In the early aughts, the rundown Moonlight switched hands and became known as the Cheyenne before being converted into the low-rent Cerrito Apartments.<\/p>\n

The Bent Inn will feature a \u201cmid-century meets industrial architectural style,\u201d according to Escape Resorts, which notes that \u201cartistic features throughout will vary from original wall murals to posters of pulp fiction of the ’50s-’60s, offering an attitude of flamboyance and mischievousness.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Prior to being renovated during COVID, the building was a low-rent apartment complex. (Image: apartmenthomeliving)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In addition to the onsite gastropub and coffee bar, the Bent Inn will feature a poolside food truck.<\/p>\n

The hotel was supposed to open in early 2021. However, COVID, permit issues, material and labor cost overruns, and a broken shoulder (Hunter\u2019s) intervened.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe only have one major regret,\u201d said Hunter and Kafka in a joint statement, \u201cthat the City of Las Vegas won\u2019t allow us to have a clothing-optional environment because of liquor license restrictions.\u201d<\/p>\n

The reservation portal at BentInn.com will open shortly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Bent Inn will open sometime this summer at 207 N. 11th St., steps from the Fremont Street Experience. The co-owners of the property describe it as \u201cthe only LGBTQ-owned and operated boutique hotel in Las Vegas,\u201d and extensive research by Casino.org could turn up no previous claimants to that title. Featuring 33 \u201cplayfully designed\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":78,"featured_media":270057,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81886],"tags":[85965,82141,85966,85969,23,85967,85968,85964],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nLas Vegas\u2019 Only Gay-Owned and Targeted Boutique Hotel Opening Soon - Casino.org<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Bent Inn will open sometime this summer at 207 N. 11th St., steps from the Fremont Street Experience. 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