Las Vegas Sands celebrates opening of the Sands Hotel in Bethlehem

The Sands Hotel, which saw occupancy peak at more than 80 % during its inaugural weekend, is the largest full service hotel in the Lehigh Valley. Its 300 rooms include 16 Executive Suites and 6 Presidential Suites, each of which have the latest in modern amenities, such as wireless Internet, media hubs and high-definition flat-screen televisions. The hotel is also outfitted with an indoor pool, fitness room, and features a complimentary continental breakfast.

The hotel also offers "In-Room Dining from Emeril's Kitchen," an exclusive private dining service for hotel guests by world-renowned chef and restaurateur Chef Emeril Lagasse. This service will offer a creative menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner, along with special selections from the menus of Lagasse's three Sands Bethlehem restaurants -- Emeril's Chop House, Burgers And More by Emeril and Emeril's Italian Table, the chef's newest restaurant at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem and his first ever Italian restaurant, which will open on June 4.

"We are very pleased to expand our property in Bethlehem to include the luxurious Sands Hotel, which will provide guests traveling from both near and far with a new level of comfort and convenience," said Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman of Las Vegas Sands, the parent company of Sands Bethlehem. "Sands Bethlehem, our first U.S. property outside of Las Vegas, has been a successful partnership between Las Vegas Sands, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the residents and businesses of the local Lehigh Valley. We look forward to building on that partnership and achieving even greater success in the months and years to come."

The new Sands Hotel has over 464.5 sqm of state-of-the-art meeting space, 278.7 sqm of pre-function and exhibit space, plus a professional coordinator available to help plan events.

"The volume of guests we saw this weekend is a great indication of future success of the Sands Hotel and we are extremely excited for what's to come," said Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem President Robert DeSalvio. "This is the beginning of a new phase at the Sands Bethlehem, which will soon include retail space and an events center. We're very proud to offer these amenities to our existing guests and look forward to introducing them to new customers throughout the region."