Circa Resort & Casino is adding 106 rooms and suites, a 20% increase to its inventory, in its tower in downtown Las Vegas beginning in late October.

When Circa opened in the throes of the pandemic in 2020, it purposefully left four floors in the middle as shells until its owners could better understand its customer demands. The additions, four Sunset Suites and 102 single-king rooms, to be rolled out floor by floor every two weeks, bring the resort’s room inventory to 618.

I interviewed Derek Stevens, Circa’s CEO, on Aug. 20 to gain more insight on the strategy…

Q: Why did you not build out the maximum room capacity when you opened?

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