Sands Hotel a 'Game Changer' for the Region
Resort opening boosts Valley room capacity 5.5 percent, but also "raises the bar of quality."
In its first days of operation, over the Memorial Day weekend, the Sands Bethlehem Casino Hotel filled its rooms to 80 percent of capacity. In its second week of operation, it hosted its first corporate meeting, for employees of the haircutting chain, Supercuts. The new hotel should exceed 80 percent capacity again this weekend and before long is expected to approach full capacity just about every weekend, said Bob DeSalvio, president of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem. Nearly two weeks after its opening, and two years to the day that the Sands Bethlehem Casino first opened its doors, the new hotel celebrated its official grand opening on Thursday with a ribbon cutting, speeches by dignitaries and a special guest appearance by legendary …
