The Mirage Hotel & Casino will cease operations on July 17, as the property transforms into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas, Hard Rock International announced Wednesday. 

The forthcoming resort will feature a nearly 700-foot guitar-shaped hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. 

Hard Rock bought the Mirage from MGM Resorts International for approximately $1.08 billion in an acquisition that closed in January 2023. Hard Rock plans to “dramatically reimagine every aspect of the resort and change the Las Vegas skyline,” according to a company announcement that month. 

Hard Rock says HRHCLV is expected to double the current number of jobs at the Mirage, while property renovations will generate over 2,500 construction jobs. The company said it plans to pay approximately $80 million in severance packages for eligible union and non-union employees who stay with the property through cessation of operations. 

According to Ted Pappageorge, secretary treasurer of Las Vegas’ Culinary Union, the hotel’s doors will be closed for nearly three years. 

“Culinary Union members at the Mirage have a strong union contract, ensuring that workers are protected, even as the property closes its doors entirely for 3 years from July 2024 - May 2027,” he said in a statement obtained by Hotel Dive. 

Union protections include 36-month recall rights, meaning Mirage workers will have seniority and first access to available jobs when the property reopens. 

In the meantime, the Culinary Union will host events for impacted Mirage workers to connect them to unemployment, job fairs, union benefits and other resources, Pappageorge said.