Nobu expands brand beyond restaurants to open his first hotel in Vegas
Skift Take
Despite the brand’s fierce following and strong backing from investors like Robert DeNiro, the step from restaurant to hotel is a doozy.
With fewer than 12 hours to go to meet their 11:59 p.m. Friday deadline, construction workers at the Nobu Hotel and Restaurant inside Caesars Palace had their work cut out for them.
At 12:30 p.m., electrical outlets remained unfinished, floors were missing tile, and dust covered touch-screen elevator controls.
The first hotel to carry the name of renowned Japanese
