Yaamava' Resort and Casino

After completing a pivotal renovation in 2005, WATG was invited back for a $760M expansion to transform the previous San Manual Indian Casino and Bingo Hall into Yaamava' Resort and Casino.

Yaamava' tower exterior

Location

Highland, California, USA

North America

Size

17-story tower
432 rooms
6,500 slot machines
173 table games
121,300 sf gaming floor

Services

Architecture

Tags

Casino, Hospitality, Resort

Yaamava' exterior

STATISTICS

After a transformative $760 million renovation and expansion, Yaamava’ Resort + Casino introduces a modernized desert destination envisioned to cater to guests from all walks of life.
The centerpiece of the expansion is a new 17-story hotel tower that will reinforce the new brand, Yaamava’, which means “spring”, symbolizing a time for growth and rebirth.
The new resort features 432 rooms, a swimming pool terrace, two additional gaming floors, restaurants, luxury retail, a 3,000-person entertainment venue and a rooftop bar and lounge with panoramic views of the San Bernardino mountains.
With the site being located against a fault line, the design team, led by Penta and WATG, collaborated with engineers to strategically site plan the expansion without compromising the guest experience.

Yaamava' lobby

Yaamava' rooftop bar

Yaamava' casino floor

Yaamava' casino floor

Yaamava' casino floor

Yaamava' event space

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