# Trump International Hotel Las Vegas
**Trump International Hotel Las Vegas** is a 64-story, non-gaming, non-smoking hotel and condominium tower at 2000 Fashion Show Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada, two blocks west of the [Las Vegas Strip](https://www.edgepedia.org/las-vegas-strip), opened in March 2008 as a joint venture between Donald Trump and casino owner [Phil Ruffin](https://www.edgepedia.org/phil-ruffin).[1](https://www.trumphotels.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-luxury-hotel) • [2](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas) • [3](https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-trump30mar30-story.html) Its 1,282 guest rooms, including 352 suites and 46 penthouses, sit behind a curtain wall of 24-karat gold-infused glass, and the building mixes hotel operations, individually owned condominiums, and timeshare units under one roof.[1](https://www.trumphotels.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-luxury-hotel) • [4](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/trumps-las-vegas-high-rise-means-millions-for-former-and-possibly-future-president-3080405/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Opened | March 2008; first guests welcomed March 30, 2008[3](https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-trump30mar30-story.html) |
| Building | 64 stories, 645 feet tall, the tallest residential building in Las Vegas at completion[5](https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1sw87) |
| Rooms | 1,282 non-smoking rooms, including 352 suites and 46 penthouses[1](https://www.trumphotels.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-luxury-hotel) |
| Ownership | 50% interest held by Donald Trump in a joint venture with Philip Ruffin[6](https://ht.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/tto_release_properties_addendum_-_final.pdf) |
| Concept | Non-gaming, non-smoking condo-hotel; no casino on the property[2](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas) |
| Architect | Bergman Walls & Associates (Joel Bergman)[5](https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1sw87) |
| Timeshare | About 300 units sold to Hilton Grand Vacations in September 2012 for about $100 million[7](https://online.casinocity.com/article/new-york-investment-firm-buying-427-citycenter-condos-for-%24119-million-109735) |
## Development
The project began as a much smaller plan. In April 2002, Phil Ruffin, who at the time owned the [New Frontier](https://www.edgepedia.org/new-frontier) hotel-casino, announced that he would team up with Donald Trump on a 60-story, 300-unit condominium tower planned for Fashion Show Drive, within a block of the New Frontier and the Strip.[8](https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/apr/23/trump-ruffin-in-lv-luxury-condo-deal/) The scheme grew into a 64-story, 1.5-million-square-foot hotel and condominium tower built by Trump-Ruffin Tower 1, LLC, with groundbreaking on July 12, 2005.[4](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/trumps-las-vegas-high-rise-means-millions-for-former-and-possibly-future-president-3080405/) • [9](https://s22.q4cdn.com/717824994/files/doc_financials/2006/Second_Century_2006.pdf) The tower rose on land occupied by the aging New Frontier Hotel until its implosion.[3](https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-trump30mar30-story.html)
Construction set a local precedent: to build the below-grade parking structure, contractor Perini excavated 1 million cubic yards of dirt using slurry wall construction techniques, a first for Las Vegas.[9](https://s22.q4cdn.com/717824994/files/doc_financials/2006/Second_Century_2006.pdf) The hotel welcomed its first guests on March 30, 2008, as the Strip's newest and tallest hotel.[3](https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-trump30mar30-story.html)
## Architecture
Joel Bergman, who had designed the International Hotel, the Mirage, Treasure Island, and [Paris Las Vegas](https://www.edgepedia.org/paris-las-vegas) before founding Bergman Walls & Associates with Scott Walls in 1994, led the design.[5](https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1sw87) The finished tower stands 645 feet tall and was the tallest residential building in Las Vegas at its completion.[5](https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1sw87) Its exterior is a 495,000-square-foot glass and metal curtain wall encasing the entire building, finished in gold-infused glass that the developers describe as 24-karat.[10](https://myaccount.valsparcoilextrusion.com/galleries/pdfs/resources/Valspar_Global_Projects_Book.pdf) • [11](https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/px-01164-old-post-office-rfp.pdf) Viewed from the side, the tower reads as a giant upside-down T crowned with Trump's name in lights.[12](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-25-tr-hotel25-story.html)
## The condo-hotel model
Unlike most Las Vegas resorts, the property combines three forms of occupancy. Units were sold to deed-holding investors, who may place them in the hotel's rental pool or keep them private; the developers have closed more than $400 million in unit sales since the 2008 opening, and the building also holds a portfolio of timeshare units owned by a separate company.[4](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/trumps-las-vegas-high-rise-means-millions-for-former-and-possibly-future-president-3080405/) The hotel is managed directly by the Trump Organization rather than licensed out, a distinction the company has marketed to condo buyers.[13](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2018/01/12/sales-of-donald-trump-owned-condos-are-on-the-rise-at-trump-las-vegasnowelcome1/)
**Sales through the recession.** The 2008 housing collapse hit closings hard: by June 2008 only about 14 percent of the units in the supposedly sold-out tower had closed escrow.[14](https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/08/now-news-flash/) In September 2012 the Trump Organization sold about 300 condominium units to Hilton Grand Vacations, the timeshare division of [Hilton Worldwide](https://www.edgepedia.org/hilton-worldwide), for about $100 million, with Hilton responsible for selling timeshare intervals and the Trump Hotel Collection continuing to manage the property.[15](https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4057566/trump-and-hilton-bring-luxury-vacation-ownership-to-trump-international-hotel-las-vegas) • [7](https://online.casinocity.com/article/new-york-investment-firm-buying-427-citycenter-condos-for-%24119-million-109735) Trump had also suspended his original plan for a second, identical tower next to the first after the recession.[16](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-21-ca-vegas21-story.html)
## Hotel and amenities
The hotel positions itself as a quiet, all-suite alternative to the casino resorts. All 1,282 rooms are suites with floor-to-ceiling windows, and rooms carry kitchenettes with Sub-Zero, Wolf, and Bosch appliances.[17](https://www.vegasdaynight.com/hotel/las-vegas/trump-international-hotel-and-tower) • [2](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas) At opening, studios ran from 515 to 3,500 square feet, with rack rates from $349 to $5,000 a night.[12](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-25-tr-hotel25-story.html) Amenities include the 11,000-square-foot Spa at Trump, a fitness center, and a 110-foot heated outdoor pool on the seventh floor lined with air-conditioned cabanas.[1](https://www.trumphotels.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-luxury-hotel) • [18](https://www.oyster.com/las-vegas/hotels/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas/) Dining centers on DJT, the all-day restaurant named for Trump's initials off the marble lobby, and the poolside H2(eau).[2](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas) • [12](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-25-tr-hotel25-story.html) A Trump Attaché service offers pre-arrival planning and custom-stocked kitchens, and a Trump Pets program supplies canine concierge amenities.[1](https://www.trumphotels.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-luxury-hotel) • [2](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas)
Reviewers note trade-offs that follow from the concept. The absence of a casino means no smoke in the lobby, but the hotel sits off-Strip behind the Fashion Show Mall, most amenities are folded into a resort fee, and train traffic on nearby tracks is audible in guest rooms.[2](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas) • [18](https://www.oyster.com/las-vegas/hotels/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas/) • [17](https://www.vegasdaynight.com/hotel/las-vegas/trump-international-hotel-and-tower) Condé Nast Traveler counts the affordable suites and proximity to the Fashion Show Mall and Las Vegas Convention Center among its perks.[19](https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/las-vegas/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas)
## Notable events
**Foreign government spending.** A 2021 report by the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform, based on records from the Trump Organization's accountant Mazars, identified spending by foreign governments at the hotel. [Hainan Airlines](https://www.edgepedia.org/hainan-airlines), part of the Chinese government-linked [HNA Group](https://www.edgepedia.org/hna-group), began what was apparently a 14-month stay on November 4, 2016, four days before the presidential election, incurring $195,662 in charges, the largest single expense on the Las Vegas ledgers the committee reviewed.[20](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-Y4_OV2-PURL-gpo221570/pdf/GOVPUB-Y4_OV2-PURL-gpo221570.pdf)
**Cybertruck explosion.** On January 1, 2025, a [Tesla Cybertruck](https://www.edgepedia.org/tesla-cybertruck) rented through the peer-to-peer platform Turo exploded in the hotel's valet area, killing the driver and injuring seven people. The Clark County Coroner identified the driver as 37-year-old Matthew Livelsberger of Colorado Springs, an active-duty Army Green Beret, whose cause of death was an intraoral gunshot wound by suicide; the truck's bed held fireworks, gas canisters, and camp fuel, and the blast damage was mostly contained to the vehicle.[21](https://www.lvmpd.com/Home/Components/News/News/1602/263?arch=1&npage=23&s=09) • [22](https://apnews.com/article/5c5a8fd13a50e2bcde46370ae926d427)
## References
1. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, Trump Hotels](https://www.trumphotels.com/las-vegas/las-vegas-luxury-hotel)
2. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, Forbes Travel Guide](https://www.forbestravelguide.com/hotels/las-vegas-nevada/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas)
3. [Trump hotel to open in Las Vegas, Los Angeles Times (March 2008)](https://www.latimes.com/travel/la-trw-trump30mar30-story.html)
4. [Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel-condo tower makes millions, Las Vegas Review-Journal](https://www.reviewjournal.com/local/local-las-vegas/trumps-las-vegas-high-rise-means-millions-for-former-and-possibly-future-president-3080405/)
5. [Bergman Walls & Associates Architectural Drawings, UNLV Special Collections](https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark%3A/62930/f1sw87)
6. [Trump International Hotel and Tower, Las Vegas, Nevada, New York Attorney General financial disclosure addendum](https://ht.ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/tto_release_properties_addendum_-_final.pdf)
7. [New York investment firm buying 427 CityCenter condos for $119 million, CasinoCity Times](https://online.casinocity.com/article/new-york-investment-firm-buying-427-citycenter-condos-for-%24119-million-109735)
8. [Trump, Ruffin in LV luxury condo deal, Las Vegas Sun (2002)](https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/apr/23/trump-ruffin-in-lv-luxury-condo-deal/)
9. [2006 Second Century report, Perini Corporation](https://s22.q4cdn.com/717824994/files/doc_financials/2006/Second_Century_2006.pdf)
10. [Trump International Hotel project profile, Valspar Global Projects Book](https://myaccount.valsparcoilextrusion.com/galleries/pdfs/resources/Valspar_Global_Projects_Book.pdf)
11. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, New York Attorney General Old Post Office RFP document](https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2023-11/px-01164-old-post-office-rfp.pdf)
12. [It has Trump written all over it, Los Angeles Times (May 2008)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-may-25-tr-hotel25-story.html)
13. [Sales of Donald Trump-owned condos are on the rise at Trump Las Vegas, Forbes (2018)](https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdrange/2018/01/12/sales-of-donald-trump-owned-condos-are-on-the-rise-at-trump-las-vegasnowelcome1/)
14. [Now this is a news flash, Las Vegas Sun (June 2008)](https://lasvegassun.com/news/2008/jun/08/now-news-flash/)
15. [Trump and Hilton bring luxury vacation ownership to Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, Hospitality Net (2012)](https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4057566/trump-and-hilton-bring-luxury-vacation-ownership-to-trump-international-hotel-las-vegas)
16. [Vegas never has a dull moment, Los Angeles Times (December 2008)](https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-dec-21-ca-vegas21-story.html)
17. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas: all-suite luxury on the Strip, Vegas Day And Night](https://www.vegasdaynight.com/hotel/las-vegas/trump-international-hotel-and-tower)
18. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas review, Oyster.com](https://www.oyster.com/las-vegas/hotels/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas/)
19. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas hotel review, Condé Nast Traveler](https://www.cntraveler.com/hotels/las-vegas/trump-international-hotel-las-vegas)
20. [Trump International Hotel Las Vegas, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Reform report](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-Y4_OV2-PURL-gpo221570/pdf/GOVPUB-Y4_OV2-PURL-gpo221570.pdf)
21. [LVMPD update: suspect identified by coroner, vehicle explosion at hotel property](https://www.lvmpd.com/Home/Components/News/News/1602/263?arch=1&npage=23&s=09)
22. [Soldier shot self in head before Cybertruck exploded outside Trump's Las Vegas hotel, Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/5c5a8fd13a50e2bcde46370ae926d427)
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