Cliff Castle Casino Hotel

Cliff Castle Casino Hotel is a casino hotel in Camp Verde, Arizona. It is owned and operated by the Yavapai–Apache Nation. The 122-room building it is in is the first six-story hotel in the Verde Valley.^[1]

Cliff Castle Casino
The entrance to the old casino in 2014
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Address	555 W Middle Verde Rd, Camp Verde, AZ 86322
Opening date	1995 (lodge) February 23, 2018 (hotel)
No. of rooms	122
Owner	Yavapai–Apache Nation
Coordinates	34°36′23″N 111°51′44″W / 34.6065°N 111.8623°W / 34.6065; -111.8623
Website	www.cliffcastlecasinohotel.com

The casino is one of the largest employers in Verde Valley, employing 430 people. It also receives over 1.4 million guests annually, as of 2015.^[2]

History

The Yavapai–Apache Nation opened the casino after Proposition 201, which allowed natives to run gambling operations in Arizona, was passed in 1995.^[2] The hotel opened an arcade in 2015.^[3] A new, six-story hotel was opened in February 2018, with the older one being renamed to the Cliff Castle Casino Lodge. It had been in development since January 2016.^[4][5] It temporarily closed in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic^[6] but reopened in June with restrictions.^[7]

Features

The casino offers over 650 slot machines and blackjack. The hotel contains an indoor pool and fitness center.^[8][9] There is also a 20-lane bowling center, a nightclub, an arcade, and four restaurants.^[1] There is 114,000 sq ft (10,600 m²) of activity area.^[2]

References

1. "Official website". Retrieved 2024-03-02.
2. "Cliff Castle Casino Hotel 20th Anniversary Celebration". Flagstaff Business News. 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
3. "Arizona's Cliff Castle Casino Hotel to debut grand opening of Orbits Arcade | Yogonet International". Yogonet. 2015-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
4. Grega, Kelcie (2018-02-17). "New hotel ace in hole for Cliff Castle Casino". JournalAZ. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
5. Morrison, Kim (2018-02-24). "Arizona tribe opens Verde Valley's first six story tall hotel". World Casino News. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
6. Helm, Bill (2020-03-18). "Cliff Castle Casino Hotel closes until further notice". Verde Independent. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
7. Helm, Bill (2020-05-20). "Cliff Castle Casino Hotel to reopen June 1". Verde Independent. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
8. "Cliff Castle Casino - Visit Camp Verde". Visit Camp Verde. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
9. "Sedona Chamber of Commerce". Visit Sedona. Retrieved 2024-03-02.

External links

• Official website