Planet Hollywood Las Vegas to reopen, but the hotel is only booking weekend stays

LAS VEGAS – Planet Hollywood will soon reopen for weekend stays.

Caesars Entertainment announced Friday the resort-casino will welcome back guests at 10 a.m. on Oct. 8. While the casino floor will be open seven days a week, the hotel will only book stays Thursday through Sunday.

The reopening will also debut the resort’s new William Hill Race & Sports Book, the company announced.

Here’s what amenities will return to Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in October, according to the Reno Gazette Journal, which is part of the USA TODAY Network:

Food and Beverage

• Gordon Ramsay Burger

• Starbucks

• Heart Bar

• Extra Lounge

• Café Hollywood

• Earl of Sandwich

• Chick-fil-A

• Strip House

Casino and gambling

• William Hill Race & Sports Book

Retail

• PH 24

• PH Need It

• Miracle Mile Shops

Spa

• Planet Hollywood Spa by Mandara

Nevada's casinos reopened June 4 under new restrictions, including reduced occupancy, more space between gamblers and severely curtailed limits for meeting and convention spaces.

The return of Planet Hollywood to The Strip follows the reopening of Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Harrah’s, Paris, Bally’s, The LINQ Hotel + Experience, The LINQ Promenade, High Roller Observation Wheel and Eiffel Tower Viewing Deck.

Meanwhile, the number of COVID-19 cases continues to climb in Nevada.

On Friday, cases spiked to their greatest one day increase since Aug. 28. The state reported 556 new cases and nine deaths. Nevada has reported 77,753 cases since tracking began.

Nevada is reporting a 9.4% daily positivity rate and a 9.9% cumulative positivity rate, both higher than the World Health Organization goal of 5%.

Ed Komenda writes about Las Vegas for the Reno Gazette Journal and USA Today Network.

This article originally appeared on Reno Gazette Journal: Planet Hollywood Las Vegas reopening for weekend stays amid COVID-19