An Atari spokesperson told the Sun that the company “explored developing a location in Las Vegas” in 2020 and 2021 but “the deal did not come to fruition.” The last update for an attic hotel in Las Vegas came in early 2024 when the Las Vegas Review-Journal announced that the idea was not dead yet. At the time, the company said more details about the plan would come in late 2024. But this never happened.
The developer stressed that the Las Vegas Hotel was “inspired by and designed with classic and modern video game culture in mind”. According to the Review-Journal, it will have approximately 400 rooms and feature an attic log in the front. They were looking to develop at least 5 acres of land on the strip, but this never came to fruition.
But apparently the attic hotel idea isn’t completely dead. Other planned locations were Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Denver, Colorado; Phoenix, Arizona; San Francisco, California; San Jose, California; and Seattle, Washington. And it seems the idea of Phoenix is still on life support.
In December 2025, Atari released renderings of what the hotel would look like in Phoenix, according to local NBC TV affiliate station 12 News, announcing that the 90,000-square-foot hotel near Central Avenue and Roosevelt Street would be built in the city by the end of 2026. According to 12 News, the hotel is to have 72 rooms, a reference to the year of the Atari’s founding: 1972.
The company also released a teaser trailer on YouTube, explaining that the goal is to create the first playable hotel of its kind for gamers, though the video also appears to be an appeal to investors.
The Phoenix renderings are currently at the heart of Atari Hotels.com. But if you’re thinking of visiting an attic hotel any time soon, maybe don’t get your hopes too high. The website’s timeline says final construction and the grand opening won’t happen until the fourth quarter of 2028. Even if this project goes according to plan, you have a few years to live in the retro video game hotel of your dreams.
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