When Libby was asked to bring a rendering of a holiday display as part of his audition for the job of overseeing the conservatory, he brought two holiday designs. Like the Bellagio conservatory, Harbor will have themed floral seasons and a change in scenery for Chinese new year, spring, summer, fall and the 2017 holiday season. “In today’s environment, it’s all about the selfie, and there are some surfaces that actually reflect individual images,” Libby said. The bright environment provided by Harbor’s conservatory might outshine the Bellagio conservatory because designer Ed Libby focused on placing a number of reflective surfaces in the Harbor version. Overall, MGM National Harbor is that good.

The consensus: It would do extremely well. Some of the conversations included that how-would-Harbor-fare question. To get National Harbor running, company officials solicited leaders in all of the company’s major work groups in Las Vegas, Detroit, Atlantic City and Biloxi, Mississippi, to come to Maryland to show the 4,000 new employees the MGM way. Specifically, if you were able to plop the property down on the Strip, how would it rate among what Southern Nevada has?

Thankfully, there are far more compelling stories about the new MGM Resorts International property that opened its doors Thursday night than parking.įor starters, there are the what-if conversations that MGM employees are having about National Harbor’s status within the company hierarchy. The valet rate: $25 for up to 12 hours and $45 for every 24 hours - a little steep by Vegas standards, right? No, officials haven’t set a rate or determined when they will initiate a self-parking fee. Yes, guests of MGM National Harbor are going to have to pay to park their cars. All right, let’s get this over with right at the top.

(Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) HILL, Md.

The conservatory at MGM National Harbor hotel-casino in Oxon Hill, Md.

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