Cali Cala

The Cali Cala is a Southern California-themed resort and casino located in Las Fortunas. It is currently owned by Caesars Entertainment and opened on May 23, 2005 with 756 rooms and a 50,000 square foot casino. It is primarily geared towards both locals and tourists.

The property was heavily inspired by different iconic landmarks of Southern California, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, Long Beach, San Francisco, and others.

It is currently the only hotel in Las Fortunas to feature an outdoor pool and was the second Caesars Entertainment property to open in the city, the first being Caesars Fortunas.

Entertainment at Cali Cala includes Hollywood Glamour, a Cirque Du Soleil-inspired magic show that mixes up different parts of famous movies.

Concept and Construction
In June of 2003, Harrah's Entertainment announced that a new hotel and casino would be built next to the Olviera and would be heavily based off of different Southern California landmarks. Originally named "Project SoCal", groundbreaking was held on February 15, 2004 with a predicted cost of $300 million.

During construction, residents of the nearby Fortunas Neighborhood complained that the project would not only block the Las Fortunas skyline for them, but it would also cause major traffic problems near the neighborhood. To cope with this, a parking garage was built right next to the hotel tower, along with adding a discount for locals on booking and dining options.

It was announced on January of 2005 that Project SoCal would be named to "Cali Cala", named after Cala Marna, who was the main designer of the project.

Opening
At a cost of $340 million, the Cali Cala Resort and Casino officially opened for business on May 23, 2005. On the opening day alone, an estimated 18,000 guests entered the property. The hotel and casino was already proven successful, with amenities such as the Route 66 Buffet being awarded by the Best of Las Fortunas as the "Best Buffet of 2005". At the time, the Cali Cala had a 42,000 square foot casino, 15,000 square feet of convention space, a buffet named the Route 66 Buffet, the Knott's Berry Farm Juice Farm, Crossroads Poker Place, the Santa Monica Arcade, etc...

The hotel rooms were originally built in the style of a mid-century hotel room, complete with stucco-esc walls and bathroom.

When the New Frontier was imploded in 2007, many slot machines were transported into the Cali Cala, and we re all stored into a section of the casino called the "Frontier Slots."

In 2010, the Harrah's Entertainment was renamed to Caesars Entertainment. A while after this, a new renovation and expansion took place where an expanded pool, meeting space, and a parking garage was added. The rooms were also renovated, now designed to resemble the rooms at the Fairmont Hotel. New shows were included, such as Conner Lore and Rance Leone.

In 2016, another renovation occured that including renovating the rooms again and adding the Hollywood Promenade, a small set of outlet shops modeled after famous Hollywood buildings.