Guest inspect the pool area and the water slide during grand opening ceremonies for Estrella at Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 13, 2019. The new six-floor, 93,200 square-foot hotel has 151 rooms, and in addition to the pool and slide, an arcade and a fitness center.

 Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star

Casino Del Sol and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe’s newest hotel, Estrella, is open for business.

The six-story hotel has 151 rooms and sits on 2.2 acres next to the casino at 5655 W. Valencia Road.

Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, a poolside bar, a water slide, a fitness center, an arcade and meeting rooms.

β€œGuests are going to love this new property,” said Casino Del Sol CEO Kimberly Van Amburg. β€œEstrella will allow us to meet our increased demand for rooms.”

Estrella’s opening comes eight years after the tribe opened the Casino Del Sol resort, spa and conference center.

A double queen room on the sixth floor, one of the 152 rooms in the new Estrella at Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Ariz., Nov. 13, 2019.

In addition to Estrella, a new 73-space RV park has also been completed.

The general contractor for the project was McCarthy Building Companies. The architect was the Cuningham Group.

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