It’s the type of hotel that you need to be a sports star, a tech mogul or a partner in Simpson Grierson to afford to stay in. It is owned by the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians through their subsidiary, the San Manuel Gaming and Hospitality Authority and they acquired it in 2022 at a cost of about $US 700 million.

Rich NZ iwi like Ngai Tahu have more than enough money to do something similar, although the size of the luxury market here is unlikely to big enough to support it.