Borgata Plans $107M Tower Remodel, Rooms Open in October

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa plans to start a $107 million renovation of its original Borgata Tower on Sept. 13, 2026. The Atlantic City resort says the first renovated guestrooms will return to inventory floor by floor beginning in October.

The project covers every guestroom and suite in the tower, plus guest corridors, elevator lobbies, and the main lobby called The Living Room. That makes this more than a furniture change inside a small room block. It is a tower wide redesign that can affect which room product guests receive during a stay booked while the work is rolling through the building.

The most useful distinction is that Borgata Tower and MGM Tower are separate hotel products at the same resort. This announcement applies to Borgata Tower. Travelers comparing Atlantic City lodging can use Deep Arrival’s Atlantic City things to do guide to decide whether the Marina District location fits the rest of the trip before choosing a tower and room category.

What Borgata Is Changing in the Original Tower

Borgata’s Sept. 2 announcement describes a warmer, contemporary version of the resort’s established style. Avenue Interior Design developed the plan after working on the earlier MGM Tower renovation and the B Bar transformation at the property.

Guestrooms and suites are planned around modern Italian design. The disclosed palette includes warm woods, cream, deep blue, camel and cognac tones, and burnished metal. Upholstered headboards, custom woodwork, integrated metal details, sculptural furniture, and lighting aimed toward Atlantic City views are among the specific changes.

The corridors and elevator lobbies will use stronger colors, artwork, and graphic patterns. Borgata says the carpet will interpret Italian mosaic design. The Living Room will retain its current architecture while receiving new furniture and finishes intended to brighten the arrival space.

Those details matter because they identify the project announced this week. They do not guarantee that every room will have the same view, layout, bed configuration, or furnishing placement. The resort has multiple room and suite categories, and the final assigned room remains the controlling product for a guest.

October Is the First Availability Window, Not a Completion Date

The company says newly renovated guestrooms will become available floor by floor beginning in October. It has not announced in the release when every floor will be finished. Travelers should read October as the start of a phased return to inventory, not as a promise that the entire tower will be new by Oct. 1 or by the end of the month.

That phased language also means two guests staying on the same date could receive different room generations if both renovated and existing floors remain in use. A standard booking confirmation may establish the tower and category without specifying whether a particular floor has completed the 2026 work.

If the refreshed room is the reason for booking, contact Borgata before the cancellation deadline and ask whether the selected room category is being assigned from completed floors for the stay dates. Ask again close to arrival because inventory, maintenance, and room assignments can change. Treat a request as a preference unless the confirmation explicitly guarantees the renovated product.

If quiet matters more than receiving the newest room, ask whether work is scheduled near occupied floors and what hours the resort expects contractors to operate. The announcement does not publish construction hours, floor closures, or a noise policy. It would be inaccurate to assume either a disruption or a silent stay from the project description alone.

Choose Borgata Tower or MGM Tower Deliberately

The official Borgata room directory lists Borgata accommodations separately from MGM Tower accommodations. Borgata’s current classic rooms retain the property’s Italian styling, while MGM Tower is presented as a distinct contemporary hotel experience connected to the casino resort.

The $107 million announcement concerns Borgata Tower, which is the original tower. It is not a new remodel announcement for MGM Tower. Guests who choose MGM Tower should evaluate its current room descriptions and rates on their own terms rather than expecting the October Borgata Tower rollout there.

Before paying, record the exact tower and room category shown in the reservation. A generic reference to Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa may not answer which tower was selected. Compare the room name in the confirmation with the official directory, then save a screenshot or PDF of the product description and cancellation terms that applied at checkout.

Third party booking sites can shorten product names, so verify ambiguous wording with the seller or resort. The safest question is not simply whether Borgata has renovated rooms. Ask whether the exact booked category for the exact dates is in Borgata Tower, and whether renovated inventory is guaranteed or only requested.

How to Plan a Stay During the Phased Remodel

Start with the trip’s nonnegotiable requirement. A traveler who wants the newest disclosed design should prioritize confirmation of a completed floor. A traveler who needs a particular bed type, accessible feature, connecting room, or suite layout should protect that functional requirement first. New finishes do not substitute for a confirmed accessibility or occupancy need.

Check the cancellation deadline before contacting the resort. If a renovated room cannot be confirmed, the traveler then knows whether there is time to change the tower, category, property, or dates without a penalty. Rate changes can occur while comparing alternatives, so do not cancel an existing reservation until a suitable replacement is secured.

For an October stay, ask three direct questions: Has the selected category begun returning on renovated floors? Can that version be guaranteed in writing? Is construction scheduled near guest areas during the stay? A clear answer to each question is more useful than a general assurance that the hotel is being improved.

At check in, confirm the tower and category before accepting the key. If the assigned product differs from the confirmation, address it with the front desk before unpacking. Availability may limit a same day change, which is why written confirmation before arrival carries more practical value than a request added only at check in.

What the $107 Million Project Does Not Yet Establish

The announcement does not provide a final tower completion date, a floor sequence, construction hours, or a public calendar showing which room categories will return each week. It also does not say that October bookings automatically receive a renovated room.

The release says the broader property transformation will continue into 2027. That statement should not be converted into a tower completion promise. A property wide program can include projects outside the guestroom work, and Borgata has not tied a specific final tower date to that 2027 reference.

No room rate change, resort fee change, parking change, or new booking policy was announced with the remodel. Use the live checkout page and current resort terms for price and policy decisions. The $107 million figure describes the investment, not a surcharge allocated to an individual reservation.