Rivers Casino Philadelphia Opens Luxury Suites Hotel at Nearby Battery

Rivers Casino Philadelphia has finally opened a hotel, the venue arriving more than 17 years after the company that owns the property told state officials it would offer lodging.

The Battery, a mixed-use development repurposing a former power plant on the Delaware River, is now home to the Rivers Casino Philadelphia hotel. The facility offers 62 all-suite guest rooms. (Image: The Battery)

This week, rivers Casino debuted its Riversuites Hotel at . The 62-room all-suite facility is part of The Battery, a mixed-use complex inside a former power plant along the Delaware River.

In addition to its 62 guest rooms, the 500,000-square-foot Battery has 171 residential apartments, office space, a lobby bar, an indoor gym, coworking space, a rooftop pool, a library and study, and a golf simulator. An outdoor pier provides private gathering space for residents and tenants.

Eric Althaus, general manager of Rivers Casino Philadelphia, says opening a hotel has always been something we wanted to do.

This gives us another tool to take care of our guests and to bring people to this area that typically don t come up [northeast of the downtown area], Althaus added.

Rivers Casino is owned and operated by Rush Street Gaming, a Chicago-based developer of regional casinos. The 45,000-square-foot casino has more than 1,500 slot machines, 72 table games, and a BetRivers Sportsbook.

In 2022, the $118.4 million on its slots and $98.2 million on its tables. Its oddsmakers won $13.1 million.

Hotel Adjacent to Casino

The Riversuites Hotel at The Battery is a short walk from the casino along the Delaware River Trail. Rivers Casino officials say a complimentary shuttle will also transport guests between the facilities who do not wish to make the roughly three-tenths of a mile walk.

The Riversuites rooms range in size from 850 square feet to nearly 2,300 square feet. Each occupancy comes with a full kitchen, a bedroom with a queen or king bed, a dining area, and a full bathroom.

Rooms can now be booked, with rates starting at $275 a night before taxes and a $25 nightly resort fee.

Hotel Long Overdue

When Rush Street Gaming applied for its license in 2006, company reps told the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) that the casino would include a hotel.

The Battery was developed and is owned by Ira Lubert through his real estate firm Lubert-Adler. Lubert is behind a plan to open a near Pennsylvania State University at the Nittany Mall. He s partnered with Bally s on the project, to the PGCB awarding Lubert the license is ongoing.

Rush and Lubert-Adler didn t disclose publicly their financial arrangement.

Rivers Casino loyalty members participating in Rush Rewards can now use their points for stays at The Battery. Black cardholders qualify for a free night stay. The tier level begins at 25,000 points.

Rush Rewards credits one point for every $5 bet on slots, $10 on video poker, and $10 in sports bets. Table and electronic game credits are based on average bet and time played and vary by game type.