Rising Star Sports Ranch
| Rising Star Sports Ranch Resort | |
|---|---|
| Former names | Mesquite Star (1998–2000) Virgin River Convention Center (2000s) |
| General information | |
| Type | Hotel resort and sports facility |
| Address | 333 North Sandhill Boulevard |
| Town or city | Mesquite, Nevada |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 36°48′38″N 114°03′55″W / 36.810503°N 114.065149°W |
| Construction started | 1996 |
| Opened | July 1, 1998 (Mesquite Star) October 1, 2016 (Rising Star) |
| Renovated | 2015–16 |
| Cost | $23 million (Mesquite Star) |
| Owner | Safari Hospitality |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 4 (hotel) |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | NevStar Gaming (Mesquite Star) |
| Main contractor | A.F. Construction (Mesquite Sar) |
| Other information | |
| Number of rooms | 210 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Rising Star Sports Ranch Resort is a former hotel resort and sports facility in Mesquite, Nevada. It originally began construction in 1996, as the Mesquite Star hotel-casino. Construction was delayed because of financial issues, but it began to pick up heavily in October 1997. The Mesquite Star opened on July 1, 1998, although owner NevStar Gaming faced further financial problems and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in December 1999. The Mesquite Star closed in March 2000, followed by a series of legal issues. It was purchased by Virgin River Casino Corporation, which later operated the facility without a casino as the Virgin River Convention Center.
The Lee family purchased the facility in 2013, and began remodeling it in 2015. It reopened on October 1, 2016, as the Rising Star, a non-gaming hotel resort that also serves as a facility for sports training and competitions. Mesquite had become known for its abundance of new sports facilities, which prompted the Lee family to include the sports element in the new resort. The Rising Star includes a 30,000 sq ft (2,800 m2) indoor sports facility known as The Barn, which can seat up to 3,000 spectators. The resort also has a grass field and outdoor courts for various sports games.
The resort closed in 2025, was sold to Safari Hospitality, a Cedar City, Utah based hotel management firm, and was converted into a Holiday Inn Resort. The property reopened to the public as a Holiday Inn on April 10, 2025.