Echelon design plans revealed

NEW YORK -- (PRESS RELEASE) -- Morgans Hotel Group Co. (Nasdaq: MHGC) and Boyd Gaming Corporation (NYSE: BYD - News; "Boyd") today announced their development and design plans for the new Mondrian and Delano hotels at Echelon in Las Vegas. A world-class team of designers and architects has been appointed to lead the project.MHG and Boyd have named Chad Oppenheim as design architect, Klai Juba as executive architect, Marcel Wanders as interior designer for Mondrian, Piet Boon as interior designer for Delano and Cagley and Tanner as executive interior designer. Together, this celebrated team of designers and architects will design and develop the hotels to bring a new level of style and sophistication to Las Vegas.

"We are incredibly excited about this project and the talented design team we've assembled," said Ed Scheetz, President and Chief Executive Officer of MHG. "The level of creativity and experience each brings to this project is perfectly matched with MHG's goal to set a new standard for groundbreaking hotels."

"The Delano and Mondrian are iconic hotel brands and will help define Echelon," said Bob Boughner, President and Chief Executive Officer of Boyd Gaming's Echelon Resorts. "Their presence will add a fresh sensibility to the Las Vegas hotel experience."