The property first opened in 1970s as the Howard Johnson Hotel. Hooters Hotel in Las Vegas has gone through many management and ownership changes over the years. (Ralph Fountain/Las Vegas Review-Journal) In this 1994 file photo, San Remo Hotel instructor Keita Miyoshi explains blackjack to Akira Suzuki, Hitoshi Isobe, Katsumi Shide and Hidenori Kuniyasu at the hotel in Las Vegas.