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After 12 years of business the Blue Moon Resort has suddenly closed its doors. Vegas’ famed and only gay hotel closed its doors on October 15th with very little warning. The Owner John Hessling who was leasing the building said the news came unexpectedly, reminding Gay Vegas that he did not own the building and had been leasing it. John said the building is in the finalizing stages of a purchase from his current landlord. He did not know who had initiated the purchase of the building but that the buyers were not interested in keeping the Blue Moon Resort as a tenant. Hessling speculates that the plans of the Neon Project Highway which had changed several times at one point being planned directly through the Blue Moon resort and later being designed around it made the lot more attractive to buyers. He says he thinks by the amount of money that was spent on the property that the buyer was not interested in the building but rather the lot and believes that some other lots may have been purchased as well for a larger scaled project. Will a new gay high rise condo take the place of our beloved Blue Moon Resort? Will it be clothing optional? Probably not, but we will always remember the Blue Moon Resort as one of the best Gay Hotels in the U.S. because of an extremely passionate, dedicated and talented marketing guru, Mr. John Hessling.

“It has been a long and wonderful 12 year run. I’ve met some fantastic people along the way and had many wonderfully supportive customers. And for that I am eternally grateful. Your happiness was truly my happiness.” - John Hessling