The Stardust was the largest hotel in the world when it opened, with 1,065 rooms. The rooms were located across six motel-like buildings, each named after a planet: Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, and Venus. Parking was provided outside each building. The casino measured , and the resort interior featured rich red and deep brown coloring. The hotel included the Big Dipper swimming pool, measuring long and containing . It also featured the Stardust Drive-In movie theater, located behind the resort. It was originally called the Motor-Vu. It predated the Stardust's opening, and was later replaced by the Budget Suites motel. The Stardust also had its own barbershop, which operated for more than 40 years, until the resort's closure.