By the end of 1999, demolition was set to begin soon on the remaining 537 hotel rooms left from the resort's opening in 1958. The rooms were contained across four motel buildings, each of them two stories in height. Boyd Gaming considered using the property for an expansion of the Stardust convention facilities. In 2001, despite fears of an economic slowdown, Boyd Gaming announced plans to expand its convention space. The new Stardust Pavilion and Exhibit Center would add , and would be built next to the existing conference center, which had .