Plus, guests are offered a free drink at check-in. Lisa had some fruity drink, while I sampled a domestic beer. Hello! If you drink, this is a great welcome to the Hard Rock. Guests are offered a beer or mixed drink upon check-in. Shelves of liquor sit on a shelf unit from the counter to the ceiling. The front desk could pass for its own bar. The hotel lobby is decorated with music themes. An autographed surf board from the Beach Boys is cool. Posters and music props hang on the walls, welcoming you to the land of all-things music. Well, she got her wish, and it didn’t disappoint.įrom the second you enter the lobby doors of the hotel, you know you’re in Hard Rock country. She longed to spend a weekend at the hotel. So, her geekiness bubbled over when the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel opened in Sioux City two years ago. The Hard Rock Casino and Hotel in Sioux City opened its doors about two years ago.