The US$3.5 billion (€2.7bn, £2.2bn) Baha Mar resort complex in the Bahamas has announced it will open on March 27, after years of delays and a series of legal hitches.

Baha Mar will feature 2,200 luxury guest rooms across four hotels – Baha Mar Casino & Hotel, Rosewood at Baha Mar, Grand Hyatt at Baha Mar and SLS LUX at Baha Mar – along with the Caribbean’s largest casino, spanning 100,000sq ft (9,290sq m). In addition to the four hotels, the resort's Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course, ESPA spa, pools, beach experiences, and many restaurants and luxury shops will be part of the highly-anticipated resort experience.

“Baha Mar will open all hotels along with most amenities on March 27,” said Paul V Pusateri, chief operating officer for Baha Mar. “We are thrilled to welcome our first guests to ‘The New Riviera’ in time for the peak spring travel weeks.”