Casino Reviews

We passed through the Presque Isle Downs Casino and decided to write a review about it. We  only spent about an hour in the casino.  We did not try any of the bars, or restaurants at the casino, so our comments are based on looking at the web site and our brief time spent there. This is a casino only facility. There is no hotel with this facility, although there are motels and hotels in the area.

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The Presque Isle Downs Casino has over 2000 slot machines and a number of virtual table games such as blackjack, roulette and several others.

There is ample parking at the casino, all surface parking which means on busy days there may be a long walk involved to get to the casino. There are two entrances, with Valet service at the main entrance.

The casino is nice, there is no hotel and there are lots of slot machines. There is also a high roller area as well. The Presque Isle Downs Casino is a combination casino and race track . It is similar to many that have sprung up across the country were the race track has been struggling and the casino addition has meant that the racetrack can continue to operate.

Presque Isle Casino Review

Slot Machines

There are over 2000 slot machines of all types. The casino is large enough to have all of the popular slot machines as well as poker and keno machines.

There are many 5cent and penny machines as well as 25 cent, 50 cent and $1 dollar machines to choose from.

Table Games

There  are 7 or 8 virtual table games that players can try out. These include blackjack and roulette and a number of other table games. Virtual table games have gorgeous virtual dealers that manage the game and deal the virtual cards.

Restaurants

La Bonne Vie Enjoy a Classic American Prime Steak House at La Bonne Vie located in the heart of the casino. They are open every Wednesday through Saturday from 5pm to 10pm.

The Downs Clubhouse & Lounge features a beautiful year-round view of the racetrack and casual dining at its best. They are open Friday & Saturday nights for live entertainment!

The Triple Crown Buffet If you’re looking for a quick bite, visit The Triple Crown Buffet which is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. They feature Prime Rib & Shrimp every Sunday through Thursday and Crab Legs & Prime Rib Buffet on Friday & Saturdays from 4pm to 11pm.

Experience one of the four lounges. Zelda’s,The Paddock Bar, The Speakeasy Lounge, and The Clubhouse Lounge offer your favorite spirits daily until 2am.

Lit’l Al’s Need a quick snack? Stop by Lit’l Al’s located in the Elevator Lobby just off the casino floor and you’ll find hot dogs, pizza and more!

What We Liked

• Variety of slot machines
• Buffet
• Easy access from all highways
• Safe environment in the casino and parking areas
• Great stopover point on your way to Columbus or points west

What We Did Not Like

• Smoking in the casino
• No hotel
• Long way to walk from parking to get into the casino

Slot Player Card

They are part of the Roarin’ 20′s slot players card system. Slot members can take advantage of benefits at the casino including cash back as well as discounts on meals at the casino.

If you have not taken advantage of slot player cards, there are a number of benefits that many slot players should consider. Free or discounted rooms, email mailing list of promotions, free or discounted meals, access to entertainment, and a tax report outlining your losses and wins for tax claim purposes.

Parking

There is ample parking at the Presque Isle Downs Casino in a large surface multiple parking lot system that we observed.

Directions:

Presque Isle Downs is conveniently located on I-90 Exit 27.

Presque Isle Downs & Casino, 8199 Perry Highway,Erie, PA 16509 , 1-866-ERIE-FUN or (814) 860-8999

Additional Driving Directions:

From Buffalo, NY

I-90 West to Exit 27 • Make a left off the exit • Entrance to Presque Isle Downs is on the left.

From Cleveland, OH

I-90 East to Exit 27 • Make a right off the exit. Entrance to Presque Isle Downs is on the left.

From Pittsburgh, PA

I-79 North to I-90 East • Exit 27 Make a right off the exit • Entrance to Presque Isle Downs is on the left.

From Youngstown, OH

Route 11 North to I-90 East. Take exit 27 • Make a right off the exit • Entrance to Presque Isle Downs is on the left.

Well we just got an email from the Wynn casino in Las Vegas  offering us three free rooms at the Wynn casino or the Encore casino. We have to stay on a Sunday through Thursday night, which is fine for us and the Encore rooms are considered suites which are upgrades from the Wynn. Both are fantastic, and we are just so excited that we are getting these rooms for free. The cost of the room depends on the time of year and also how busy the hotel is on any given week. A friend is staying at the same time as us an must pay $149 a night which is supposed to be Casino Rate!

So with tax and everything that is almost a $600 value just in the rooms alone. It is nice coming to a casino knowing that you have already won and you are $600 ahead of the casino. So of course we are staying at the upgraded Encore for this trip and it is free! We will be gambling of course and may win or we may not, but at least we do not need to worry about paying for the rooms on this trip.

Free Credit

But it does get better. They also are giving us $150 in free credit  which we can use at slot machines to play on and perhaps win some more money. Once at the TI or Treasure Island, we won $800 on our free play.

Booked out Stay

We have booked our stay in Oct and are planning our trip now, including the games we will play while we are there, the restaurants we are going to go to and also the shows we may see. Who knows we may end up spending all of our time in the casino playing the slots especially if we are lucky and win some money!

The Wynn and the Encore are sister hotels and casinos. You can play in either and use your red slot card to play, rack up points and perhaps earn more comp’s. They are connected by a shopping mall which has many of the famous shops that only the rich can shop at and of course big winners at the slots or tables.

It is nice to browse but way beyond anything I want to pay for clothes and other things. The restaurants at either hotel are some of the best and we have yet to decide which one we will go to.  I am really looking forward to enjoying one of the best steaks you can have while in Las Vegas.

We have written reviews on both the Wynn and the Encore, which you may want to take the time to read. Click here for the Wynn and Click here for the Encore. Hope you enjoy and wish us luck!

We stayed at the new Aria City Center casino and hotel in May 2011. We like the hotel and overall complex, however it takes awhile to learn how to get around the entire area. This complex and we believe this is the correct word to use is huge. There are at least seven buildings complete with hotel, casino and a number of apartment style condo’s.

Contemporary is the key word to describe this casino, the hotel and really the entire property. For us, it was a bit too much, however everything is tasteful, elegant in a contemporary way and over the top with extras and overall design. The entrance to the hotel is off Las Vegas Boulevard and you end up parking in a parkade that is very secure and protected from the scorching sun.

We stayed at this hotel for two nights on a 2 night comp plan from our MLife casino card. I guess they wanted us to try the new hotel and casino since we had not stayed here before or even gambled here before. This is the value of the casino slot cards that most people do not even realize or get to take advantage off. We wrote about the Aria buffet on a previous post which we thoroughly enjoyed, so please check out this post as well. Comments are appreciated.

Slot Machines

There are over 150,000 square feet of slot machines space with all of the latest slots from penny machines to $5000 machines for everyone to try. They have some of the latest style machines with multiple lines and free games as well as some of the more traditional slots such as poker and keno.

We did not win at this casino so we are not as excited about it as we might be. We also found that the slot waitresses are not delivering free drinks as frequently as they used to. Seems that MGM has cut back in this area as they struggle to conserve cash and pay off some of the huge debt they have incurred at this complex and others that they have purchased.

Table Games

There are all of the traditional table games. Not much to say about them here. Nothing unique that we noticed about this area. Normally we will post the number of table games and kind of games, however the main web site for the Aria casino does not provide this information for the slots or for the table games.

Restaurants

There a loads of restaurants. We ate at the buffet one night and also at one of the restaurants along the casino floor. Very upscale and modern looking with the usual high prices for many of the casinos along the strip. Nothing too exciting to report about this restaurant. We enjoy the buffet very much, however the crab legs were cold. We like them warm and already split.

What We Liked

• Variety of slot machines
• Free drinks while gambling
• Buffet
• Pool area and spa free to hotel guests
• Hotel rates are very high unless you are there on a package or comp’d
• Covered garage parking
• Easy access from all highways
• Safe environment in the casino, hotel and parking areas

What We Did Not Like

• Although contemporary in design, there is too much of it and it comes off being a bit cold to the senses
• Slot waitresses stingy on the free drinks
• Not a warm place to spend time in terms of the feel of the place.
• We probably would not stay here again unless offered free rooms

Slot Player Card

They are part of the MGM Mirage slot players card system. Slot members can take advantage of benefits at many Las Vegas hotels, as well as sister hotels in Tunica, Biloxi, Laughlin and Reno.

If you have not taken advantage of slot player cards, there are a number of benefits that many slot players should consider. Free or discounted rooms, email mailing list of promotions, free or discounted meals, access to entertainment, and a tax report outlining your losses and wins for tax claim purposes.

Parking

There is ample parking at the Aria hotel & casino in a large parking garage beside the hotel. There is no surface parking that we observed. You can access the hotel from the garage via an elevator from all levels. The parking garage is also patrolled on a regular basis and it also protects your car from the weather.

Directions: Entrance Right on the Las Vegas Strip

Every time we go to Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau , Quebec, we have noticed the boat dock at the casino. For those of you who have never been there, the casino is situated beside an old quarry which has been filled with water and connected to the Gatineau river. There is a huge fountain in the middle of this small lake which shoots water up at least 150 feet if not more. You can look at the lake from the casino while playing the slots, or from the Marina bar which also has an outside deck overlooking the water.

There is also a boat dock for people to moor their boats at while visiting the casino. They can enter what is called the Lac Leamy lake from the Gatineau river which also empties into the Ottawa River.  Boaters from all along the Ottawa and Gatineau river can complete their boating trip by spending the day at the casino, having dinner and even staying at the hotel which is also attached to the casino.

Our journey to the casino by boat started on the Ontario side of the Ottawa river. Before heading to the casino we traveled up the river past the prime minsters home all the way up to the base of the parliament buildings.  We saw the boat locks which lift boats up to the level of the Rideau river. For enthusiasts you can follow the Rideau river all the way to Lake Ontario and from there travel the lakes or the St Lawrence river.

Once we were finished with our little boat trip along the Ottawa, we headed to the Gatineau and then into a small canal that takes you into the lake that partially surrounds the Lac Leamy Casino. There were about 10 other boats already at the dock when we arrived.  They had an interesting control device to prevent you from docking in the wrong location. They use motion senor controlled sprinklers to stop people from mooring in certain areas. It was a nice diversion when we were sprinkled with water on a hot day!

Once we docked, we headed into the casino, wondering if they would let us in. We were in boating attire, with my wife wearing a bathing suit and a shawl that doubled as a really short dress. I guess they did not mind since we walked right past the guards and into the casino with no problems what so ever.

We had drinks and played for about two hours before heading out to our boat to begin the return trip. Our captain was nervous about traveling along the river in the dark so we left around 7 pm to give us lots of time to get back to our destination at the Rock Cliff boat dock on the Ontario side of the Ottawa River. A really fantastic day and a different way to arrive at the Lac Leamy Casino in Gatineau.

We were on a driving trip heading home from California and stopped at the Hardrock Hotel and Casino for a few hours to take a break, grab something to eat and check out this casino. It is right off the interstate #44. Easy to get on and off if you are only stopping for an hour or two.  Based on our observations this is one casino we want to go back to sometime when we are in the area. This hotel and casino also looked like it was under going major renovations and upgrades at the time we were there. I am sure it is now completed and looking wonderful.

While we did not stay long at this location, our first impression was very favorable and we will go back. We signed up for a slot card and now we have the 1-800 number to call for room reservations as well. We did not play enough this time to warrant any comp’s from the hotel, however perhaps next time we will be offered reduced room rates or food vouchers. Park in the surface parking area in front of the casino entrance. Easy access from all of the highways and easy access to the hotel and the casino are provided.

Slot Machines

There are over more than 2,100 of the newest and most popular electronic games like Mr. Money Bags, Triple Double Diamonds, Video Poker, Xerxes Queen’s Knight and Jungle Wild II.

Table Games

There are lots of table games including poker and blackjack. They also host a variety of tournaments and players can check in to see their standings on the local web site.  There are also tables set aside to teach people the rules of the various games .

Restaurants

There are six restaurants all with excellent food to fit your tastes as well as the time you have to grab dinner or just a quick bite. The restaurants are

• Wild Potato Buffet
• McGill’s on 19
• Champions Grill
• Toby Keith’s I Love this Bar and Grill
• La Cucina
• The Perfect Cup

What We Liked

• Variety of slot machines
• Free drinks while gambling
• Buffet
• Hotel rates are very reasonable
• Covered garage parking as well as surface parking
• Easy access from all highways
• Safe environment in the casino, hotel and parking areas
• Great stopover point if you are traveling along Interstate 44

What We Did Not Like

There are no real complaints about the Hardrock hotel & casino

It is a 4 star hotel in our estimation and quite adequate for our needs. Next time we pass by we will probably stay at this hotel and will offer more in depth comments.

Slot Player Card

They are part of the Cherokee Star slot players card system. Slot members can take advantage of benefits such as

• Use your points like cash in our hotel, restaurants, lounges, gift shop and golf course
• Use points to buy drawing tickets for special events and promotions
• Redeem points for cash
• Get invitations to tournaments and special events

If you have not taken advantage of slot player cards, there are a number of benefits that many slot players should consider. Free or discounted rooms, email mailing list of promotions, free or discounted meals, access to entertainment, and a tax report outlining your losses and wins for tax claim purposes.

Parking

There is ample parking at the Hardrock Hotel & Casino in a large parking garage beside the hotel as well as surface parking. There is no surface parking that we observed. You can access the hotel from the garage via an elevator from all levels. The parking garage is also patrolled on a regular basis and it also protects your car from the weather.

Directions:

The address is 770 West Cherokee Street, Catoosa, OK 74015

From I-44 East Bound

• Take exit 236 (129th E Avenue)
• At bottom of ramp take a LEFT on 129th E Avenue
• Take a RIGHT on Pine St.
• Follow Pine St. to 193rd E Avenue
• Take a RIGHT onto 193rd E Avenue

From I-244 East Bound

• Take exit 15 (129th E Avenue)
• At top of ramp take a LEFT on 129th E Avenue
• Take a RIGHT on Pine St. Follow Pine St. to 193rd E Avenue
• Take a RIGHT onto 193rd E Avenue

Cherokee Hills Golf Club is located 15 minutes east of downtown Tulsa at Interstate 44 and 193rd East Avenue, exit 240

Havasu Landing Resort and Casino is located on the western shores of Lake Havasu at Havasu Lake, CA. We took a short video while we were there to show you just what this small casino looks like so you can judge for yourself whether you want to spend time going there.  Click on this link to see it = Havasu Landing and Casino and the marina immediately beside the casino is a really nice little village that I am sure booms in the summer time.

We visited this location in March and most places were closed due to the fact that it was winter, even though the day boasted a sunny 70 degrees. Even though most cottages and trailers were closed up tight the casino was still open and there were a few people there. This place is probably very busy during the summer time.

The ferry comes over once every 30 minutes from the Arizona side of Lake Havasu, Lake Havasus City. The lake Havasu casino is actually in California. Around lunch time quite a few people got off the ferry that brings people over from the east shore or Lake Havasu City and headed straight for the small restaurant. They must get a voucher for lunch along with their ferry ticket. You can sit in the restaurant right along the water and have a basic pub kind of lunch which is fine as long as you are not expecting more than that.

You can also sit at a small bar in part of the casino and look out onto the lake a well.  We are not going to do our standard review of this particular casino since it is so small. We do want to manage expectations of anyone planning to go there. It is a very small casino with standard machines and we expect very low payout rates, although of course there is nothing to base this on other than they have no competition.

There are only two ways to get to this casino. One is via the ferry from the lake Havasu side, while the other is via car from highway 95. You can make a day out of it by driving to Lake Havasu city, visit London bridge and then take the ferry over to the casino.

This is not a place we would recommend riving out of your way to travel to , however you can spend a very nice day visiting the lake and the casino while have lunch in the casino if you are in the area.

If you have been to this casino and have comments, please leave them since our readers will appreciate the suggestions you may have.

The Inn of the Mountain Gods Casino & Hotel is located in one of the most beautiful settings that you can find. It is a bit long to get to it, along paved mountain roads,

but when you do it is well worth the drive. Located on the shores of  a small lake this hotel and casino is one of New Mexico’s premier mountain resorts. It is an impeccable AAA Four-Diamond resort, offering mouthwatering cuisine for every palate, incredible  gaming action, and breathtaking alpine scenery to nurture your soul.  It is situated high in the picturesque mountains of Mescalero, New Mexico just outside of Ruidoso. Enjoy the clean mountain air, stunning panoramic views, and exciting entertainment options. You will also appreciate the stunning lobby featuring a sweeping view of the snow capped mountains, lake and championship golf course.

There are a variety of activities, entertainment and escapes to make it a getaway you’ll never forget.

• 273 luxury rooms and suites
• Numerous dining options from a signature steak and seafood restaurant to a scrumptious buffet
• 40,000 square feet of meeting space
• 38,000 square foot casino
• Indoor pool
• A fully equipped workout facility
• Skiing and Snowboarding
• 18 hole Championship golf course
• Big Game hunting
• Skeet shooting
• Horseback riding
• Fishing
• Gondola rides

Slot Machines

From penny slots to a complete complement of table games including Blackjack, Craps, Poker, Three and Four Card Poker, Roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘em Poker and Let It Ride…plus great gaming promotions that never end!

Table Games

There are table games including Blackjack, Craps, Poker, Three and Four Card Poker, Roulette, Ultimate Texas Hold ‘em Poker and Let It Ride…plus great gaming promotions that never end!

Restaurants

There are 5 restaurants. We have eaten at Wendell’s and it was excellent, especially the Caesar salad prepared at your table.

• Wendell’s
• Gathering of Nations Buffet
• Big Game Sports Bar
• Apache Tee
• Smokey B’s

What We Liked

• Variety of slot machines
• Buffet
• Pool area and spa
• Hotel rates are very reasonable
• Covered garage parking
• Safe environment in the casino, hotel and parking areas
• Rooms have a balcony view of the lake and surrounding mountains

What We Did Not Like

There are no real complaints about the Beau Rivage hotel & casino. It is a 4 diamond resort.  The only thing we did not like is that it is a bit off the beaten path in the mountains of New Mexico, however many people would love the location and the mix of nature with a high class resort!

It is a 5 star hotel in our estimation and more than adequate for our needs.

Slot Player Card

They are part of the Inn of the Mountain Gods and Casino Apache Travel Center slot players card system. Slot members can take advantage of benefits at either of these two locations.

If you have not taken advantage of slot player cards, there are a number of benefits that many slot players should consider. Free or discounted rooms, email mailing list of promotions, free or discounted meals, access to entertainment, and a tax report outlining your losses and wins for tax claim purposes.

Parking

There is ample parking at the Inn of the Mountain Gods  hotel & casino in a large parking garage beside the hotel. There is no surface parking that we observed. You can access the hotel from the garage via an elevator from all levels. The parking garage is also patrolled on a regular basis and it also protects your car from the weather.

Directions:

Las Cruces and the West

Hwy 70 East to Alamogordo. Take the 54/70 relief route North to Tularosa. The relief route will rejoin Hwy 54/70 south of Tularosa. Proceed North on Hwy 54/70 through the town of Tularosa. Proceed another 22 miles until you are able to turn left or West at the Inn of the Mountain Gods electronic marguee sign approximately 6 miles before the Village of Ruidoso. Follow the road approximately 4 miles to the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

El Paso and the South

HWY 54 East to HWY 70 which junctions at the South end of Alamogordo. Take the 54/70 relief route North to Tularosa. The relief route will rejoin Hwy 54/70 south of Tularosa. Proceed North on Hwy 54/70 through the town of Tularosa. Proceed another 22 miles until you are able to turn left or West at the Inn of the Mountain Gods electronic marquee sign approximately 6 miles before the Village of Ruidoso. Follow the road approximately 4 miles to the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

Roswell and the East

Hwy 70 West to Hwy 48 or Sudderth Drive. Turn right or West on Sudderth Drive. Proceed approximately 1.5 miles on Sudderth Drive to its intersection with Carrizzo Canyon Road. At this intersection you will view an Inn of the Mountain Gods electronic marquee sign. Turn left and proceed approximately 4 miles to the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

Albuquerque and the North

Take I-25 South to HWY 380. HWY 380 East to HWY 37. Turn South or right on HWY 37 and follow until it intersects with HWY 48. Turn right or South on HWY 48 and proceed South until Hwy 48, Mechem Drive at this point, comes to a T-type intersection with Sudderth Drive in the Village of Ruidoso. Turn left or East on Sudderth Drive and proceed approximately 1.5 miles until you view an Inn of the Mountain Gods sign at the intersection of Sudderth Drive and Evergreen. Turn right on Evergreen for three blocks until it merges with Carrizzo Canyon Road. Follow Carrizzo Canyon Road approximately 4 miles to the Inn of the Mountain Gods.

Believe it or not there are great deals in Las Vegas and other casinos around the country. You just have to know when and were to look to find some of the best deals available anywhere and you get to stay in 4 star and 5 star hotels!  I am still amazed when people tell me that it is expensive to go to Vegas , Tunica, Biloxi or Atlantic city. They tell me they are paying significant dollars for a room, the meals and the shows and yes you will if you just call them up and book a room , dinner or a show.

In fact you will pay top dollar at all of these locations if you act like a tourist and book online or direct with any of the hotels at these locations. Especially in Vegas, the hotels are 5 star, or at least the large well know hotels such as Wynn, Bellagio, Ti , Mirage etc. When there is a major conference taking place, you can be sure that the conference attendees are paying top dollars for their rooms.

An Example of an Inexpensive Room During a Large Conference

A few years ago I booked a room at the Bellagio Casino Hotel. We had a slot card and have played at this hotel several times, so I thought we would stay there for a change. I called our slot host and she quoted a rate of $125 per night which was the casino rate at the time. I thought this was high ( we have stayed there for less on other vacations), but we really wanted to stay at the Bellagio this time so we agreed.

Upon checking in I was informed that the rate was $250 per night. Of course I referred to our reservation and it was confirmed at $125 which was our original rate. Once we had all of this straightened out I asked the receptionist why the change in rates?

Apparently the hotel was near capacity due to a large conference taking place in the hotel. The hotel has approximately 4500 rooms! Anyway they had increased rates across the board, for casino patrons as well as conference guests. Anyone without a reservation was being quoted $700 / night and some were actually paying this amount for a very nice room, but not worth $700 any time!

Our slot card and slot host saved the day this time. This example just goes to show you that a room we would normally expect to pay $79/ night or even get free went to $125 , then to $250 and to $700 if you did not have a reservation at the casino.

Call and Book Ahead

Always call ahead and book a reservation. If the rates are over $100, ask for another night if you can be flexible and ask what events are taking place so you can get an idea of how you can negotiate and also perhaps when to change your dates. Sometimes by moving to another hotel that is not quite so busy , you can find very economic rates  and very competitive as well.

Always speak to your slot host. They will do what they can to get you into their hotel at rates that are competitive and acceptable to you. They will help you understand which weeks you might want to consider or when they can give you better rates as well.

Hotel – air packages are also good to consider, especially if it is your first time in Las Vegas. Many people will use these packages to get to Vegas and then book vacation packages separately after that through their slot hosts.

Flexible Schedules

A lot of people cannot change their schedules due to work, business and family issues. This makes it more difficult to obtain the best deals, however if your schedule can be flexible then you can stay away from conference dates, week ends and other high traffic dates to get the best deal.

For example the Consumer Electronics Show is on in Vegas in January. There are over 120,000 people attending this show, so even with all of the rooms that Vegas has available, you can be sure that hotel rates are going to be high during that time period.

If you happen to be attending this show, your company has made the commitment for you to attend. On the other hand if you are paying personally, then you will want to stay away from these dates to avoid paying high rates.

We hoped this short post is helpful to readers. If you have comments and / or suggestions, please feel free to leave comments that will help our readers save money.

Harrah’s Hotel & Casino hotel is one of the older hotels that has been modernized in recent times and like many of the other casino hotels boasts over 3000 rooms and convention facilities available for guests staying in Las Vegas.

Harrah’s Hotel & Casino is in the center of the strip across the street from the Mirage hotel and casino. Harrah’s Hotel & Casino is also down the street from The Flamingo, the Imperial palace and the Venetian Hotel in the other direction. Within a 10 minute walk you can visit at least eight of the primary strip hotels. Harrah’s Hotel & Casino is central and a great place to stay. Harrah’s Hotel & Casino boasts a great special all you can eat dinner of either chicken, beef or pork with all of the extra’s.

They also book top line entertainment as well. This casino is part of the Harrahs Casino hotel chain, that spans the US and Canada. Participating in the Total Rewards program allows you to stay in any of their hotels around the country, often for free, depending on your play.

Slot Machines

There is more than 87,000 square feet of casino space at Harrah’s Las Vegas. From blackjack to slots, you’ll find all the action going on 24 hours a day. Harrah’s Las Vegas has more than 1,200 slots and 80 table games.

Table Games

They have all of the usual games for you to play including blackjack, baccarat, mini baccarat, craps, roulette, caribbean  stud poker, let it ride and pai gow poker. They also have a poker room were you can try your hand a Texas Holdem in either regular games or in tournaments from time to time.

Restaurants

There are eleven restaurants that you can chose from while staying at Harrahs or just passing through. These include:

• Café at Harrah’s
• Carnaval Court
• Flavors, The Buffet
• IcePan
• KGB: Kerry’s Gourmet Burgers
• Ming’s Table
• Oyster Bar at Harrah’s
• The Range Steakhouse
• Starbucks Coffee
• Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar & Grill

What We Liked

Harrah’s Hotel & Casino is very nice with a lot of great slot machines, a pool area, show facilities and conference facilities, however it does not have family style attractions as some of the other hotels do.

These are some of the items or areas that we liked about Harrah’s Hotel & Casino.

• Great slot machines
• Coffee shop
• The Comps are very good at Harrahs using their Total Rewards slot card
• Central location
• Variety of slot machines
• Free drinks while gambling
• Buffet
• Pool area and spa free to hotel guests
• Hotel rates are very reasonable
• Covered garage parking
• Easy access from all highways
• Safe environment in the casino, hotel and parking areas

What We Did Not Like

• Salesmen selling timeshare units, just ignore them
• Pool is not spectacular
• Nice hotel, but does not have the glamor and glitz of some of the other strip hotels

Slot Player Card

They are part of the Harrahs Total Rewards slot players card system. Slot members can take advantage of benefits at many Las Vegas hotels,  as well as sister hotels in Atlantic city, Tunica, Biloxi, Laughlin and Reno. This particular card has lots of benefits with express comps, casino room rates, and many locations to use your comps.

If you have not taken advantage of slot player cards, there are a number of benefits that many slot players should consider. Free or discounted rooms, email mailing list of promotions, free or discounted meals, access to entertainment, and a tax report outlining your losses and wins for tax claim purposes.

Parking

There is ample parking at Harrahs hotel & casino in a large parking garage behind the hotel. There is no surface parking that we observed. You can access the hotel from the garage via an elevator from all levels. The parking garage is also patrolled on a regular basis and it also protects your car from the weather.

Directions: 3475 Las Vegas Blvd South

From I-15 North/South

Take the Flamingo Road east exit. Turn left on Las Vegas Blvd. Harrah’s is located on the right, just past the Imperial Palace.

From I-95

From the 95 south, merge on to the I-15 south. Take the Flamingo Road east exit. Turn left on Las Vegas Blvd. Harrah’s is on the right, just past the Imperial Palace.

One of the best buffets in Las Vegas is at the Wynn Casino and hotel. It ranks as one of the best because of the food, the service and the decor and of course it is part of the Wynn hotel which we happen to think is the number one hotel and casino in Las Vegas.

We had the fortunate circumstance to be treated to a free buffet the last time we were in Vegas by a friend of ours who had just won a large jackpot at the casino and we all love the buffet so that was our first choice.

Are Buffets Really that Great?

Before we go on, when most people think of buffets, they think of long lines, of people crowding around the food which makes you wonder about the sanitary nature of everything.

The buffet managers at the Wynn have dealt with this issue very nicely simply by spreading everything out with island of food from various countries. If you would like Indian food, you go to one area, Italian another, Mexican to another and so on. It is very nicely presented and the variety of food available is simply outstanding.

Hours:

• Mon-Fri 8 am – 10:30 am
• Mon-Fri 11 am – 3:30 pm
• Mon-Thu, Sun 3:30 pm – 10 pm
• Fri-Sat 3:30 pm – 10:30 pm
• Sat-Sun 8 am – 3:30 pm

Attire:Casual

Accepts Credit Cards:Yes

Parking:Garage, Valet

Price Range:$$$ approximately $35 per person but well worth it

Good for Groups:Yes

Good for Kids:Yes

Takes Reservations:No

Waiter Service:Yes

Wi-Fi:No

Good For:Lunch, Dinner

Alcohol:Full Bar

Ambience:Classy, Casual

Wheelchair Accessible:Yes

This is an outstanding restaurant and the waiters were excellent at clearing the tables, bringing drinks and ensuring that we had everything we needed. All we had to do is to decide what exotic food we wanted to try or desert. This is a warning for all visitors to this buffet – Save some room for desert, they are excellent.