Me and the little lady stayed at the Beau Rivage last month. We bought one of their sweetheart packages. It was good. I recommend it. The Beau Rivage lists it as:
–Beau Rivage Sweetheart Package
Enjoy a night with your sweetheart starting at $100.
Includes:
· Oceanview Room
· Breakfast in Bed*
· Welcome Beverage
· Turndown Service
· Guaranteed 1pm Late Check-Out
It was nice. They started us out with a Hello Glass of Champagne. We had a great room. And we had a nice dinner in the steakhouse. I lost, but she got lucky on the roulette table and won us three hundred bucks. It paid for the stay, which is as we all know, is the whole point. I definitely recommend it.
Myself and Wifey were off Thurs and Friday together. Miracle!
Double points at the Beau, got a coupon for 200 free play after 1200 points, so we are going to the playground.
Into the red rocket and as if we were a guest on Star Trek we are transported to the Beau Rivage Valet. Into the atrium to find the beauty that is expected. Blue daisy looking flowers are now in the display with yellow begonias. The ribbons of blue and yellow are fantastic and lovely and always appreciated.
Room comp one night, check in was a one person wait. I am one that does not want the rat track line queue. I am against that system as it seems so rigid. I know some of ya’ll like to think of the order and rigid turn taking that the rat race provides but I’m just not in that big a hurry. I pick a check-in line and just live with it. If Aunt Mary in front of me takes forever then it is just meant to be. I can always take in the beauty of the lobby and look at all the people. It just feels like a first class hotel if you pick a check-in line. Disney world uses the rat race queue.
Room 25003 and what a view to the south west over the gulf and Hwy 90 to the lighthouse. Weather is beautiful and clear. Read the rest of this entry »
It was a holiday weekend, so we decided to make a trip over on Saturday and spent two nights. I stayed at the Beau Rivage; Kathy and Paul stayed at the Hard Rock. No big wins to talk about — I did play a lot at the progressive VP in the non-smoking section of the Beau Rivage and hit several quads. Someone did get the progressive Royal during one of my sessions. It was crowded at the Beau Rivage. I didn’t realize they were doing free play drawings on that Saturday. I hate to be there when they do drawings. I did not even get my free entry tickets for the drawing. There were long lines at the Players Club all weekend. The computers were not fully functional part of the time and the displays didn’t show that you were accumulating any points. I was able to use my free play on Saturday, but half of the time on Sunday, the displays were not working. You couldn’t get free play or point play most of Sunday. Also, the horse race did not run the entire time I was there because the displays weren’t working anyway. Read the rest of this entry »
So, my brother and I decide to make a last minute trip to Biloxi, as we are so prone to do. When he and I used to live in Tallahassee (yes, he is a Nole. Yuck!), we would make the trip to Biloxi at least twice a month. So close and yet so far was our motto. We would usually stay at the Treasure Bay, which before Katrina was our favorite place on Earth. It was very old-style Vegas. The Pit Bosses all recognized us, and the dealers and cocktail waitress (and waiters, hah!) were exceptional fast, and cool. It was a great place.
But since the disaster, we have been usually staying at the Beau Rivage or the Hard Rock. This time we chose the Hard Rock. For those who haven’t been there yet, the Hard Rock is a great place. We rolled in at around 7:30 on Friday and hit the tables immediately. The place was moderately filled but we knew that it would be the spot a little later. Read the rest of this entry »
This is a great trip report regarding poker at Beau Rivage and Hard Rock. Almost all the report is geared towards poker, so if you are not into reading about poker hands, reviews, I would probably skip this trip report.
Report is from AcesKracked and was posted over at TwoPlusTwo.com
Leaving from Upstate, SC – best flight was $225 out of ATL, GSP $400 – we decide we will drive (8 hrs. – ouch) By the time we drive 2.5 hrs. to ATL, wait at airport and pay for parking not saving too much time or money.
Thurs:
Get up at 3:00 for our 4:00 meeting for 5 us the join up (2 drove down Thurs. evening). Pull out at 4:15, a couple of fast food stops and $100 fill-ups we are in Biloxi by 11:30 Central time. Park our car and stop by to see about early check-in at the Beau Rivage – we had all booked our rooms through the poker room about a month earlier (79.00 Thur, 99.00 Fri/Sat). Everyone’s reservation is there but mine (no record of it) I run to the poker room and speak w/ Donna – she takes my information and takes care of it. Valet takes the car, bellman brings up bags and we are in the card room at the Beau 12:00.
A few of us decide to walk next door to the Hard Rock to check out their thurs 1:00 NL Omaha tourney. I sit in a painful 1-4-8 game (only table running) and wait for the tourney. Turns out only 6 people signed up and the manager wants to cancel – most of us were game to play short-handed but it was not happening. I somehow burn through 2 racks of whites in about 3 hrs. playing 1-4-8. I buy a 3rd and hover about even for another hour and decide to cash out and look for a real game. (Ever notice at the 4-8 games over time everyone’s chip evaporate??) $5 rake, jackpot drop, and dealer tip each hand pulls money off the table fast, hard to beat these games, and if you do, rarely for very much. Read the rest of this entry »