I plan to make my first trip to Atlantic City within the next month. Can anyone recommend a good place to stay? I’ve checked the web for Ceasars, Ballys, Hilton, Sands and Tropicana. They all seem more expensive than what I pay in Vegas, Biloxi, and Tunica. They seem to be going for $150 a night and up. On my last 2 trips to Vegas I stayed at New York/New York for about $80 a night. I have also stayed at the Luxor for about the same. If I spend much more for a room I usually find myself altering my play for comps. Comps are good when you get them but I don’t think you should alter your play to get them. Am I missing something? Where are the good places to stay? I will be going on the weekend. At the hotels I usually stay at they give me the Casino rate. Can I get that just by asking at a Casino I’ve never been too. What Casinos offer the best ODDS for craps? What Casinos have a poker room?
The poker rate at the Trop is your best value. Contact the poker room for details. Taj is nice, but more expensive. Trop and Taj have the best poker rooms.
Answer 2:
For my $, the Hilton has the nicest hotel rooms in town. If you’re
stuck paying a rack rate, you might as well go stay in a nice, clean room. However, if you are really dead set on finding a cheaper rate, the Hampton Inn on Route 40 is less than a mile from the start of the casinos and has decent rooms.
Answer 3:
Except for special promotions, the room rates at the 12 AC Casino hotels are much higher than in Vegas in the summer. But summer at the NJ shore is peak season and bottom season in the LV desert. Ballys might be relatively cheaper but if you want to treat yourself a little my recommendation would be Caesars (they also have a low stakes stud poker room in the hotel).
