Heading to Florida in August and decided to leave a day earlier and spend the night in Biloxi to do some gambling. Any recommendations on a place to stay and play? TIA

Went to Biloxi back in April with a group. We stayed at the Palace - adequate hotel - the casino was little geriatric. We cabbed it over to the Hard Rock - pretty big place and the crowd was little younger. Didn't check any others out - decided to drive to New Orleans for the second night.

Beau Rivage; Has been completely redone since the Hurricane. Very nice!! It is like walking into a Southern Planation; just has the feeling of southern hospitality. Pretty good gambling area also. Food and service is excellent!

+1 for the Beau Rivage

Beau Rivage is my favorite Casino...certainly in the south. The newish Hardrock in Biloxi is pretty darned nice...the rest sort of suck.

Beau Rivage is the nicest casino outside of Vegas.

Don't know if it happened but I heard MGM was going to sell it. That would be bad...they run a great property.

Another +1 for the Beau Rivage. Nice place.

Is booze free while gambling at Beau Rivage?

Beau Rivage ftw!!

Yes...but like anywhere...you should Tip.

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Several FINE resturants and Mary Mahoneys across the street...One of the best resturants anywhere. Try the Soft Shell Crab or the Three Sisters.

Memphis Q in the BR has a smoked Prime Rib that will make you cry and the banana pudding will leave you begging for mercy.
The Steak House, is top notch and everything from steak to wine done with style and the Asian/Sushi place is most excellant. And, I think they have opened an "Olives", a Doug English resturant just like the one in Bellagio in Vegas.

Generally a high class crowd...not like N.O. where you feel like the guy sitting next to you slept in a Dumpster.

Rooms are excellant, the whole thing being modeled after the Bellagio...sort of a Bellagio Lite. Pool nice, but not fancy, Good coffee shop, good cafe, (although a little slow) and a VERY good Buffett with an excellant Sunday Champain brunch.

A few very good shops inside and well, it's good that everything inside is so great, because even before katrina, Biloxi not much to see and there's just not much left after the storm.

Down the street the HardRock very nice, (and pretty new) although generally a younger crowd it seems. Most of the other casinos are OK, but the BR and the HR are the only ones that have a Vegas feel to me.

BTW, shows general good, esp. if you're sort of retro..Gladis knight, Chicago, that sort of thing.(check the listings on their webpage) They had a house show but don't see it listed anymore and it was just OK. But the venue is excellant with larger seats than Vegas. The two night clubs are pretty good also and the Tiki Bar out at the pool can be fun...all depends on your age I think.

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Headed to Beau Rivage tonight. The bro-in-law got two free flights on a charter and free hotel room all comped by BR. Wasn't sure how nice it would be, but after reading this thread i'm definitely a little more pumped!

Think they are close to paying people to go...

oh and thanks for the restaurant reviews niteside.

Let me know how you like it. When it belonged to MGM (I'm still not sure of ownership now) it was simply the "Crown Jewel" of Southern Casino's. Don't think anything else comes close, although there are a number in better overal cities to visit.

Spending part 2 of my honeymoon in the NOLA/Biloxi area (need to get my gaming fix in) and thinking about spending a night or two in Biloxi.

Will be upgrading to a suite, should I stay at Hard Rock or BR?

I see only positive comments about BR but I've heard nothing bad about HR. choices, choices.

My wife and I visited both at the end of last summer. The Beau Rivage is much better than Hard Rock. The front doors from one to the other are about 100 yard apart.

Last time I was there BR didn't have Suites...but the rooms very nice and large. But, seems to me that after katrina they may have put in a few suites and certainly have a Honeymoon and Presidental suite.
You'll just have to check that. They have a user friendly website.

I simply didn't care for the set up at the Hard Rock. Niteside may disagree with me but the HR seemed to be on the level of a mid range quality Vegas hotel while the Beau was on par with the quality of a higher end Vegas hotel.

What I liked about the Hard Rock was that you could get a drink and sit in AC comfort with a big window overlooking the pool. WOW!
I didn't like the casino any better than their LV property which I consider substandard. But for the Gulf Coast, compared to all but the BR, it's nice.

We were there only in the evening so we did not notice the pool.

Need to head over there on a hot sunny day during the summer...get a drink and go back to the big whole wall window towards the front. Nice chairs and couches....Enjoy the view. Some of those Southern folks fill out a bathing suit well.