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Originally Posted by Barbiaux
My wife and I are going to travel to Atlantic City on Aug. 4th (sat) for 1 night. We are bringing along her brother who is turning 21. I would like to stay in a casino so we do not have to worry about driving but I am finding all of the rooms are over $200. Can anyone suggest a way to get a room mid summer on a Sat night for a more budget friendly trip. I do play poker so are there any places that I can guarantee myself a poker rate instead of just hoping they give me one if I play.
Also we are not the "partying" type but we would like to show her brother a good time. What can you suggest that we do with him for the 2 days. We plan on leaving Pittsburgh around 4 in the morning and arriving a little before noon then getting a hotel for Sat. night and driving home Sunday.
Thanks for any help....
I am sorry to report that you are not going to find any cheaper rooms on a Sat. night in August, even if you were a poker player with a track record it will be hard to get a poker rate unless it is booked well in advance. The regular rates are around 300 bucks.
However you can check out some of the smaller hotels around the area but yes you would have to drive about 20 minutes to the casino but if this is a vacation-like stay, I would rather pay the 250-329 a night at a casino.
If you wana stay at the casino shop around, book the lowest rate, then keep checking back because if they're not as busy as expected they will lower the rates a week or so before and you can cancel your orignial one after you make the new reservation.