The grand suites are more than 1,000 square feet, with showers the size of small rooms, as well as powder rooms, wet bars and large living rooms. Guest rooms, which are showing some wear and tear (my carpet had a big stain and the furniture was scuffed) are scheduled to be updated in September and will include flat-screen TVs.ĭespite the tired look of my room, the 507-room resort was a real bargain. Changes to the lobby, including new furniture, flooring and art, were to be completed by July 4. The former Terrace Buffet, now called Choices, has been expanded, and two new restaurants have opened. It has been eight years since the casino opened, and six years since the debut of the hotel, hence the redo. (I made good use of the last, picking up a croissant at the casino bakery at night for my in-room breakfast with the complimentary newspaper.)Īlthough my “mountain view” room would be more accurately described as “rooftop and parking facility view” with mountains as backdrop, there was too much to see and do to spend time looking out the window.
So it was not an auspicious beginning, but my ninth-floor king-bed room - which I had booked for $119 on the resort’s website - was big and comfortable with an iron and board, safe, two telephones, desk with high-speed Internet, lounge chair and coffee maker.
