So, we travel to Atlantic City, NJ a fair amount. Sure, it isn't the best "family" vacation, but there's a beach and places to see and we have fun.
Well, this trip didn't start out great, as we had a late start leaving home Friday night, plus the weather was horrible. There was an accident in Delaware a few miles past the tollbooth (which we bypass anyway), and when we were coming up 896 back on to I-95, they weren't letting anyone get on Northbound. I should have made a left onto Old Baltimore Pike, but I wasn't familiar with it, so I drove all the way down to Route 40 and took that all the way to I-295.
We didn't get to Resorts until around 1:30 AM. I did call before we left, saying we were going to be checking in late, although I said around midnight, but fortunately they still had a room for us (I've only experienced one time where a reservation was cancelled). I guess unfortunately, the only thing they could give us with two beds, non-smoking, was an accessible room, and since I really had no choice, it would have to do. The clerk did say he could put in a room change for us the next morning, which I said would be fine. I had seen rooms that had a king bed with a couch and requested that, but all he could do was two beds, fine again.
We were in Room 227, which had a lovely view of an air conditioner unit and not much else. I guess it was fortunately that we were only in that room for a few hours anyway. I did have to go down to the casino floor to get $40 in freeplay, which I turned into $50 and then lost in another machines.
The bathroom had a true roll-in shower, usually there is a little bump to keep water in, but this one had a totally flat floor. I was puzzled as to where to put the bathmat. We slept in late and I called down around 12:30, our new room was ready, 1124. I went down and got the keys and we moved on up. The room is on the top main floor, so it had a pretty nice view. And the bathroom had been remodeled, I hadn't seen this in any of the other rooms I had stayed in. It had a better shower head and glass wall and door instead of a shower curtain. The door did not go all the way across the bath rail, similar to what I experience at Golden Nugget in Atlantic City.
After moving, we headed down to Breadsticks, the coffee shop there. We always have a good meal there, and the cashier remembered us from when we were there three weeks ago. After lunch, we went to the pool, where I noticed that they had opened the roof all the way, the first time I'd seen that as well. It was a nice sunny day, although it was still a bit breezy.
After we left, Tessandra went down for a nap and Cath was going to take a shower. I noticed there were only three towels and after I took my shower, I called down for more. It took about an hour (and me calling again after 30 minutes) to get the towels.
I went down to the casino and I had $50 in freeplay, which I lost, then I lost a bit more and more. Bob was heading home, so he said he'd meet us for dinner. After Tessandra got up, we went down to the beach and walked from Resorts to Showboat on the beach. It was a nice walk, except for walking under the Steel Pier.
We were going to go to the buffet at Showboat, but by the time we got there, it was closing in 5 minutes and the hostess said it was going to take them about an hour to seat the people who already paid and were waiting. After looking at the menu for Crossroads, we headed over to Trump Taj Mahal and ate at Plate. Plate is another restaurant we like, although, like most places in the casinos, the prices are a bit high.
We went back to the room and I said good night to Tessandra and Bob and I headed down to the casino. We had a brutal session, where I think between us, we only hit 3 or 5 quads (on BP), although we both hit bonus quads. Bob headed home and I played a little bit longer. I didn't do well, but I hit a bonus game on Dean Martin's Wild Party for $170 (on a 60c bet), plus I cashed out a win for around $100 on the Winner Winner Chicken Dinner slot, didn't recover the earlier losses, but it was something.
Sunday I had a reservation for Sunday Brunch at Capriccio. We first ate there over Memorial Day weekend and it was packed. I recall the hostess then saying that Father's Day wasn't as busy, but it seemed to be just as busy. They did move the hostess stand from just outside the dining area (in the bar area, where they have some of their food stations), to outside the bar area, which really kept that area clear (which was an issue with people getting food). The hostess remembered us from last time and a man I guess was the General Manager thanked us. Although they don't serve crab legs, the buffet is pretty good, and at $44.99, it is a bit lower than the other Sunday Brunches we've had in Atlantic City.
I know some people dislike Resorts for various reasons (some of them pretty legitimate), but I like it. A majority of the people we encounter there are very nice and always pretty helpful and friendly. The Ocean Tower rooms aren't great, the floor plan makes it unclear if you're getting a decent sized room or a small room. The Rendezvous Tower rooms are quite spacious (the bathrooms are very spacious), although they just have showers. They have enough decent VP and they keep sending me offers so I'll continue to come back. With the Caesars properties squeezing me out of rooms, right now my only weekend options are Trump Taj Mahal and Resorts, although I hear I could give Tropicana a try, the room we had last time I stayed there wasn't too great and the pool isn't too large.
We headed back home after brunch and had a very nice drive home. We'll be heading back up for July 4, although we'll be staying at Trump Taj Mahal that trip. Then on July 23 I'll be heading to Vegas!
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