I Won at the Atlantis Casino in The Bahamas...
Let me tell you the story of how my friend and I
wound up at
Atlantis, The Bahamas.
It all started with an email, I don't remember who
sent it but there was this crazy, low priced
mini-holiday to the one of the two Fairmont resorts
in
Bermuda.
So, I looked into the
Bermuda
offer and realized that it was a large, conference
hotel. Next. Ended up at this great website, which is
now gone called Sunburst Vacations well we located
this promo. package for 4 days, 3 nights at Atlantis,
Bahamas in the
Royal Tower,
airfare and ground transportation to/from the airport
in
Nassau
for this incredible price of approximately $700.00 so
we went for it! We also added the gourmet meal plan
and so we each ended up paying around a $1,000.00
which if you break it down -- for us figure the
airfare is $350.00, which leaves $650.00 for three
nights in the
Royal Tower
which is a savings of approximately $550.00 from rack
rate to stay at Atlantis in the
Royal Tower.
We had excellent itinerary on
American Airlines
so I also added some nice frequent flyer miles to
my
AA account.
So, with our vacation package booked and paid for I
set about researching where we should dine out of all
of the fantastic choices available at Atlantis, they
urge you to secure your dinner reservations as soon
as possible to ensure getting to dine where you want
when you want. I booked us at Fathoms for the first
night, Nobu the second night and Cafe Martinique for
our third and final evening. I will write about the
amazing meals in separate blog posts so you'll have
to come back and it's worth it suffice it to say we
enjoyed all three but Nobu and Cafe Martinique were
extraordinary. However I will tell you about dinner
our first night at Fathoms. The interior of the
Fathoms dining room looks through this floor to
ceiling, wall to wall glass into one of the huge
aquariums that's part of what is called, The Dig.
You're looking into millions of gallons of water
while all sorts of marine life swims up to the window
while you're eating your dinner it makes for a unique
and memorable experience. The service was fantastic,
I've read tons of the negative reviews about the
service at Atlantis and we had no problems, in fact
I'm impressed with the level of service we enjoyed
considering the size of the resort. Our service was
attentive and on par with what we expect at that
level of travel but I digress a bit here so... After
dinner we decided to hit the casino and try our luck.
As luck would have it we were in its company that
evening. The casino at Atlantis is beautiful, less
Vegas more of a European influence with two
stunning
Dale Chihuly
glass sculptures depicting the Fire and Moon theme of
the casino, they're spectacular. The casino is quire
large but not overwhelming at all, it claims to be
the largest casino in the
Caribbean.
We're primarily slot machine players these days. My
friend and I went our separate ways wandering around
playing whatever machine caught our eye. So, who
knows how long we'd been gambling at this point my
friend was sitting at a machine and winning so I
turned away looked around and found this slot machine
with Tabasco pepper sauce graphics on it and I
thought to myself, "I like Tabasco." So, I sat down
at the machine and put in twenty dollars and hit "Bet
Max", nothing. Hit "Bet Max" again and the machine
starts paying off. What, I won!? It kept counting,
and counting and counting, until I had won $1,200.00
from two bets totaling less than $4.00. I couldn't
believe it, my first night at Atlantis and I had just
won back the cost of my mini-holiday plus a couple
hundred more. This works for me! I was on cloud nine
plus my friend won over $700.00 dollars. I will post
more about this trip because I have to tell you about
the amazing dinners we had at Nobu and Cafe
Martinique as part of our Gourmet meal plan; more on
this and how we took in the local food scene going
off the resort for our lunches. Always more to come
later...
Plus we're planning on going back this fall and staying at The Cove, Atlantis, their new, all suites, boutique hotel. It was under construction when we were there as was the new spa and expanded water park. The Cove's suites all enjoy water views because they've built the hotel right on this little point where Paradise Beach and Cove Beach meet, therefore creating breathtaking ocean views from each suite. I'm so excited. I can't wait to relax on the beach, nap, nosh and write. Here are some of my favorite travel resources to help you plan your next business or leisure trip. I research several websites before I make my decision best to make more informed decisions and the internet provides a wealth of information if you know where or how to look for it. Enjoy your day.
American Express
Cheap Caribbean
eBags
Expedia
Ghurka Fine Leather Goods
Hotels.com
Priceline
Travelocity
Plus we're planning on going back this fall and staying at The Cove, Atlantis, their new, all suites, boutique hotel. It was under construction when we were there as was the new spa and expanded water park. The Cove's suites all enjoy water views because they've built the hotel right on this little point where Paradise Beach and Cove Beach meet, therefore creating breathtaking ocean views from each suite. I'm so excited. I can't wait to relax on the beach, nap, nosh and write. Here are some of my favorite travel resources to help you plan your next business or leisure trip. I research several websites before I make my decision best to make more informed decisions and the internet provides a wealth of information if you know where or how to look for it. Enjoy your day.
American Express
Cheap Caribbean
eBags
Expedia
Ghurka Fine Leather Goods
Hotels.com
Priceline
Travelocity
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