The Casino Campers are back on the road!
Chris and I have left our winter haunts in Florida and are traveling west. Today we’re at the IP in Biloxi, MS and plan to be at the Hollywood, Bay St. Louis tomorrow. From there we’ll make a family stop in Texas, then head out for three seasons of casino fun and other RV adventures. Now that we’re back on the road you can count on more frequent posts from me — hopefully each weekend.
In previous posts I’ve told you that casinos offer a great variety of RV accommodations ranging from simple blacktop boondocking to resort level RV parks. Yesterday, a friend of mine at Midwest Gaming and Travel sent me a press release from Grand Casino, Hinckley MN, announcing that their RV resort just received a Woodall’s 5 star rating. The press release is reprinted below:
February 5, 2009
GRAND CASINO HINCKLEY RV RESORT RECEIVES
PERFECT FIVE-STAR RATING
HINCKLEY, Minn. – The Grand Casino Hinckley RV Resort has been listed as one of only 260 parks in the
2009 Woodall’s North American Campground Directory to attain the highest 5W rating in both the facilities and recreation categories. This score is achieved by less than 3% of the privately owned parks that Woodall’s lists.
Woodall’s assigns two ratings to each privately owned campground/RV park. One represents the park’s facilities, such as RV sites, roads, service buildings, restrooms, and hook-ups. The other is a recreation rating, which factors both on-site and nearby amenities into the rating. Facilities and recreation ratings range from 1 “W” to 5 “Ws.”
According to Ann Emerson, associate publisher of Woodall’s annual publication, Grand Casino Hinckley’s RV Resort stood out because of its physical development, personnel, recreation programs, and top-quality maintenance.
The Grand Casino Hinckley RV Resort has 271 RV sites with full hook-ups, including six handicap accessible sites, and provides free 24-hour shuttle service to Grand Casino Hinckley. Other amenities include a guest lodge with a convenience store, fireplace, laundry facilities, an outdoor seasonal pool, pet walking area, and fire pits.
For more information about Grand Casino Hinckley RV Resort & Chalets or to make a reservation, call 800/468-3517.
About the Woodall’s North American Campground Directory
Viewed by many outdoor experts as the most comprehensive campground directory available, the
Woodall’s North American Campground Directory contains information on campgrounds, RV sales and service centers, and visitor attractions for the United States, Mexico, and Canada.
About Grand Casino Hinckley
Grand Casino Mille Lacs and Grand Casino Hinckley, which are owned by the Corporate Commission of the Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, are two of Minnesota ’s premier entertainment facilities, offering gaming, accommodations, dining, conference and banquet facilities, and live entertainment. Grand Casino Hinckley is located on I-35, 75 minutes north of the Twin Cities and 65 minutes south of Duluth .
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Happy Travels, and good luck in the casinos!
Mac
John&Joie
Don’t forget you can use the pool and hot tub at Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis also. Nice place to kick back for a few nights and unwind.
We go to the Grand in Hinkley thru-out the summer. They have good wi-fi and a nice pool area. Food in the casino is very good, and the machines are normal for a midwest casino. They have a nice black jack tournament also.
All of the sites are back-in so if you’re pulling a car and just planning on spending a night, I would park in the main parking lot. Which will be in the southwest corner.
Mac McClellan
Hi Bob, Marie answered it, the IP is shorthand for the Imperial Palace Casino in Biloxi.
They are located just off I-110 and allow free overnight parking for large vehicles including RV’s and 18 wheelers in a large gravel lot near the casino. No hookups, just parking.
The Hollywood Casino in Bay St. Louis does have a very nice 5-W rated RV park, and an Arnold Palmer designed golf course. Oh, and there’s a casino there too 🙂
Arlene Sullivan
Love the Hollywood Casino at Bay St Louis. We go there whenever we have the chance. Good luck and have fun..
Marie Braswell
The IP is the Imperial Palace in Biloxi, Mississippi. I have not used the IP as a campground so I can’t help there.
bob
What or where is IP?