Beau Rivage offer

Hi..first time on the Mississippi forum, long time resident on the Vegas forum. I just received an offer for the Beau Rivage for 5/10-5/13. The offer includes free air and hotel from Knoxville. Although I was perplexed as to why I got the offer...I have only played a small amount at MGM properties in Las Vegas, I did call and book. My wife and I used to make frequent trips to the Gulf pre Katrina and enjoyed it so very much. We have been to Biloxi, Gulfport and Bay St. Louis. I would appreciate any opinions and information on the Beau Rivage.

Beau Rivage offer

Visit Biloxi frequently, but don%26#39;t stay at the Beau. Lot of folks on biloxione.com are familiar with the Beau Rivage. They may be able to help.

Beau Rivage offer

Beau is first class operation. It is about a 20-30 drive from airpost in Gulfport. Casino was not seriously injured by Katrina. You will not be disappointed. Local shuttle bus to carry you between other casinos.

Thanks for your replies...guess I will book! Hey...free is free...lol

Great comps! The Beau is beautiful....you will like it. Good luck!

The Beau is a little sis of the Bellagio.....just a tad toned down. Check out the other casinos while you are there...Hard Rock is about a 3 or 5 min. walk away from the Beau.....about a block away. Check out the IP which is on the Back Bay about a 7 to 10 min. drive directly North of the Beau. Do some research on this forum and you will learn alot from others.

Hi SmokeyMountainMan,

I just returned from staying at the Beau Tuesday. The hotel and casino are nice, and it%26#39;s a terrific amuse bouche if you%26#39;re between Vegas trips.

HOTEL - Very nice. In a couple of respects it%26#39;s reminicent of Bellagio, but not Bellagio-like. It does have similar signage and the lobby has glass ceilings, but I felt that%26#39;s where the simiilarities stopped. The hotel rooms are nice and beds are comfortable. Housekeeping service was great too.

DINING - Ate at the buffet for dinner and for breakfast. What is great about the dinner buffet is it highlights regional cuisine. The breakfast buffet was the typical fare and can%26#39;t go wrong for $9.99. I ordered room service for dinner one night (ribeye) and it was excellent. Grabbed a coffee at The Roasted Bean and it was good too (quite similar to The Roasted Bean at the Mirage).

CASINO - The casino has a large variety of reel and video slots in all denominations (didn%26#39;t pay too much attention to the tables). There is a non-smoking slots section which was nice to play in. The casino does get rather smokey (and I%26#39;m a casino smoker) but after a while there you don%26#39;t think about it until you shed those clothes and realize they smell like a dirty ash tray. Nothing against the Beau for this, MGM Grand Detroit is exactly the same when it comes to smokiness. Somehow Vegas got the forumla right in their casinos where the smoke doesn%26#39;t feel so thick.

OTHER CASINOS - Went to the Hard Rock each day to mix up play. The casino was a little slower than Beau which was really nice. The walk is five minutes (if that) from front door to front door. Ate at the buffet at Hard Rock for lunch one day. Unfortunately some of the food selections I made had been sitting for a while and was difficult to chew let alone taste (the fried ravioli and pork ribs specifically).

I enjoyed my first trip to Biloxi. I had a great time; enjoy your trip next month!

Thanks guys...it sounds like I won%26#39;t be disappointed at all. I think I remember reading someplace that the Beau was somewhat simialr to the Bellagio. I%26#39;ve been to the B several times to gamble but have never stayed there. I always stay where I get the best offers and have stayed at the Venetian the past few trips. I%26#39;m staying at Paris in July mainly because I%26#39;ve never stayed there and want to experience a new hotel although I%26#39;ve gambled and eaten there.

My expereinces in Mississippi casinos, in cluding Biloxi have been an overnight junket experience, mostly in Tunica. Best I remember, our last trip to Biloxi was to Boomtown and that%26#39;s been years ago. Beau%26#39;s location sounds a bit like Casino Center in Tunica which has the Sheraton, Horseshoe and Goldstrike very close to each other. I will enjoy being able to visit other casinos. I remember seeing news reports right after Katrina and seeing the hardrock guitar sign and hearing that the were supposed to open the next day and got severly hit. How sad.

Anyway, I really appreciate the help. Oh, as a side note, I received a call from the BR YESTERDAY with an offer for the same trip next weekend, 4/17-4/20....lol..As much as I would love to do that one, I will have to pass..the trip next month and then the Vegas trip in July....wow..have to save some money...lol

I find Biloxi casinos and folks very cordial. Experiences at Vegas have been been stress...they seem distant and rude and not apprieciative of my visit. They seem to say ';take or leave it';. Biloxi has won me over.

Hey Smokey!!! We recieved the same offer but for different dates and were wondering the same thing?? Why we got it and how was it??? I have been fighting this illness and am on the good side of it and I think that this sounds like a trip we may take MGM up on. Calling to reserve June 3-7 right now!!!

Smokey, actually really the only casinos close together are the Hard Rock and Beau Rivage...within short walking distance that is.

Going East on up Beach Blvd. about 5 minutes by car is the Grand Casino/Resort and a little further on beach side is the Isle of Capri. I guess if you are a walker, you can walk it; but not unless you really enjoy walking a good distance along a busy Blvd.

Going west from the Beau on Beach Blvd. about 10 min. away by car on the right is Treasure Bay Casino/Resort. Going on west into Gulfport about 15 to 20 min. on Beach Blvd. you will find the nice big Island View Casino/Resort just past the I-49 and Beach Blvd (I-90) intersection.

Then back in Biloxi you probably remember that Boomtown Casino is on the Back Bay with the I.P.(Imperial Palace...much much nicer than the one in Vegas) Casino/Resort and the Palace Casino/Resort about 7 min. to get to by car from the Beau going straight North....those three are about 5 min. apart by car.

There is a casino shuttle that runs to the casinos...all except Island View and maybe Treasure Bay.

We thoroughly enjoy getting away to the Coast occasionally during the year....a nice little respite. You will find the atmosphere there totally different from Vegas, of course....more of a small gulf/port town type of atmosphere except for the big casinos and a few new big tall condos being built or are completed. They are coming along pretty good with the recovery from Katrina...working hard at it. Hope y%26#39;all enjoy yourselves and come back again. =o)

We play some in Vegas and got the offer as well. We leave Sunday morning. I haven%26#39;t been to Vegas since last July so I%26#39;m ready to do a little gambling!