How is Atlantic City Hilton ?

Doug · Apr 3, 2008

I haven't been to AC in almost 25 years, live in CT so its fairly close.

This deal looks good. Is the place a shithole ? I mean the hotel, not the city... I know AC is like North Vegas.

$29 room + free show tickets or play and stay for free at the resorts <hr style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" size="1">

In April, Every Monday-Thursday Resorts is offering a special casino rate of $29 +tax.
OR
Earn 5 points & stay for free!
If you earn 5 points on your Resorts Destination Club Card during your stay, your room is on us!
*PLUS*
Enjoy two complimentary tickets to see one of the
following great shows:
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis Jr., April 6, 7, 9 & 10
Ben E. King, April 20, 21, 23 & 24

$5,000 BINGO
Earn 2 points & play Bingo
April 8, 15, 22 & 29
7pm ? Superstar Theater
To book your stay and show tickets please email Hilton/Resorts Marketing Services at ACHiltonRoomReservations@hiltonac.com

[SIZE=-3]2008 Offer. Required points must be earned on the gaming day of the booked room for a complimentary room. Free room is based on management?s discretion and can be revoked at any time. Required points must be earned to participate in $5,000 Bingo sessions. Rates do not include 14 percent tax, 2.00 Tourism Promotion Fee and 3.00 Occupancy Fee per room per night. Rooms based on availability. Check-in is 4 p.m. Credit card required at time of booking. Other restrictions may apply. Taxes and fees are not included. Reservation required. Credit card/deposit/ID required at check-in. Participants must be 21 or older. No substitutions. Non-transferable. Resorts reserves the right to cancel or modify this offer. Show tickets subject to schedule and availability. May not be used in combination with any other offer or upgrade. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.[/SIZE]

Doug · Apr 3, 2008

The place looks halfway decent ?

Resorts Casino Hotel

Average price*: $166 (year-round)

TripAdvisor Traveler Rating:

based on 106 reviews
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: <var class="dig1"><sup>#</sup> 6 </var> of 68 hotels in Atlantic City

Hotel class:
Rooms: <var>644</var>
Recommended For: Honeymooners, Singles, Seniors
Traveler Reviews:
- Mar 30, 2008: “Our worst Hotel stay ever!”
- Mar 13, 2008: “We LOVED it!”
- Feb 27, 2008: “Good Choice on the AC Boardwalk”

Akillies · Apr 3, 2008

its ok, nothing special. It reminds me of the Nugget in vegas

Doug · Apr 3, 2008

that's good,IMO !, unless you mean the Silver nugget in Northtown !

VIEJODINOSAUR · Apr 3, 2008

Resorts has a big casino floor, but that's about it...suffering big time...my sister works there and I was in AC two weeks ago...

Doug · Apr 3, 2008

I might check it out, it's been a long time.

All I remember of AC is this. It was the first place I ever played BJ, and I was underage, but no problem.

I'm thinking you had to 18, so I was 17 in 1980, I had read some of the card counting books at the time. There was some Playboy type hotel, dealers with huge knockers hanging out of their "uniforms"... that was my first time on tilt, but quite fun drinking and gambling underage. I haven't been back since, but lived in Vegas since then, and Ca, and Co.

I might go back for an overnite 28 years later since its only 200 miles away. I probably won't even play much at all.

glenrobinson · Apr 3, 2008

My parents have stayed at the Hilton dozens of times on those type deals. Its fine, there are worse, trust me.

Doug · Apr 3, 2008

Thanks guys, sounds decent. A 4 hour drive, see Ben E King, get a room drive back.

I may do it.

BetHalfLines · Apr 4, 2008

been there a few times. very true, could be worse. hotel/casino is nice. never gets overly crowded which is nice. if you play poker, go play hold 'em there. especially on a holiday weekend. players there are awful, just sit and wait for hands and you can clean house. good luck if you go.

Doug · Apr 4, 2008

I can't really play if I go, gotta spend wife time, more tourist thing.

I can dump wife at GN in Vegas play DT, shit to occupy her there if there for a few days.

The AC thing could easily be never bet a buck.

Intruder · Apr 4, 2008

location kind of sucks, but the place is OK. Just take a cab to the Borgata and have fun.

Doug · Apr 4, 2008

how far is Borgatta ? Can you just boardwalk it easily ?

anxietyattack · Apr 5, 2008

Doug said:
how far is Borgatta ? Can you just boardwalk it easily ?

LOL! Only if you want to get mugged on the way from the Hilton to the Borgata !! haha You got to walk thru the ghetto to get to the marina area. Borgata is best place down there though. The chicks are smoking hot there on weekends.

billhill999 · Apr 5, 2008

Borgata is off the boardwalk, best best is to cab it.

AC Hilton is fine, not great, but better than average.

Borgata is the shit though !!!!

5teamparlay · Dec 20, 2010

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/nj/20101220_A_C__casino_fights_bank_on_seizure.html

Posted on Mon, Dec. 20, 2010

A.C. casino fights bank on seizure

Associated Press
ATLANTIC CITY - Atlantic City's smallest casino is headed back to court to try to stop its lenders from seizing control of the gaming hall. The Hilton has lost more money this year than any other Atlantic City casino and is in default on its mortgage.
The Press of Atlantic City reported Sunday the U.S. Bank National Association had filed a motion seeking permission to foreclose.
A hearing is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Atlantic City before state Superior Court Judge William C. Todd III.
The Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort stopped repaying its bank loans in July 2009 and has been trying to work out a deal with its lenders since then. As of the end of September, the casino had skipped $39.3 million worth of payments, including interest.
An attorney for the Hilton's owners told the newspaper there would be a long legal battle before the bank could take over the Boardwalk casino.
Hilton attorney Gilbert L. Brooks characterized U.S. Bank's motion as premature and said the Hilton would ask for more time to defend itself.
U.S. Bank has been pressuring the Hilton all year. In July, it asked the same judge to shift control of the Hilton to a receiver chosen by U.S. Bank. Todd declined, saying he had no reason to believe a receiver he appointed would run the casino better than its current management.
"There's a lot of complexity to it, depending on what happens," said Brooks, who represents Resorts International Holdings L.L.C., an affiliate of Colony Capital L.L.C., a private California real estate investment firm that bought the Hilton in 2005.
Joseph Lubertazzi Jr., a New Jersey attorney for U.S. Bank, could not be reached for comment.

Betallsports · Dec 20, 2010

Use to be the Place to be when it was the Golden nugget

Akillies · Dec 20, 2010

article uses the name "Hilton" quite a bit for effect, note that hotel is not owned by nor does it have any affiliation with Hilton. The ac hilton is owned by Colony Capital L.L.C., a private California real estate investment firm, who is notoriously cheap.

Defying · Dec 20, 2010

"The Atlantic City Hilton Casino Resort stopped repaying its bank loans in July 2009"

Wow. THat's like 18 months of not paying mortgage. If they aren't paying mortgage, they shouldn't be in the hole unless it's that bad, and that's given it plenty of time to recover, or make payments of some type... but.. i guess, they are planning on letting it go or settling debt in court.

Rawpimple · Dec 20, 2010

Atlantic city is a dump......sorry but it's true.....Vegas is starting to get that way too....there are a few nice ones in vegas though.....was aT the Venetian the other day and it was getting dumpy as well......the recession has taken a toll on these places....