050125- Isle of Capri – Lake Charles
050125- Isle of Capri – Lake Charles
The weather here has been like a revolving stage – one day summer in T-shirts and the next day winter in wool coats and gloves.
I’m just glad there is no snow or rain.
Before leaving on this trip, I had bought a few books on travel and places to see. One of those books was A Guide to RV Friendly Casinos.
It sounded interesting, but when I got it and read it, I figured I had wasted $15.
As it turns out, one of those casinos was right in our path, and the write up was encouraging. It claimed to have a strip of 8 parking spaces for RVs with electric only hookups for 5 bucks. The book warned that a reservation was mandatory, so with a day in advance, I called and they had a spot open.
It was a short drive to the Isle of Capri hotel and casino so we took our time, made a few stops and enjoyed the scenery, but kept the window closed because it was still in the 40s outside.
When we arrived we were pleasantly surprised. The hotel was large, Las Vegas style, and fronted a Caribbean theme, with bright colors, Jamaican type music, and tropical settings.
We had originally decided to stay one night – but it was such a deal, we took 2. I figured that that would make up for the price of the book.
To say the RV spaces were small would be an understatement. It was definitely no place for the big diesels – but the Beast fit in just right.
Id say there was about 3 feet between rigs, just enough room to get your door open, but for 5 bucks, it was worth it. Besides, we spent much of our time at the hotel.
The casino portion was actually aboard 2 riverboats that were permanently moored alongside the hotel, with one having a permanent enclosed walkway from the hotel to the riverboat.
It seems that the ruling is: gambling cannot take place on land, only on a floating casino. For years, the law required that the riverboat be sea worthy, and must put to sea once a year to qualify as a floating casino. Later rulings found this to be unnecessary, and in fact a problem with these riverboats entering shipping traffic lanes and creating a nuisance as well as a potential hazard so they decided that they could be fixed in place, as long as they floated.
I can’t honestly say what the casino portion looked like because we didn’t venture there. We spent time at the restaurants and various lobby areas and outside areas, reading and relaxing – the air was cold but the warm sun felt good.
With our $5 fee, we also had access to the health club, but it was too cold to use the outdoor pool and Peter did not want to take a steam bath or get a massage, so we passed on that.
All in all, I must say that this was another unexpected treat.
Till next time,
The weather here has been like a revolving stage – one day summer in T-shirts and the next day winter in wool coats and gloves.
I’m just glad there is no snow or rain.
Before leaving on this trip, I had bought a few books on travel and places to see. One of those books was A Guide to RV Friendly Casinos.
It sounded interesting, but when I got it and read it, I figured I had wasted $15.
As it turns out, one of those casinos was right in our path, and the write up was encouraging. It claimed to have a strip of 8 parking spaces for RVs with electric only hookups for 5 bucks. The book warned that a reservation was mandatory, so with a day in advance, I called and they had a spot open.
It was a short drive to the Isle of Capri hotel and casino so we took our time, made a few stops and enjoyed the scenery, but kept the window closed because it was still in the 40s outside.
When we arrived we were pleasantly surprised. The hotel was large, Las Vegas style, and fronted a Caribbean theme, with bright colors, Jamaican type music, and tropical settings.
We had originally decided to stay one night – but it was such a deal, we took 2. I figured that that would make up for the price of the book.
To say the RV spaces were small would be an understatement. It was definitely no place for the big diesels – but the Beast fit in just right.
Id say there was about 3 feet between rigs, just enough room to get your door open, but for 5 bucks, it was worth it. Besides, we spent much of our time at the hotel.
The casino portion was actually aboard 2 riverboats that were permanently moored alongside the hotel, with one having a permanent enclosed walkway from the hotel to the riverboat.
It seems that the ruling is: gambling cannot take place on land, only on a floating casino. For years, the law required that the riverboat be sea worthy, and must put to sea once a year to qualify as a floating casino. Later rulings found this to be unnecessary, and in fact a problem with these riverboats entering shipping traffic lanes and creating a nuisance as well as a potential hazard so they decided that they could be fixed in place, as long as they floated.
I can’t honestly say what the casino portion looked like because we didn’t venture there. We spent time at the restaurants and various lobby areas and outside areas, reading and relaxing – the air was cold but the warm sun felt good.
With our $5 fee, we also had access to the health club, but it was too cold to use the outdoor pool and Peter did not want to take a steam bath or get a massage, so we passed on that.
All in all, I must say that this was another unexpected treat.
Till next time,
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