So we headed off to Encore yesterday morning via motorcoach for an estimated 90 minute ride (Boston traffic). We lucked out an arrived in 35 minutes!!!’
Encore is a beautiful casino hotel with a definite Vegas vibe. I wish they hadn’t made it look so much like Wynn Las Vegas though. It would have been nice to see a more unique property. For those who have never been to Vegas this is a wonderful sneak peak. They have the same carousel made of flowers and some of the same restaurants.
The property is two floors with the casino on the first floor where there are over 3,000 slot machines. There is a nice selection of video slots, as well as class slots including a fair number of video poker machines. I only saw one video poker bar though. Something else that seemed missing, although I may have missed it, was a craps table. The second floor has a huge poker room that overlooks the casino. There are also a couple restaurants on the second floor.
So... what did we think? It was fun. The employees we interacted with were phenomenal, friendly and helpful. I would have liked to see one of the higher end restaurants open for lunch for a better variety. We weren’t interested in the buffet. It was busy and a huge line so we stopped at the Burger Deck. The bartender was great and the food good. Prices were Vegas style at $17 per glass of wine and $18 to $21 for a burger or sandwich.
Would we stay there? Probably not. Other than gambling there’s not much else to do. The immediate area outside of the hotel property is not really appealing. The hotel does not have a swimming pool which I totally don’t understand and it’s not convenient to the Boston tourist sites although you can take the water ferry to get to along Wharf where there are plenty of options.
The results... Tom broke even which is a win to me and I well .... lost....way too much!!
We grabbed the motorcoach back home which fortunately is rather luxurious as endured the Boston traffic. We just barely made it back in 90 Minutes! Traffic was horrendous. At least we didn’t have to drive in it.