There is an abundance of attractions---both indoor and outdoor---throughout Minnesota. Minnesota offers downhill skiing, snowmobiling, canoeing, hiking, golfing and strolling through historic parks for outdoor lovers. Indoors, however, casino action seems to be the current craze in Minnesota. There are casino getaways in Minnesota available for the indoor enthusiast as well as the outdoor enthusiast.
One of the largest casino hotels in Minnesota, located along the waters of Mille Lacs Lake, is the Grand Casino Mille Lacs Hotel, in Onamia. The hotel has almost 500 guest rooms. Suites are equipped with a microwave, refrigerator, hair-dryer and an iron with ironing board. Inside the hotel is the Grand Northern Grill, with a menu full of American classics and the Grand Buffet, which is an all-you-can-eat-buffet loaded with entrees including Asian selections as well as a salad bar. The hotel offers various casino packages: the Escapade Package, Five Diamond Package, Romance Package and the High-Roller Package. The cheapest casino package is the Escapade Package, which starts between $180 and $200 and includes one night in a standard room, $50 coin or blackjack play, $25 certificate to Grand Northern Grill and a welcome basket.
Grand Casino Mille Lacs
777 Grand Avenue
Onamia, MN 56359
800-626-5825
grandcasinomn.com
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel in Prior Lake is 5 miles away from the Mall of America and the Water Park of America, as well as downtown Minneapolis and St. Paul. The hotel, which is alcohol-free, has around 600 guest rooms and a casino full of gaming entertainment. Mystic Lake has more than 4,000 slot machines, 100 blackjack tables, bingo and pull-tabs. The hotel even offers a shuttle service to Little Six Casino, just a few minutes away. The hotel offers online packages that change every month as well as the Hot 777 Package, which provides play coupons but also changes monthly and cannot be booked online. A credit card is required to book reservations.
Mystic Lake Casino Hotel
2400 Mystic Lake Boulevard
Prior Lake, MN 55372
952-445-9000
800-262-7799
mysticlake.com
In southwestern Michigan, more than 100 miles away from Minneapolis, is the Jackpot Junction Hotel and Casino. The casino has more than 440,000 square feet of gaming action with 1,250 video slot machines 28 game tables featuring blackjack, three-card poker and Minnesota Hold 'Em; a live poker room; bingo and lottery tickets. Adjacent to the casino is an RV park, open mid-April through mid-October, with daily rates starting at $16. Guests lodge adjacent to the casino, at the three-star Lower Sioux Lodge. The hotel offers fireplace suites, poolside suites, Jacuzzi suites, VIP suites, deluxe rooms and hospitality suites. The hospitality suite is the cheapest, starting at $61 per night.
Jackpot Junction Hotel and Casino
39375 County Highway 24
Morton, MN 56270
jackpotjunction.com
800-946-2274
