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Beau Rivage was one of the few still recognizable buildings remaining on Biloxi's coast. In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina and in the wake of the catastrophic damage to the coast's casinos in the hurricane, the Mississippi state legislature changed its laws regarding the placement of casinos. Instead of having to be on barges on the. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino is a beacon of entertainment in the Gulf Coast. It’s home to 1,740 guest rooms and suites, 10 restaurants, four lounges, 12 retail venues, a spa, waterfront pool with cabanas and a full convention center and a Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course.

After 5 days road tripping in Mississippi on our motorcycles, we looked forward to unpacking our bags and staying for several days in Biloxi at the AAA Four Diamond Resort Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. Located on the Gulf Coast just one hour from New Orleans off the I-110 Loop, the Beau Rivage is an impressive structure, tallest in Biloxi, stretching 32 stories, within walking distance of the charming town.

Entrance to Beau Rivage Resort & Casino, Biloxi, Mississippi

Arrival

The shuttle dropped us off at the underground parking entrance, and we entered the Beau Rivage complex. As expected of a casino property (MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL), check-in isn’t as simple as stepping inside to the front reception. We managed to locate a bell cart, but no bell staff, and loaded bags onto the cart and rumbled along. From our entry, we took the elevator up one floor to the retail shopping maze, winding along the brightly colored, carpeted passageway past multiple boutiques to the front reception. For those arriving by car, the front portico is conveniently steps away from the reception desk.

Check-In

Our arrival coincided with check-in time (around 3pm), so there was quite a line at the front desk. Here is where the bell staff was hanging out, and they immediately took over our court. There also was plenty of cheerful staff at the desks, so the process went quickly. As this was my husband’s first visit to Mississippi and his first sighting of the Gulf, I requested a waterfront room, and this was our first Beau Rivage experience with Southern Hospitality. The receptionist took an extra 10 minutes to find the perfect view from of their 1,740 guest rooms and suites to make our request a reality.

Accommodations

Steps away from the front desk were the casino floor, but we detoured to the two sets of guestroom elevators. We zoomed up to our 23rd floor room, and my husband entered first. He immediately opened the expansive picture window, excited to see the amazing view we had of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The curtains stayed opened most of our visit to enjoy the spectacular view, including sunsets that had us going wow.

View of the Mississippi Gulf from our Beau RIvage Room

The guest rooms are fresh and cozy with plenty of room for two. The work space is just below the flat screen TV, slightly crowded, but the WiFi was strong.

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Amenities

As a casino, the Beau Rivage’s focal point is their casino, an 85,000 square foot behemoth with 93 table games, thousands of slot machines and video poker games, and a poker room. A bit disconcerting is that smoking is allowed inside the building vs. my non-smoking state.

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Plenty of dining options are available on-site including fine-dining and the typical buffet. Bars and lounges are dotted across the property, including our favorite the EIGHT75, located between the guest room elevators and the casino.

The pool offers a view of the Gulf amidst a tropically landscaped setting with private poolside cabanas and a Pool Bar & Café.

The Beau Rivage’s pool offers a view of the Mississippi Gulf.

Beau Rivage’s Spa is a 20,000 square foot oasis offering expanded treatment menu, and a fitness facility.

The Beau Rivage does cater to meetings with tens of thousands of convention space. Unfortunately to access the meeting space, guests do have to walk through the casino, but once there, all meeting space is contained in that area.

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Summary

Located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino stands out a massive hotel and casino, but even with its size, the staffs also stood out with their southern hospitality. Without exception, every time I walked by an employee, from housekeeping to casino to management, each one smiled and asked if I needed anything. Although I’m not a huge fan of casino vacation, I would definitely return to Beau Rivage due to its friendliness, comfortable rooms and location on the Gulf.

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Accommodations courtesy of Beau Rivage Resort & Casino. Photos courtesy of Diana Rowe & Beau Rivage.

Beau Rivage is a waterfront casino resort in Biloxi, Mississippi, USA. It is owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. The Beau Rivage hotel is the tallest building in Mississippi. The term 'Beau Rivage' is French for 'beautiful shore'; the original, well-known hotels of that name are the Beau-Rivage Geneva and Beau-Rivage Palace, both in Francophone Switzerland.

History[edit]

The name of Beau Rivage was originally meant for the Bellagio casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip, however, developer Steve Wynn of Mirage Resorts changed Beau Rivage into Bellagio, and reserved this name for his new waterfront casino in Biloxi.

The Beau Rivage, with 1,740 rooms, opened in March 1999. At that time of its opening, it was the largest hotel/casino in the United States outside of Nevada. The casino was located on a series of floating barges as required by local law confining all casinos to mobile marinevessels at the time of the resort's construction. The hotel, restaurants, parking garage, and associated facilities were constructed on land. The height of the 29-floor hotel-casino is 346 ft (105 m).

Beau Rivage was seriously damaged by the 30 ft (9.1 m) storm surge caused by Hurricane Katrina on August 29, 2005, and was rebuilt by W.G. Yates & Sons Construction (the contractor that originally built it) and more than 50 subcontractors. Beau Rivage Resort & Casino re-opened its entire resort August 29, 2006 — the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Although the hotel tower survived relatively unscathed, the casino barge was significantly damaged. Beau Rivage was one of the few still recognizable buildings remaining on Biloxi's coast.

In the weeks following Hurricane Katrina and in the wake of the catastrophic damage to the coast's casinos in the hurricane, the Mississippi state legislature changed its laws regarding the placement of casinos. Instead of having to be on barges on the water, casinos may now be built on land as long as they are within 800 feet (240 m) of the shore.^[1]

In November 2006, the resort opened a new Tom Fazio-designed championship golf course named Fallen Oak.

In 2009 there were news reports that Beau Rivage's parent company MGM Mirage had hired investment firm Morgan Stanley to assist the company in finding possible buyers for the Biloxi property and its cousin the MGM Grand Detroit. The Beau Rivage and MGM Grand Detroit were considered to be MGM Mirage's top performing properties and if sold could fetch a total of $1–$2 billion which then would be used to lower MGM Mirage's debt load.^[2][3] In the event, no sale happened.^{[citation needed]}

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References[edit]

1. ^Mississippi Gaming Regulations (2013) Part 2, Chapter 1, Rule 1.4—Gaming Site Approval Retrieved 2013-08-01
2. ^MGM Mirage Said to Hire Morgan Stanley to Evaluate Casino BidsArchived copy (bloomberg.com)
3. ^With Casino Stocks, Traders Know When to Fold 'Em (The Wall Street Journal)

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