This was a nice trip to the Seneca Niagara casino for the 4th of July, with 3 different types of wins. A room win, a gambling win, and third win.

First win: I was able to get a comped night on the 4th of July. The desk clerk told me many folks stayed the 3rd, so they could sleep in on their day off and then go back to work on Thursday. On the way out David and I discussed whether to go for an upgrade to a corner suite if available. We did so, for $100. Very nice room, two walls of windows with remote controlled drapes, king bed, two person jacuzzi, sound system in the bedroom and bathroom, couch, chair, coffee table, flat screen tv, coffee maker, and upgraded bath amenities.

We did not get the view towards the falls (actually all you can see is the falls mist) which I was a little disappointed in, since there was going to be fireworks over the falls that night. But that actually worked out.

Now, getting the room was not the first win. And getting the suite for $100 was not the first win.

We had to wait an hour plus for the room - it had been cleaned but was waiting for inspection. No problem. The room was very clean - EXCEPT the nightstand, lamp and alarm clock on the far side of the bed. It was coated with a fine white dust. Really coated. In the morning I noticed it was on the inside ledge of the window on that side of the room too. And then I saw if you looked very closely, you could see there had been a repair to the ceiling. I think somebody's jacuzzi had overflowed, they fixed the ceiling and did not clean up the plaster dust from the far side of the room.

Well when we got in the room we did not want to change rooms or wait or move, we had better things to do. Decided to just tell them on checkout.

So checkout came, and I explained the situation, could they do anything for us - she offered to take $20 off the bill. We did enjoy the room, so that seemed fine. We had charged dinner to the room, so then she said, all right, your balance is $17.98.

I realized she wasn't charging me the upgrade fee. But I couldn't let it just go. So I said - uh, I think we're supposed to pay for the upgrade - unless you can do something about that. She clicked on her computer a bit and then said, oh yes, I see you are charged for it. Don't worry about it!

That was a win!


The gambling gods were almost a generous - but not with VP. I did see someone hit a royal (second time I;ve seen that in 2 visits) but the highest I got was - gee, maybe a full house.

However the 2 x 5 x 10 reel slot was in a good mood, and gave me a nice $164 win. And David won on the Monopoly Grand Hotel video reels.

So that is win #2.

Win #3? Well, turns out that facing away from the falls was the best way to face. We saw fireworks from four different communities to the north and east - pretty nice when you're soaking in a jacuzzi

Nice wins Kes. It sounds like a winning weekend.

Did Seneca have any ads for The Scintas? I think that they start playing there next week and maybe Rochester and other places where they got started.

Let's see, fine white dust all over a portion of a fancy suite. Maybe you should have called and asked if Stevie Nicks stayed there the night before.

LOL, that occurred to me, JMT! But I wasn't about to take a test sniff!

Yes, it was a winning weekend in the middle of the week - we kept feeling like it was a weekend.

And, yup - they had hdtv ads around the place for the Scintas. And they are doing a fundraising concert here in Rochester. David and I are working an arts festival that weekend, alas.

Getting bigger names at both seneca niagara and across the border at the Fallsview.

or courtny love?

It sounds like a great trip, and congrats on all of the wins ... but .. I'm confused by the fireworks north of Seneca... were our Canadian neighbors helping us celebrate our birthday?

Call me snoopy<g>, but what dinner did you charge to the room?

I'd rather call you Woodstock than Snoopy, Daisy - Woodstock is cuter!

The way the hotel is situated, across the river - to the west - is canada. To the north is still New York State - Grand Island, Lewiston, other places - until you hit Lake Ontario. Then it is Canada on the other side of the the Lake.

And actually, the fireworks over the Falls were actually shot off from the Canadian side, they have the setup for it. That's okay - 3 days earlier they shot them off for Canada Day. Anything for the tourists!

We went to the buffet. I also used some points. Since it was a holiday I think the buffet was $22 or $24 a person. It is crab leg and peeled shrimp heaven. They also have really good vegetables, for some reason (I find that unusual at most buffets) and pizzas that they serve on hot stones, so the cheese stays nice and melty.

I could have said 4 wins - since the next day we went to canada to the Fallsview Casino, to turn in an offer for a free watch (they missed me, hadn't been there in a long time.) It was actually a nice, classy looking watch with a leather band, and a VERY discrete Fallsview logo. But the machines there were very very tight.

Kes - thanks for the update - sounds like you and David had some fun. And congrats on all the wins.

I'm surprised there were any fireworks at all on the 4th since it POURED most of the day and night. I usually spend the 4th of July with my friend Barb who lives in East Aurora (in between days of activities with my folks). Usually Barb and I do a picnic along the Niagara river near the Grand Island bridge and eventually make our way up to the Falls. Last year we hit the Seneca Niagara. I had visions of doing it again this year but all the rain kept us house-bound and we ended up going to a movie. But truthfully, I think I would have rather gone up to the casino. It would have been a nice surprise if I had run into you. Oh well......

Mike, it crossed my mind that you might show up at the place - I even mentioned it to David on the drive out. ("What? A TV friend is in the area? Let's call him!") I knew you had a full plate of family activities. We both live a distance from our families, too, so we know what it's like when we make the trip.

I think the rain stopped just in time. And the fireworks from the direction of Grand Island were all red ones - made me wonder if Fantasy Island (that's an amuseument park for the rest of you folks) had some sort of red theme.

Another time, Mike!

Thanks for teh report and congrats on all your wins!

Was last in Niagra for our 10th anniversary, 21 years ago then end of this month.

Fireworks from a jacuzzi, wow!

WOW, sounded like a great way to celibrate the 4th of July!
Thanks for the Great trip report! It's always a better trip when you win, win , win! LOL