TUNICA - only 1 month away

[Brad1970]

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if you are renting a car or driving in there are a cluster of motels just over the Tennessee boarder in south heaven. Motel 6 etc... might be cheaper, they are right on I-55 2 exits north of Tunica. (take I-55 to the new I-69 which exits right in front of the Grand. in case Sams, Hollywood and Resorts are booked. There is also the Isle of Debris (Capri) about 45 Minutes south of Tunica.

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There are several independent hotels that usually have rooms available within a couple of miles from any of the casinos. They're on the Casino Strip & Casino Center Blvds. You'll pass them as you drive in.

BTW...it's Southaven, not South heaven. And its in Mississippi, not Tennessee.

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Those Motels on the outlying areas really see you coming. You might see one car in the parking lot and they'll rob you for $95 a night.

It really is hard to get a (good) room in that town. There is a lot of politics involved. I had to juice everybody when I was there just to get and keep my room.

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Well, here is an alternative if anyone is interested & can't find a room anywhere else. There is a small local motel called the Delta Plantation Inn that is on Hwy 61 south of the casinos (about 10-15 mins away). It is pretty much a no frills, roadside motel & I believe they have rooms for around $35-40 a nite (not sure though!). Seems clean enough if you just need a place to crash during the tournaments. But I would probably only use it as a last resort...