Hotel amenities include a 24-hour full casino, twelve restaurants, five lounges, an elevated cafe and bar, a shopping esplanade, a day spa, and a garden atrium. The marina has 31-slips and an Epie hardwood dock with observation decks with walking promenades. There is also a theater on site with nationally recognized musicians and comedians.

All rooms have triple sheeting, Italian marble bathrooms, tubs and separate showers, electronic safes, individual climate control, writing desks, dataports, individually controlled bedside reading lights, bedside telephones, alarm clocks, cable TV, and voicemail.

Events

February

Mardi Gras season, with festivities, parades and carnival balls. It’s the biggest party of the year and has been celebrated on the Gulf Coast longer than in New Orleans. Some carnival crews sell tickets to the public to attend their balls, and some allow guests to view their festivities for free.

April

spring pilgrimage time, when some of the area’s most beautiful homes open their doors for tours.

March

salutes the Irish in all of us with parades and festivities celebrating St. Patrick’s Day. Call the Mississippi Gulf Coast Convention & Visitors Bureau at (800) 237-9493 for a complete schedule of events.

May

Great Biloxi Schooner Races and Blessing of the Fleet. The Blessing of the Fleet is held every year to open the shrimping season. This celebration includes a street festival, the coronation of the Shrimp King & Queen, and a parade of gaily decorated boats receiving a blessing for a safe and bountiful shrimping season.

June

enjoy ten days of family fun at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum Summer Fair & Music Festival.

July

The Fourth of July holiday brings fishermen from near and far to the Mississippi Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo.  This is the biggest event of its kind in the world! The rodeo transforms Gulfport’s harbor area into a family fun festival, with carnival rides, food concessions, arts and crafts booths and much more.

The Fourth also is the time for the Annual Crab Festival in Bay St. Louis, where you can have crab dishes prepared any way you can imagine. Call (228) 467-6509 for details.

For sailing enthusiasts, July is the month for one of the area’s most popular sailing regattas, The Race for the Case. Call (228) 435-6320 for details.

August

The annual Mississippi Coast Pro Rodeo. and the all  female Regatta take place in August from the Pass Christian Yacht Club.

September

The Mississippi Blues Festival takes place in at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Regionally and nationally known blues, soul, and gospel entertainers perform inside and out during this event.

Annual Sand Sculpture Contest.

During September, there is also a sand sculpture with cash prizes sponsored by  The Sun Herald.

October

The Gulf Coast pays tribute to Scottish heritage with the annual Scottish Games and Celtic Festival.

Beauvoir conducts its annual Fall Muster, which recreates Civil War times.

Cruisin' the Coast comes roaring back to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.  It’s back to the 50's and 60's with classic car cruises, big name entertainment, "Show-n-Shine" auto cruise-ins, etc.

December

Gulf Coast dresses up for the holidays in with colorful events such as Biloxi’s Christmas on the Water Boat Parade and a display of ethnic Christmas trees at the Tullis Manor. Call (228) 435-6293 for more details.