“MGM in Springfield, MA”
I had high hopes for that place—it is the closest casino to northwest CT.
I visited once and thought it was awful. I even wrote MGM a long letter explaining exactly what they had done wrong.
Location: ghetto adjacent
Parking Lot: dangerous
Grounds: Very tiny areas and potentially dangerous
Gambling area: everything squashed into tiny area—feels like being in a sardine can
The state made them build it in Springfield instead of Palmer.
They should have walked away....
Mohegan and Foxwoods are a thousand times better.
My wife and I went to MGM Springfield a couple years ago.
She had one of her mutts entered in a dog show at the Big E.
We did not stay at the MGM, but had dinner in their steak house. Which was pretty good based on my memory.
I was not impressed with the casino either.
I have heard that the Encore(Boston) is very nice. I have never actually stepped foot in the place though.
It is actually in Everett, MA. They are trying to gentrify that area. Of course, it is right on the Mystic River and next to Chelsea. Which is one of the highest crime locations in the Boston area. They spent $2 Billion building the hotel. Apparently, it is beautiful inside. Full of artwork.
The thing is, IF I am going to spend a weekend in Boston. I am going to stay in the Back Bay area or right near Faniul Hall. I would not want to stay in Everett. OR Dorchester OR Mattapan, OR Roxbury.