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The Showboat Casino Hotel opened on April 3,1987 with 755 rooms, including 69 oceanfront suites in the main 25-story tower and 17-story Orleans Tower. Once inside, you'll feel like your in New Orleans as the colors and spirit of Old New Orleans springs alive. Just outside the main casino area, you'll be entertained by a live Dixieland jazz band and musical marionette's. High limit slot machine players will enjoy the separate casino and large variety of higher denomination slot machines in it. The Showboat has a total of 101,000-sq.-ft. of casino space, a 60-lane bowling alley, video arcade and eight restaurants.
Equally unique is the festive face - a series of beautiful murals depicting the happy street scenes of the French Quarter on what previously had been the white, unadorned facade of the parking garage on Pacific Avenue. It took $4 million, eight artists from New York, 100 local craftsmen and five months of exacting and detailed work to complete this fabulous facelift.
With just one look at the buildings murals, you immediately feel the rhythms and music of Bourbon Street. On Pacific Ave., the murals are enhanced by balconies with wrought iron railing, like those that encircle many a French Quarter buildings. Highlighting the street scenes are foliage, lights and 25 lifelike mannequins in Mardi Gras attire on the balconies.
The entire Showboat exterior became an instant Atlantic City landmark.
The walkways in the Showboat are decorated with attractive Mardi Gras murals.
The Pacific Avenue side of the building hosts a number of attractive marionette's on the upper levels of the building. A 15 foot tall, multi-color, larger-than-life swan greets visitors at the front entrance to the Showboat. The swan is traditionally the 1st float in New Orleans' world-famed Mardi Gras Parade.
The Showboat swan, made of fiberglass and steel, has hundreds of colored lights that flicker at night with a dazzling effect. The swan was constructed in Arizona and shipped in three trucks for assembly at the Showboat.
Restaurant's: Basin Street Cafe offers gourmet ice cream treats and delicious pastries guaranteed to satisfy the "sweet tooth" in all of us. Located in the first floor atrium area. Seasonal. Casa Di Napoli features fine provincial Italian dishes including pasta, veal, meat and fresh fish entrees. The classic Gothic and Byzantine architectural styles of the Old World are abound in this quaint southern Italian restaurant. Located on the first floor. Courtyard Buffet offers customers an elegant all-you-can-eat buffet that starts with a special salad bar, moves to hot and cold daily specialties and an elaborate dessert table and make-your-own ice cream bar. The Courtyard Buffet is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Located on the 2nd floor. Crescent City Cafe is conveniently located in the corridor leading from the hotel to the parking garage and bus entrance. Its the perfect place for a light snack, relaxing cup of coffee. The Delta Bar & Grill offers a relaxing atmosphere highlighted by bright colors and wood paneling. Its the perfect get-away for a cold drink, light snack, or a New Orleans barbecue specialty. Located on the first floor. The Mississippi Steak & Seafood Co. will satisfy your craving for steak and chops or seafood. Enter through the stern of a 16th century Spanish galleon and take in the aroma of prime beef, steaks, salmon, swordfish and flounder. The Mississippi Steak & Seafood Co. also offers a giant salad bar and homemade soups. Located on the first floor. Sun Deck Cafe offers a breathtaking view of the Atlantic Ocean. This 24-hour restaurant features a full-service menu including breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night snacks. Special items are available for health and weight conscious individuals. Located on the second floor. Surf Snack Bar and Pizzeria is the place to go for homemade pizza or burgers and steak sandwiches. This quick-bite restaurant is located in the New Orleans atrium area.
Casino: The 101,000-square-foot casino has more than 3,000 slot machine and 114 gaming tables offering players a large variety of games to choose from. It also has a poker room, keno and a horse racing simulcasting center. The Carousel Room is a high-end slot parlor, featuring 15,000 square feet of slot machines. Opened the spring of 1995.
Entertainment: Showboat's 346-seat Mardi Gras Showroom accommodates a variety of entertainment and special events, and guarantees customers superb seats anywhere in the showroom. The New Orleans Square Bandstand hosts free jazz band entertainment, and piano players entertain guests with classic to contemporary songs in the hotel lobby.
Recreational Facilities: The Showboat Casino-Hotel has a seasonal outdoor pool and deck area that offers customers relaxing chairs after a swim. The pool has lifeguards on duty during regular swimming hours. The Big Easy Health Spa offers a co-ed universal workout room with state-of-the-art equipment. Separate facilities for men and women include jacuzzis, saunas, steam baths, tanning booths and dressing rooms. Massages are available by appointment only. The Showboat Bowling Center, a 60-lane state-of-the-art bowling center, features the finest in equipment for adults and children. In addition, the Showboat hosts numerous summer and winter leagues each year. The video arcade, located on the first floor, offers video games and prize machines. The video arcade is open daily and is supervised.
Parking: total of 3,500 indoor and outdoor parking spots are available.
Shops: The Showboat houses an array of fine clothing, jewelry and gift shops on the hotel's first & second floors. They include: Somerset Jewelry; Sensations (women's apparel); Salon International (beauty/barber salon) and Ocean 11 Gift Shop (clothing and souvenirs).
Meeting and Banquet Facilities: Mississippi Pavilion: Located on the hotel's second floor has 20,250 square feet of space, seats over 1,600 persons theatre style, and more than 1,200 persons for banquets. It can accommodate 150 8'x10' exhibits or 70 10'x10' exhibits.
Other meeting rooms include: The Baton Rouge, Orleans, Charleston, Raleigh rooms each have 1,647 square feet of space, seats 90. The Memphis has 1,232 square feet, 60 persons theatre style or 50 banquet style. Biloxi and Shiloh have 792 square feet, 60 theatre style or 40 banquet style and the Natchez has 640 square feet with seating for 50 theatre style.
