most the casinos were casino/resorts, we didnt stay at any of them, stayed at the wingate 5 mins down the road in deiberville... I played at the IP and the Isle, from what I read they were the best options for my budget, the big one was called the something "rouge", but all the cash games are uncapped buy-ins, and I wasnt sure about sitting down w 300$ in a game like that... the beach was cool, but not as nice as the ones in playa del carmen or carlsbad california (the only 2 others I have been 2)... the whole trip cost us 500$ all together (not including poker, where I left down 200$), including gas (from st. louis), hotel, fast food on the way down and back... 3 night stay... we ate for free at the harrahs/ceasars property cuz I had like 200$ on my total rewards card from playing at Harrahs in STL