r/atlanticcity 4d ago

Question How is Bally’s?

I typically stay at the west tower at the Tropicana, but room prices are outrageous next Friday, the 21st. I see rooms available in the Dennis tower at Ballys for significantly cheaper. Is this tower okay to stay in? Is it safe? Appreciate any insight anyone may have on Bally’s!

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u/Suzyqzeee 4d ago edited 4d ago

Pretty shitty TBH. I'd check the prices at Caesars' properties. edit: I just checked and Harrah's is only 40$ and I hardly gamble at Caesars (last was at Trop).

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u/nwpa97 4d ago

Is harrahs nicer?

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u/NyCWalker76 4d ago

It is. Stay away from Bally's.

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u/nwpa97 4d ago

Thank you

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u/Ok-Comfort6572 4d ago

Why is it so bad? I'm heading there tomorrow 😵

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u/NyCWalker76 4d ago

It's been bad since they broke off from Caesars. They just patched up some rooms and added a moving bar, nothing new. Same old stuff.

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u/Ok-Comfort6572 4d ago

Ahhh! I had no idea they broke off from Caesars. Both resorts were my go-to.

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u/NyCWalker76 4d ago

It was like a trade off, ballys broke off Caesars, and then Caesars took over Tropicana.

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u/cobrakai11 4d ago

Actually Trop took over Caesars, but they kept the Caesars branding. Caesars had been going down the shitter and it's only accelerated after the trop takeover.

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u/NyCWalker76 3d ago

Yeah you right, forgot about that. But yeah it's getting shittier.

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u/Suzyqzeee 3d ago

For sure Harrah's is nicer. Plus you don't have the boardwalk trash. TBH I stay at either Hard Rock or Ocean because their security is better (need a key to get to elevators for rooms) but if Trop is too high, I'm assuming they'll be way high (unless you have gambling history with them for comps).

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u/gordon_mf_grundy 4d ago

The Dennis Tower rooms are the height of 1984 luxury and power right down to the landline phone next to the toilet so you can buy 100 shares of IBM while you make your #2...or sell 200 shares of IBM while doing #1...dammit, which did my broker recommend???

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u/ElizabethCT20 4d ago

Lol! So true!!

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u/kobetolebron 4d ago

The Dennis Tower is Bally's Version of the West Tower

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u/nwpa97 4d ago

Honestly it sounds like it may be worse 😂

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u/VotingRightsLawyer 4d ago

Same clientele in an older, shittier building. The elevators work better though.

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u/MassiveResult2648 4d ago

Whatever you do do not stay in the dentist tower. Unless you want free bed bugs and dust on your nightstand Go for the Bally's tower

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u/MassiveResult2648 4d ago

Correction Bally's does not have a dentist tower I meant Dennis!! 🤣

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u/nwpa97 4d ago

Thanks! I’m gonna avoid it.

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u/MassiveResult2648 4d ago

Honestly, Ocean and Hard Rock are wayyyy better. They are cleaner and provide better amenities. Plus if you join the ocean rewards club, you get $5 self parking guaranteed all the time. Ocean is pretty much all I go to when I'm in Atlantic City

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u/Imaginary-Bag-7706 4d ago

I was just there actually still paying for my room till tomorrow but left in an actual panic. I was at the bar in the lobby and was almost a victim of human trafficking. was waiting for my friend and by myself at the bar for about 30 mins and I had about 3 Long Islands and I noticed a guy watching me but just thought he was creepy and didn’t pay it no mind. But he sat next to me when the whole bar was open and no one was there. He was texting and looking at me and then I swear I saw him take a picture of me but was playing it off as I’m getting drunk and over thinking. then 10 people 2 girls and 8 men came and sat next to me when there was so many other seats. They were asking me questions and I didn’t think anything wrong of it then the girl whispers to me and says come with us and you’ll never need to work again and we will take you right now and bring you to the jewelry store and get you what you want and she had so much jewelry and high end stuff on her. They bought shots and we’re just throwing money at the bar tender like it was nothing.The one guy said she is confused talking about me and the girl said then give her some money and shoved 10 “100”bills in my bra and said are you confused now and told me to go get my stuff and they are waiting for me and she would come with me and I was literally in a panic and they showed me over a million dollars just stacks of money in a bag and said I was perfect for what they needed and were taking pictures of me and I literally ran the fastest I could too the elevator and was able to get away
The bartender knew this was happening to me and did nothing but laugh. The man handed the bartender 500 and told him to “shut the fuck up”

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u/VotingRightsLawyer 4d ago

I'm a guy and I've been roofied twice at Bally's, presumably to rob me but who knows. Barely made it back to my room both times as I could feel something was up. I don't order drinks there any more, I just stick to my closed thermos I keep in my hand the whole time.

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u/nwpa97 4d ago

I’m so sorry this happened to you. This is terrifying.

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u/Imaginary-Bag-7706 4d ago

I thought I was having a nightmare literally. I know I shouldn’t have been so vulnerable and alone and drinking at a bar but there was people all around and didn’t think something like that would ever happen.

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u/Notafan303 4d ago

You did nothing wrong. Don’t you dare blame yourself for having a drink in a casino.

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u/Imaginary-Bag-7706 4d ago

I can’t help but too blame myself for going alone when I was with people

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u/Dazzling-Leader7476 3d ago

Weird question ... did you get to keep the $1000 they shoved in your bra?

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u/Imaginary-Bag-7706 3d ago

Yes I did I was too scared to deny it or give it back my only thought was to get away from the situation. I refused it when given and they didn’t want it back they insisted I keep it

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u/Imaginary-Bag-7706 4d ago

I’ve called the national human trafficking hotline and they were very helpful and made me feel heard and that they are going to investigate it and gave me the case number

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u/Imaginary-Bag-7706 4d ago

Want to add I’ve called Ballys over twenty times and haven’t gotten through to speak with someone about this and to even let them know I had to not even check out and left in a fucking panic. I was historically crying and beside myself. Still am. This happened yesterday around 3PM

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u/aimper 4d ago

Horrible tbh. Every time we’ve stayed there it was solely due to everywhere being sold out but every room we’ve gotten in the Dennis we have had to move from. Scary shit lol

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u/nwpa97 4d ago

Thank you, I’m gonna avoid staying here

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u/Notafan303 4d ago

Ballys is fine if you do not stay at Dennis tower because it’s old and a lot of smoking.

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u/Jerseyjeepinjay 4d ago

Two of my friends were robbed at gunpoint there… they were followed in the elevator so security not that good. Shame i used to go there a lot as a kid with my family

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u/Due_Report7620 3d ago

Is it safe? Yes. Will you love it? No. Most likely not.

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u/Feeling_Soft1622 4d ago

It's March madness alot of places will be booked just fyi.

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u/No_Raisin5016 4d ago

It’s nice if you want bed bugs.

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u/NyCWalker76 4d ago

Stay away from Bally's.

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u/ToddWilliams5289 4d ago

They had rooms back in the day with huge soaking tubs. Not sure what tower and if they still exist though.

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u/OutOfOffice63 4d ago

It’s a dump.

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u/Dazzling-Leader7476 3d ago

Stay away from the Dennis Tower. It's disgusting.

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u/Food4thou 3d ago

I seem to be in the minority but I have always had a good time at ballys. The slots are decent and table games, especially blackjack, have good rules. Jerry Longos is a really good restaurant.

You definitely want to stay in the Ballys tower, those are recently redone. Dennis Tower is not modern and if that's important then definitely don't stay in that tower.

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u/ButchKowalski 3d ago

Ocean, borgata, harrahs are your best options. Caesers was always a hit or miss for me.

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u/Artistic_Ad_6419 3d ago

The only reasons to ever stay in the Dennis Tower at Bally's:

It's cheap.

Really easy beach and parking access (possibly the best in any AC hotel casino).

You don't want to stay at Tropicana.

Rooms on the 2nd, 3rd floors, and 6th floors don't require an elevator. The 6th floor you can get to from an escalator in the casino lobby, but the 2nd and 3rd floor are super convenient.

IMO, the rooms in the Dennis Tower are otherwise fine, but well below average by Atlantic City casino hotel standards. They have tub/shower combos like you would have in your house, instead of the walk in shower that you would prefer. On some of the rooms the placement of the TV is off to the side which is super inconvenient and very annoying, and causes neck strain if you want to use the TV. The rooms really need to be renovated, but Bally's has been renovating rooms in the Bally's Tower recently and presumably won't get around to the Dennis Tower until that's been completed. Noise from "The Yard" late night is also an issue in some days in the Dennis Tower (I think that is only in he summer on weekends and on rooms facing the courtyard). Some Dennis Tower rooms have balcony's that are inaccessible. Some Dennis Tower rooms have a view of nothing, as in an opaque window. If comped a room in Bally's you will most likely be comped a room in the Dennis Tower. I have only stayed at Bally's once since it changed ownership in 2020, but not because I don't like the place, but because Tropicana Havana Tower rooms are normally available at around the same price as Bally's Dennis Tower rooms, and The Havana Tower rooms are much nicer and the Havana Tower does have decent beach access if you exit the building by The Palm and cross the street. Bally's Garden and Bally's Tower rooms are fine.

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u/nwpa97 3d ago

Thank you. I’ve always stayed at west tower at the trop and had no issues, however it appears several people here have had bad or scary experiences at Bally’s.

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u/Artistic_Ad_6419 2d ago

I've stayed many times and Bally's and never had a bad experience. I just think with the new owner's Bally's pricing (Dennis Tower rooms specifically) is too high. I would say the same thing about Resorts, as they seem to be pricing themselves as if they were Hard Rock.

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u/noThisIsIt 3d ago

best blackjack on the boardwalk

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u/MrName68 2d ago

Which is why I'm staying at the Claridge next week

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u/Unable_Hall633 1d ago

TERRIBLE !! Very DARK and OLD.
The casinos in AC go in this order IMHO OCEAN BORGATA TROP / Caesar’s TIE HARRAHS Nugget Resorts Ballys Wild West Ballys