We had a drink at the Tuscany Bar that is open to the promenade area and there is a waterfall there.

The casinos have non-smoking areas, but you have to walk through the smoking areas to get there. When walking around the promenades and casino areas the smell of smoke just permeated the air. This is a casino so smoking is allowed in most places. Room was very clean, did not have any odors and the bathroom was beautiful. We stayed in a non-smoking room on the 29th floor with a view of the river. The hotel is beautiful inside, very earthy and native american. This past weekend we stayed overnight at Mohegan Sun to attend a Blake Shelton concert. I like Mohegan Sun better than Foxwoods, but if I go again, I'll go early, enjoy the slots and table games and leave early before the drunks show up. Just happy to get out of the garage without an accident. He backed up not enough to get us out so I waited and not risk damaging my car, until he got the others behind him to move back. We returned to our car, only to have someone stop in front of us. Be careful leaving the parking garage (Winter), as cars entering were racing to empty spaces without regards for pedestrians walking to their cars. Typical casino shops to take your winnings, if you have any. Reasonably priced, fresh and enough for a snack before dinner in Mystic. Dined at the Chinese Food Court - had some clams in black bean sauce, some fresh pea pod tips in garlic and some dim sum. Restaurants - have been to some in the past, and nothing rivals the local places in Mystic for price and flavor, especially if you are interested in fresh seafood. Empty glasses everywhere between the machines, on the ledges and on top of machines. No one asked us for drinks, and the aisles were too crowded to move around. For some reason there were many 'out of service' machines this day - seemed more than expected, so there must be some other reason than just not working.

People were rude and saved chairs leaving bottles, ash trays on them, or playing two machines. Best part, was that we had not lost all the money we planned to use at Mohegan, just due to the lack of finding any empty slot machines. So many people, that it made playing the slots not very fun. Mohegan by 2 or 3 PM was jammed on a Saturday. Stayed in Mystic and dined in Mystic and other places along the shore, which was a good decision. Showed up on a Saturday afternoon to celebrate my birthday with my wife.

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