Welcome to ATLANTIC CITY

Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. Famous for its boardwalk, casino gambling, sandy beaches, shopping centers, spectacular view of the Atlantic Ocean, and as the inspiration for the board game Monopoly, Atlantic City is a resort community located on Absecon Island on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. As of 2008, the city has a population of 35,770, with 266,268 people living in the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area. Other municipalities on the island are Ventnor City, Margate City, and Longport. The main routes into Atlantic City are the Black Horse Pike (US 322/40), White Horse Pike (US 30) and the Atlantic City Expressway. Atlantic City borders Absecon, Brigantine,Pleasantville, Ventnor and West Atlantic City (part of Egg Harbor Township).

Atlantic City was incorporated on May 1, 1854 by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. The new city contained portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township.

Atlantic City contains distinct neighborhoods or districts. The communities are known as: The North Inlet, The South Inlet, Bungalow Park, the Marina District, Venice Park, Downtown (Midtown), Ducktown, Chelsea, and Chelsea Heights.

History

Atlantic City has always been a resort town. Its location in South Jersey, hugging the Atlantic Ocean between marshlands and islands, presented itself as prime real estate for developers. The city was incorporated in 1854, the same year in which train service began, linking this remote parcel of land with Philadelphia. Atlantic City became a popular beach destination because of its proximity to Philadelphia.

The first boardwalk was built in 1870, along a portion of the beach to help hotel owners keep sand out of their lobbies. The idea caught on, and the boardwalk was expanded and modified several times in the following years. The historic length of the boardwalk, before the 1944 hurricane, was about 7 miles (11.2 kilometers) and it extended from Atlantic City to Longport, through Ventnor and Margate. Today, it is 4.12 miles (6.63 kilometers) long and 60 feet (18 m) wide, reinforced with steel and concrete. The combined length of the Atlantic City and Ventnor boardwalks—the boardwalk now ends at the Ventnor/Margate border—is approximately 5.75 miles (9.25 kilometers), currently the world's longest boardwalk. see also: Boardwalk Hall

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Trump Plaza (Atlantic City)

Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is a Trump branded casino-hotel resort located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey at Mississippi Avenue. Designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr., it was built in 1984 and is owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts, which also owns and operates Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort and Trump Marina (both located in Atlantic City). Trump Plaza is adjacent to the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall.

The complex was at the center of a major eminent domain court case in the mid-1990s, when Trump Enterprises sought to obtain the property of Vera Coking, a retired homeowner whose house was adjacent to Trump Plaza. (picture) In Coking vs. C.R.D.A., Donald Trump, and Trump Plaza, Mrs. Coking was victorious,[1] and plans to build a limousine parking lot on her property were thwarted.

The hotel consists of 2 towers: The Main Tower and The East Tower.

There is a Rainforest Cafe in Trump Plaza.

The World Wrestling Federation also held WrestleMania at the Trump Plaza in 1988 (WrestleMania IV) and 1989 (WrestleMania V).

Showboat Atlantic City

Showboat Atlantic City is a Mardi Gras themed casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. In 1998, the property was purchased by Harrah's Entertainment, which has since sold off similar casinos in other cities (Showboat Las Vegas was renamed Castaways hotel and casino) and Showboat East Chicago, once renamed Harrah's East Chicago, was later sold to Resorts International and renamed Resorts East Chicago). Showboat is the northernmost casino on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, though Revel Entertainment is building a casino to its north on the boardwalk. Showboat Atlantic City contains the House of Blues (HOB) restaurant and has suites under the House of Blues name. In May 2003, the Showboat hotel added a 544 room, $90 million dollar tower called the Orleans Tower, which houses the HOB Suites. In 2007, the hotel remodeled its Bourbon Tower (original tower). The hotel consists of eight restaurants including the Canal Street Bread & Sandwich Company, Mansion Cafe, French Quarter Buffet, and others. It has sister properties in the middle of the boardwalk, Bally's and Caesars, plus Harrah's in the marina district.

Borgata

The Hotel

Designed in classic Italian style, the hotel’s 2,000 guest rooms and suites include six tiers of luxury accommodations — 1,600 Classic Rooms (460 square feet); 313 Fiore Suites (700 square feet); 8 Studio Suites (900 square feet); 39 Opus Suites (1,000 square feet); 40 Piatto Suites (1,500 square feet); and two Residences (4,000 square feet). In-room amenities include floor-to-ceiling windows; 300-thread-count cotton sheets and cotton bath sheets; custom-made Sealy mattresses; large bathrooms with granite countertops; glass-enclosed showers with upgraded showerheads and body sprays; high-speed internet access, and three phones, each with dual lines.

Casino

The 161,000 square feet (15,000 m2) casino floor incorporates 4,100 slot machines and 200 table games. Among the available table games are poker, blackjack, roulette, Baccarat,Mini Baccarat,Craps, Pai Gow, Pai Gow Tiles, Spanish 21, Three Card Poker, Four Card Poker, Let It Ride w/bonus,Texas Holdem, Caribbean Stud, Racebook. Borgata’s poker program features daily tournaments in the 85-table Poker Room, the largest in Atlantic City and high-stake tournaments in conjunction with the World Poker Tour.

Dining

Borgata’s 13 destination restaurants include the Italian eateries, Specchio and Ombra; the New York–landmark Old Homestead Steakhouse. Also on-site: The Metropolitan Café, Oyster Bar and Gelato Bar; Gypsy Bar; Risi Bisi; B Bar; Borgata Buffet, Izakaya and Noodles of the World (N.O.W.). Acclaimed chefs Bobby Flay, Michael Mina, and Wolfgang Puck join Borgata's lineup of fine dining restaurants with Bobby Flay Steak, SeaBlue and American Grille.

On the 5th season of the FOX reality series Hell's Kitchen, Gordon Ramsay announced that Danny Veltri will be the executive chef of the new Italian restaurant Fornelletto at the Borgata, where he will receive a $250,000 yearly salary.

Entertainment

The 2,400 seat Borgata Event Center has been host to the likes of Avril Lavigne, Journey, Artie Lange, Depeche Mode, Pearl Jam, Gwen Stefani, Sting, Def Leppard, Carly Simon, Stevie Nicks, Kelly Clarkson, Aerosmith, Lenny Kravitz,Smashing Pumpkins, Bon Jovi and New Kids On The Block. The Music Box, a 1,000-seat theater hosts more intimate events and is home to Borgata's nightly Comedy Club. Live bands and pulse-pounding beats can be found at Borgata's four nightlife hotspots: Gypsy Bar, B Bar, MIXX, and mur.mur.

Nightlife

The clubs at Borgata include the Gypsy Bar, a rock and tequila bar; B Bar an ultra-lounge; MIXX; and mur.mur, an intimate nightclub with celebrity guest DJs.

Spa Toccare

Borgata’s European-style, 54,000-square-foot (5,000 m2) Spa Toccare is complete with salon, fitness center, an indoor pool and outdoor gardens.

Retail

The 11 specialty stores located in “Via Borgata,” are Whim, Misura, Carina, Borgata Jewels,Borgata & Co., Borgata Collection, Ciao!, Essentials, Starbucks, Bambino and A. Kadenn.

The Water Club at Borgata

"The Water Club" is a new upscale boutique hotel-within-a-hotel that opened in June 2008. The expansion includes 800 additional guest rooms, four unique pool environments, a two-story, 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2) spa, 18,000 square feet (1,700 m2) of meeting space, and additional retails shops.

On September 23, 2007, the south side of the partially-built Water Club caught on fire. The blaze burned from base to roof, but was extinguished within a half-hour. Damage was reported to be superficial in nature. Due to the incident, the planned early 2008 opening was delayed by several months though the resort opened in time for the 2008 peak tourism season.

The Water Club offers five tiers of accommodations, totaling 800 guest rooms and suites. In-room amenities include a Sony 40" LCD Flat Panel TV, Sony iPod docking station, 400-thread-count cotton sheets, bathrobes and slippers, large bathrooms with granite countertops, glass-enclosed showers with upgraded showerheads, fully enclosed separate water closets, Signature Water Club Beds custom designed by Sealy, Wireless high-speed internet access and IP Phone and Television.

The Water Club features The Sunroom Lounge which opens into 2 outdoor pools. Additionally, The Water Club has 2 indoor pools and a 25-yard (23 m) Infinity-edge lap pool located at Immersion, a 36,000 square feet (3,300 m2), two story spa located on the 32nd floor. It includes 16 ‘experience’ rooms.

The hotel's six designer retail outlets include La Perla, Just Cavalli, Hugo Boss, Hearts on Fire, Fixation and Cameo.

Convention & Meeting Space

The resort boasts 180,000 sq ft (17,000 m2) of meeting space, most of which built along with the Water Club. Facilities include 2 glass- enclosed boardrooms and 2 additional boardrooms, 9 meeting rooms, state-of-the-art technology, and advanced computer electronic systems.