Foxwoods Casino - Foxwoods Resort Casino
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008
The Foxwoods Resort Casino located at 39 Norwich-Westerly Road in Ledyard Connecticut is one of the worlds largest casinos and is owned by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe of Indians.
The Foxwood contains six casinos that together have 7,000 slot machines and 400 tables offering 17 different types of table games. It also includes a spacious and high class Race Book area plus the world’s largest Bingo Hall with 3,200 seats. Over 40,000 people a day go the Foxwoods Casino and roam around it’s 340,000 square feet of gambling space.
Non-smokers will love playing the 500 slots machines in the smoke-free casino section. Altogether there are more than 7,200 slots to choose from.
The hotel complex includes about 1,400 rooms and suites. This includes the 280 room Two Trees Inn, 824 room Grand Pequot Tower along with the 312 room Great Cedar Hotel. The casino also has 25 conference rooms with 55,000 square feet of meeting space for conventions and groups.
The food service also includes every level of service up to and including a AAA Four Diamond rated restaurant with a superb view.
For entertainment choices you’ve got the Foxwoods Fox Theatre, a Hard Rock Cafe and the Atrium Lounge. You can attend sports, theater, concerts, lounges, and video games events throughout the year.
From New York City
Directions: Take I-95 North to Exit 92 in Connecticut. Turn left onto Route 2 West. Foxwoods is eight miles west on Route 2. Drive time: 2 hours 30 minutes.
From Boston
Directions: Take I-95 South to Exit 92 in Connecticut. Go straight at the stoplight. At the next stoplight, turn right onto Route 2 West. Foxwoods is eight miles west on Route 2. Drive time: 1 hour 45 minutes.
From Hartford
Take I-84 East to Exit 55Route 2 East. You will find the resort nine miles past Norwich. Drive time: 50 minutes.
From Providence
Directions: Take I-95 South to Exit 92 in Connecticut. Go straight at the stoplight. At the next stoplight, turn right onto Route 2 West. Foxwoods is eight miles west on Route 2. Drive time: 45 minutes.
From Worcester
Take I-395 South to Exit 85 in Connecticut. Go straight to the second traffic light and turn left onto Route 164 South. Follow Route 164 to the end, approximately seven miles. Turn left onto Route 2 East. Foxwoods is 1.5 miles down on the right. Drive time: 1 hour.
From Albany
Take I-90 East via Exit 5 toward Boston (crossing into Massachusetts). Take I-91 South via Exit 4 toward Springfield (crossing into Connecticut). Take I-84 East via Exit 30 in Connecticut. Take I-84 East to Exit 55 to Route 2 East. You will find the resort nine miles past Norwich. Drive time: 3 hours.
If you plan on traveling to the Foxwoods Casino
you might as well check into hotel rates too.
If you plan on traveling to the Foxwoods Resort Casino you might as well check into hotel rates too. If you are coming from Hatford or other cities, just change your hotel search from Boston. Enjoy your stay at the Foxwoods casino.
