It Happens in Alabama: April 2014

Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka Alabama is more than Gaming!

Wind Creek Casino and Hotel ~ Wetumpka, AL

By: Janet Kynard, It HappensinAlabama, janet@ithappensinalabama.com

I visited the New Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka Alabama and spent the night. Oh my, my! Whoever thought you could find a luxury Vacation and Entertainment Spot in the Heart of Alabama like this! I really want everyone to know that Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka Alabama is more than gaming. There is something here for everyone. Everything is absolutely beautiful and they really roll out the red carpet! Starting at the front desk, you are greeted and made to feel appreciated. They even give you your choice of soaps and toiletries that smell so wonderful!

My contemporary designed room was beautiful and the perfect combination of comfort and service. I would really classify it as a Junior Suite because of the size and amenities. The luxurious bedding with the pillow-top mattress sure made it hard to get up the next morning. The amenities also include complimentary wireless Internet, flat-screen televisions with cable programming, work desk perfect for the business traveler, refrigerator, coffee service area and more. The Bathroom was huge and the shower had two shower heads! Ladies, you are going to love getting dolled up here!

The views from the hotel of the Coosa River are breathtaking. Whether from your room, balconies, restaurants, lounges or pool area this is the place to sit back with a beverage and take in the sunset.

I got a special tour from Harry Joachim, Executive Casino Host and host Danny Thomas of the penthouse. I’m ready to move in! The penthouse is 2 stories tall with a balcony and a half, 2 bedrooms, fireplaces, weight room with sauna, billiard table on the second story landing with a full 2 story view of the river, media room, full kitchen with a 6 burner gas stove, large dining room, several seating areas and oh yea, your own bar. This is a great place for events and will hold 300 people. This makes it great for a weddings (get married on the deck area, receptions – everywhere), charity events, mixers, corporate hospitality suites, business meetings and more. Make sure you tell your event planners to contact Harry or Danny and them know this is where you want your next event.

: Media Room

: Kitchen

: Master Suite

: Billiards

: First Level Entertainment area

The hotel tower is just steps away from the gaming floor, restaurants and shopping. Yes, I said shopping. You can not come to Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka without visiting Camille Dauchez and Lynn Cox at Essentials! If you like window shopping, you will be in heaven here, but I am going to tell you, you will not be able to go home without something! The store is full of unique and one of a kind items that you’ll not see anywhere else. Guys, it’s not only for women. There are great items for you, too.

The food is out of this world! You have a lot of choices on where and what to eat. Fire Steakhouse is said to have the best steaks in Alabama. For quick grab and goes you can get deserts and sweets at the Bean coffee shop and tasty burgers, fries and even egg rolls from the Grill to go, both are located right in the casino at the gaming floor for gamers convenience. I ordered the prime rib dinner from the Grill to take back to my room. It was so tender, juicy and seasoned to perfection! I am looking forward to my next visit when I will have the seafood buffet!

Due to rules I was not able to get you pictures of the gaming floor, but I did make the trip back on Saturday for the reveal of the Shark Tank. The 16000 gallon aquarium goes to the ceiling, in the middle of the casino gaming floor, above the Casino’s round bar. Wayde King and Brett Raymer—co-owners of Acrylic Tank Manufacturing (ATM) and the stars of Animal Planet’s new reality TV show Tanked built this masterpiece. The tank is absolutely beautiful. There are sharks, sting rays, blow fish and so many more kinds of fish. This is a great place to relax!

Wind Creek Casino and Hotel has already become a favorite travel destination with our neighbors to the east. Last Saturday there were 17 bus loads that came in from Georgia! I met so many people from all over Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi who had come in for the day or overnight.
Wind Creek has a huge pool and the Oasis Pool Bar that overlooks the Coosa River. This is going to be THE place to be for summer! When you are looking for things to do in Alabama or Places to see, Wind Creek Casino and Hotel in Wetumpka needs to be on your list!

As you are enjoying the festivals in Alabama, make sure you look for the Wind Creek Casino food truck. This is a great opportunity for you to sample their many wonderful dishes! Also, make sure you go to their tents where you can win swag and free play chips.

The Poarch Creek Indians are very charitable to our state, not just by donating large amounts of money to our schools, but they also help our communities and charities. When you are in Wetumpka, stop by the fire department and take a look at the new, state of the art fire truck PCI Gaming bought the city. We are so lucky to have them in our community.

I'll be stopping by, Wind Creek Casino Wetumpka Alabama, pretty regularly and hope to see you there. Please come say hello.

Wetumpka CraterFest 2014

Wetumpka, Alabama ~ Wetumpka Craterfest ~ I didn’t think it could happen but The Wetumpka Craterfest was even better this year. It was so nice to see so many of you there. The food was amazing and I really enjoyed visiting with the vendors! Some of the big draws were the games and swag from Wind Creek Casino, the inflatables and Jubilee Farms Petting Zoo and Pony Rides, from Opelika, Alabama. They had a huge assortment of baby animals for the children to pet and feed. I believe the parents loved the photo opportunities as much as the children loved spending time with the animals. The bands were Kelly Archer, Mayday Malone, Local favorite Bradley Roberson, C