There’s another, much larger, pool with private cabanas at the North Tower. The wind was fierce, but we enjoyed the view of the Mississippi Sound and the Beach Tower saltwater pool on the sundeck below. Needing an afternoon coffee, we returned to the resort and sat outside at Dockside Deli. The building provides lovely views of Biloxi Bay. You’ll learn how a shrimp-peeling machine was invented and the impact of hurricanes on the coast. We picked the Maritime and Seafood Industry Museum, which covers 300 years of history and houses hundreds of artifacts. Using the free My Gulf Coast app, we found a list of museums along coastal Mississippi. The tiny candy store is packed with sweet treats, and you can watch some items being made from scratch. across the street from Coast Candymakers. The market is open every Saturday 10 a.m.–3 p.m.

We enjoyed a complimentary cup of vanilla ice cream covered with fresh strawberries in a balsamic reduction sauce courtesy of the resort’s chef. About a dozen white tents were lined up in front of the resort with vendors selling jewelry, art, baked goods and other handmade items. The hotel provides valet parking or complimentary self-parking.Īfter settling in, we walked across the pedestrian bridge to shop at the outdoor Beach Boulevard Market. The bathroom provided ample turning radius for a wheelchair user and a roll-in shower. The faux wood flooring proved an excellent choice for accessible guestrooms. The large room contained two queen size beds, a flat-screen television, mini-fridge, coffee maker and complimentary WiFi.

On a Saturday morning, we checked into a wheelchair-accessible studio suite located in the Beach Tower, a completely non-smoking property. The Island View Casino Resort has 970 guest rooms. The combined square footage of the property’s casinos gives them bragging rights to the largest casino floor in the state. The new $75 million expansion is smoke-free.Īcross the highway and accessible by a pedestrian bridge, the North Tower Casino allows smoking.

The sun-drenched beach casino with floor-to-ceiling windows looks out on the Mississippi Sound.

The music to Disco Inferno repeatedly played during our 21 rounds of bonus games on a slot machine at Island View Casino Resort in Gulfport, Mississippi.

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