Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast

We stayed 3 days in the RV Park, which is located behind the hotel casino. The park is mostly back-​ins with around 6 sites that convert to pull-​thrus when they’re not full. We made reservations online and requested a pull-​thru. Check-​in is done by picking up the phone in the laundry room. It rings directly at the hotel’s front desk. They answered the phone right away and we were given a pull-​thru. The RV Park office appears permanently closed so calling from the laundry room is the usual way to check in here. Bring something to write with before you call — they give you the codes for wifi, showers and ice machine over the phone, as well as instructions about checking out and getting your $ 50 deposit back that they automatically charge to your credit card. They also add $ 10 per night for hotel tax/​resort fee. It seems that they charge you the same fees/​tax they charge for hotel rooms. They do give you a Good Sam discount, tho. There’s no dog park, no playground in the RV Park and the pool is in the hotel.
It’s a nice park with long, wide and very level cement pads. Interior roads are cement. Grass is between sites. Each site has a picnic table, grill and a trash can. Trash is picked up daily. Shuttle is available to take you to casino but it’s not a far walk and the area is well-​lit at night. Wifi was very weak/​non-​existent. Cable was ok.
Finally and most significantly, the water in the park is BROWN. We called maintenance about it and were told it’s city water and ok to drink and it’s the same water the hotel has. But I drank bottled water instead. We ate dinner at the casino buffet (all you can eat crab legs) and that was ok except for the smoke that permeated the dining room from the casino. Hotel ventilation system is awful. I would still stay at the RV park if in the area again.

The Epic buffet located inside the Hollywood could very well be the best casino buffet on the coast.
They serve items such as: whole fried USA farm raised catfish, ribeye steaks, prime rib, jumbo Alaskan snow crab legs, royal red shrimp, sushi, pizza, hamburgers cooked to order, spaghetti dishes cooked to order, etc. and a ton of desserts to include fresh waffle cone ice cream, pies, cakes, bread pudding. They also have sugar free options.
I really liked how the cooked to order pasta dishes were setup. They gave you a card to fill out, you choose which type of pasta, sauce, protein, seasonings, and additional veggies. You then hand that card to your server and about 5 minutes BAM, it’s is delivered to your table.
I will change this 4 star rating to a 5 once they start serving Dungeness crab. But this is a great buffet with many of options!

Small casino with barely anything in it. The only cool thing about it is the lazy river pool. Too bad the hotel isn’t on the beach.