I've always found it desirable to stay at the show hotel. Short distance to lug your chips to the show room, security for your chips is better if you are not a dealer with ability to leave your chips in the locked showroom at night, access to the various 'private sessions' in the hotel rooms that various dealers and chippers sometimes organize.

Rene has arranged good rates at Palace Station. In addition, casino player rates are $19, 69, 69, and 39 for the Thurs through Sunday you are contemplating. By the way, the Wednesday before is a FREE night for players! If you don't have a player's account at Palace Station, get someone who does to arrange a room for you. If you play while you are there, rememeber you get points convertible into STATION BUCKS that you can use to pay for your room. A couple of hours at dollar slots will usualy pay for a day. Don't forget to get your XTRA Play CAsh card while at Palace Station; it gives you $25 to play on any machine and you keep what you win.