Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast — Property & Location Guide

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Overview & address

Address
711 Hollywood Boulevard, Bay St. Louis, MS 39520, United States

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Hollywood Casino & Resort Gulf Coast: the property and its location

Property and location research updated 26 October 2026.

A waterfront resort in Bay St. Louis

Hollywood Casino Gulf Coast is at 711 Hollywood Boulevard in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. The operator describes a fourteen-storey waterfront hotel with 291 rooms and suites, placing accommodation alongside a casino, golf course and marina rather than presenting a casino-only property. Bay St. Louis should not be confused with Biloxi, where several other coastal casino resorts operate. The hotel's water setting is also not a claim that every room fronts a Gulf beach. Its own descriptions refer to views across the Bay of St. Louis or toward the pool. This distinction helps visitors understand the landscape they are considering. The property combines several ways to spend time away from the gaming floor, but each facility has its own availability, reservations and access arrangements.

Source: A waterfront resort in Bay St. Louis

Room categories and RV stays require different checks

The hotel page distinguishes Premier King and Premier Double rooms from Junior and Executive suites. Its category descriptions mention features such as bathtub and shower combinations, coffee-making facilities and separate sitting or living areas in selected suites. Published floor-area labels are not entirely consistent with the accompanying descriptions, so this guide does not convert those figures into definitive measurements. Guests should confirm their particular category rather than assume one room photograph represents every stay. The same page describes a hundred-site RV park with thirty- and fifty-amp electrical connections, laundry facilities, Wi-Fi and cable television. An RV reservation and a hotel room are different products, even where they share some resort access. Site dimensions, vehicle suitability and required services therefore need separate confirmation.

Source: Room categories and RV stays require different checks

The lazy river has weather and access conditions

The resort's pool complex includes a lazy river described as extending more than 350 feet, an island sun deck, a hot tub and a swim-up bar. These features are useful distinctions from a conventional hotel swimming pool, but access is governed by wristbands and supervision requirements. The current amenities page allocates two wristbands per hotel room or RV reservation, with additional arrangements described separately. It also makes daily opening conditional on weather. Pool hours and bar hours are not interchangeable: the bar's published season runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day, while the pool has its own schedule. A photograph of an operating swim-up bar should therefore not be treated as a promise of year-round service. Check the current conditions before planning around it.

Source: The lazy river has weather and access conditions

Several dining formats sit within the resort

Dining is spread across outlets with different purposes rather than a single all-day restaurant. Bogart's Steakhouse provides the seated steakhouse option, while Celebrity Grill near the main lobby lists breakfast, sandwiches, pizza and other casual dishes. Epic Buffet describes several culinary styles, and Lucky Noodle identifies Vietnamese dishes including pho and banh mi. Hollydeck Bar and Marina adds an outdoor waterfront setting, whereas Bridges Grill belongs to the golf clubhouse. These locations matter when choosing where to meet, especially for a group arriving separately. An outlet's inclusion on the resort website does not guarantee that every kitchen operates throughout the casino's hours. Check the relevant menu and service schedule directly, particularly when a meal is the main reason for visiting rather than part of an overnight stay.

Source: Several dining formats sit within the resort

Golf operates as a separate scheduled activity

The Bridges Golf Club has its own operating information, professional instruction, practice arrangements and clubhouse dining. The current golf page lists opening from Wednesday through Monday and a Tuesday closure, rather than assuming availability every day of the week. It also distinguishes lessons, equipment rental and tee-time reservations, all of which require more planning than simply arriving at the hotel. Bridges Grill is located in the clubhouse, offering a meeting point separate from the main resort restaurants. Seasonal rate tables underline that golf arrangements can change across the year; this guide therefore avoids presenting one advertised package as a permanent entitlement. Visitors travelling with clubs, seeking instruction or arranging a group should confirm the appropriate service directly with the golf operation before making firm plans.

Source: Golf operates as a separate scheduled activity

Entertainment is divided between indoor and waterfront venues

The operator separates ticketed Event Center performances from music at Stage Bar and Hollydeck. That distinction is useful because a headline concert, a bar performance and an outdoor waterfront set have different settings and schedules. As checked on October 26, 2026, the published calendar lists Jump: America's Van Halen Experience for November 14 and Frank Foster for December 5. These are scheduled appearances, not reports that either performance has already occurred. The same page gives shorter local-music listings for the two bars, including specific October dates that will become historical once they pass. Anyone planning around an artist should recheck the individual event details. A hotel reservation should not be assumed to include concert admission, reserved seating or access to every entertainment format.

Source: Entertainment is divided between indoor and waterfront venues

The historic depot explains the town’s transport heritage

Bay St. Louis offers architectural context beyond the resort through its former Louisville and Nashville Railroad depot. Mississippi's historic-property record dates the surviving building to 1928–29 and describes a two-storey Mission Revival structure with stucco-covered concrete walls. Curved openings, decorative roofline elements and terracotta coping distinguish it from an ordinary station shelter. The depot replaced an earlier building destroyed by fire and reflects the importance of rail travel before widespread highway development. It received Mississippi Landmark designation in 1995. This is a separate historic place at 1928 Depot Way, in the town itself, not an attraction inside Hollywood Casino. Its preserved architecture provides a way to read the town's history through the built environment, without turning a visit into a casino itinerary or assuming that every interior is continuously accessible.

Source: The historic depot explains the town’s transport heritage

Rail service and a casino transfer are separate arrangements

Amtrak's Great American Stations profile identifies the Bay Saint Louis station beside the historic depot and lists the Mardi Gras Service. The relationship is important: the current passenger stop and the older depot building are adjacent elements, not necessarily the same passenger facility. The account also explains how rail links supported regional industries by carrying seafood and agricultural goods to wider markets. That history places today's visitor economy within a longer network of coastal exchange. For contemporary travel, timetables and fares belong to Amtrak's current booking information rather than this directory description. A station in Bay St. Louis does not establish a hotel shuttle or an included transfer to Hollywood Casino. Travellers arriving by train should arrange the final connection independently and confirm their return journey.

Source: Rail service and a casino transfer are separate arrangements

Property news

Seafood Shack added at Hollydeck — 2026-10-01

WLOX reported the opening of a Seafood Shack at Hollydeck Bar and Marina, following deck and boat-slip expansion. Its October weekend programme was time-limited, not a permanent schedule.

WLOX, Ava Schwing; updated October 2, 2026

Customer reviews

Tripadvisor, Linda W — 2026-08

Reviewing a July 2026 stay, Linda W praised the pool and lazy-river layout and Celebrity Grill, but criticised dated room finishes, limited loungers during busy periods and the walk from parking.

Read the source review listing

One guest’s subjective account, not a representative survey or independently verified inspection. No aggregate rating or gambling-related claims reproduced.

Sources & verification

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