🟡 Atlantic City | The Claridge Hotel, Room & Pool Tour! Old, Cheap & Legendary. Would I Stay Again?

[@dougronald561]

Great video to see what it's like today. I'm glad to see that they have kept the decor tasteful, true to its history, but clean. I remember that the old casino floor in the 80's wasn't all on the same floor. You had to go up escalators between different levels. Their slogan was, "Smaller, so friendlier."

[@NuYawk]

As always thanks for watching Doug!

[@richardhales92]

They used to have Pennyville; I'm not sure if you remember it. Penny slots downstairs. Lots of fun

[@justice4all72]

Lots of history at this hotel, glad to see it's still getting some love and it's clean. A hidden gem if you ask me!

[@NuYawk]

Agree justice4all72! Thanks for watching and subscribing. Have a great weekend!

[@RipitWithRick23]

I was just there last week is a wreak it’s filthy and disgusting, worse hotel I ever stayed

[@tanishajohnson5602]

OMG! I soooo needed this tour. Thank you very much!

[@NuYawk]

You are so welcome Tanisha! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@garfreed]

Nice. Stayed at the Claridge in August 2021. Great time!!

[@NuYawk]

I enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and subscribing Gary!

[@DebraCamacho]

Clarice in the snow at 15:48. I was patiently waiting for this video, thank you! Very nice and I love the Shining reference. Made me laugh LOL 😆 Definitely reminds me of that too. Everytime I see a hotel hallway I always think of those twins. I love that old 1920's Great Gatsby vibe The Claridge has. Great choice of music for this video too. I appreciated it. I also appreciated the deep sexy voice too LOL 😆 but all kidding aside I hope you feel better!

[@NuYawk]

You're the first to spot today! Another shout out! Thanks for watching Debra!

[@DebraCamacho]

@@NuYawk You're welcome! 😊

[@mlb0120]

The picture on the elevator doors was cool. Loved the view from the rooftop deck too!

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing Mlb0120!

[@rondymc8068]

The view from the vue looked awesome!!! Thanks for the video!!!

[@NuYawk]

Tha ms fornwatching rondymc!

[@lucyvera2986]

Loved your video, I was waiting for it.You always do a great job showing us everything. I think now if I go to the claridge hotel I am going to be scared thinking I am going to see the twins!!

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for the kind words Lucy! I feel as long as the twins are in the hallway and not my room, I'm good with that. Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@NuYawk]

@@JoseGonzalez-gg6rs Parking at Bally's ranges from $10 - $25 depending upon when your parking. If your a guest of the hotel you can get a voucher at check in and give it to the person at the parking gate for 'free' parking (it's actually part of the resort fee). Bally's the Claridge, Wild Wild West and Caesars are all connected via passageways. All very close and you don't even have to step outside! Here's a video on those passageways: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nGS2mp95irVmr5I Thanks for watching and subscribing Jose!

[@RealUncD]

Thanks Jeff. I was trying to shake those “The Shining” vibes. Now I can’t.😆😆

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching Real UncD!

[@rachelbb5239]

I used to valet at the claridge 23 years ago ! love the video thx for the good memories 😍 the hotel is about the same lol

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing Rachel!

[@bonitagantt9267]

Very Nice, love the classic comfortable style of the room. Claridge Hotel looks Pretty Good. Pool area wasn't crowded!👍🏊‍♂️

[@NuYawk]

Yes it was! I didn't sit in either of those two club chairs until right before checkout. They didn't look it, but they were very comfortable!

[@susanfisher6939]

Very surprised to see how nice the hotel was, it had a certain elegance to it.

[@NuYawk]

It did Susan! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@WiseMalik]

my first hotel and casino in AC ... thanx for the s/o ...

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching buddy!

[@myah2453]

great video bud very informative 👌🏽

[@NuYawk]

Glad you enjoyed it Myah! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@marathonrunner2590]

I remember back in the 1990's my family and I would see shows at the Claridge. I vaguely remember that the showroom/theater was on an upper floor (maybe the 6th or 7th???). I always thought that the low ceilings in the casino area made the place feel claustrophobic. Hopping on escalators to get to the various casino levels was a pain in the neck. Ah.... the memories. Thanks.

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing Marathon Runner! I have memories there as well. The place is still beautiful but old and was built long before casino's were a thought!

[@yvettegreen8344]

First place ive ever gambled at. I love the room. Id stay. Its really a cool hotel. Thanks.

[@NuYawk]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and subscribing Yvette!

[@deleruiz8573]

I was there for dinner this summer and it did give me The Shining vibes.

[@NuYawk]

How was your dinner Dele?

[@deleruiz8573]

@@NuYawk we were there for the air show. Dinner was just ok, eggplant parm was really oily and waitress didn’t point out there was a tip already on the bill, even though we were only a party of three. We were going to tip 20 percent …there was already a tip of 18 percent that would have been 38%. We were also aware of conversations about who was getting enough tables to serve among the wait staff. On a more positive note, you have an interesting channel and I learn a lot from it.

[@ps_nyisgone]

very interesting video! I don't think I've been there since maybe early 80s when a casino and just stopped in then. It does seem like it's all new just made to look old. impressed how clean it was a huge plus. looked like the bathroom was small rest ok. that long hike from garage to front desk then room was far but good exercise. the shining reference hysterical especially when those shining twins appeared on your way to the pool that looked nice. It's also good it's connected to Bally's so you can go to a casino without going outside. If it's a lot less than a good choice to stay and why it was sold out. To me cleanliness is most important and looked clean the room. The old vibe is kinda cool retro roaring 20s Gatsby style. and feel better!

[@NuYawk]

I enjoyed my stay. Yes...the bathroom it tiny, I should have mentioned that! Thanks PS!

[@ps_nyisgone]

@@NuYawk the bowl looked like it was right up to the sink area lol. but rest seemed fine and was all clean no dust. sometimes rooms have dust even when all new and modern.

[@Mike-nu3ex]

Great video 👍

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing Mike!

[@TheRindyrae]

You were very lucky to get a room during Super bowl even though it was the Claridge. I stayed there I believe twice when they had a casino. A magician named Jeff McBride Did shows there. I actually went to a after show party with him and some other folks and then I stayed there when Elton John was playing at the old Convention Hall. Me and my friend checked in and when we went to the room it belonged to some other guest, so we had to go back down and let them know and they had to get us another room. We just barely made the concert. I was never impressed by the Claridge.

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing TheRindyrae!

[@richardhales92]

Wow! That was some trip! I used to work at a Holiday Inn and we used to manually (about 1987) have to turn over a card when we checked someone into a room to let others at the front desk know the room was occupied. Sometimes we'd have customers distract us, we'd get an entire Flight crew or a big surge of people from the airport walk in; we'd have to manually put in the wake up calls. Customers would call about availability and room rate negotiations on the telephone. So occasionally we'd check someone into a room that was occupied. It was embarrassing for everyone; I really hated it. It was special that you got to see a magician; Claridge was built for the super rich back in the day. Hope Elton took away some of the blues of the room. Bad times can be the most memorable

[@rondobson1828]

I wish they had the casino back. The 24/7 flow of people and activity at this hotel back in the 90s was incredible. There were several great restaurants (Martino's, the Garden Cafe, the Twenties, Wok n Roll) and full service salons right off the pool. The place was electric back then. Maybe business was too good. Bally's took them over, closed the casino, then sold the property. THAT is how you eliminate competition.

[@NuYawk]

I remember those restaurants Ron! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@mjreyes725]

Good one, Jeff!!

[@NuYawk]

Thanks Marlon!

[@mafatone]

I use to deal at the Claridge before Bally's bought it. Hi Jeff.

[@mafatone]

If I remember correctly, it was built in 1923.

[@NuYawk]

Interesting! Thanks mafatone!

[@tomcolfax863]

I was wondering too if that was the same furniture from when Sinatra and Monroe stayed there or if was just new antique looking furniture. Good to know they had a good room rate for Superbowl weekend! I tried to book there once in advance for Halloween but they must have caught on and upped their rates too so I ended instead at a newly re-done room at the Chelsea which had recently become part of the Tropicana. Have you ever stayed at the Chelsea (tower) at the Trop?

[@NuYawk]

Honestly, I'm not sure if I stayed at the Chelsea Tower, if I did it was years ago. I'm usually in the Havana Tower when staying at the Trop.

[@alme23]

It’s new furniture that they bought to look old - when Bally’s owned it, they tried to modernise it but then when it was sold they took it back in time

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing alme23!

[@nicholassantosuosso3476]

claridge is an awesome place!!!!

[@NuYawk]

I really enjoyed my stay! Thanks for watching and subscribing Nicholas!

[@richardhales92]

Sounds like an adventure; I sometimes see rooms at the Claridge at super reasonable prices online (I wonder; do we have to pay a resort fee there?) & it seems Jeff didn't see it as old & cheap (though to be fair, that was only one room). But for a night or two and maybe a throwback to another time, it sounds like it'd be worth it. I regret when Resorts Casino a few years back was trying to make it into a Roaring Twenty's casino, that I didn't take the time to go to the casino & see what they were doing. I sometimes wish Merv Griffin would be upstairs in a restaurant and say, "let me show you around." The Showboat, when it had a casino, had a players club that included a free lunch at a restaurant upstairs each day. My friend & I did the calculations and realized you would need to gamble $1 million dollars a year to be a part of the, I'll say "gold" players club that included your free lunch. That day we looked at the menu and the million dollar gamblers were getting stuffed peppers. It was great to be having a hamburger downstairs with the "I lost $200 today" crowd (not a fan of stuff peppers; well, wouldn't pay for it in a restaurant if they had other things on the menu, I'll say)

[@veronicabigelow4995]

Very nice 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 gt

[@veronicabigelow4995]

Yes I will stay there absolutely. 👍👍👍👍👍👍 In a heartbeat.

[@NuYawk]

A great nostalgic place to stay Veronica!

[@frontrowproductions9145]

I’ve been to AC many times but I’ve never stepped foot in this property AND I HAD NO IDEA that rooftop bar existed!!!! 😱 I’m for sure going up there next trip. The room is small ( sheesh ) but that being said I was intrigued by the 1930’s decor

[@NuYawk]

Check out The VUE during the season when they have tables outside. Sheesh! Thanks for watching!

[@frontrowproductions9145]

@@NuYawk yeah! I’m definitely going up there

[@nicholassantosuosso3476]

its a great bar

[@pettis14]

Nice room for the $ but that bathroom gave me anxiety heh. Not sure if you remember but Docks oyster house in town is a must try! Best value restaurant I've ever been to. If you don't like it then ill reimburse you! Feel better...

[@NuYawk]

Yes, the bathroom was tiny! My list of AC restaurants is ever growing...ill get there eventually! No need for you to pay but thanks! Trying to get better. This is a tough cold that won't go away!

[@mercdan]

I thought the Claridge was really nice. It did look new for an old style decor , l would definitely stay there. Looks like from what you said the only drawback is the distance from the parking garage to the Hotel. BTW what was the parking fee? Thanks Jeff, another BTW I really love your AC videos. Thanks, Dan

[@NuYawk]

Thanks Dan, it was a very nice stay! Parking is expensive ($17 self $25 valet) but still a good overall value!

[@charlottemoluski5832]

i can never find clarice even when someone posts the time stamp lol

[@DebraCamacho]

Clarice is a quick flash at 15:48 on the left center near the buildings and the gray snowy sky. She was hard to spot in this video because of the weather. It took me 2 times. I usually watch the videos 3 times since 3rd time is a charm and if I still can't find the mascots after watching the 3rd time then I usually give up and let someone else have a chance. I'm sure you'll find then someday.

[@NuYawk]

Someday Charlotte! Dont give up! Thanks for watching and subscribing!

[@howardbarina2540]

Heard a lot of bad reviews for that hotel but if you ask me the place is cute

[@NuYawk]

I had no issues Howard. I enjoyed my stay. Thank for watching and subscribing!

[@tony-ce7qp]

you need to have that cold checked dude thats what i think.great video again! not for covid just to make sure your lungs are clear....we need your videos so take care!

[@NuYawk]

Thanks Tony. Really under the weather this week. I tested and im fine. Just need a little more time! Thanks for the concern!

[@stuart72761]

Nice Hotel. Who knew?

[@NuYawk]

Now we all do! Thanks for watching and subscribing stuart72761!

[@dianadundidit5343]

I actually like the claridge! It's peaceful and quiet. But I definitely prefer the hard rock.

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching and subscribing Diana!

[@patrickgast3780]

15:48 clarisse

[@NuYawk]

Good going Patrick ... but Debra found her right after the video went public! Thanks for watching!

[@FrankSmeraglinolo]

I'm surprised at the difference in price between The Claridge and the other hotels. Would you consider Atlantic City a "mini version" of LAS Vegas?

[@dougronald561]

Not really. It has its own flavor. A.C. is more of a regional destination. It is a beach resort, and most of the hotel rooms have direct ocean views. Italian restaurants are much better in A.C. I'd say Vegas has more theming.

[@NuYawk]

Usually not much of a price difference between Claridge and others...I think I just lucked out! Other than hotels and casinos, AC and LV are nothing alike!

[@FrankSmeraglinolo]

Thank you Doug. If big money 💰 comes into my life I'm pretty sure I would visit both of those places. Best regards 🙏.

[@dougronald561]

@@FrankSmeraglinolo One can dream

[@johnburke1317]

I think this hotel is a land mark hotel

[@djargus]

You read my thoughts! You have the Shinning. - You mean Shining. - Shhh! You wanna get sued?!

[@NuYawk]

Thanks for watching djargus!

[@RipitWithRick23]

It’s now completely run down and dirty , mold , terrible beds worse of all the uncleanliness

[@NuYawk]

Haven't stayed there in a while. Thanks for the feedback! I'll have to check it out again. Thanks for watching and subscribing Rick!