City: Kansas City, MO

Category: Accommodations

Telephone: (816) 746-3100

Address: 777 Northwest Argosy Pkwy.

Description: You can bank on having a great time at the Argosy. The feeling is pure top-rate, from the minute you enter the Tuscan-style lobby to the moment you sink into the plush bedding in your suite. And do book a suite if you’re feeling in the chips. Request one of these luxury palaces with a view of the twinkling downtown skyline off in the distance. Opened in 2007, the Argosy offers 250 regular rooms and 8 suites with enormous bathrooms with rain showerheads (trust us, you’ll want one for your home) and jetted tubs. Two 42-inch HD plasma-screen televisions add to your comfort. Although it’s hard to pull yourself away from lounging in that plush robe, you have too much to do, such as treat yourself to a massage or facial in the elegant day spa, or try one of five dining venues—from fancy wood-fired steakhouse and Kobe beef burgers to a casual deli. Don’t worry: You can work off those calories in the fitness center where each treadmill has its own TV. And of course Argosy offers all the gaming action you could want, including a plush new poker room with seven tables dealing out Seven-Card Stud and Omaha and Texas Hold ’Em. Any open seats are announced throughout the casino, so you can enjoy the slots until it’s time to get your game face on.