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Angel of the Winds – Budget Friendly Option in Skagit Valley!
My husband had to work out of town for some time this year, and we were looking for a chance to getaway and reconnect now that he is back. With three kids still at home, we were looking for a local option that was not too far, and was affordable. So, when the opportunity presented itself to try out the new hotel at the Angel of the Winds Casino, we called in grandma to watch the kids and packed our bags.
We had a wonderful time, and scoped out tons of money saving opportunities for you too! If you’re looking for a couples getaway where you can relax, reconnect, but still have some things to do, then this is a great option.
The hotel has some great savings packages, and there are a number of great budget friendly food options. There also are quite a few free things to do throughout the area as well. A couple could do a great overnight getaway for under $200 including food, room and some entertainment. You could even do it for less if you really planned well!
Angel of the Winds Casino opened up in 2004. There was no hotel at that time, and the casino space was much smaller than it is today, but they adopted the mantra “Worlds Friendliest Casino” and the casino grew mostly from Word of Mouth as they lived up to that friendly reputation. Fast forward to today, and the expansion includes a brand new hotel, along with new casino space, and continued plans for growth. Since the hotel is new, and they want more folks to become aware of it, it is a great time to get a good deal. The hotel itself just opened this past December, so its all new and very cozy. The hotel is on one side (no smoking at all in that area) and the casino on the other side, so it can be a good budget friendly option even if you don’t game at all.
Hotel Savings Packages for Angel of the Winds:
Hotel Overview –
The Angel of the Winds Casino and Hotel is new (opened in December) and the rooms are very nice. They offer a number of savings packages, and we found some really great values for the quality of room and stay.
We stayed in a Deluxe King Room (which is their entry level room, they do have suites available for a little more). The bed was amazing. As much as we were looking forward to getting home to our kids, it was hard to leave that bed behind. Best sleep we have had in awhile.
The spa shower, with dual shower heads, was a big hit with both my husband and I. The rooms do not have a bathtub (which I did miss), but the shower helped take that sting away. It has a shower head coming out of the wall, and a second one that will rain down from the ceiling. There is a control handle that allows you to turn either on or both. We loved the shower!
Ways to Save on Rooms –
The Angel of the Winds Casinos offer reasonable rates to begin with. Right now you can get a Sun – Thurs. stay for as low as $79/nt. Plus, be sure to sign up for a Totem Club card and you will get an extra 10% off your stay (making it as low as $71.10 before taxes).
Where the bigger savings comes in though, is when you buy one of their package deals.You can get great savings on weekends, but to maximize your savings you will want to book a Sun. – Thurs. stay if you can make that work with your schedule.
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A couple of examples of great packages include:
The Victoria Day Package – $109/nt
- Room for Two
- Breakfast Buffet
- $20 Fuel Card
- $20 Casino Funbook
This one is such a great deal, as you will get the room, a wonderful breakfast buffet (a $20 value) and your gas paid for. Plus, there is a great Happy Hour on weeknights, or there are great deals in Kathys Kitchen that you could use that coupon to really save with, and your Funbook includes free $5 dining credit at the Watershed restaurant. So you could get dinner in either of those areas for two for under $10 if you plan carefully. That means you could book get an entire overnight package that would cover room, food and gas for $120 +taxes, with this deal (and that would even include $15 in free play if you follow our tips below)! If you factor in the $60 in freebies included in the package, its like paying $50/nt for the room.
Staying in your RV –
If you have an RV, the Angel of the Winds Casino has one of the best RV rates around! You can get an overnight stay with hookups for $15. Plus, you get a FREE $20 Casino Funbook when you check in, so you could easily make that money back on those savings.
The RV spots are fairly basic, but its when of the best prices we have seen around, so its a great spot to consider if you are wanting to enjoy the Skagit county area. You have access to the great food deals, and amenities of the hotel too!
$20 in FREE Coupons!
The Casino Funbook is included with many of the hotel packages and the RV stays. It includes:
- $5 off at the Watershed Restaurant
- $5 FREE Play (you will get $5 in free play if you join their Totem Club too – so that is the potential of $10 in free play)
- Free Keno Ticket
- $5 Table Game Match
- 15% off Gift Shops
- Free Gift (currently a mug)
Dinner Buffet at Angel of the Winds is a Crab and Prime Rib meal & its DELICIOUS!
Save On Food During Your Stay –
There are a number of ways to get a really great deal on food at the Angel of the Winds Casino and Hotel (and we really enjoyed every meal)!
One of the best ways is the package deals we mention above. If you can build the cost of the buffets into your room package, you will generally save more.
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If you do not have a breakfast buffet with your package rate, then that is a great meal to use the $5 off coupon from the Casino Couponbook if you got your hands on one of those. The breakfast buffet is $9.95 per person and included omelets made to order, along with many other goodies (and coffee, tea and juice is included in the price).
One of my favorite features of the breakfast buffet was the homemade cinnamon and sugar mini donuts they bring to your table with caramel dip. They were sooooo good (still warm when we got them)!
Kathys Kitchen
Kathys Kitchen is well known in the area for its great food deals. When they first opened you could get a number of $.99 specials. They became so popular that they had to change the special up a little. Now, when you buy 1 regular priced menu items you can choose to add two $.99/$1.49 items to your order. Its still a great way to get a meal at a bargain!
If you don’t want that much food, you can still get some great prices. $3.49 for fish and chips for example. You can also get breakfast starting at just $3.99 if you want to forego the breakfast buffet in the Watershed Restaurant.
Watershed Lounge in the morning. It will fill up in the evenings, and has a great Happy Hour & Free Live Entertainment!
Happy Hour in the Watershed Lounge
The lounge area was one spot that we really enjoyed hanging out in to relax if you’re on a couples getaway. They have a happy hour all week long, but food is only available at the half price deals Mon – Fri. If you are checking in for a weekend stay on Friday though, its a great way to enjoy dinner at big savings.
There is a fireplace in the lounge, and we loved getting their early to grab a table by the fire and enjoy some happy hour prices. The pizzas run about $10 regular price, so should be around $5 at Happy Hour. They are a generous personal size, so they can feed two with a light menu, or one really hungry person.
If you like a glass of wine in the evening, we got the 14 hands cabernet for just $2 during happy hour. Best deal on a glass of wine I have seen in a long time!
My husband fixing his mid day cup of coffee!
Complimentary Beverage Bar
There are a couple of complimentary beverage bars in the casino as well. You can fix yourself a cup of coffee to go, or grab a soda or ice tea (multiple flavors) to keep you well hydrated on the house! We love our coffee throughout the day, so this was a perk we took full advantage of.
Shop for deals at nearby restaurants on local deal sites
What to Do During Your Stay:
Skagit Valley has lots to do. We really enjoyed spending our day driving around and visiting many of the nearby local towns.Check out our post on what to do while visiting this area here.
Other options in the hotel include:
Free Live Music on Weekends, and other Entertainment options
You can check out the free entertainment options on the calendar here.
Casino
If you like to game they do have a decent size Casino on the premises.
Disclosure:: Angel of the Winds comped us our stay, so that we could check out the hotel to review for Thrifty NW Mom readers. All opinions are 100% my own.
Angel Of Winds Casino
| Angel of the Winds Casino Resort | |
|---|---|
| Address | 3438 Stoluckquamish Lane Arlington, Washington, US |
| Opening date | October 28, 2004 |
| Casino type | Indian |
| Owner | Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians |
| Renovated in | 2008, 2015 |
| Coordinates | 48°12′52″N122°11′05″W / 48.21444°N 122.18472°WCoordinates: 48°12′52″N122°11′05″W / 48.21444°N 122.18472°W |
| Website | angelofthewinds.com |
Angel of the Winds Casino Resort is a casino and hotel operated by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians near Arlington, Washington, US. The casino opened in 2004 and was expanded to include a 125-room hotel in 2015.
History[edit]
The Stillaguamish Tribe, a party to the Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855, became federally recognized in 1976, but lacked a reservation and had limited revenue from small commercial ventures.[1] In November 2002, the 200 member tribe announced plans to build a casino under the states's enhanced tribal gambling law passed two years earlier.[2] The selected site, on the tribe's trust lands along 35th Avenue Northeast near Interstate 5 west of Arlington, drew backlash from nearby residents concerned about traffic impacts and the loss of the area's rural character.[2] The Tribe planned to demolish 30 homes on a 20-acre (8.1 ha) property it owned, asking members living there to relocate with property buybacks. Plans called for the use of a controlled burn by the Bryant Fire Department to raze the site, allowing firefighters to train during the demolition, but the proposal was withdrawn.[3][4] The $36 million casino project was initially planned to be funded by a loan from a Las Vegas investor though a Michigan pension fund,[5] but the investor's refusal to submit documents to the Washington State Gambling Commission delayed the project indefinitely in May 2003.[6]
A $19 million loan from the Marshall Bank was announced in January 2004, reviving the project. The casino, named 'Angel of the Winds', was scaled down from 40,000 square feet (3,700 m2) to 22,000 square feet (2,000 m2).[7] It was redesigned to be a temporary venue, with modular elements that could be sold off once the tribe opened a permanent casino near Smokey Point.[8][9] The Angel of the Winds Casino opened on October 28, 2004, with 425 slot machines and 10 to 12 game tables. The opening of Angel of the Winds came a few weeks after the Tulalip Tribes reopened the competing Quil Ceda Creek Casino in Marysville as a local alternative to the larger Tulalip Casino.[10] During its full year of operation, the casino generated nearly $30 million in revenue for the Stillaguamish Tribe.[11] The tribe was asked by the Washington State Department of Transportation to remove a billboard on Interstate 5 advertising the casino, after outcry from residents opposed to the casino.[12]
A $44 million expansion to the casino was completed in December 2008, increasing the number of slot machines to 1,000 and the interior space to 57,000 square feet (5,300 m2).[13] A second, $27 million expansion completed in January 2015 added a five-story hotel with 125 rooms and a smoke shop.[14] The Angel of the Winds Casino and surrounding land formed the Stillaguamish Tribe's designated reservation, approved by the Bureau of Indian Affairs in 2014.[15]
In December 2017, the Stillaguamish Tribe signed a 10-year, $3.4 million naming rights deal to sponsor the Angel of the Winds Arena in Everett.[16]
The casino announced a $60 million expansion program in 2018, which will add 300,000 square feet (28,000 m2) of space, including more gaming space, a restaurant, and a parking garage for 575 vehicles.[17] The first section of the expansion, an expanded gaming floor and bar, opened in September 2019, followed by a bowling alley and 8,800-square-foot (820 m2) events center.[18][19]
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References[edit]
- ^Preusch, Matthew (May 12, 2003). 'Tiny tribe bets its community on casino'. High Country News. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^ abReardon, Kate (December 8, 2002). 'Tribe defends casino near Arlington'. The Everett Herald. Archived from the original on December 26, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Heffter, Emily (January 8, 2003). 'Casino costs tribe some loyalty'. The Seattle Times. p. H4.
- ^'Tribal-casino issue too hot for Bryant Fire Department'. The Seattle Times. December 18, 2002. p. H4.
- ^Morris, Scott (January 25, 2003). 'Primary investor in tribe's casino has troubled financial past'. The Everett Herald. Archived from the original on February 10, 2003. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Heffter, Emily (May 10, 2003). 'Firm withdraws casino application'. The Seattle Times. p. B1.
- ^Morris, Scott (January 21, 2004). 'Tribe revives casino plan'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Morris, Scott (October 11, 2004). 'Attracting gamblers'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Heffter, Emily (May 5, 2004). 'Stillaguamish start to build on tribal land but eye busier location near Smokey Point'. The Seattle Times. p. H4. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
- ^Gillis, Cydney (September 29, 2004). '2 casinos gamble that there's enough business for both'. The Seattle Times. p. H34. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
- ^Thompson, Lynn (January 6, 2006). 'Stillaguamish announce plans for casino expansion'. The Seattle Times. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
- ^Morris, Scott (April 28, 2005). 'Tribe removes casino billboard'. The Everett Herald. Archived from the original on June 9, 2007. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Wolcott, John (November 24, 2008). 'Stillaguamish Tribe's Angel of the Winds Casino opens new addition Dec. 28, tripling its size and fun'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Davis, Jim (December 12, 2014). 'Stillaguamish Tribe puts finishing touches on new hotel'. The Everett Herald. Archived from the original on December 13, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Bray, Kari (August 25, 2014). 'Stillaguamish Tribe gets 'long overdue' reservation'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Davis, Jim (December 13, 2017). 'Angel of the Winds pays $3.4M for Everett arena naming rights'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
- ^Davis, Jim (January 18, 2018). 'Angel of the Winds to break ground on $60M casino expansion'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ^Caldwell, Evan (September 13, 2019). 'Angel Of The Winds opens first phase of $60 million expansion'. Stanwood-Camano News. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
- ^Buell, Douglas (August 10, 2019). 'Angel of the Winds Casino: A sneak peek at resort's game-changing expansion'. The Everett Herald. Retrieved October 17, 2019.