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Hotel Opening Rates :: MGM Grand at Foxwoods for $295 a Night

Where: Foxwoods, CT, United States

Connecticut's newest hotel-casino, MGM Grand at Foxwoods won't open until May 18, 2008 but starting today, guests can go online to make reservations.

Interestingly, when we tried to log-in at 2pm EST, the site wasn't loading. We tried 20 minutes later and it was loading but sloooow. So either there's a heck of a lot of people trying to make rezzies or there's just some website kinks to work out.

Anyhow, rooms are starting at $295 a night but for the opening week, the rates are a ridiculous $590 a night.

The latest MGM Grand family member will have 825 rooms, not quite Vegas-sized but close. Inside will be gaming, a 4,000-seat theater, a spa, a nightclub and several dining options such as Michael Schlow's Alta Strada, Tom Colicchio's Craftsteak and an outpost of the New York eatery, Junior's.

We're actually a little more excited about the retail opportunities which will include an authorized Apple reseller. So now instead of blowing our winnings on silly things like bottle service and blow-outs, we can buy stuff we'll actually use once we get home.