Harrah’s Rincon Casino & Resort

Location: Valley Center (47 Miles / 1 Hour Northeast of Downtown San Diego)

Hours: Casino Open 24 Hours a Day / 7 Days a Week

Features: Destination Casino with Slots, Card Tables, Baccarat, Roulette; Large Selection of Restaurants; Free Bus Service from Several San Diego, Los Angeles, and Orange County Locations; Nightly Entertainment; Major Event Center

Harrah’s Rincon Casino Highlights: Harrah’s Casino visitors will find a wide selection of restaurants, one of the top rated casino hotels, spa, and live evening entertainment. On special occasions each month, Harrah’s hosts the biggest stars in entertainment in an intimate setting.

Harrah’s Casino – Harrahs offers slots (including penny slots), poker (including Pai Gow), blackjack, baccarat, roulette, craps, and other table games. Visitors can also enjoy bingo. Those who are hungry have eight restaurant choices from the traditional buffet and steakhouse to an oyster bar and Sports Bar & Grill.

Non-smokers can take refuge in a non-smoking slots area. Harrah’s Casino does offer a Total Rewards card with various casino benefits. Casino guests must be 21 Years Old or Older and have Valid Identification.

Hotel Resort – The upscale 653 room resort is located adjacent to the casino and is frequently cited as the best casino hotel in the region. The Garden Tower has more of a modern design while the Spa Tower has more of a classic style. Guests can enjoy a spa, fitness center, and other amenities. They can also take advantage of several room package deals and other promotions that include hotel, dining, and concert tickets. Room prices range from about $100 – $300 depending on the dates.

Entertainment Venues – Guests will enjoy live entertainment each evening in the lounge. Guests can also buy tickets for the biggest names in show business who perform in the small 500 seat concert theatre year-round.

Information on Visiting Harrah’s Casino

Directions from Google Maps to 777 Harrah’s Rincon Way in Valley Center, CA 92082. Google Maps will likely recommend you take highway I-15 to SR-76. If you are driving north on I-15 from San Diego, you will find the length of the drive much shorter if you drag the blue route south on the Google Map so it exits at Centre City Parkway. Although the route is shorter, the time will remain the same because you will drive through the urban area of Escondido and then through the town of Valley Center. So, you have the option of taking the longer, but less crowded route or the shorter, but busier route.

Traffic – Traffic is heavy driving north on highway I-15 during weekday evening rush hour and south on I-15 when leaving the casino and resort during the morning rush hour. (Learn more about getting San Diego traffic updates.)

Transit – Harrah’s does offer Free Luxury Bus Service from various locations in San Diego, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Trips usually take place once a day picking up patrons in the morning and returning them in the afternoon. Transit Buses also serve Harrah’s Casino. (See San Diego Transit Information for details on bus schedules and information about using the online Transit Planner. Enter ‘HARRAHS Casino’ as your destination in the transit planner.)