The only non-gaming Boardwalk hotel of scale in Atlantic City, the home of the largest indoor beachfront water park on the planet, and the only family-credible Boardwalk address built around an actual family programme.
“The only non-gaming Boardwalk hotel of scale in Atlantic City, the home of the largest indoor beachfront water park on the planet, and the only family-credible Boardwalk address built around an actual family programme.”
Showboat Hotel Atlantic City opened in its current form on July 8, 2016, as a 872-room non-gaming hotel under the ownership of Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein, two years after the original casino property (opened 1987 as a Mardi-Gras-themed Harrah's joint venture) closed on August 31, 2014. The reopened property dropped the casino floor entirely and refocused on family lodging, group accommodation, and Boardwalk-event tourism, making it the only non-gaming Atlantic City hotel at this room-count scale and the only Boardwalk property positioned as a family-first address.
Guest rooms run across two towers totalling 872 keys. The original 1987 tower holds the heritage-Mardi-Gras-character inventory at the entry-level price point. The Orleans Tower, opened May 2003 as a 544-room $90 million expansion under Harrah's ownership, holds the larger contemporary rooms with the Boardwalk-and-Atlantic-view category and the more current bath programme. Suite categories include the Boardwalk Suite (the corner suite with the Boardwalk-and-ocean dual exposure), the Family Suite, and the Penthouse-level inventory. Connecting rooms are available across both towers for parents-plus-kids configurations.
The signature recreational asset is Island Waterpark, opened July 4, 2023, as a $100 million 120,000-square-foot retractable-roof attraction adjacent to the hotel on what was formerly the Showboat surface parking. Island Waterpark is the largest indoor beachfront water park in the world, with eleven water slides, the city's only swim-up bar at a non-casino property, a 365-day operation under the retractable roof, and direct connection to the Showboat Hotel guest-room corridors. The Lucky Snake Arcade, opened 2021 at 100,000 square feet, is the largest arcade complex on the East Coast of the United States with over 300 games, the longest indoor go-kart track on the Boardwalk, and a dedicated bar programme.
Dining runs the Sunshine Cafe (the 24-hour family-friendly diner), the Lucky Snake Bar & Grill (the arcade-attached casual outlet), and the Boardwalk Boardroom (the Atlantic-view dining option). The property does not operate a casino, which means the family programme is genuinely separate from gaming traffic and the late-night noise profile is materially more controlled than at any other Boardwalk hotel of comparable size. For Atlantic City family trips, school-trip group bookings, sports-tournament accommodation, and Boardwalk-event lodging at the volume scale, Showboat is the only North-End property positioned around the family programme rather than the casino floor.
Island Waterpark is the largest indoor beachfront water park in the world and the only such asset at any Atlantic City hotel, the Lucky Snake Arcade is the largest arcade complex on the East Coast, the non-gaming hotel floor keeps the family programme genuinely separate from the casino city, and connecting-room categories across both towers handle parents-plus-kids configurations. Sunshine Cafe runs the most family-credible 24-hour menu in town.
The non-gaming hotel format keeps the bachelor or bachelorette group from inadvertently spending the trip at a casino floor, the Lucky Snake Arcade's go-kart track and bar programme handle group entertainment without leaving the building, and the Boardwalk North End placement keeps the group within walking distance of Steel Pier, Resorts, and Hard Rock. Group-suite bookings are coordinated across Orleans Tower keys.
The non-gaming, family-focused profile means a solo Atlantic City stay at Showboat is genuinely separate from the gaming circuit, Island Waterpark and the Lucky Snake Arcade handle daytime programming, and the Atlantic-view Boardwalk Suite category delivers a quiet milestone-weekend room without the casino-floor wake-up noise. Sunshine Cafe handles 24-hour solo dining.
801 Boardwalk
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
United States
Boardwalk · North End
872 rooms
From $69 / night low season
Up to $219 / night peak season
Bart Blatstein ownership
Non-gaming hotel format
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Original casino opened 1987 (Mardi-Gras theme)
Closed August 31, 2014; reopened July 8, 2016
Island Waterpark opened July 4, 2023
Island Waterpark (world's largest indoor beachfront water park)
Lucky Snake Arcade (largest arcade on East Coast)
Sunshine Cafe 24-hour diner
Non-gaming hotel format
Connecting-room configurations
Indoor go-kart track
Direct Boardwalk frontage
Complimentary high-speed WiFi
From $69 per night low season, up to $219 peak. Summer Memorial Day through Labor Day requires 4 to 8 week lead time; Boardwalk-view categories book first.
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