By Scott Cronick
The Quarter at the Tropicana Casino and Resort is in a stratosphere unto itself when it comes to a retail and dining experience in Atlantic City.
With dozens of shopping options, restaurants and entertainment venues, the Old Havana-themed complex changed the landscape of what Atlantic City visitors would experience when it debuted more than 20 years ago.
Now, the Tropicana team is taking full advantage of what it has to showcase at its inaugural Spring Fever Festival, which will be held starting at noon Saturday, April 26.
Th vibrant shopping, dining and entertainment destination will offer super deals, giveaways and even a fashion show flaunting the season’s hottest styles.
“This is the first time we are hosting this event at the Tropicana, and we are super excited about it, said Noel Stevenson, regional director of marketing and communication for Caesars Entertainment. “There will be shopping deals and steals at the dining outlets and retail shops. We have dining and drink deals at over 15 restaurants and bars. We have entertainment discounts for the arcade and escape room … if you haven’t been there yet, those are super fun, really experiential things Tropicana has to offer. There will also be a live DJ, entertainment, giveaways, photo ops … an amazing day!”
More on those deals later, but Stevenson is right to point out the fashion show as being a highlight of the day.
Starting at 4 p.m. in The Quarter right near Starbucks, Tropicana’s Player Development Team and casino hosts will model clothing and accessories from boutiques including the brand-new Diamond District jewelry store, Swarovski, White House Black Market, Talk of the Walk, Francesca’s, Time After Time, Marshall Rousso, The Dean, Time for Wine and Hat Emporium.
“We have an amazing player development team at the Trop, and they are putting together a fashion show modeling some of the designs and retail apparel that the shops are going to offer that day, and people can buy those offerings right there that day,” Stevenson said. “So, they are having a lot of fun with that.”
Here are some of the deals you can snag at Tropicana’s Spring Fever Festival:
• Spring Escape Room Package: Go to Caesars.com and look for special pricing related to the Spring Fever event
• Diamond District: 10 percent off any silver jewelry purchase from April 25 to 27
• Francesca’s: Buy One, Get One for 30 percent off clothing and accessories, plus an additional 40 percent off clearance items; Buy One, Get One for $9 Jewelry and Sunglasses
• Hat Emporium: 10 percent off regular-priced hats and 20 percent off regular-priced jewelry.
• Step Up: 10 percent off all sunglasses.
• Swarovski: Sign up to become a Swarovski Club loyalty member in store on April 26 and be automatically entered to win a Swarovski bracelet valued $169
• Time After Time: 25 percent off any regular-priced purchase.
• Talk Of The Walk: 20 percent off any regular-priced sale; $100 Gift Card Giveaway
• White House | Black Market: Receive $30 off $100 when you sign up for WHBM Rewards program
• Zephyr Gallery: 10 percent off the entire store, plus an additional 15 percent off on any item made out of glass.
Entertainment, of course, will play a big part of the Spring Fever Festival.
Check out the awesome escape room — Escape AC — and receive $5 off admission when you book online at EscapeAC.com using promo SPRINGFLINGTROP from Friday, April 25, through Monday, April 28.
The Family Fun Station, a new arcade inside The Quarter, will offer a whopping 50 percent off all non-redemption gameplay including air hockey, motion simulators and other games.
And check out the Game Up Lounge for 50 percent off Augmented Darts rental.
No trip to The Quarter would be complete without a bite to eat and a drink, and the Trop has that covered, too.
Moon Bar, near Tango’s Lounge, is offering Suncruiser canned cocktail specials and giveaways; Carmine’s, one of the best Italian experiences in the city, will offer awesome happy hour specials from 3 to 6 p.m.; A’Dam Good Sports Bar and Grill features 20 percent off your total purchase if you wear your favorite NFL jersey to watch the NFL Draft; A’Dam Good Deli and Firewaters Saloon will offer 20 percent off your total purchase if you wear a cowboy hat or boots; enjoy wine samples and a cigar class at A Time for Wine; get 10 percent off all orders 3 to p.m. at Auntie Anne’s; Broadway Burger offers a slew of deals during the Phillies game (4:05 p.m.), including $2 Bud Light and Michelon Ultra drafts, $3 Bud, Bud Light and Michelob Ultra bottles, $4 Kona Big Wave and Golden Road Mango Cart drafts, $5 Wicked Weed Perni Haze PA drafts and $6 Nutrls; try the mini cannoli at Café Tazza and the mobile margarita cart at Casa Taco & Tequila Bar; spring cocktail specials and a limited spring menu featuring Dungenness Crab Clusters, Shrimp Po Boy Sandwich and SoCal Chicken Sandwich at Chickie’s & Pete’s; two empanadas for $15, $8 Honey Bee Caipirinhas and Spring and Stormy Cocktails from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Rapido Bar; $7 Nutrl Hard Seltzers and Surfside Hard Iced Teas at Gin Rickey’s, The Royce and Kiss Kiss Nightclub; 20 percent off your purchase at Hooters if you wear your Hooters merchandise plus 20 percent off merch; free Nibblers and half-price Breezers from Mrs. Fields Cookies; and $15 off $50 when you spend $50 or more at Wild Honey, plus $7 Nutrl Hard Seltzers and Surfside Iced Teas.
Here’s the cherry on top: free parking if you make a one-time purchase of $100 or more, and present the receipt to Caesars Rewards Center to receive free parking; new Caesars Rewards Card Members receive complimentary self-parking upon signup; and Caesars Rewards Gold Members who earn 10 Tier Credits can receive a free self-parking voucher. Visit a promotional kiosk to redeem. Voucher must be presented at exit and used in the same day.
“As we are gearing up for summer, people are thinking about spring shopping and getting some new clothes for the new season and takign advantage of the warm weather coming,” Stevenson said. “The Quarter celebrated 20 amazing years this past fall, and building on that, it still remains today one of the most unique dining and entertainment complexes in the city. It’s really like an adult version of Epcot. So, we hope people really come out as we showcase the Tropicana to our regular guess and new customers, as well. We are super excited!”
Scott Cronick is an award-winning journalist who has written about entertainment, food, news and more in South Jersey for nearly three decades. He hosts a daily radio show – “Off The Press with Scott Cronick” – 4 to 6 p.m. weekdays on Newstalk WOND 1400-AM, 92.3-FM, and WONDRadio.com, and he also co-owns Tennessee Avenue Beer Hall in Atlantic City, while working on various projects, including charitable efforts, throughout the area. He can be reached at scronick@comcast.net.
