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On my final evening, I enjoyed good, hearty seafood at the ultracasual Jasper White's Summer Shack (or SummerShackRestaurant.com). From oyster bar to lobster, crab and wood grilled fish, this New England style "fish shack" pumps out a high volume of good food. Plenty of fresh seafood despite the end of November date. And, like the first night, good if not outstanding food was enhanced by exceptional service. The waitress, a young Indian American – East Indian not Native American (the clarification begs since The Mohegan Sun is Native American owned,) – was more energetic than a ten year old on Christmas morning. She was chatty and lighthearted, sharing her anticipation for an upcoming vacation on the Florida coast and happily curious about the marine trade show, and yet she was absolutely attentive and prompt with all service. A pleasure to be sure.

In short, three dinners are the highlights I take from my time at The Mohegan Sun. There were plenty of other pleasures including the generally high level of service (only the long wait for the hotel shuttle prevents me from claiming 100% consistency) from everyone working at the casino resort; an impeccable level of cleanliness; and my large, comfortable accommodations on the twenty seventh floor with a great view of the lake.

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But there were drawbacks as well. The Mohegan Sun is a veritable world unto itself. For the duration of your stay, you're unlikely to leave the vast confines of the building. Perhaps in warmer weather you might venture out of doors to the pool terrace, but you won't wander far. Successfully achieving the challenge to be an all-inclusive destination resort also means eliminating all reasons or means for departing the vast premises. Kitsch and ersatz reality nimbly elbow aside any experience of the authentic, and an increasingly narcotic effect prevails as time elapses.

But these may be predictable reactions. The intriguing conundrum lies in the fact that the mind-numbing delirium induced by almost three days at The Mohegan Sun was intrinsically coupled with profound, riveting fascination. I was drawn by a deep, virtually insatiable curiosity not so much to the trappings of The Mohegan Sun, but to the diverse cast of characters who populated it. Amid the hurly-burly and pageantry, I encountered real, remarkable, memorable people. Perhaps they should be included in the list of features at MoheganSun.com?

Reservations:
You will get the best price on Mohegan Sun bookings by booking through an online reservations agent such as TravelWorm.com or Expedia.com.

Contact:
The Mohegan Sun
www.mohegansun.com
1 Mohegan Sun Blvd.
Uncasville, Connecticut 06382
(888) 226-7711

Transportation:
Metro-North Railroad (http://mta.info/mnr/) provides train access to New Haven, Connecticut. Contact The Mohegan Sun by telephone at (888) 226-7711 to find out when the bus is scheduled to take you from the train station to the casino. Additional directions can be found at http://www.mohegansun.com/directions/index.jsp.

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