FACT SHEET:Turning Stone Resort and Casino

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FACT SHEET:Turning Stone Resort and Casino

Located in the heart of Upstate New York, the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Resort and Casino offers world-class golf, gaming, entertainment, dining, spa and accommodations. Since opening in 1993, Turning Stone has evolved into a destination resort and one of the top five tourist destinations in New York State, hosting more than 4 million guests a year.

Accommodations

The Hotel at Turning Stone:
  • Opened in 1997
  • Features 297 Rooms and Suites
Inn at Turning Stone:
  • Moderately priced alternative to Hotel
  • Features 62 rooms
The Lodge at Turning Stone:
  • AAA Four-Diamond rated luxurious 95 all-suite hotel
  • Adjacent to Shenendoah Clubhouse
  • Opened in 2004. Recipient, 2007 Condé Nast Johansens, "Most Excellent Resort"
  • Wildflowers, The Lodge's dining room: AAA Four-Diamond rated. Traditional continental fare with a contemporary twist. Menu focuses on seasonal ingredients. Seating for 65. Reservations recommended
  • Presidential suite (top floor): 2,900 square feet
The Tower at Turning Stone:
  • Awarded Four Diamonds by the American Automobile Association (2007 & 2008)
  • The Tower at Turning Stone is the tallest building between Albany and Syracuse
  • Features 287 rooms and suites. Opened October 2004. 19 stories, 253 feet into the air
Villages at Turning Stone:
  • Top-rated Good Sam RV park
  • 175 paved sites with full utility hook-up

Amenities

Day Spa:
  • Full-service salon
  • Offers hairstyling, manicures, pedicures, and custom make-up; variety of massages and body treatments
  • Separate saunas and hot tubs for men and women
Fitness Center:
  • Third floor of the Tower Hotel
  • Workout area with cardiovascular fitness machines and a weight room
  • 65-foot lap pool
Skaná:
  • Skaná (skah-nah) is the Oneida word for peace
  • Opened in 2006
  • Representative of the Oneida's belief in the balance of good health, harmony with nature, and tranquility within
  • Destination spa is steeped in American Indian design
  • Named among the best spas in the world by Spa Magazine
  • American Indian Sweat Lodge built by the Oneida Indian Nation with the Oglala and Lakota Sioux tribes of South Dakota.
Business Center:
  • In-office support to guests attending conferences and meetings
  • State-of-the-art business center can accommodate any business request
Conferences, Meetings and Special Events:
  • 100,000 square feet of meeting space with flexible room configurations
  • Pre-conference planning and assistance available
Clubhouse at Shenendoah:
  • Large balcony overlooking 1st, 10th, and 18th holes
Restaurant and on-site catering services:
  • 400-seat banquet room
Conference Center:
  • Ten separate rooms, totaling about 25,000 square feet of floor space
  • Many rooms can be combined for large gatherings
  • State-of-the-art audio/visual equipment and on-site catering services are available
The Event Center:
  • Large main arena (29,380 square-foot main event floor) for trade shows etc.
  • 19,142-square-foot pre-function area

Dining

Corner Market:
  • Featuring six different outlets — Bamboo (Asian noodle), Bella Roma (Italian), Crystals (all-American diner favorites),
  • Soup & Salad, Stone Street Market Deli, and Southern Bull BBQ & Fried Chicken
  • Eat-in or take-out
Delta Café:
  • Quick snacks and take-out at a cafeteria-style stand in the High Stakes Bingo Hall
Emerald Restaurant:
  • Full-service restaurant open 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays
Forest Grill:
  • Informal steakhouse atmosphere with choice cuts of meat
The Shenendoah Grill:
  • Located in the Clubhouse at Shenendoah
  • Open during golf season
  • Traditional pub fare, specialty sandwiches and creative side dishes
  • Indoor or patio seating
Atunyote Grill:
  • In the clubhouse at Atunyote Golf Club
  • Grill offers specialty salads, sandwiches and snacks, as well as a full breakfast menu
  • Open during golf season
Opals Confectionery:
  • Offers Starbucks coffee and Krispy Kreme donuts
  • Fresh baked goods, specialty breads, cakes, cookies, fresh fudge and confections
Opals Too:
  • Located in The Garden
  • Opals Too offers a selection of Opals favorites and Starbucks coffee
  • Indoor sidewalk café setting
Peach Blossom:
  • Gourmet Asian and Thai cuisine
Pino Bianco (Italian for “white pine,” the tree of peace in Haudenosaunee tradition):
  • Variety of “old world” and “new world” Italian meals
  • Pizza prepared in a wood-burning pizza oven
  • Open for lunch and dinner
Rodizio Churrascaria:
  • Brazilian steakhouse
  • Featuring slow-roasted meats, tableside carving, and a gourmet salad bar
Season's Harvest Buffet:
  • Freshly prepared entrees in a variety of cuisines in the traditional all-you-can-eat concept
Stone Roast Coffee Co.:
  • Traditional and flavored coffees, cappuccino, espresso, fresh pastries and gift baskets
Wildflowers:
  • AAA Four Diamond rated restaurant
  • Offers traditional continental cuisine with a contemporary twist

Entertainment

The Event Center at Turning Stone:
  • Large main arena (29,380-square-foot main event floor)
  • Seats up to 5,000
  • Opened October 2004, hosting USET Fall Conference
  • Country star Tim McGraw christened the Event Center as a concert venue (sold-out show, December 2004)
  • Josh Groban, Jay Leno, Brooks & Dunn, Fergie among the acts who have played the Event Center
The Showroom at Turning Stone:
  • Features some of the biggest names in entertainment in an intimate setting
  • Opened in 1999
  • Seats 800
  • Nominated for five consecutive Venue of the Year awards by the Academy of Country Music

Gaming

Class III Gaming:
    In July 1993, Turning Stone offered 130 tables of traditional casino games: craps, roulette, blackjack, the money wheel In 1995 Turning Stone introduced 50 gaming machines, the Oneida Nation's patented cashless answer to traditional slots Turning Stone now offers more than 120,000 square feet of gaming space with a full slate of table games and a continually updated variety of gaming, Keno and pull-tabs Table games (89) on the gaming floor)
  • Blackjack
  • Double-Deck Blackjack
  • Craps
  • Caribbean Stud Poker
  • Three Card Poker
  • Let it Ride
  • Roulette
  • Mini-Baccarat
  • Acey Deucey (Red Dog)
  • Pai Gow Poker
  • Fruit Wheel
  • Money Wheel
  • Sic Bo

Gaming Machines (2,287):

  • Cashless
  • Combines the fast-paced action of coin machines with the security of individual, PIN-controlled account cards
  • Denominations ranging from 1 cent to $5
  • Popular games from leading manufacturers, including IGT and Mikohn
  • IGT - Double Diamond, Wild Cherry, Five-Times Pay, and Red, White & Blue, Game King, Enchanted Unicorn, Frog Prince, Money Storm, The Addams Family, and Wheel of Fortune
  • Mikohn- Battleship, Trivial Pursuit, Ripley's Believe It or Not, and Yahtzee
  • Other games include Easy Riches, Throw the Dough, Jacks or Better, and Superball Keno
Turning Stone High Stakes Bingo:
  • 1,356 seats
  • Rated one of the Top 10 bingo halls in North America by Bingo Manager magazine
  • Two main-feature sessions and a variety of monthly specials
The Poker Room at Turning Stone:
  • 32 tables of live poker for up to 332 players
  • Four different poker variations at all limits in a card-club setting
  • Tournaments and special promotions throughout the week

Golf

Atunyote Golf Club:
  • Designed by Tom Fazio
  • Host site of The Turning Stone Resort Championship, an official PGA TOUR event
  • Oct. 1 – Oct. 4, 2009
Kaluhyat Golf Club:
  • Architect Robert Trent Jones Jr. preserved the innate features of the site
  • Incorporates mature forested areas, ancient wetlands, native plant life and wildlife corridors
  • Classic shot-maker's course that rewards precision ball-striking and acute strategy
Shenendoah Golf Club:
  • Designed by Rick Smith
  • Generous fairways and sizeable greens, is a popular host site for corporate outings and charitable events
  • Design allows for recreational, player-friendly configurations
  • Course can also stand up to the rigors of professional tournaments
Sandstone Hollow:
  • Nine-hole, par-3 course
  • Ideal venue for novices or accomplished players looking to fine-tune their short game
Pleasant Knolls:
  • Regulation-length nine-hole course
The Golf Training Center at Turning Stone:
  • A fully-equipped practice facility
  • Houses 40 hitting stations and a short game practice area
  • Level of quality far exceeds a typical indoor driving range

Retail

The Alcove:
  • Located inside the bus terminal entrance
  • Shop features a selection of gifts, collectibles, and various essential items
Essentials:
  • Features selection of gifts, collectibles and essentials such as toothpaste, film, hand lotion, books and magazines
Jewel of the Falls:
  • Fine jewelry, crystal and specialty gifts, including Swarovski and Waterford crystal
Oneida Sky:
  • Upscale gallery of American Indian art from across the United States
Smokin':
  • Brand-name and value cigarettes by the carton
Tower Boutique:
  • Gifts, collectibles, books, magazines, other items available at this shop near the parking garage entrance
Twilight Gifts:
  • Rotating inventory of items from PGA and Turning Stone logo items, to lotions, stationery, and whimsical items
Turning Stone is located off NYS Thruway Exit 33 in Verona, about 30 miles east of Syracuse. This central location offers convenient access to all of Central New York 's attractions, including historic Revolutionary War sites, amusement parks, museums, shopping, and a full slate of regional festivals.
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