If you're looking for a nice upscale hotel, this is definately not it. Add the fact that it is fairly expensive, and I would say with certainty that I will not go back. It reminded me (in a bad way) of the Flamingo in Las Vegas. As one review alluded to below, there is a large space a the bottom of the room door which allows in lots of sound and takes away from any feeling of privacy. Not one, of the ten people I asked, knew where the fitness center was located. The windows don't open, the decor looks dated and there was an overall lack of good service. Also, there should be security on the boardwalk at night. Aside from the obvious problems of the hotel (they messed up the room service order both times, the elevator doors weren't working properly, we waited a long time just to check in, etc.) the fire alarms went off falsely twice. When this happens, it seems that a loud speaker is broadcast through the smoke detector announcing that they were false alarms. The problem is that it happened twice, and it really takes away from any feeling of privacy when a loud speaker is broadcast from within your hotel room, as noble as the attempt may be. All in all, I was sadly disappointed.

We stayed in the new tower (Orleans)
Nice room. Nice marble finish and comfy bed.
Heating/cooling system quiet, consistent and effective.

I woke up one night when I could hear people talking and discovered it was coming from the air return vent on the restroom wall. I had noticed previously that the "rapid flush" toilets are very loud and can be heard easily from floor to floor and room to room. Apart from that, adjacent room noise very minimal.

Casino floor is nice.
The beach at this end of the boardwalk is small. I mean it's narrow, especially at high tide. Because of this, very small numbers of people make the beach feel crowded (or intimate?). Kids crying here = loud noise with no escape other than departure.

The beach at Caesar's and south are much wider and have umbrellas and chairs for rent if desired. None at Showboat beach.

I found Showboat a bit far from the "heart" of the action. We seemed to be walking to other Casino's, restaurants, Steel pier, etc... a lot and it was fairly far too.

Always seemed to be big lines to eat in the limited venues at Showboat. Buffet was closed Wednesday and Thursday (I think it was those two days, definitely two days...check first). We found that odd.

All things being equal I'd probably book at Caesar's or Bally's next time.

(coffee maker in room)

We had a very nice stay at the Showboat. Our room was clean and comfortable. The food at the French Quarter buffet was very good and there was a good variety, also a small cajun selection which was pretty good. I would definitely consider staying here again.

I had a comped room for two nights. The room was decent (838 in Orleans Tower) but housekeeping forgot to take out trash after making up room. The TV was old with shadows. The bathroom was marble and pretty large .I had a view of ocean and construction site, no hotels fault. The room was at end of along hall but quiet. The casino is large and the poker room was moved to first floor next to Boardwalk. The buffet was extremely lacking with mediocre food and a unappealing price of $22.00. There was tax on room but for comped room I would return in a heart beat.