Its pretty clear that the threat that they needed to protect against were their own customers. Its located on an Indian reservation miles from any town. Now, its always good to see security procedures in place but you wonder how safe the place is if they need that many security guards in a remote location like this. A lot of raggedy, homeless looking people playing penny slots, yep PENNY slot machines, rows upon rows of penny slot machines, and wandering around the facility. Its a casino hotel but, unlike the hotel, the casino clearly catered to the less than prosperous. The pastries were at least a day old, probably older. We got a light breakfast of sweet roll ans coffee from the lobby coffee bar. Margaritas were made with a heavily citric acid laden commercial mix. The restaurants were expensive and the food mediocre. Checkin was efficient and staff very friendly and knowledgeable. Tickets cost 2 - 4 and the journey takes 47 min. Minnesota Valley Transit operates a bus from Mall of America Transit Station Gate F to Mystic Lake Bus Entrance every 3 hours. Hotel is very nice, seems to be well run. The nearest airport to Mystic Lake Casino is Minneapolis (MSP).
