The walk up the boardwalk to get to the tropicana isn't too bad on a nice (beach) day, otherwise in bad weather it probably is not worth the trip. It is pretty big with plenty of new machines but not much for good video poker. The casino is not much different than anywhere else in town. The poker room is pretty big and gets most of its action from local regulars who are pretty friendly with the dealers. My dealer was not to friendly to tourists (non regulars) but other than that the poker room is good and got a lot of action when I was there. I did not stay in the hotel.