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A leader in customer service, Barona Valley Ranch offers players gameside Jackpot Dining.
and exceptional amenities and services which deliver an incomparable vacation experience.
O ering scenic views of the Barona Valley and the championship golf course, rooms and suites feature all the necessary amenities for complete comfort and convenience after an exciting day or night in the casino.
From a world-class dining experience to a relaxing soak in a Jacuzzi tub, Barona’s hotel guests are treated to unmatched service and amenities and the awards prove they feel right at home. Hotel and restaurant accolades include “Best Hotel,” “Best Steakhouse: e Barona Oaks Steakhouse,” “Best Bu et: e Ranch House Bu et” and “Best Hotel Service.”
Golf Course Nurtures Guests “A” Game
Whether or not they brought their “A” game to the challenging course, guests rate Barona Creek Golf Club on par with the world’s best.
In less than three years, Barona Creek has risen to prominence in Southern California, garnering rankings higher than some of the country’s legendary golf courses. Tod Leonard of the San Diego Union-Tribune recently ranked Barona Creek the 2nd best golf course in San Diego.
is latest ranking adds to Barona’s growing list of accolades including a Top 100 ranking for best modern course and the fourth best course in California — behind the legendary Pebble Beach, Spyglass and Pasatiempo courses — by Golfweek and one of the Top 10 New Golf Courses in the Nation by Golf Magazine. e course also
Beautiful deluxe hotel accommodations can offer scenic views of the rolling hills of the Barona Valley.
earned a Bronze Signature Sanctuary Certi cation from Audubon International for conservation, environmental
quality, and land management.
Leonard attributes the course’s appeal to the architects
at Gary Roger Baird Design who have produced a stunning, links-style track in the center of the picturesque Barona Valley. According to Leonard,“there isn’t another place like it in the area.”
Barona Creek Golf Club is a par 72, 7,088-yards with nearly 100 multi- ngered bunkers, lakes and ponds and more than 170 mature oak trees. Rates are $80 per person Monday-Friday; weekends holidays are $100, including a cart and range balls. Twilight rates for green fees, after 2:00 p.m., are $50 per person Monday-Friday and $55 on weekends and holidays.
Lucky Players Share Their Winning Stories
Out of all of
Barona’s achieve-
ments in 2003, it
is the organiza-
tion’s commitment
to providing com-
plete player satisfac-
tion that ranks tops
with players. e best
games, service and atmo-
sphere are all important,
but the real satisfaction is
in the winning. Here, three
of Barona’s biggest winners share their accounts of their record-breaking cash prizes.
$100,000 Bingo Bonanza
Visiting from New Jersey recently, Anacoreta C. came to San Diego to celebrate her sister’s birthday and attend her party at Barona Valley Ranch. e night before the big event, however, the two ladies decided to play Bingo. Anacoreta made
her sister proud as she won the last game of the evening and California’s largest Bingo jackpot of $100,000 in cash!
$950,000 Wheel of Fortune® Jackpot Needing a break from the hustle and bustle, Chula Vista’s Erlinda Y. came to Barona
Valley Ranch for a relaxing getaway...but the adrenaline rush that she ended up receiving was certainly not in her plans. While enjoying some time on a 5¢ Wheel of Fortune® progressive machine, Erlinda’s vacation proved instead to be more than the average payday when she hit an astounding $950,000 jackpot! Erlinda says
that it was her lucky day. “I was shocked,” she said. “It was good timing.”
Instant Millionaire
It started out as an ordinary kinda’ day. Ernie’s goal was to dig in and nish his tax return. But when a friend’s invitation to a 5:00 p.m. poker game diverted his attention, he headed out to Barona Valley Ranch to get warmed up before the “big game.” At the casino, Ernie went straight to his favorite game and — wham — he hit a small jackpot. Inspired by this, he began experimenting with machines that he had never tried, and — shazaam — he hit a Royal Flush on a 25¢ Joker Poker machine. inking he should
quit while he was ahead, he was heading out for his friend’s game
when the Millionaire Blazing 7s® machine caught his eye. With twenty minutes left to spare, he
sat down and started playing. And the rest, as they say, is history. With a single $1.5 million jackpot, Ernie was suddenly America’s newest
millionaire!
Blending the best of
San Diego’s most elegant
resorts with the gaming excitement of Las Vegas, the $260 million Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino is San Diego’s leading destination resort featuring 397 luxury guest rooms and suites, a 300,000 square foot casino, a lakefront wedding chapel, a full-service events
center, and the 18-hole championship Barona Creek Golf Club, rated the 5th best daily-fee course in California by Golfweek Magazine.
For Barona Valley Ranch Resort and Casino reservations and information, visit www.barona.com or call toll free 888-7-barona (722-7662).
The award-winning Barona Creek Golf Club, named one of the “Top 10 New Golf Courses in the Nation” by Golf Magazine.
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