Wendover, a casino town straddling the border between Utah and Nevada, and environs is home to more than just slots and blackjack tables; several golf courses are likewise situated in the area. These include the Toana Vista Golf Course, a championship 18-hole, par-72 course complemented by a driving range, practice bunkers, a putting green, a pro shop and an on-site PGA professional for one-on-one instruction. Wendover is home to several viable hotel options for visiting gamblers and golfers alike.
Wendover Nugget Hotel
The Wendover Nugget Hotel, located in the western half of town, in Nevada, is convenient to the Toana Vista Golf Course (less than two miles distance). The 500 rooms at the Wendover Nugget Hotel come with traditional wooden furniture and decor, plus 37-inch LCD flat-screen television (with games and movies), tea and coffee making amenities and attached private bathroom with granite floors, bathtub and shower, which includes an oversized Sunflower shower head. Jacuzzi suites also are available. The hotel operates its own casino. A total of 10 dining and drinking options are available at the Wendover Nugget Hotel: five bars and five restaurants, which include a Mexican restaurant and a steakhouse.
Wendover Nugget Hotel
101 Wendover Blvd.
West Wendover, NV 89883
(775) 664-2221
wendovernugget.com
Days Inn
The Days Inn offers free high-speed Internet throughout the premises. An indoor swimming pool is located on-site, together with a whirlpool spa. Rooms come with cable television, a small lounge area, electric kettle and attached private bathroom with bathtub. Breakfast is offered each morning at daybreak, and is complimentary. Two casinos, the Wendover Nugget and the Montego Bay, are located within walking distance of the hotel. Hotel staff are happy to assist guests in arranging visits to some of the area's more popular tourist attractions--including the Bonneville Salt Flats and the World Land Speed Record Track--or SCUBA excursions at nearby Blue Lake. The Toana Vista Golf Course is barely three miles away from the Days Inn, and the hotel staff also can help direct you there.
Days Inn
685 Wendover Blvd.
Wendover, UT 84083
(435) 665-2215
daysinn.com
Best Western Salt Flat Inn
A room at the Best Western Salt Flat Inn comes with free Wi-Fi Internet access plus tea and coffee making amenities, microwave, refrigerator, satellite television and attached private bathroom. The hotel maintains a swimming pool on-site (it is outdoor and open from mid May to mid September) as well as a Jacuzzi hot tub. A sauna also is available for the use of hotel guests. Hotel staff regularly assist guests in arranging visits to the nearby Wendover Airfield (where the atomic bombs that would end up at Hiroshima and Nagasaki were loaded onto their respective planes) as well as to nearby Toana Vista Golf Course, which is three miles away.
Best Western Salt Flat Inn
935 Wendover Blvd.
Wendover, UT 84083
(435) 665-7811
bestwesternutah.com
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William Jackson has written, reported and edited professionally for more than 10 years. His work has been published in newspapers, magazines, scholarly journals, high-level government reports, books and online. Jackson holds a Bachelor of Arts in Asian studies from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts in humanities from Pennsylvania State University.
