But I’ve ticked off that item from my foodie bucket list. It isn’t as though chicken feet have a lot of meat on them, and there are a ton of bones. And I tried chicken feet! I must be honest and say I don’t fully understand the appeal – while the flavouring coating the chicken was delicious – eating chicken feet is a lot of work for very little reward.

I can’t stop thinking about the dumplings, so many yummy dumplings. The meal was so good I’ve already made a reservation to return in a week’s time.

We started our staycation with an unforgettable dim sum meal at Sea Harbour Restaurant. Our River Rock Casino Resort staycation absolutely satiated my need for delicious bites. I love food and I openly admit to planning many of our holidays around specific dining opportunities. Other perks available in the suites: free high-speed WiFi, complimentary local telephone calls, complimentary morning newspaper (available upon request), and complimentary self-parking. Without a doubt the kids were able to make an early morning visit to the pool due to the in-room Nespresso coffee machine (without that Nespresso parents would not have moved out of the comfy bed). We actually had a bit of a date-night while on a staycation with the kids! But back to the room: the luxury Euro-top cashmere King beds with 300 thread count sheets were cloud-like in their comfort, everyone delighted in the 42” TV in the living room and 32” TVs in the bedrooms. My husband and I didn’t have to sit – silent as church mice – in a darkened hotel room from 7:30pm onwards. The experience was shockingly delightful.

And let me tell you about that suite, a 2-bedroom suite! This is the only way I want to travel from now on: a room for the kids, a room for the parents, and a shared living room. While we never noticed the noise of the planes, we sure enjoyed watching them approach the runway from our hotel suite. In fact the resort is directly under the flight path. The River Rock Casino Resort is a stone’s throw from the Vancouver International Airport.

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