A 71-room six-story tower opened in 2019, the contemporary counterpart to French Lick Resort's two historic hotels, set directly above the casino floor and the resort's sports book with the shortest walk to a roulette wheel in southern Indiana.
"You can leave a blackjack table, step into an elevator, and be in bed inside three minutes. The Valley Tower is the answer for guests who came to French Lick for the casino rather than the history, and it does that one job with quiet efficiency."
The Valley Tower opened in November 2019 as part of a 17 million dollar expansion at French Lick Resort, the largest single capital investment at the property since its post-renovation reopening in 2006. It is, by design, the resort's modern counterpoint to the two historic hotels that anchor the campus: the 1845 French Lick Springs Hotel two minutes away by shuttle, and the domed 1902 West Baden Springs Hotel a mile across the valley. The Valley Tower exists for the third type of guest French Lick now serves, the one who arrived because of the casino.
The six-story building rises directly above the casino floor and the resort's event center, connected by an interior corridor that means a guest can move from a tournament poker table to a king bed without stepping outside. The 71 rooms include 12 suites configurable in one, two, and three-bedroom combinations, a layout intended for the bachelor parties and golf groups who book the property in the hundreds. Standard rooms run roughly 360 square feet, the contemporary palette is grey, charcoal, and navy with walnut accents, and the bathrooms feature walk-in showers and double vanities in the larger categories. The aesthetic is closer to a Las Vegas mid-tier tower than a midwestern resort, which is precisely the point.
The casino itself is the property's defining amenity. French Lick Casino runs roughly 1,000 slot machines, 35 table games, and the resort's first-ever sports book, operated in partnership with Rush Street Interactive, with a separate sports viewing lounge that books out for college football Saturdays and NFL Sundays. Dining inside the tower is anchored by the Valley Bar, a small-format cocktail and wine room aimed at casino guests who want a drink without crossing the campus to the historic dining rooms. For larger meals, guests use the shuttle to Sinclair's or 1875: The Steakhouse at the main hotel, both two minutes away.
As a resort guest, a Valley Tower booking unlocks the full French Lick Resort footprint: the Pete Dye Course (a top-100 American course and the host of the 2015 Senior PGA Championship), the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Springs, the spa, the indoor and outdoor pools, and the bowling alley at the main hotel. Service at the tower is hotel-staffed rather than concierge-led, which is appropriate for the product: this is not the property to pick if you want a history lesson or a butler. It is the property to pick if your weekend has a tee time, a tournament, and a midnight craps run, and you do not want to walk uphill in between any of them. Resort guests rate the tower consistently at 8.5 to 8.8 on the booking aggregators, with the highest marks for location and the lowest for noise on the lower floors near the event center.
For a midwestern bachelor or bachelorette weekend that wants casino, sports book, and golf without the price tag of a Las Vegas or Scottsdale trip, the Valley Tower is the correct French Lick room. Block the three-bedroom suite for the principals, fan out the rest of the group into standard kings on the same floor, and the entire weekend (poker night, NFL Sunday in the sports lounge, Saturday at the Pete Dye Course) happens within the same building footprint. The shuttle network to West Baden and the main hotel handles any guest who wants the spa or the dome.
For an anniversary trip where one partner wants the casino and the other does not, the Valley Tower is the better French Lick booking than the historic main hotel: the casino is one elevator ride away rather than a corridor walk, the room product is newer and quieter, and the shuttle to West Baden Springs takes five minutes when the calmer partner wants a spa morning. Book a one-bedroom suite for the upgrade in space without committing to the larger group categories.
For corporate groups using the resort's event center for off-sites or training, the Valley Tower is the operational answer: the building is connected to the event center, the room product is consistent across all 71 keys (no historic-room surprises), and the sports book lounge is a viable hospitality venue for evening receptions. WiFi is rated business-grade and the executive corner rooms work as informal breakout space.
8670 W State Road 56
French Lick, IN 47432
United States
Adjacent to French Lick Casino, event center connected; complimentary shuttle to West Baden Springs Hotel (5 min)
71 rooms and suites
Standard kings from $189/night
One-bedroom suites from $349/night
Two-bedroom suites from $549/night
Three-bedroom suites to $899/night
Check-in: 4:00 PM
Check-out: 11:00 AM
Opened November 2019; six stories; part of French Lick Resort
Direct casino access
Resort sports book and sports viewing lounge
Valley Bar (lobby level)
Event center connected
Full resort access (golf, spa, pools)
Complimentary WiFi throughout
From $189/night. The three-bedroom suites book three months ahead for football season weekends and Senior PGA tournament weeks; standard kings often available inside 30 days.
Check Rates →The 1902 atrium dome that defined American spa hotels, restored and reopened in 2007.
The 1845 mineral springs hotel that built the town, 443 rooms and the Donald Ross course.
The 71-room state park inn at Spring Mill, the quieter southern Indiana option an hour away.
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