The Water Club
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The Water Club is a hotel
Hotel
A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. The provision of basic accommodation, in times past, consisting only of a room with a bed, a cupboard, a small table and a washstand has largely been replaced by rooms with modern facilities, including en-suite bathrooms...

 that is connected to the Borgata
Borgata
The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is a luxury hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by Marina District Development, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and a divesture trust established by MGM Resorts International...

 and is located in Atlantic City
Atlantic City, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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. The $400 million Water Club was Atlantic City's first boutique-lifestyle hotel when it opened in June 2008. Its opening date was delayed by a September 2007 fire that damaged portions of its exterior.

The hotel includes five swimming pool
Swimming pool
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s and 800 guest rooms. Rooms are equipped with Sony
Sony
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 40-inch, LCD flat-panel TVs, 400 thread-count sheets, and large bathrooms with granite
Granite
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 countertops. The 457-foot-tall tower contains a two-story "spa in the sky." It also contains 18000 square feet (1,672.3 m²) of meeting space and six retail shops
Retailing
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.

As part of an edgy trend in the hotel business, each hotel room offers a package of adult personal care items called "The Passion Kit," which includes condom
Condom
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s and other intimate products. At US$18, The sex kits have been the top-selling in-room item.

The hotel discourages bringing children. Guests must be 21 or older to rent a room, and children are banned from using the hotel's spa and five swimming pools.

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