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Las Vegas Forum: 4 Queens wasn't for me

Iowa
673 forum posts
 4 Queens wasn't for me 

I know alot of you like the 4Q's. I read alot of good reviews. I think I expected too much. I like places like the SouthPoint, MGM, Stratosphere. Yes, the Strat. These are not luxury places but modern, I guess.

I booked 4Q on Expedia for Jan. 1 thru the 4th at $26 a night. When I arrived and stepped off the elevator on the 18th floor I knew I had made a mistake. It reminded me of a senior home or nursing home already, and this is the hallway. It was just so small and the ceilings were inches above my head. I opened my room door and was hit in the face with a 82 degree room. The room was not very clean, carpets not vaccumed. And so small. The bathroom faucet and toilet looked like they were from the 70's. The air wasn't on. I couldn't get it to work. I turned the thermostat down and nothing happens, I turn it up and the heat comes on. I called down and they said they would send a engineer. OK, an hour of waiting and I go down to the casino. Maybe he or she will come while I'm out. I returned to the same heat. I opened the window and got on the phone with Expedia.

I told them I called and no engineer has come. Yes, I called once. No, I didn't feel I should have to keep calling the front desk. I told the friendly guy on the phone I wanted to stay elsewhere. He said to hold and he would get the hotel on the phone. He came back on to tell me the desk had no notes of my call down. So, another reason I now dont like the 4Q's. I tell him I want to cancel and go elsewhere. No refund on this first night but the next 2 are cancellable. Great! I book the SouthPoint for the 2nd and 3rd.

Am I too young for the 4Q's? It just didn't seem like Vegas to me. When I go to Vegas I like a nice room with new, clean furnishings. And some A/C also. I slept that night with the window open and even on the 18th floor it was sooo noisy. All cabs should have their horns disconnected. Seriously, I heard cab horns several times every minute.

So, whats up with all the great reviews? I am not wealthy. I dont live in a mansion, in fact a farm house in rural Iowa. Maybe I just happened to get the wrong room on the wrong day.?

Charlotte...
3,046 forum posts
21. Re: 4 Queens wasn't for me

RacerBoy, Howdy Neighbor!

Just wondering if You are flying out of Charlotte non-stop? Do You mind telling me the air & hotel price and for how many nights?

US Air is usually a couple of hundred dollars higher than Continental. Normal range airfare from Charlotte to Las Vegas runs about $400 pp, and have seen it even higher!

Curious if US Air offers a lower fare if booking hotel as a vacation package?

Too bad that Southwest Air isnt competitive here in Charlotte, however, driving to Raleigh (groan.. 3 hrs) can save sometimes a bundle on airfare. I usually go with Continental Air.

Albemarle...
44 forum posts
22. Re: 4 Queens wasn't for me

Hi Carolina Sunny.

Sorry to the original poster for hijacking the thread.

My deal thru USAir was just over $1000 for direct flights & 6 nights at 4Queens. I did pay a little extra per person to get better flight times.

If I would have booked it 2 days earlier, it would have been around the $950 mark.

Direct flights by themselves thru USAir were coming in at $50 cheaper than doing the flights & hotel rooms.

So essentially I am staying at the 4Queens for 6 nights for $50.

Charlotte...
3,046 forum posts
23. Re: 4 Queens wasn't for me

Thanks RacerBoy, I can definitely see why You chose the air + hotel pkg! That worked out fantastic on a hotel for 6 nights!

And, sorry about the hijacking Jason, since Expedia was good to You, then I have to agree it was just one of those "happened to get the wrong room on the wrong day.?" kinda things. And, what happened with me with the Expedia booked Orlando Hotel, well, I guess those folks were just a bunch of jerks. Bad hotel biz, will chalk it up to that. :)

Iowa
673 forum posts
24. Re: 4 Queens wasn't for me

Agreed, Sunny....

If there is one thing I have learned since becoming a part of TA it is this...

We are not all going to be happy with every flight, hotel room, car rental, third party reservation, etc.

We are here to share our experiences, good or bad. We all hope the best for ourselves and other TA members.

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