We had lunch there and thoroughly enjoyed the view. You see all viepoints as the room spins a 360 over 80 minutes. It really is an awesome view, very relaxing and the food
was a solid "B". The rest of the complex was pretty dated.

I visited the top of the Stratosphere Sept. 22 2009, and 8 years before that. Way better the first time.
The area of the Stratosphere just is really run down and so is the actual tower. I just found it not to be worth the $15 you pay to get to the top. If you want to go on any of the 3 rides you pay more. so really you are paying to see the view and if you get a room high enough in your hotel you are more than likley seeing the same thing.

I think there was onlt 1 bar at the top that was open, and I did not see a resturant.

The Stratosphere Tower provides a cheap way to stay on "the strip" if you can't afford one of the other hotels on the stip but as it is at one end of the stip, it is some distance from the main hotels and (due to the heat in Vegas) you'll probably need to take a bus or monorail to see the other hotels. The room was comfortable but the air conditioning unit was very noisy. The pool was also very hot and sun-exposed on the roof of the building. The casino in the Stratosphere is also rather tacky but, as a guest at the hotel, you do have the opportunity to go to the observation deck (998 feet high) for free. This is well worth it for good views along the strip, especially at night.

We came here to see the view and the rides. One ride was shut anyway so we just paid for the view. Not all that - as most of the hotels in Vegas are huge anyway you get good views from your windows with no extra charge! This is also in a horrible seedy part of Vegas - would not have been happy being here on my own and the difference between here and the rest of the other places in Vegas is night and day! Really - don't bother!