my fiance and I visited vegas for the first time in may 09 and I have to say that we had a great experience at Bally's; the check in line was horrendous - about 25 minutes with only 2 clerks for about 80 people; our clerk was very nice though and upgraded us to a suite for our entire weekend stay for no extra charge (our friends we travelled with had to change rooms after the first night so I guess we got lucky!); our suite was huge, beautiful and very clean with a beautiful view of the paris eiffel tower; it was located in the north tower; the location is great; right in the middle of the strip and directly across from the bellagio fountains; ask for extra coupons at check - in and you'll get a booklet with discounts for the eiffel tower and paris village buffet - great deals...negatives: the hotel itself is older with a very strong cigarette smoke odor in the casino; there is no 24 hour diner or eatery in the hotel; and the ice machine on two floors were not working....other than that we had a great time and found all the staff very nice...would consider staying there again for the location and value

We stayed at Bally's for my first-ever trip to Las Vegas. I couldn't be more pleased with the location - within easy or reasonable walking distance to many of the sights I wanted to experience. Right in the heart of the Strip. The room was clean, I felt very safe when walking in and around the property, and the price was right. As my sister said, it was a good "base camp" for everything we wanted to do. It's not flashy, but if you're looking for a clean room at a good price, in a very central location, Bally's fits the bill!

Sorry this review is a little late. I stayed at Bally's during my first ever trip to Las Vegas, October 5-10, 08. I must say, I could not have been more pleased with my room. My room was in the South Tower, which I was a little leary about after reading other reviews. I have forgotten my room number but I think it was 6529. Anyway, our room had a magnificent view of the Eifel Tower and I was even able to see the fountains at Bellagio. I did not find that there was any excessive street noise or otherwise. It was a bit of a hike to the elevator but I was OK with that. The room itself was clean, clean, clean! That is number 1 on my list. Yes, it is true, the furniture is a bit outdated and scratched.....but who cares? I don't have to live with it. It's just a place to sleep and keep my stuff while I'm out enjoying myself. I'm sure the sheets were brand new. They were white and crisp. The bathroom was also very clean. I learned a tipping trick when I went to Disney. Rather than wait till the end of my stay to tip, I leave an envelope with $2.00 everyday for the room keeper. One morning my boyfriend had to go back to the room for something and our room keeper was there and she just went on and on about how nice I was to leave her a little card with her tip everyday. Who knows, this may have insured a little extra attention to our room. (I always had plenty of towels.) Check-in was a bit of a line but it went smoothly and timely. While in line there were associates passing us bottled water. No one was rude or out of line. Check out was easy too. I was told I had a phone charge on my bill and I calmly said, "I did not use the phone at all." She was very polite and said, "No problem, I'll remove that from your bill." That was it.
Also, you can't beat the location. My whole experience was positive. In fact, I'm returning to Vegas in late September and have already booked Bally's for my stay. Do not hesitate to stay at Bally's and don't be fooled into thinking the South Tower is awful, it's not.

Our room was old, but we were in Las Vegas to have a good time. We did not care too much about the room condtion, it was clean and we just needed a place to sleep. The location of the hotel to other strip Casinos is ideal. Here are the complaints. 7 days after we got home I noticed we had a $200 charge on our credit card. When I called the front desk to ask what the charge was for I was told it was for ROOM DAMAGE. They could not give me specific details on what exactly the damage was. I can say this: the safe was broken, the dresser drawers did not open and shut. The furniture in the room appears to be the orginal furniture from the 1970's. Bed was hard and old. There was a hole in the sheetrock near the bathroom. I did not call the front desk I did not think that I needed to report all these items. We go to Vegas 3 times a year and will not stay, eat or gamble at any Harrah's owned property again. We will be moving our business over to the MGM chain. My advice to anyone, is to report all room flaws and don't settle for an inadequate room, demand to be moved. We will now become HIGH MAINTENANCE GUESTS when we stay at any hotel. I have had the run around between finance department and the front desk on this matter. I left a voice message for the Front Desk Manager but did not receive a call back.