Ballys was out of the room requested, so we had to pay to upgrade our room to get a king bed. They charged us an additional $25/night. We also had to pay $3/day to use the room safe. We also had to pay $4.50 for an extra drinking glass: $2 for each glass plus $2.50 for "room service." Internet was an additional approx $15/day.

The sheets had holes and were frayed. The washclothes and towels were also frayed and had holes in them. The staff was unfriendly from our check in to check out. Bally's claims to be a 4 star hotel. It is certainly not. We have had nicer experiences at Motel 6. OK for a group of crazy college boys looking to stay cheap and no frills or atmosphere.

We stayed at Bally's for four nights from June 5-8 after getting a steal of a deal through Westjet Vacations. We e-mailed the hotel in advance to request a room in the North Tower which was granted no questions asked. Check in was quick and the clerk was pleasant and was able to answer any questions we had. Our luggage was quickly delivered to our room and the porter gave us two free Eiffel Tower passes as a welcome gift from Bally's. We were pleasantly surprised by how huge the room was......we had a king bed and the room had a dining/sitting area with couches and chairs for close to 10 people! The bathroom was also large and had a makeup table outside. During our stay the room was always clean and we barely heard a sound from the other guests on the floor.

Granted Bally's is an older hotel and the facilities are not as luxurious as others such as Bellagio and Wynn, but you can't beat the price (think our two weekday nights were in the neighborhood of $50/night) or the convenient mid-strip location. An added bonus is that Bally's is connected to Paris which is a beautiful hotel/casino. The restaurants in Bally's are good (nothing fancy) and there is plenty of variety - everything from Italian to hot dogs. Nosh (on casino level) serves a great breakfast! The casino is always lively and has all the modern slots, but if you want more variety go to Bellagio or MGM.

All in all, we would recommend Bally's and would definitely return. Had a blast!!

After reading the reviews, we realize we totally lucked out on our rooms. We were originally booked in the South Tower, but ended up with a North Tower King bed room. It was the largest hotel room we've ever stayed in apart from our honeymoon. We didn't have a view and the TV was older, but we didn't mind. Tile and marble in the bathroom and makeup area (LOVED the makeup area), retro velvet tufted wall acting as headboard and a comfy armchair.

The bed was on the soft side, but we slept well and didn't have any issues with noise. But once again, I think we got lucky. At one point in the evening we heard some people talking in the hallway and we heard the conversation from our room even with the TV on. I can imagine how intolerable it would've been if we had noisy/talkative neighbors.

I have stayed at numerous hotels in the Vegas area over the last 15 years and do the research to know what we are getting into before we go. I have never written a review this bad about a hotel but I can honestly not recommend Ballys to anyone. We arrived at Bally's on June 22 and after reading the reviews I fully expected we would not be staying at the Venetian or Wynn. The check in line was about 75-100 people deep with only 2 clerks working!! Check in took over 1 and 1/2 hours but bottled water was distributed throughout the line so that was a bit of a nice touch to the never ending wait. We requested a North Tower room and I can honestly say I would hate to see the South Towers! While our room was fairly clean, the hallways to get there were stained everywhere with what looked like red kool-aid or some other substance. Our windows were absolutely filthy and we didn't even open our curtains the entire stay because of them. Housekeeping was pretty good daily but as other reviewers have stated, glasses, plates and room service trays stayed in the hallways for days. The a/c unit was quiet but had a hard time keeping the room cool when set on 72. One afternoon we just wanted to grab drinks and head to the room so we went to the main bar in the casino. There were 3 bartenders working with only about 10 people sitting around the bar. With money in hand, husband stood there for 20 minutes with the bartenders walking past him numerous times without even looking our way. Even after a polite "excuse me sir", we got a glance and they walked away to continue to unload a dishwasher behind the bar. Needless to say, we did not visit that bar again. Ordered room service one night and service was average (about 30 minutes) and food was mediocre. We never made it to the pool but after seeing other posters pictures I don't think we missed much. There is only 1 restaurant that was completely full and after looking over the menu posted we decided to skip this one because we never say anyone seated receiving any service from the staff (actually, never saw a waiter/waitress in 10 minutes we stood there). A small snack bar was there but the usual fruit and pastries were the only items that we saw people purchasing. The location of the hotel can't be beat (only positve thing I can find about it). You are right next to Paris and the moving walkway. All in all, if you are needing average rooms, non existant service and so-so amenities, this hotel will be fine for your needs.