I go to Vegas often for conventions, entertainment, and visiting friends, although I am not a big Vegas fan. I had a coupon with Expedia and I just needed a bed for nephews soccer tournament. I hit a snare because it was the holiday weekend and I just needed a bed, knowing I would be spending zero time at the hotel. The hotel ended up costing about 50 bucks a night for Valentines/ Presidents weekend where the other rooms in town were way over a 200-500 bucks a night so I was happy. If you want the strip forget about it. It is too far despite the other reviews. Vegas traffic is a nightmare and where would you park? If you think you can stay here for cheaper and take a taxi forget it . Taxis are expensive in Vegas 10 dollars to go 1/2 mile and this hotel is 5 miles from strip. Those 5 miles took me 20-30 minutes to drive.Any money saved by hotel eaten by taxi/gas/parking fees. If you have a car, like I did it, it was aggravating getting along in the traffic. ( and hey I grew up in Ny so that is a pretty brazen statement. Vegas is Gridlock city! and just keeps getting worse every time I go) Ok now the good. If you are looking for a cheap place to stay, but not a dump, not in hookerville/drug town with a nice casino. stay here. The staff was the best I have ever had in Vegas, and I go there a lot. I was surprised at how nice everyone I met was. The only people that did not go gushing all over me were the McDonalds workers but they were still nice too.At one point I had two people helping me at once,Impressive! The room isn' t pretty, but functional. With that said, the room is large and has comfy beds. Seemed clean. The room is so dark though, I don't get that. They need an overhead light. Even with all the lights on the room was still too dark. The building is old and you can tell by the brick walls in the room and paint job but not a bad place for a dead cheap price. The bathroom is very small. The door practically hits the toilet. Yes Vegas is noisy. It is a 24 hour city and I have stayed at luxorious hotels where I have been kept awake by party goers too. You can't escape it in Vegas if you are there for a non party reason. So I don't fault the hotel for that. Like the caption says why are you in Vegas? if it is to party and gamble stay downtown. Ny Ny has great packages and the Tropicana is usually pretty cheap too. If you are here for a convention stay at the Marriiot Suites, which is a gorgeous hotel.If you are here just for a bed and want to feel safer then the Econolodge on the north strip which is dangerous, no casino, and the same price, stay at The Fiesta!( but you need a car) I thought it was well worth the cheap price. Yes they do charge a service fee and charge for wifi but so does every other hotel in Vegas. If they say they do not they are adding it to your room rate. The Fiesta is ony 5 something a night where the other places charge much more plus they charge for the light bill too and the Fiesta does not charge for utility surcharge. ( Or if they do it is in the room price)
tip- when driving here do not park in garage but take the second entrance on Rancho and park by sports book closer to the hotel check in desk. Wish I knew that first!
Tip - I liked that the hotel has a secure entrance for the guests. you have to use a key to get to the hotel elevators. Nice!
tip- the hotel has many eating place choices- great!
tip- the hotel has looser slots then on the strip plus a good gaming card( if you gamble lots of locals here. That is always a good sign if you are a serious gambler)
tip- book on Expedia cheaper then the hotels websight. Please do not pay more than 130 bucks a night for a room here. The listed price in the room is the rack rate whch claims 495 a night. There is no way this hotel is worth anything close to that. Ceaser's Palace charges less than that. I know hotels rarely charge the rack rate but in case they do for your stay, do not book it. This room is worth about 80-120 bucks a night, even in high season.
Advice- being an ex hotel worker/manager I did have 2 qualms about the hotel for better service. One is, the first morning I woke up and noticed a lot of noise coming from the end of the hall by the elevator I was approaching to use.I was up very early ( 6am) and the maids were very loud. I was very surprised by that. I did not think that was very approropriate since I was probably the only person up at that hour. They were laughing and telling stories, which is ok, but way to noisy for a corrider in a place people pay money to sleep at. They were very nice and always greeted me kindly which is a plus, but if I was their boss I would have asked they to limit the noise. The second thing was when I walked by the maids to the elevators, workers were painting the elevator. This should be told to guests ahead of time in case any guests have medical conditions associated with paint fumes. I could not smell the paint outside of the small corrider the elevator was in but dont know if that is true for everyone else, especially the end rooms next to the painting. I did not even notice a sign that said they were renovating. That is not a good thing in my opinion as an ex hospitality worker.
So if you want a bed in a safe ok place stay here. If you want fancy, and are planing on a strip stay don't stay here. I was happy overall with the price and what I received in return for this trip. VIVA LAS VEGAS!A world on to itself!
