The room was ok, but there are several items that turned us off and that will make us cross them off our hotel list for future trips. My girlfriend and I arrived early (2:30 pm) and, after a 10-minute check-in process, were told that there were no rooms ready for us and that they would call us when our room was ready. We were told we need not wait in line to get our room keys but to just go to the first window. We returned when they called us and went to the first window as directed, much to the disapproval of the people waiting in line who were giving us dirty looks. There was one couple ahead of us so we waited for them to go through what appears to be a required 10-minute check-in process before we could get the keys to our room. Then, we were told to go across the lobby to pick up our parking pass. Although there was no line, we found that this was a ploy to get us scheduled to come to their 45-minute presentation in an effort to get us to become owners of their vacation club.

We were eager to get to our room and fix our martinis to drink while we unpacked but, alas, there was no ice in the freezer and the ice maker was turned off. I called the front desk to ask about an ice machine and was told there are none. I commented that it would be nice if the maids turned on the ice maker when they were preparing the room. I was told that there was some rule that prevented them from doing this. We have never experienced this in all our trips to Vegas and have never had to drink warm martinis upon our arrival. This is not a big deal, but certainly an irritation, especially after the check-in incident.

The room was nicely appointed and adequate but did not look like the room we saw on our web site. Where's the balcony? There are none. We found the 10 am check-out time hard to meet. I called the front desk to ask if it could be extended for one hour. I got a very abrupt and discourteous reply that we could extend it by 1 hour but if we weren't out exactly by 11 am, we would be charged $100. Are they trying to make sure we won't come back?

Then, there were the little things like not having a graduated curb so that we could roll our heavy suitcases into the hotel (isn't this a handicap accessible requirement?); paying for wireless computer access in our room, and the absence of ashtrays in the designated smoking area.

We visit Las Vegas 3 times a year. There are many places to stay so we won't be returning to this hotel.

What a spectacular Wyndham Resort. I surprised my husband on the way home from Grand Cayman we flew to Vegas. I had all of his friends waiting here at the resort. I never have stayed here, so I hoped it would be spectacular, and it was. I had a 3 bedroom presidential, and a couple of the two bedrooms booked. The 3 bedroom was up on the 14th floor, and was like a movies stars penthouse, was what our friends referred to it as. The two bedrooms were nicely appointed too. They have all the amenities with washers and dryers, kitchen, nice bedrooms, etc. The 3 bedroom had lavish decor, fireplace, and 3 bathrooms, and the whole package going on. The lobby personnel were very nice. The lobby was beautiful with piano, marble, and very professional staff. There is a bar, but I think it was a bit pricey. I didn't see anyone use it. There is a nice pool, but we were there when they had a huge snowstorm and were not really going to go out and use the pool, etc. They also offer a complimentary shuttle to Harrah's which ran quite frequently. I can't say enough about the pleasant surprise of how nice the place was. It is only like a block or two up from the main strip where the Bellagio, etc. is.We would really have liked to stay in our room and enjoy it, but felt inclined to go, go, go. Although one of our couples did stay in the room more often, because they said they never get to vacation like this. The only downside was the timeshare presentor. We are Wyndham owners in Hawaii, and it is very laid back. My husband just wanted to check things out here. And, here my husband walked right out on them. They are very nasty people. We have been to many presentations, and this pushed his buttons. It just is so deceiving when they work for the same company that we own with, and they are trying to talk you out of owning in Hawaii stating theirs is the best. However, truth be told, Hawaii is the best place to own with Wyndham. Hawaii owners get extra perks over any other owners, and they have the lowest maintenance fees of anywhere. Security was good on the property. I liked the fact that you need a room key in the elevator to go anywhere. This keeps people from coming in that don't belong. Upon checking out of the resort, we were offered the Wyndham limo to the airport. So we were like how much is this. They told us just to pay a taxi cab fare along with a tip. How cool is that. A nice little surprise. We are planning to go back in December and make it an annual trip with our friends. They still are talking about how great it was.

We just returned from our 3rd stay at the Wyndham Grand Desert. We are owners and love it. Check in was a breeze, no waiting in line and our room was ready. We had a choice of tower 2 or 3 and we choose tower 2 on the 11th floor. When we went to guest services to pick up our parking pass they tried to sign us up for the sales presentation. We had to decline three times. No one told us about using the room key for the elevator. So we were on the elevator talking and when the door opened we were still on the 1st floor. The person getting on told us how it worked. We just laughed about it wondering how long we would have been on the elevator before noticing that we hadn't moved. We did notice a slight sewer gas smell in certain parts of the hall. But it was not all the time and we never smelled it in the room. As soon as we reached our door the phone was ringing trying to get us to book the presentation. Again it was a No and we unplugged the phones. No more problems with that.
We had the one bedroom deluxe. It's great having a kitchen and washer and dryer. We also like having the living area. We clean up after ourselves so not having housekeeping was not an issue. Clean towels were never an issue because we washed them. We also came home with clean clothes which to me was a good thing. We did get extra Purex from housekeeping whenever we saw her in the hall.
We did not hear any noise from the hall or other rooms and that was fantastic. There was a little noise from the planes but it wasn't disturbing in any way from our room.
Parking is free and there is a parking garage or outside parking.
Never used the pool but we saw people swimming every day. We didn't use anything at the resort but our room.
Check out was easy, we had no room charges so it was a quick call to the operator and out the door we went.
There is no room service, real restaurant, housekeeping or bell service (that I know of). So if you need those services you will be disappointed. Otherwise, it's clean, comfortable and gives you more room than most hotels.

We stayed at this property Feb. 8-15, 2009, and found it disappointing. My husband waited in the car while I checked in, and was rudely told to park elsewhere while I spent almost 15 minutes waiting for staff. There were only two of us in line, yet the wait went on far too long. The desk clerk was friendly and helpful once he was able to help me. From there, I went over to their guest services desk to get a parking pass and more information on the property. We were given complimentary tickets for two shows, but the catch was that you had to spend $10 on drinks per person for a $35 show and we had no interest in the shows offered. We signed up for the sales presentation solely to receive a gift of $125 in meal vouchers. The customer services rep was pleasant, so no complaints there.

The first problem we encountered was the elevator in Tower One where we were staying. To access any floor above the first, you have to use your key. Unfortunately, none of the elevators in the building were recognizing keys, so the only way we were able to get to the 10th floor was to have an employee, who happened to be there, swipe his key. The problem persisted for a couple of hours that I am aware of. At least the problem was finally corrected by the time we returned with groceries, but it was extremely frustrating while we were checking in.

We had a 1-BR unit, which was spacious but dated. Even worse, our room was on the side of the building just across from the airport, so you can imagine the air traffic we listened to during our stay. The unit was clean, but had definitely seen better days. Also, all week we could detect the smell of sewer gas in the hall. Note that Tower One is the oldest building on the property, so avoid it if possible.

The morning after check-in we endured the sales presentation. We own two timeshares through different companies, so the sales pitch is very familiar to us. The rep was nice, but she was quite pushy and did not explain things as well as reps at other properties. When it became obvious we were not interested, she shut it down pretty quickly, but we still were tied up almost two hours. We did receive our food vouchers, which were good at several resorts owned by the company including the Rio, Bally's, Paris, Caeser's, and the Flamingo.

Note that the property does not offer housekeeping services except for their VIP-Gold and Platinum guests. I was able to get extra towels and soap, but they never picked up the dirty ones even though I was told to set them inside the door. Parking was not a problem since there weren't many people at the property. The location is OK, but either use the shuttle (we didn't) or your own vehicle.

At no time did I feel like a valued guest. Thankfully we were able to escape from the property mid-week for a run over to Death Valley. Sorry, but I can't recommend this property. I'm glad others had a better experience, but ours was far from exceptional.