In one word"Unbelievable"... That describes our stay here at the Grand Desert. It was an absolute joy staying here. The rooms were like an upscale apartment. We stayed in the 2 bdr. deluxe from Aug.28th. to Sept.1 and we had a strip view on the 13th floor. We were able to make our own meals which we figured saved us about 250.00 dollars for the 4 nights and 5 days that we were there, as opposed to eating on the strip and going to all the very expensive restaurants. We were able to do laundry and not have to pack so many clothes. We also brought our kids along with us and this place is excellent if you have kids. Even if you don't have kids there are two pools, one for adults and one for kids and they are seperated so if you don't wan't to be bothered by kids you won't be. They are also in the final stages of opening there third tower in October and that tower also has a pool and more privacy if that's what you want.
The staff was tremendous, very helpful and the amount of activities they have there is just fantastic. There is so much to do there on a daily basis you don't even need to leave the place. If you bring your kids this is the place as they really have a lot to do for the kids and adults as well.
It's only two short blocks to the strip, which takes you to the Aladdin, and if you go the other way you are a short walk from the Hard Rock Hotel. If you are lazy you will think it's a long walk to the strip but if you can walk a little it's not that far and they have shuttles runnning every half hour that takes you to Harrah's and the Rio.
The do not have a restaurant but the do have a Cafe' for snacks and breakfast and lunch, but you do have a full kitchen in your room and isn't that why you came here to be able to cook your own meals. So don't be lazy, get out there go to the many grocery stores nearby, buy some groceries and cook your own meals, you will save hundred's of dollars and you can eat whenever you wan't!! The place is just gorgeous, the rooms are beauiful and spacious and this is coming from two people who are very paricular about there accomodations, as we have stayed in many timeshares across the U.S.A and this one is one of the best we have stayed at. Try it you won't be disappointed. We even took the timeshare presentation, all you have to do is say no, just smile and act interested and when it is time just say NO!! We recieved a lot of goodies for our time as we where only there for mayber 45 minutes and we got 50.00 cash, and show tickets for 4 to two different shows, and the show tickets were worth 30.00 each so we made out very well and the shows were great. Take it from us this review is worth noting as i read a lot of these reviews before we left on our trip and i could not believe that there would be any negative reviews for this place, granted this was our experience and others may have had some problems with staff, or were upset that there was no real fancy restaurant, or it was to far to walk to the strip, but ours was an experience of a life time!!

I will start off my review by saying that, if you're coming to Vegas with kids, this would be the perfect place to stay. It's a non-gaming hotel with plenty of activities for the kids. If you're like my fiance and myself, then it's a bit of a give and take. We got in early (9am) and were told we'd have to come back at 2pm. Not a big deal, you're in Vegas with plenty to do so we went out. We came back at 2pm and were checked in only to find our room wasn't quite finished with the cleaning process. The pull out was out and unmade, towels in the middle of the floor and bottles of cleaner everywhere. We dealt with it and really did enjoy the room, especially the garden tub and seperate shower. Very nice. The computer says it has wireless internet, but only in certain rooms. Why in the world you wouldn't go the extra mile to make sure it's available in all is beyond me. They also talk about a "kids" and "adult" pool, but while we were there families were in both pools with kids of all ages. We were going to stay at MGM but chose Fairfield because we got a better price. That was a mistake. We ended up paying the difference first in cab fairs because we grew tired of waiting on shuttles just to go to Harrah's to then take the monorail and then in rental car costs as we got tired of taking cabs. I would give anything to do it again and stay at the MGM. Again, if you're going with a family, not a bad place to stay. But the larger question is, why would you take your family to Vegas??

We stayed at the Fairfield resort last weekend for three nights, and the experience was underwhelming. There were four of us in a two bedroom suite. Check in went simply, and the suite was certainly adequate. Pluses include the availability of wireless Internet in rooms; minuses on that score are that Internet in rooms is not free...though there is free Internet for adults in the Activity Center. This is a poor resort to come to without a car, as the shuttle goes only to Harrahs or the Rio (it would be SO helpful if it were to stop at a shopping area going to/from). There is no real restaurant on site, only a poor snack bar-style place that has a limited menu. Tip: down the street toward the Hard Rock, on your right, you'll pass a cruddy apartment complex and then hit a nicer resort with an electrified display sign facing the street. This place has a decent hotel restaurant with reasonable and copious breakfasts and lunches and is walking distance. The concierge at the Fairfield will not tell you about it, though. Anotther drawback is a lack of electrical plugs around the hotel. If you hope to hook up your laptop at poolside, forget it. The two pools are nice, and it's good that there are different ones for kids and adults. Hot tub was a good temperature. Activity Center had lots of stuff for kids to do, including games, pool tables, and Xbox games for free. For the price, though, you probably can do better than the Fairfield experience.

We stayed for four nights in July 2005. This was our first timeshare stay. We are not owners, but rented from an owner at the rate of $90 a night. We weren't required to attend a "presentation," thank goodness. One of those in a lifetime is more than enough for anyone!

We had a two bedroom deluxe room. It included a full kitchen with all (and I mean all) accoutrements, a dining area that could comfortably seat 6, and a living area with pull-out couch, 2 chairs, coffee table, side table, and entertainment armoire with tv, vcr and boombox. There was a full bath between the dining area and first bedroom. This bedroom had two full beds, nightstand, dresser, closet and tv. The master bedroom had a king bed, dresser, nightstand, tv, closet and safe. The master bath was just about the size of the bedroom, and had a jacuzzi tub, shower, and washer/dryer combo. The only thing I didn't like about the bathroom was that the doorway and open area above the jacuzzi opened into the bedroom, and there were no doors or ways to maintain privacy. The toilet area did have a door, but if you wanted to get up early and take a shower, there was no way to block the noise or the light from someone who wanted to sleep.

Although our room was a "deluxe," it was not as plush as the photos shown on the Fairfield website.

The front desk was helpful at checkin. I talked to the concierges three times and they were only helpful once, when I asked them for specific directions on how to find a Target store. They were pretty useless when asked open-ended questions, which was rather surprising.

This place is GREAT for kids. There are two large pools--one for 18 and over, which is really warm, and the family pool, which is cold. Go figure. Both pools are only 4-1/2" feet at their deepest point, which is great for volleyball and water polo. The family pool is wonderful, because it's like being at the beach--it's at a very slight incline, so our three year old could wade about 15 feet out and still have her head above the water. There are plenty of noodles, rings and other pool toys. There's also a "water activity area" for kids, which is a gated area on a sport-court surface. It has several statues--frogs, fish, large balls--which squirt water. Press a button, and you get about 3 minutes of water play. The water here was freezing, but the kids loved it.

There are activities all day long. Sign up early, because spaces were very limited. Our favorite was the Wednesday pool party--a DJ was out at the pool from 1-3, along with a clown making balloon animals for the kids, lots of games, and free snow cones and margaritas.

The property has a free shuttle which goes to Harrah's. From there, you can then catch a shuttle to the Rio. We took the monorail and weren't impressed. It was a lot of walking to get to the monorail stations, which tend to be in the rear of these enormous casinos. The Fairfield is about 2 blocks from the Hard Rock, and about 4 long blocks from the MGM. I would walk to the MGM at night, although not in the day in the Vegas heat. I never saw taxis waiting at the Fairfield, so you would have to wait while the staff called one.

The property advertises a restaurant--heh. Not quite. It's more like a snack bar at Target. Frozen pizza, wilted salads with iceberg lettuce, prepackaged breakfast rolls, and of course overpriced. The front desk advised that I could grocery shop at the onsite store, but the extent of the groceries seemed to be bread and strawberry jam. Never fear, there is a Von's a few miles away and the shuttle makes grocery store excursions in the morning.

I would stay here again, but only with kids. I can't think of a better place to stay in Vegas if you're travelling with kids. There's lots for them to do, and you're less likely to empty your pockets entertaining the kids than if you're on the Strip. That being said, on an adult-only excursion, it's the Strip for me.