i would have loved to stay at the bellagio all week, but it was a business trip and their travel agent gave me few options and bellagio was not one of them... so i chose the hilton garden inn without knowing a whole lot about it. i stayed for most of the week and overall was satisfied with the accomodations. the staff was friendly, even when having to issue me new keys because i locked myself out... the self parking was convenient and plentiful, even on the weekend when the hotel seemed to be at maximum capacity. the fitness center wasn't impressive but had the basics and was nice and quiet, which i prefer during my workouts. the pool was on the smaller side but to scale with the hotel and very refreshing in the heat. the breakfast buffet was typical- nice and simple. i never got around to the waffles or omelets because i was always in a rush to head out, but it was an option. a big plus during my stay at the hilton garden inn was the complimentary high speed internet access; it's always a good thing. upon checkout i was told i had a tab from the bar- there is a "cozy" bar in the lobby which i actually never went to. apparently someone billed some drinks to my room, maybe one too many to drink (?). the front desk cleared up the issue with no fuss. all in all i enjoyed my stay here. it was a peaceful week off the strip and i was glad to have stayed here, not to say that i didn't have a blast staying at the bellagio before heading home, but it was nice stay all the same.

We use Las Vegas just for overnights, and have never been happy with where we've stayed: Either too sketchy, too drab, too smelly or too loud. Until we stumbled upon this Hilton Garden. It's perfect: Staff are nice, rooms are lovely, widows open for a bit of fresh air and there's no moldy/perfumey/sweaty odors. And it was a decent price, to boot. It's close to car returns and the airport and the gentleman who drove the shuttle was a gem. I'm rarely so happy with a hotel.

Stayed here on Memorial Day weekend, the start of a 12 day trip through Grand Canyon and Southern Utah. This Garden Inn was a great deal - only $119 a night for 2 queens. Great bedding, quiet, breakfast decent at $10 a person for the hot food buffet. Quite easy to get to from the new rental car location in Vegas - follow signs for the Strip, turn left instead of right, and it is about a mile down the road. Too cool when we were there to use the pool, but it looked nice (not real big, but well taken care of). Minor problem was one elevator of the 2 was not operating.

Easy to drive down the Strip to Mandalay or Luxor and park in their garages to walk that end of the Strip. There is a shuttle offered from the hotel for free to Mandalay Bay for those without cars or who want to save gas. As others have mentioned, right next to the Outlet Mall and a variety of restaurants (there is also a restaurant in the hotel which did a surprisingly nice job on dinner our first night there).

I stayed on Saturday and paid US$99 excluding tax. Excellent place to stay. Quite surprised by the excellent condition of the rooms. Towels are clean. Bed is clean. No smoke smell in rooms. Rooms are quite spacious. Near Las Vegas Outlet Center if you like shopping. Came with wifi, aircon and heater. Bathroom was also good. Free parking. No casino below meant that I didn't have to walk through the cigarette smoke. No breakfast, but you can eat at the Las Vegas Outlet Center, which we did.