If you like the Marriott brand stay here. I was very impressed with the room amenities and the availability of services. The pool is extremely small...more like a backyard pool at home. I stayed over memorial weekend. The hotel seemed full but never crowded. Its not nearly as big as some of the hotels in Vegas. No casino or restaurant on property...so if you are looking for that stay somewhere else. I stayed in a one bedroom villa. Just be careful when you book these though. The hotel has some rooms on their website that state "one bedroom villa" but they are actually studios. The studios are cute, but no full kitchen and no large separate tub...so if you are expecting that and you accidentally book a studio you will be dissapointed. Just make sure that you check the room descriptions to be certain to get what you want.

The location is fine..but expect to do alot of walking in general. There is a shuttle that will take you to the supermarket and the fashion mall. The shuttle for the supermarket only runs from Sat through Tues..but if you miss it no worries...there is a fully stocked market in the lobby. They carry everything from bread to first aid items. The shuttle to the mall is great because it basically carts you to the other end of the strip...and if you have ever walked it you understand why thats a good thing.

I was not so impressed with the front desk staff for numerous reasons. I had a few questions during my stay and they were not at all helpful. Its a good thing that im not the type of person that expects top notch service because you certainly wont get that here. I basically just received a room key and was sent on my way. Its like being in a ritz carlton with motel trained staff if you can imagine that. Beautiful place, lousy employees. Free valet service, but the valet staff was not much better. The hotel was quiet and clean. No rowdy twenty somethings smoking and smelling up the place with their cigarettes and cheap liquor. By the way, the entire property is smoke free..so if you smoke stay somewhere else. Im not kidding. There are no smoking areas in the hotel and no exceptions..and if housekeeping finds as much as a speck of ash or whiff of smoke in the room expect to pay a hefty "cleaning" charge...upwards of 200 bucks in some cases. Some places you can book a smoke free room and get away with smoking. Not here. Trust me.

All in all, my stay was pretty good. Minimal complaints. I am a big fan of Marriott properties..so I will stay in one again. This place is a timeshare property..and I did sit through the sales pitch but decided not to buy. Its still pretty new and in good shape but who knows what it will look like in 10 years? Also, only 2 of the 4 quads are up...so when construction begins on quads 3 and 4 I dont think i would want to stay here for the construction noise. City center is going up across the street. HUGE. I counted 10 buildings...its going to be ridiculous when its finished. I didnt hear any construction noise..maybe a truck or two early am but nothing major. Millions of people will be added to the strip. I'm not so sure it's going to be pleasant since they have no plans to widen the sidewalks. Overall, I thought it was an okay place allthough, if I return to Vegas anytime soon I may try somewhere different next time.