We recently returned from a long weekend at South Point Hotel. Great hotel, casino and restaurants! We had a great time even though we did not do so well at Black Jack or bowling. The hotel is not close to the strip, so if you want to go to the strip, you'll need a car. In my opinion, there really is no reason to leave SouthPoint, they had everythingwe wanted and needed. Would absolutely stay here again.

This is definitely a gem in the desert. The hotel is in excellent conditions, has ample parking, free valet parking and also has a full service casino. Also there is a MOVIE THEATER on site, a spa and a bowling alley. This hotel is truly awesome and the price is very reasonable. The room is very spacious and clean. It has a flat screen tv with premium channels and on demand movies, also the bathroom is huge with a separate room for the bath tub and the toilet. This is great if you are sharing the room with someone other than your spouse...The hotel is on the southern very southern part of the strip. If you don't mind being away from the noise, buzz and horrible traffic of the main part of the strip then this is the place where you want to stay. Also, upon check in there was a very long line but now that I think of it, it was 4th of July weekend so I guess this was expected. I was not ok with the fact that they charged for internet ($12.95 per 24 hrs) and $15 to use the fitness facility although many people used the spa entrance to use the gym free of charge. Aside from these things, i had a great time at the South Point Hotel and will definitely return..

The pros: new hotel easy to get to from the freeway. The check-in line was long (it was the 4th of July weekend) but it moved fast and they gave us bottled water while we waited. The hotel elevator wasn't too far from the front desk (this is not always the case in Vegas - I think it took me over 15 minutes to walk to my room at the MGM from the front desk) and the hotel was very clean and our room was huge! And the bathroom was large and nice too. The walls must be thick because I didn't hear anything while we were in the room. Parking is free - there is surface parking or garage parking - your choice. Of course, you are several miles from the strip so you can take the shuttle, a cab or drive. We drove and parked for free at the Fashion Show Mall right on the Strip where parking was free. The pool was nice but way too crowded, but this always seems to be the case in Vegas - I would recommend staying far from the strip if you want to be able to swim in a hotel pool. If you are not planning on just doing the strip, it is nice to be located off the Strip since you can drive in and out a lot faster than if you were always stuck in the Strip traffic. Oh yeah, and we got a great deal through Expedia and paid only $75/night including taxes etc.

The cons: a few miles from the strip and you have to pay for internet access (but maybe this is the case at the other Vegas hotels too, I can't remember).

We stayed here an entire week for a convention. As others have noted, it's far from the real lights and action in Las Vegas. It took a long time to drive anywhere to see shows downtown, etc. The standard rooms were spacious and clean, but poor staff service overall was a continuous issue and a disappointment.

Pros:
* Price
* Fast elevators (2 banks) to rooms
* Free in-room safe
* Free coupon for some free slot play
* Spacious bathroom plus couch and coffee table in standard room
* Digital thermostat
* Large windows (view varies)
* Newer look/feel, with modern color palette in rooms
* Rooms felt and looked clean

Cons:
* Always enormous lines at registration, no matter day or time
* No electric, sensor-operated doors at front of hotel--you get the joy of wrestling them open manually each time, and they are heavy
* A very long hike to and from main entrance to rooms, doubly challenging when dragging your suitcases, and each way you are forced to navigate through a casino thick with smoke (asthmatics beware!)
* Limited hours for food vendors, and only Pepsi throughout hotel (yes, that matters to some of us)
* Skimpy supply of thin towels -- one per person; we requested extras several times, but only received them once
* We asked to borrow a bottle opener several times from room service, and it was promised every time but never delivered
* Shower was very low pressure; water only lukewarm
* Very few TV channels, and an odd mixture--many horse racing channels (for placing bets), Chinese and Spanish news channels, but not your typical CNN, HBO, Weather Channel, or anything useful
* Our TV picture tube blew out on the third day, was reported but never replaced during our stay (not that I really missed my nightly dose of the news delivered in Chinese anyway!)
* Business center had very limited hours and was very expensive--around $12 for an hour of Internet, and you could not save any of the paid time for later use
* We had read the slots were the second loosest in Vegas here, but that was not our experience
* The Garden Buffet was very disappointing. Food was poor to average at best. For dessert I chose a cheesecake which turned out to be warm Jell-O cheesecake (not the real stuff) and it had congealed fruit topping. It had been sitting out for a long time without refrigeration. Salad bar was limited and the lettuce was wilted.

Conclusion: A decent choice for budget travelers; if you value cleanliness over service; and are willing to drive a good distance for decent restaurants or shows.