We booked this hotel for a 4 day stay over easter after reading a number of positive reviews on tripadvisor (2 adult 1 child). Everything about this hotel was fantastic from start to finish. We booked a solitaire suite but upon arriving at the hotel we got upgraded free of charge to a Princess Suite. The rooms are all suites, and they're enormous at about 1000 sq ft. in size. The bathrooms are huge with a double sink and double whirlpool tub. The fireplace was a nice touch, and the balcony was huge! I enjoyed having the kitchen with a massive americian fridge to keep drinks nice and cold. The washer/dryer was a nice touch as we needed to wash some clothes after spending several days in New York. The pool was awesome - there was a huge deck with firepits, and comfortable chairs, and during the day they have a bar setup on the pool deck. The restaurant is located on the 5th floor, next to the pool. The lounge on the main floor looked pretty cool as well but we didn't get a chance to use it. The hotel will provide you with take away/delivery food menu if you get feed up eating out but you must got to front desk to collect as delivery persons cannot go to your room for your security and safety which I thought was great. Hotel will also provide you with pots and pans if you really want to cook!!!! The staff are very friendly and very helpfull, a real credit to the hotel.

The hotel is only a block from the strip, only 5mins walk and has no casino which is great if traveling with kids and to get away from the loud/noisey casino hotels
We walked home many late nights from strip and felt really safe, we where even stopped by a security guard one night to tell us to cross the road as there was a bee hive by the road side which was being removed. The security where everywhere on bikes.
A must stay hotel. We will be back very soon

Here is a tip for you. If you need a taxi get hotel to order you one as taxis do not pick up by the road side or if on strip all the hotels have a taxi rank

We stayed at The Platinum with our 16 year old daughter. We loved everything about the Hotel. The service was outstanding - especially the Valets. What a nice bunch - we never waited more than 5 minutes for our car. We did not feel we were staying at a Hotel but rather in a nice Condo. We had an 11th floor room facing East and the view was fantastic. We had a view of the North Strip and the Mountains. We saved a lot of money eating breakfast in the room (I was very glad there was a toaster and coffee maker). There are no pots or pans, but we just eat cereal and toast anyway. We did have room service breakfast one day and it was very good - but naturally pricey. It is about a 2 block walk to the east end of Bally's (Race Book Door). We felt it was a safe walk anytime of the day or night. There is a lot of cards and pamplets on the fences,etc. on the walk to Bally's highlighting the many 'money-making' activities, but that is everywhere in Vegas - our daughter was old enought to laugh about it, but younger children might be a bit shocked. Walking over to 7/11 seemed a bit scary, but there is a gas station/sub shop across Flamingo that is a safer walk. We ate of Lawry's Prime Rib across Flamingo. We had the best meal of our vacation. It was a fantastic and entertaining meal.
The in room housekeeping was good (a few days left only Decaf coffe (no Regular) and the room service breakfast door hangers were never replaced or we might have ordered room service again because of the temptation). When we arrived the carpeted hallways on our floor looked like they had not been vaccuumed for several days. They were finally cleaned 2 days after our arrival.
We rented a car and we were very glad we did. Every Hotel on the strip has a free Valet service. We spent less on Valet tips for the week than we would have using the Tram for one day ($5.00 for a one-way ride which works out to $30/day for 3 people). The 'Duece' bus is cheaper but always jammed packed.
We will never stay anywhere else but at The Platinum.

We stayed 2 nights while in Vegas on a Friday & Saturday. We were able to check in early and received a suite. Rooms were clean and spacious. We received a good rate and it was a good spot to stay since we planned to take day trips around Nevada.
Check it out!! A good choice!!

We have just returned from an 8 night stay at the Platinum and it is a really great hotel- having been to Vegas twice before we had stayed at Bellagio and the South Point- we felt that the Platinum offered the best of both worlds-good location just off the strip, with above average sized accomodations and without the smoky and noisy casino that can blight some of the hotels in Las Vegas- for those of us who aren't hardened gamblers!

The only negative: We had a fairly late check in at around 9.30pm which for some reason took ages- the guy at reception wasn't overly friendly and was tapping away for what seemed like an eternity. He asked us if we wanted to upgrade to a large room with a washer and dryer for another $30.00 a day- we said no- as we didnt really think we needed a washer dryer for an extra 30 bucks for every day! So after more tapping on the screen and no conversation he then said that he was putting us in the suite with the washer dryer for no extra charge- most likely because they didnt have one of the smaller suites available...that kind of annoyed me because he had tried to get 30 dollars extra a day from us- and then gave it to us for nothing anyway- as they didnt have our pre booked and paid suite available! i asked if there was a room with a strip view and was told that would be an upgrade- ie you have to pay more- and actually I felt our mountain view was more inspiring- with all the construction on the strip the strip views from the Platinum really only cover the back of Ballys and Planet Hollywood as Bellagio is obscured as is Paris Las Vegas!

Having a full kitchen is brilliant- we stocked up on groceries at the local Albertsons and was able to have breakfast each day in the room...saved a few bucks and actually there are only so many buffet breakfasts you want to eat! The balcony was great as it meant a brief respite from the interminable air conditioning found throughout Vegas and the double sized jacuzzi bath was a great touch! The kitchen came with plates, cups, bowls, cutlery and toaster, coffee maker and kettle, microwave- really top notch! The large fridge freezer had an ice maker on the front which was great for evening drinks before heading out on the town! Housekeeping was efficient- they would fill the dishwasher with any crockery used so when you got back in the late afternoon it was ready to unload! The washer dryer actually came in handy too as we have arrived home and have no holiday washing to do!

I would definitely recommend the Platinum- it reminded me of a swish New York Hotel- and for the price we got we loved it!

One last point- there is no self parking- it is all valet parking- we found the parking guys to be efficient and friendly-and we never had to wait long for the car....made a change just going down in the elevator, getting the car and driving off, whereas with some of the larger Strip hotels you have to spend 20 minutes walking out of the hotel and finding your car!