Located on the North Strip, the Royal provides a break from the busy streets of casinos in Sin City. We stayed two nights at the Royal and were full delighted by the lady, Ella who checked us in. Her calmness really helped cool us down after long walk from our hotel transfer in the South Strip. The rooms were huge, and a pull out bed which was king size.

Location was central of the South Strip, a short 2 minute walk to the strip with a bus stop to take the Deuce bus. Riviera and Circus Circus are just 5 minutes away and there are many shops that sell good stuff at low rates compared to further south. Many restaurants are available on the next building, selling Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Mexican cuisine. There is also a 7-11 and Ross across the street.

A really decent place to stay unless you're looking to be in the middle of the gambling biz!

This hotel was a timeshare exchange. We were very unimpressed. The lobby was neat and clean and front desk staff friendly. However, once we entered our room, we could notbelieve how out-dated and dirty it appeared. The carpet had stains and bathroom moldy. Also our air-conditioner didn't work until the last day. We called and reported the problem and said they "fixed" it, but that was not the case. They need to remodel this hotel, but for the price I guess we got what we paid for. We would never stay here again.

We booked a 2 room suite which was nice and updated. 2 bathrooms and 2 TV's were convenient. We were very disappointed to find out after we checked in that the pool was closed. One of the reasons we booked the property was that the picture of the pool looked so good and considering it is warm in Las Vegas, we were looking forward to lounging around the pool. When I asked about it at the front desk, the clerk just nodded her head and acknowledged that, yes, it was closed. They are supposedly building a spa but we didn't see any work being done and the gate to the pool was locked. Very disappointing. The resort should include that in their advertising.

Our Stay Feb 22 to Feb 29,2008

Overall : The front desk,staff and housekeeping were very friendly, helpful and accommodating. It's always a plesant experiance to see smiling faces from the employees. They all seemed interested that we were satisfied with our stay. In general, the previous positive reviews seem to be inline with our observations. There are a some issues I will address later.

The Hotel: Yes , It is a little dated but you can not compare it to the strip mega hotels. It's clean and fresh as it could be with a great lobby. There is plenty of parking. The internet sites rate this hotel rate it as a three star which seems to be a fair rating. Being 1/2 block from the strip and exercise walking distance to a lot of the hotels is a plus. The older reviews on this site appear to be contrary to some of the above. It looks like management has made the necessary corrections.

Accomadations: The rooms are a standard size hotel/motel type area. Nothing fancy but certainly pleasant.. We did find the wall plasma TV, the apartment size frig and the microwave an extra, We don't eat out a lot, so this came in handy for in-room meals.

Concerns; Noise- Some reviewers rated the noise factor as quite. This could be relaive to your neighbor quests. You can hear people talking in the hallway - inconsiderate slaming of
doors. You may take part in the audio portion of the honeymoon couple in the room next to you. The walls are not very sound proof. This issue was minor for us but you should be aware of what could happen.

Smoking: The hotel rooms are non-smoking but this does not apply to the outside room balcony. It was our luck to have a smoking couple next to us. Even with the sliding glass door closed, the smoke would filter into our room. It was only for one night so we survived our one week stay.

In spite of the minor issues above, we would go back to this hotel again. The value and location make it all worth the stay.