I took my boyfriend to Vegas for his 30th birthday and it was his first time there. I was looking for a hotel with a good location, good atmosphere and decent price. I found all of these things with Planet Hollywood. However, there were some issues that would make me go elsewhere on my next visit.

First though, the good:
- as mentioned above, the location - it's close to the monorail if you want to head far north and perfectly situated for a decent walk south
- good atmosphere in the casino - it was definitely more of a party atmosphere than many of the other casinos with the music, lights and the Pleasure Pit
- sign up for the players club, we won $50 off the free $5 in slot play just for giving them an e-mail address. It's been a couple of weeks since coming back home and I haven't received any communications from them so I don't think it's going to be a problem.
- Miracle Mile Shops - a huge convenience to have shopping and dining so close to the room and just like everyone says, it's wonderful to have Earl of Sandwich and the ABC store nearby (thanks former forum users.) We also ate breakfast at the Cantina a couple of times.
- Rooms (good things) - comfortable beds, spacious bathrooms and enough lighting for me. I grumbled once about it being really dark and just to be sarcastic, my boyfriend went around the room turning on lights and tada! there was plenty enough light to be able to see whatever I wanted to see. I could've even read a book if I had wanted to.... (so just turn on the lights people.)

And now, the bad:
- Rooms - the walls are VERY thin. We were woken up our first night there by screaming girls in the room behind us saying they were V-I-P BABY!!! (My first drunken thought is then why are you in a Hollywood Hip room at Planet Hollywood...) Anyways, we were able to clearly hear every word of every conversation our "neighbors" had for 2 days.... which takes me to
- Service - when I called to ask if we could change rooms because of lack of ability to sleep (I know it's Vegas but I would like to get SOME sleep to recharge for future play), I was told that would be possible, but for an extra $120/night on top of what I already paid. And just a warning for those booking package deals with Travelocity or Expedia and not directly with PH, you may not be able to get a refund and go somewhere else either. I had purchased a non-refundable package so we were stuck in the room with the crazy girls behind our bed. It made for a miserable first half of the trip. (But hey, at least we could hear what they planned to do each day so we could avoid those spots.) Also, we were there for 4 nights and on 2 of them, we came back to random trash outside of our room. One day it was an opened jug of water from Walgreens sitting in a plastic bag in front of our door and the next it was two empty glasses. Other than that, our rooms were clean and the hallways seemed OK, just not sure who was putting trash directly in front of our door.
- Pool - If you don't get to the pool early, you will get a really crappy place to lay. There are two VERY small pools and chairs go quickly. After that, your only option is to lay by some fake grass between pots of plants and fake lamp posts that block the sun for like every 5th chair. Also, early in the day the hotel itself blocks the sun so you end up with a mostly shady pool area. It's by far the worst pool I've seen on the strip.

We got there at 5:00 p.m. to a long line but were able to check in quickly - no problems there.

Overall, I would say that after the noisy girls checked out our vacation improved but just beware that the walls are paper thin. Our next visit back we will stay somewhere nicer and just come back to PH to gamble.

Stayed here for 3 nights with my Dad. Other members of our group were staying in other hotels. Was Memorial Weekend so Vegas and the Hotel were busy. Checkin easy but found initial room to be substandard - a strange musty odour. A trip back to the reception secured us a nicer room on a higher floor.
They definitely need more lighting in the rooms - this is really my only compliant.
Great bathroom and bathtub, brilliant views and SUPER comfortable bed. Wireless internet was not free but was fast. Ordered room service one drunken evening and it was GREAT - better than most of the other food eaten in Vegas.
When we couldn't open the safe, security were with us within a matter of minutes.
The casino and public areas are a lot more geared to the younger set which is brilliant. None of the tired granny glamour you see at Paris, Caesars or Bellagio. The pool area was great too, with cheap drinks and a great DJ on weekend afternoons.
All in all, a wonderful Vegas experience - I'd stay here again in a heartbeat.

Just returned from Planet Hollywood hotel with 16 blokes on a stag doo. We arrived after quite a bit of drink on the plane and was checked in quite quickly. The rooms are nice enough. They are quite dark but your in Vegas so who cares about the rooms. The location of the hotel is very good. The casino is very lively as is the pool with a dj most of the time. Getting into the club can be hard work. They let in there mates and think they are Johnny hard with the way they talk to people. If you want to get in put up or go somewhere else. Earl of sandwich is ok for a change. Bottle of bud is $6. Tip......put a dollar in a slot drinks lady will come over order your drink tip here then your free to walk away with your drink. All in all I would stay there again but if you want a quiet hotel then dont stay here.

First advise...use the valet parking! from the free parking to the hotel it's a real long walk then you have to pass all The Miracle Mile shops.
A bit line for the check in but overall it was quite fast and the guy was very friendly and courteus.
The room was really large enought, two queen size beds, round table with an armchair, spacious working desk and a big lcd tv, hip decor. View was over the Strip.
Some movie stuff was in the room, pictures, a fake bomb,
a leather jacked used by Arnold Schwarzenegger.. funky touches
The big marble bathroom had two basin, separate shower and tub.
Thanks to the free coupons for The Spice Market buffet, I went there for breakfast and it was very good! excellent choice, live cooking stands, good service.
The hotel stands in the middle of the strip, perfect location.
Overall a very good experience at the PH!!