Bills (formerly Barbary "Coast) used to be one Las Vegas's best bargains...low room costs, big rooms, large plasma TV, and good location near Bellagio/Paris, friendly staff, low minimums on the tables. On this trip, though, the property was starting to look a little ragged, subpar housekeeping, and minimal ammenities. My room, on the strip, was exceptionally noisey. As rates in LAS are coming down, I think this may be my last visit.

We booked this location through Allegiant Air (out of Bellingham, WA) The price included air and hotel. We were not disappointed. Yes, it is an older hotel and small compared to others on the strip. Some of our group stayed at the Imperial Palace and had a 10 minute walk from their room to get to the strip, where we only had a 2 minute walk from our room to the strip. We also could see the Bellagio fountains from our window.
Another bonus is that we were central and the overhead walkways to Bally's and Caesars are right at the corner where Bill's is. As others have mentioned, it is noisey at night, but we just turned the fan for the a/c on and it was fine.

Best deals are the 99 cent margarita and the $2.00 hot dogs. Don't miss them!

We didn't eat at Bill's We had read about the food at Ellis Island Casino and went there for their excellent breakfast. $4.99 for 8 oz. steak and eggs breakfast special was a deal!

We also went up to the Peppermill Restaurant, just before the Riviera, for breakfast. Great food and large portions, but not quite the deal as Ellis Island.

We were going to try the Battista's Hole in the Wall, just behind Bill's, but never made it there. Again, I had read that it was a great value. The price is now $20.95 for spaghetti which includes soup and salad and all the wine you want. Other pasta dishes were $22.95 and $24.95, again including soup, salad and wine. We will try it next time we are in LV.

We would definitely stay at Bill's again.

Discovered Bill's casino last year on a girl's weekend and enjoyed the atmosphere of the casino so much we decided to actually stay at Bill's this year.
Rooms were comfortable and clean with plenty of space. Casino staff were friendly and helpful. Any request we had were efficiently handled by pleasant staff. Donny, the bellman, was most helpful from storing our bags, hailing a cab, giving advise and especially with a friendly "How are the Ladies today?" Use of the Flamingo's pool was a nice bonus. Walked through many of the big hotels and were shocked at the lineups at the registration desks, Bill's was quick and easy. The hotel is small enough that the staff knew you and we felt safe. After a long night it felt like coming home.
We would not recommend the Victoria Dining Room though, food was terrible and the staff was less than keen to do anything about it.
I guess they figure at 2:00AM they can serve anything and people will eat it. Will be staying at Bill's again for our yearly pilgrimage to Vegas.

As with all the hotels on our American Tour, Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall & Saloon was chosen after reading the reviews on Trip Advisor.

We were not disappointed and the hotel lived up to its highly recommended reputation. On previous visits to Las Vegas, I’ve stayed at really big hotels like the MGM Grand and Caesars Palace and of course they are very impressive. But does one want to queue in an airline style line of 20 people or more to check in. No! Bill’s is big enough to be fun but small enough to be able to walk a few paces from the entrance to the reception and be checked in immediately.

We arrived by rental car (Dollar – very good!) and drove into the hotel car park where the guy in charge was most welcoming and said it was no problem to leave our car right there with him till we had checked in and then gave us directions to the Dollar car drop off, which was very conveniently situated immediately opposite, at the Bellagio Hotel.

The check-in staff were courteous and friendly and our rooms were excellent. Furnished in heavy Victorian style in keeping with the theme of the place and very large and comfortable. We were also able to see the amazing fountain performances on the lake in front of The Bellagio from our bedroom window.

The location of this hotel is first class – right on the strip with The Bellagio opposite and The Flamingo next door. Also useful that the nearest station for the Strip Monorail is at The Flamingo and it’s well worth buying a day pass for this as it takes you to seven hotel locations along the strip. Each hotel is also the dropping off point for several other hotels but don’t be fooled . . . they are NOT all close by. We got off for example at The Sands which is the station for The Stratosphere and it’s a good half mile walk from there! (The rides at The Stratosphere are awesome - as the locals would say!)

We ate both in Bill’s Steak Restaurant and The Victorian Restaurant and the meals were excellent.

All in all, we were very pleased with this hotel and it’s great for a few days in Las Vegas – one can lose money at Bill’s just as easily as any other place!

However, if we had wanted a location with a nice pool scene to laze around - between losing money – then maybe one of the larger hotels with those facilities would be a more suitable choice.