If you are going to stay downtown you should stay at the Golden Nugget but if they are not available or if their prices are too high then you should stay at Binions. When my sister and I arrived we asked about complimentary upgrades and were given a room on the 22nd floor. For $69 per night the room was decently sized and even included a balcony over Freemont street however the beds were harder than the floor. Seriously, by the second night we found that we slept better with blankets on the floor than on the bed. The location of the hotel is nice - right across from the Nugget and in the middle of Freemont Street. Steakhouse on the 24th floor is AMAZING! Decently priced, good decor, and extremely tasty - definitely dine here at least once if you can.
Largest Complaint? The pool was closed for renovations and nothing was posted about it on the hotel website. For two young girls in vegas...a pool is a must! My sisters biggest complaint was the noise. I'm sure it was worse because of our balcony but each morning the music on Freemont and general crowd noise started at 8am. For young people coming in at 3am that was unfortunate. If you are going to stay out late ask for a room on the other side of the hotel.

We stayed at Binions May 7 through May 10 and I had a very nice stay. There were no bugs, no unpleasant odors, no rude check -in staff. I arrived after midnight tired and thinking anything decent was long gone. I was checked in by a nice clerk and given a room on the 7th floor. The room over looked a stage on Fremont St. but the band was through by midnight. The furniture and carpet were a little worn but everything was very clean and the bed was comfortable. Until now I had only played at Binions and because it seemed so old I never considered staying here. For the price I paid, it was my lost. I didn't like the waiting for drinks or the tightness of the machines. I ate and played elsewhere.

I was in Vegas for a bachelor party and when my friends left, so did the room I was sharing at TheHotel at Mandalay Bay. I had another 5 nights to myself in Vegas, and no room. I figured I'd try Binion's for a night, since it was cheap, and if I liked it I'd stay.

I checked in on Sunday afternoon. The girl was not courteous, a bit like I intererrupted her calm afternoon. Definitely not very professional. She was kind of slow getting me checked in, kept checking for rooms. I know how to handle someone like her though - the natural tendency a person has is to get impatient and angry, and I was anxious to get into my room, but I just smiled and patiently waited and said "Don't worry, I'm not in a rush" (even though I was). So, I went from being the pain in the ass customer to being the friendly, patient customer. Result - I got a nice room on the next to top floor, with a balcony!

The room is old. It is not fancy or trendy or "high end". Many might call it cheap or tacky. But it had a table and a couple chairs, dressers, a TV, a very comfortable king bed, a bathroom witth towels and soap and shampoo, and everything was very clean. I was paying between 30 and 35 bucks, how can you go wrong with that for a clean, decent room? You can't.

I was willing to stay more nights, but when I checked with the front desk they didn't have any more nights available at my rate, and the rate was almost double.

Like most of the lower-end downtown hotels, this place is great if you get a good rate and just need a clean, safe, no-frills, comfortable place to sleep, shower, and dress while you're out having fun the rest of the day and night.

Oh, and I gave it a 4 because I got the balcony, but if I got a regular room without a balcony it would have been a rating of 3 out of 5.

We just wanted to stay on Freemont Street once to see the Freemont Street experience and have a cheap room for the one night. The hotel staff at check in was awesome; they even let us check in at 11:00. I was expecting old and tired so that was not surprising. However the noisy plastic over the mattress, the stained furniture, mold in the bathroom and the roach on the wall next to the elevator was inexcusable. It was hot and the air conditioning did not work. Overall it was an awful stay and pushes the boundaries of what you will and will not do versus sleeping in your car.
The Freemont experience was fun and entertaining. The food on that strip is cheap and very good. I recommend doing the Freemont Street Experience at least once but stay elsewhere.