I went to The Cal for 4 nights over Presidents Day Weekend, 2/15-2/20, with my girlfriend and her Chinese parents. We picked The Cal because we were paying for the parents' room too and this place had quite reasonable rates for that weekend (prices were high at all the hotels that weekend). We paid $290 per room for 4 nights. Also, I heard that this place is Asian friendly (actually more Hawaiian friendly, but close enough). The parents loved the Aloha Specialties restaurant at the hotel. Lots of Asian dishes at reasonable prices.

We all loved the breakfast buffet at the next door Main Street Casino (connected to the Cal by an over the street walkway, so you don't have to go outside). The buffet had good food, is in a beautiful room, and is very well priced on weekdays, at $6/person.

The staff at the Cal were very nice, friendly, and helpful. I was very happy with them.

What I didnt' like was that our nonsmoking room on a nonsmoking floor, still had a smoking room smell. When I got back to DC, shirts that I had not worn, smelled of smoke from just sitting in our room. I opened the window to air out the room occasionally, but our room, 625, looked over the top of the casino and there was some mechanical system that made a LOT of noise. Even with the window closed you could still hear the racket. The room seemed to be clean. The bathroom was a little decrepit, but everything worked. I am tall and thought that the shower head was a bit low on the wall.

If you don't have a computer with you and want to get on the internet, there is ONE terminal available at the Main Street Station Lobby, right next to the bellhop desk. (69 cents a minute, w/ $3 minimum) I almost consider Main STreet STation and the Cal to be one hotel. They are owned by the same company and connected by the covered bridge. There are no terminals inside the Cal itself.

Of course you aren't on the Strip. We had a rental car and so it was easy to get to the strip anytime we wanted. Valet parking at the Cal is pretty smooth (free, but I always tipped them a dollar or two).

We stayed at the hotel, the food was wonderful, everthing one local can ask for......onolicious. The rooms were okay, didn't have coffee :( but das okay, the shops downstairs provided well.

Mahalo Nui Loa, will return again!
Aloha from Maui

stayed at california hotel on 11/2-11/6
hotel was sold out during our stay
room was good size & clean with a hair dryer in bathroom + all the regular ameneties
friendly, courteous staff
very comfortable bed..we stayed in the newer tower...(west tower) and requested early check-in & close to elevators..got to hotel at 8:30am to check-in, rooms were not ready, but when we went back at 3pm, all 7 rooms were ready for our group and got rooms all close to elevator as requested.
premium outlet shopping center was close by..had some great shopping there!

did the breakfast buffet every morning at the cal's 24 hour cafe (7:am-7:30am) and one night, an early dinner at the pasta pirate restaurant 5:30pm-no long lines. both restaurants had good food and good meal service

went to main street for an early dinner buffet (before 6pm)..didn't have to wait too long to get a table for 4 people-enjoyed the dinner buffet

I stayed at the California Hotel two nights--November 6& 7, 2005. The room was clean and had everything I needed. I am not looking for a lavish place to stay when in LV, but a clean and comfortable room.

The staff were friendly and helpful. I like the Downtown area so the location was great--close to Fremont Street.

I would certainly stay again at the California Hotel.