My friends and I stayed here as an alternative to camping while on a rock climbing trip to Red Rocks. It was great - front desk staff was friendly, rooms were big enough to comfortably keep all of our bags and gear and we had plenty of space to cook our own meals. It was a pretty quick drive into the mountains and a 10 minute walk to the strip - location was excellent. For being so close to the airport and the strip it was quieter than expected. Only tip - fill up your water bottle in the gym, Vegas water tastes funny.

My husband and I spent one night here on the way home from a week in Death Valley CA. I chose the hotel in part because it is fairly close to McCarran Airport, where we were catching a flight the next morning. Despite its proximity to the airport, we heard absolutely no aircraft noise (unlike our stay a week earlier at the Best Western McCarran Inn just down the road, which seems to be right on the flight path). Neither were we disturbed by noise from other rooms. The desk clerk told me that the floor above us was vacant, but the room next door was occupied. We could hear voices in the corridor, but once inside our room, all was quiet. This was our first time at a Candlewood hotel so I don't know if it's typical of the chain, but they certainly seem to have done a good job of soundproofing this hotel inside and out.

Check-in was very efficient, with lots of information about restaurants within walking distance. (There are many, with just about every ethnic cuisine you might wish for.) The hotel also has its own "cupboard" next to the lobby, where you can buy snacks, soft drinks, fruit, breakfast items and frozen meals. It's all on the honour system -- just take what you want and drop the money in a box. As we were tired, not particularly hungry and wanted to turn in early, we bought frozen stuff and microwaved it in the room. Not exactly home cooking let alone haute cuisine, but it was nice just to relax in the very comfortable room and watch a DVD (free, along with CDs, from the front desk).

The suites are probably intended for people staying longer than one night. Each has a full-sized fridge, a microwave, a two-burner stove, a coffee-maker, a toaster, crockery and cutlery for two, a good assortment of pots, pans and utensils, and a dishwasher. They even supply dishwashing liquid if you're using the sink or powder if you use the machine. All the appliances were as clean as if they'd just been delivered from the showroom. In fact, everything in our suite was spotless.

The room was spacious and the bed was comfortable, as were the pillows. The free wifi worked well, enabling us to check in for our flight and catch up on e-mail. All this for a very reasonable $75 including tax. Definitely recommended.

This was my 4th long-term stay at this place.

The location is very convenient with a 24 Hour Kinko's across the street, steps from some excellent reasonably priced restaurants that stay open late, i.e.Firefly, Dragonfly, Musashi.

There are also dozens of restaurants nearby with regular dinner hours.

You can get world-class dining within minutes from this place.

It's about a 5 minute drive to Bellagio or a 2 minute drive to the Hard Rock Hotel.

The hotel is spotless; I've seen people cleaning the place throughout the day.

The hotel has a heated pool - making swimming possible on cooler days.

However, there is no landscaping around the pool area.

The gym is open 24 hrs and has decent equipment.

I again had the 1 bedroom suite that was well equipped for a long-term stay.

The windows do open, so you can let in some fresh air.

Also looks like they upgraded the mattresses since my last stay.

The place is generally still in pretty good shape.

Here are my Dislikes:

The air conditioning is very loud. I shut it off to sleep, then I'm forced to turn it back on when the heat wakes me up.

The furniture is kind of drab - the suites definitely need remodeling.

I wouldn't mind it for a few days but I find it depressing after looking at it for a month.

Mind you, I've seen a lot worse decor for a lot more money.

I would also prefer to have a king sized bed but the hotel only has queen sized ones.

The Internet is very very slow if you're trying to view video streams.
They're almost unwatchable.

However, the Internet speed is adequate for regular browsing.

Other than those few picky complaints, the hotel is fine.

The staff is very friendly and helpful.

You can trust me on that because I dealt with all of them daily for almost 2 months straight with no problems.

This definitely is not the Wynn but it's more than adequate.

We were getting into town late (2am) so decided we would use a reward point night and stay at this place.

I would not hesitate to reccomend this place. We really liked it. It was a clean, spacious room with lots of useful amenities.

I would stay there again if I was looking to stay off strip at a good price. I wouldn't reccomend it if you want to be in the heart of the action.

Great chilled out option.