I had to wait to get to the hotel reception for 25-30 minutes but then I got an upgrade to the presidential suite and rest is history. Parking was easy and room was really good.

Check-in staff was mediocre, but the rest of the staff was good. The room was clean and the bed was comfortable. The hotel is in a great location for those that have a car although shuttles to many strip and downtown locations were available at the Rio next door. The parking lot is huge and the freeway and strip access were great. The drinks came quickly while gambling (during the week). The buffet was fairly good and the price could not be beat.

This was a great place to stay. The hotel is located off of the strip across the street from the Palms and next door to the Rio. The free shuttle to the strip runs often and the trip is short. I walked to the strip one morning and it took me about 20 min.

The hotel and casino are nice and the staff is friendly and helpful. A room upgrade was provided by asking. The room was nice and spacious. The bathroom was very nice.

The hotel has a basic buffet which was very inexpensive and you get a discount for showing your gaming card. It has an adequate outdoor pool and a 70 lane bowling alley.

The clientele are a little more mature than many of the strip hotels so the rooms were very quiet. The casino was a bit smokey, but the air flow was good. There was no sign 10 per day.

We stayed for 5 nights for vacation and one of the nights was free. I think the average came out to $60-something per night. Overall, I thought it was a good value for a room of similar range - comfortable room, nice premises, reasonably close to the strip.

We booked the premium room w/ king bed; it looked like it was recently remodeled, not sure what the standard rooms look like. The one we had was clean, with a nice modern design, not large but enough space, comfortable bed. The bathroom had a tiled shower stall (no tub), soft towels & bottles of shampoo/conditioner/lotion. The room had a table & 2 chairs, armoire & drawers, iron & board, flat screen TV with very basic cable. The hotel charges $12.99 per day for wifi, I didn't use it. They provide free shuttles to the strip. I'm not usually a very demanding guest as far as amenities, so I didn't mind the lack of frills. But I did wish they had more tv channels.

Food options are pretty good. The Ping Pang Pong Chinese restaurant has dim sum lunch from 10-3 that is yummy. Eating dim sum for breakfast was one of my favorite parts of the trip. The Cortez Room has very good prime rib. I didn't try the buffet or the cafe. There's also an ice cream corner, The Noodle Exchange restaurant & a TGI Friday in the building.

Checking in & out was easy. I booked through Expedia and the front desk gave me no trouble. This was our first time staying at the Gold Coast and it was a pleasant surprise. We had an enjoyable stay, definitely will return.