My husband and I needed a staycation, so we checked into the Golden Nugget for one night. The hotel itself is lovely, and the staff is courteous and efficient. However, there were some issues. My complaints are as follows:
1. Hookers in the casino. If they're obvious to me, they should be obvious to security. They shouldn't be allowed to work the casino floor in so blatant a manner.
2. They need to invest in new mattresses. I felt like I was having a Princess and the Pea experience. The mattress in our room was entirely too soft. Not everyone likes to sink all the way to the floor when they lie down.
3. Make sure all rooms have a Do Not Disturb sign. We didn't have one in ours, but I didn't think it was necessary. That is, until housekeeping barged in at 8:30 a.m. and woke us up. Ouch. Good thing we were able to check out and drive the three miles to our own house to sleep in comfort.
Other than that, the Golden Nugget is a nice location for tourists. Just don't expect to be getting caviar on a bologna budget.

I highly recommend this hotel. I had a great time with friends and this is a spectacular hotel.

We arrived at the Golden Nugget around 3pm and there was no wait at check in. We asked for a free upgrade and the clerk did try to find one but most of the rooms were sold out due to a Blackjack Tournement that weekend. We had a South Tower room on the 19 floor which had a pretty view and a very comfortable King Bed. The bathroom was nice and the shower had very good water pressure. The time share people near the elevators did try to stop on on several occasions but just tell them you are not interested and they will stop. (you will also get these people at the entrance to the casino on Fremont St as well) Overall the the Golden Nugget was a very nice hotel, we did get the coupon booklet but most coupons are only good Mon-Fri, and of course we stayed on the weekend. We did eat at the Carson St Cafe which was okay. We ate at The Grille on late nights but the people there did not have much personality at all. Casino was fun, but the slots were very tight. I enjoyed playing the blackjack tables there and the dealers were always great. As far as the Fremont St area, the place has a lot of sketchy characters in the area and a lot of people giving you "free" comps (beware of them it is a timeshare). Lightshow was pretty neat as well. I would probably stay on the strip next time, not because of Golden Nugget because it was fabulous there, but the Fremont St area did not impress me much.

I have been to Vegas numerous times and usually travel there twice a year, always stay at Main Street Station (see my review) stayed at the GN for 3 nites and then over to the MSS for 4. The price of the room was $49.00 a night plus tax, received a coupon booklet, only used the ones for the buffet. The drink coupons were kind of a joke, as all they gave you was a sampler glass of certain types of beer, and a small mixed drink ( you could not taste any alcohol) the bartender was not very nice. The buffet was good and a value at 2 for 1. Like others have said the pool area is very crowded and it is extremely hard to get a chair. There were a lot of families.
You had to a walk a far way to get to the elevator for the south tower and yes those annoying time share people were there bugging everyone, just keep walking! If you walk far away from your spouse they will not bother you.

We ended up getting a handicapped washroom (the sink was very small and there was no counter space at all to place anything) there was no fridge in the room and the TV did not always work as there were no signals for the channels. The GN is pretty crowded and it seemed like there was a more younger crowd who like to party ( the MSS is more quiet with a different clinental) the slots were tight, could not even win $5.00 (different story at the MSS, the CAL and Binions) drink service was far and few inbetween, not like Binions (with excellent, super friendly waitresses) and MSS or the CAL.

In any event, the GN was clean and the room was pretty nice, but not all that big but for $49.00 a night, who can complain. I just will not stay again, it just was not for me.

Any way, that's my 2 cents worth.