Just returned from a very dissapointing comped 3 night stay at Main Street Station. This was my favorite place to stay and play downtown.
The entire place place has gone downhill and fast. My room was not very clean so i asked for another and that too was nasty. Mold growing in bathroom, paint splatter on tub, burn hole in shower curtain, and thats just the bathroom....where am i???? The Western The rest of the room was mostly clean. The airconditioner is a different story. They are alll past their prime and are louder than any plane you will hear at the airport. CHeck-in and out were uneventful with no wait, but the staff as whole seems indifferent now. 1 cocktail waittress per shift has been eliminated and you can tell a difference. Dissapointing is one way to describe what the buffet has become. Breakfast was still decent but lunch and dinner has gone to the dogs. Elevators not cleaned once in 4days and 3 nights. I don't know whats going on here, it used to be one of the nicest downtown and now i can find better rooms at the ElCortez for less money.

Stayed at MSS March 20-24, 2007. The room was absolutely disgusting. By far the worst I have ever stayed in. For the price, I wasn't expecting the Bellegio or anything....but did think it would be atleast clean! Maroon/chunky stuff on the comforter which I tried twice to get changed out...but kept getting the same one back, throw up residue in the toilet, hair all over the floor and bathtub, one day had blood on my towel! Yuck!

Trains are really noisy and fans on top of casinos are even noisier if you stay above them. Not a hotel for light sleepers.

On a positive note: Check in was easy, friendly staff, food at both 777 and buffet really good.

Don't think I would stay here again though!

I just got back from a 4 day stay at Main Street with 7 other family members who booked their rooms seperately. We had a total of 4 rooms and I got to inspect each one. The rooms at Main Street are probably some of the best in the Fremont Street area.
There were no issues in any of the rooms themselves. Yes- I did hear a train go by one night from my 11th floor room but I was quickly back to sleep in what was a very comfortable bed.
Another family member had a room on the 17th floor (the floors are segregated to all smoking or non-smkoing rooms) which was close to the interstate, but I could not hear a thing through the windows as we took in an added bonus from the top floor- we were able to watch the USAF Thunderbirds practicing their routine as they flew over nearby Nellis AFB - The home of the Thunderbirds. I would agree with others here that the rooms were pretty good in size but the bathrooms were a tad small. They were fine by me though.

The casino had great slots and video poker machines, low limits on the table games and everyone was very friendly to us during our stay. The only less-than-wonderful aspect of the hotel was the bell desk. The Bellmen on the morning shift could of cared less about anything than reading the newspaper and eating ice cream cones. The bellmen at night were a little better but you still got the felling you were being bothersome if you asked them for any assistance on any level.

I will go back to main street - It was a wonderful experience and I think you would have a very similar experience, too.

My husband and I stayed at the Main Street Station Hotel & Casino for 2 nights in early March 2007. This is not a "glitzy" huge hotel like many of those found up on the Strip, but it is a nice, older hotel in the downtown area, & it is a good option for travelers on a budget. The main areas of the hotel & casino have a lot of antique charm, & we were pleasantly surprised to find that the rooms had obviously undergone a recent renovation because they were very modern & comfortable.

Check-in was quick & the staff was friendly. Our room was larger than we expected, with the exception of the bathroom, which was small (adequate, but very small). The bed & chairs were very comfortable. Our room looked out toward Fremont Street & the railroad tracks. The only complaint we had about our room was the noise of both passing trains & the fans on the roof of the Main Street casino, which was just below our room (we were on the 6th floor). The train noise wasn't terrible & I don't recall hearing trains go by late at night, but during the day it was noticable. The fan noise was annoying at night, though - we turned on our air conditioner to drown out the fan noise, but that just made it even louder in our room. These noise issues were not a huge problem, but if we were to stay there again we'd probably request a room on the other side of the building or up on a higher floor (a friend travelling with us stayed across the hall & said her room was pretty quiet).

There was no Internet access from our hotel room, however there is a wi-fi area near the player's club off of the casino, plus there is a computer terminal in the lobby available for guest use for a fee.

We ate dinner at the steak restaurant at the Main Street one night. The food was decent, but not excellent. Two of us ordered medium-well steaks & found them to be overcooked & dry, which surprised us since it was a steakhouse restaurant. We also had the breakfast buffet one morning, which we thought was great.

If you are a gambler then downtown is a great place to stay; that is the primary "attraction" in this part of Vegas. We found the Main Street casino to be relatively uncrowded most of the time, which was nice. The casino staff was friendly as well. There isn't much shopping to do in downtown (although there is an outlet mall not far away) & the Main Street does not have a swimming pool, however it's neighbor, the California Hotel, has a rooftop pool that Main Street Station guests may use. We stayed at the Cal last year & I used the pool - it's fine if you just want to swim some laps or lay in the sun, but it certainly does not rival the elaborate pool deck areas of some of the larger/newer hotels in Vegas (up on the Strip, that is).

Fremont Street is a short walk from Main Street Station (walk through the Main Street, through the Cal, then walk one block down the street & you're there). Fremont Street is the place to be at night if you are downtown - check out the free laser light show that plays periodically throughout the evening, gamble your way from one casino to the next, buy a cheap margarita-by-the-yard, etc. There are also numerous other restaurant choices in the hotels on Fremont Street; we had dinner at Grotto at the Golden Nugget one evening where we had a tasty Italian/seafood meal.

Overall we were happy with our downtown hotel choice and will probably stay there again the next time we want to stay in downtown Vegas.