Stayed at The Orleans in June 2003, and the hotel and rooms were fantastic. The rooms were nice the service excellent, a gem in the desert, if you wanted to go to the strip, you just took the shuttle. The entire staff at The Orleans knows the meaning of Customer Service, it is the place I will stay from now on everytime I go to Las Vegas

First of all, let me just say I only booked my stay because of all the great reviews I read here on this site. So, having said that......the Orleans was fantastic! Up to a point...My girlfriend and I stayed there Tuesday Sep 2nd, so it wasn't nearly as crowded as I suppose it would have normally been. As soon as we walked in, I knew we had made a good choice. Nice Decor, ton of parking, and you didnt have to walk through a ton of Casino just to get to the front desk. Room was clean, and had an awesome view of the strip....(we payed an extra 10 bucks for a view) Everything was GREAT....Jacuzzi and Pool were very nice, drinks strong but cheap, like I said for the price (40 bucks) I was VERY surprised.
This is where the fun stopped though, because I was awoken at 8am to the sounds of drilling, hammering, and sawing!!! It sounded like they were doing it right next door. Alas, I was very irritated and it was impossible to sleep. However, the front dest was kind enough to give us 2 comp buffets, (a savings of about 15 bucks) Whatever, its sad to say that such a great hotel would still be greedy and book rooms where obviously the guests would be disturbed. owell, otherwise I would have given the stay an A+. when you check in...make sure to ask whether they are remodeling or converting any rooms and on what floor....

I really hesitate to write my review because those of us who have experienced don't want this wonderful hotel's rates to sky rocket or have it be sold out when we want to go.
My wife and I visit Las Vegas atleast twice a year. We had our favorite moderately expensive property right on the strip that we tended to stay at most often. However, after reading the reviews for The Orleans here this spring, we took a chance and booked a room for the first week of August.
Unbelievable! Close-in parking. Our first stop was the registration desk. No lines, plenty of friendly front desk help. Gave my name, 2 minutes later I have my room keys. Following the careful directions given to us, we walked through the nice, bright casino, showed our room key to the 24 hour guard at the room elevators, and zipped quickly up to our nice, bright floor.
The room was exactly as described by other reviewers here. Huge, like new, clean, bright, and nicely appointed. Our room had all the niceaties that you find in the more expensive hotels- marble bathroom, iron and board, nice selection of soaps, mouth wash, shampoos, and large, fluffy towels. Kingsize bed was very comfortable. Nice sitting area, individual climate control, opening window in the bath.
The pools and pool areas were spacious, not overly crowded, and the towel, bar, and drink service employees were friendly and efficient. The casino is nicely sized with a great selection of minimum play prices. Slot club is the best I've found yet in over 15 years of going to Las Vegas. Earned two free dinner buffets after well less than $200 worth of slot play.
Food and selection at the buffet was at least as good, and in some cases better, than good the Rio or Aladdin buffets. We had great food and service at the other resturants at the The Orleans as well. The Mexican restaurant in particular was very good. Bars and free entertainment were top-notch.

Did I mention we paid $33.00 a night for our room?!

To top this all off, I filled out one of the postage paid comment/suggestion cards from our room and dropped it the mailbox at the airport when we flew home. Three days after I arrived home I received a personal response in the mail from an Orleans manager thanking me for my suggestions, and indicating that he would bring them up at the next staff meeting!
Orleans...please keep up the truely wonderful work! You've impressed the two of us, and we now have a new favorite property.
-Bill R.

A friend who was visiting had never been to Las Vegas, so I booked us in at the Orleans. Never having stayed there before, I didn't know what to expect. Easy check in, asked for a room near the elevator because of a knee injury, no problem, friendly, and most of all, clean. We were amazed at the beautiful and spacious room, at the great rate. Of course, the Orleans has THE BEST BUFFET in Vegas. The slots were good paybacks as well. We found it very convenient and friendly. We are definitely going back.