The hotel is great.... theres nothing wrong with the hotel AT ALL, except the extortionate calling rates! I had my phone stolen in the casino there, and had to call the UK to cancel it... a 6 minute phone call has ended up costing me $110!!! That is nearly 60 Quid!

I checked into the Palace Station on 07/21/2008 after responding to a mail offer of three nights free. I was to be charged $59.00 for the fourth night as the offer was good for 3 nights max. My flight from Tampa was over an hour late in leaving and I missed my connecting flight from Chicago to Las Vegas. United re-booked me to a 6:00 AM flight and provided a hotel for the night. I called the Palace Station from O'Hare and the friendly operator changed the arrival date and dropped the charge for the extra night.

I arrived on Monday, 07/21 about noon and checked in. Check-in was slow, but a posted sign explained that check-out time was noon, and guests checking out would be given priority to those checking in before the 3:00 check-in time. Got a coupon book on arrival with a $5.00 match play, some two-for-one meal offers, and various discounts including the gift shop.

The room was not overly large but tastefully decorated. Pillow-top matress. Nice, modern furniture and a giant flat screen T.V. which displayed a fuzzy, grainy picture. (All except the Station Hotel channels, which came through with amazing clarity.) In-room safe was locked, but security quickly opened it up for my use.

The bathroom was very spacious, with granite countertops, a magnifying makeup mirror mounted to the wall. The shower was new tile with marble shelves and featured a very large "rain" type shower head that gave excellent volume and pressure. Shampoo and condtioner provided, of course.

End table had a clock radio. No in-room coffee.

I was plesantly surprised by the quality of the room and appointments. Much better than I expected.

I ate at the buffet for lunch immediately, as I was famished from the trip. Food selection and quality was mediocre and totally ordinary. If there hadn't been a line at the Grand Café, I wouldn't have eaten there.

After a long nap and some play in the Casino, I had dinner in the Grand Café, where I had the NY steak special for dinner. Excellent and well worth the price. This was one of a number of meals at the Grand Café, each of which was satisfying and reasonably priced. It's also not possible to go near the Grand Café without staring into the refrigerated case in front to marvel at the beautiful pastry and cake creations that comprise a veritable museum display. I don't have a sweet tooth, normally don't eat desserts, but just looking at the cakes and pastries became a daily ritual for me. Who would have thought?

During the last night of my scheduled stay, I awoke gasping for air, unable to breathe. I was able to call the emergency button on the house phone and security was swift in responding and accommodating to my needs. After a short time, rather than have them summon a paramedic, I took a cab to University Medical Center emergency room. When it became necessary for me to be admitted for tests and observation, I called Palace Station, and they were friendly and accommodating and allowed my wife arrive later in the day and extend our room stay indefinitely. The staff was friendly and helpful at every turn.

I was released the next day after having been diagnosed with pneumonia, and now accompanied by my wife, spent a couple of more days while I recovered some strength before retuning home on Sunday, 07/27. (My four night, solo Vegas excursion ended up being a multi-city, seven day ordeal including a hospital stay.)

My wife got the "check-in special" of two $3.99 breakfast buffets (she hadn't been able to talk to me before she checked in) so we had the breakfast buffet one morning. A repeat of the lunch buffet, so far as it went. Indifferent food, passable quality. Neither of us will make that mistake again.

I had to tell my wife about the coupon book. I kept trying to figure out how all of it adds up to the "$500.00 Value" as printed on the book. I tried to estimate the value of everything, including the free cocktail at the Irish pub, and all I could do was tell my wife, "Honey, don't you DARE spend $2,250.00 at the gift shop for a 20% coupon discount!"

I had dinner at Chang's, Palace Station's Chinese eatery. Good, standard Chinese selections reasonably priced from about $8.00 and up. On the whole, about the same as most neighborhood Chinese joints, if your neighborhood isn't New York, San Francisco, or Peking.

My wife and I dined at The Broiler steak house one evening. The meat was very good, the salad bar was outstanding. We weren't dissatisfied, but certainly felt that the price was on the high end for the quality.

I enjoyed playing in the Palace Station casino. It was large enough for plenty of variety in games and machines. The dealers were capable and friendly. Everything about the casino appealed to my low-roller needs.

A daily paper at your front door is a nice touch.

We normally rent cars, and since my wife rented the car when I was hospitalized, she did all of the driving. One of her comments at the end of the stay was, "Wow! This is a great location. You're right near the Strip. You're near Downtown. You're near all of my favorite shopping places, and a couple of places we like to eat. It's really easy to get around from here. Let's stay here again, sometime." I agree

Wow... what a great hotel! We stayed here for 4 nights. Reasonable rates (from $34-$99 + taxes a night depending on season and what day of the week it is). The rooms were recently renovated and very clean in the "Tower Rooms". The staff were courteous and polite. The food in the attached casino was AMAZING at this little seafood place called "Oyster Bar"....I am still dreaming about it!! There is a Starbucks in the lobby which is great! There is a free shuttle that goes down to the Tropicana Hotel on the Strip all day. I liked that the hotel was off the strip. It was quieter and it wasn't overcrowded. The pools were decent and completely desolate when we were there. I highly recommend this hotel and tell all my friends to stay there.

We just spent 3 nights at the Palace Station. We started out very disappointed to be staying here. We had wanted to stay at Monte Carlo, where we normally stay in Vegas, but the price was just out of line. Once we got inside Palace Station, we were very pleasantly surprised. It's a perfectly fine place. It is not the Bellagio by any means, but you can't beat it for the price! We stayed in a courtyard room, which is the cheaper area. The room was small, but nicely remodeled. One thing to note, you cannot get ajoining rooms in this part of the hotel. The only bad thing I can say is that their pillows were terrible. Otherwise, everything was perfectly acceptable.

The buffet is cheap and perfectly good-$6 for lunch and dinner. You get a $1 discount if you sign up for the player's card.
We ate at the mexican restaurant in the hotel ( which they have a variety of deals for) and the food and the margaritas were terrific.

If you're looking for a deal and can handle being off the strip, this place is a great option.