Bad smells, as others have mentioned. The room was in disrepair - obviously overdue for new carpeting in particular.
The magnifying mirror/light was broken.

Tub didn't drain while I took my shower - found myself standing in the water up to my ankles.

Non-smoking room, but strong smell of smoke seems to come through the air conditioniong system.

The staff was friendly and helpful - though they seemed overwhelmed by all the customer complaints.

We had just come from a nicer hotel, so this was a bit hard to deal with. I didn't feel comfortable walking around the room barefoot, which isn't a good sign. But for people with lower expectations, who are not so picky about cleanliness, it might be fine.

We were trying to book the Tuscany Suites (around the corner) thru Hotwire. We asked Hotwire in advance if the Tuscany was one of "their" hotels.."Yes"

Anyway, we ended up at the Atrium "suites"

1. We booked over 2 months in advance but when I called the hotel (after getting the "surprise" from Hotwire) and asked for a NON-SMOKING room, I was advised they didnt have any available...TWO MONTHS in advance. They said they'd TRY to get me a NS room but they didnt try hard enough I guess. As soon as we got off the elevator on the 5th floor, we could smell stale cigarette smoke..this stink followed us everywhere on the 5th floor..right into the room and bed.

2. The "suite" aspect is over rated. its like a regular hotel room except they've squeezed in a wall to separate off the bedroom..part of it is a 45 degree slant which chops the main portion of the room way down. Theres a table & 2 chairs in that part and Two people can't walk around in that part at the same time.

We visited friends at the Tuscany suites..MUCH nicer, non smoking and huge rooms.

3. Oh, by the way, we stayed in $ 39 and $ 49 motels enroute to Vegas. They all had free internet. Atrium advertises High speed internet but when I tried to connect from our room, it didnt work. I called the front desk and found out that the Do have internet..but its NOT free. They want $ 10.00 a day ! What a rip off ! Never again.

My wife and I plus 2 kids, aged 8 & 11, spent three nights at the Atrium Suites Las Vegas in April 2007. We had booked a twin queen room. When we got there they only had a single king room so the kids slept on the sofa bed. The checkin lady told us that our booking on the internet is only a request and is therefore not guaranted.

The second night we went to have showers at about 7:00pm and no hot water. We rang the front desk and the maintenance department got back to us and told us that there would be hot water in about five miniutes. About 30 minutes later the water was OK. On the third night the same thing. At about 8:30pm, the maintenance man came to our room to tell us there is a problem with the boiler and it was now OK and we would have hot water in about 10 minutes. Two hours later the kids went to bed dirty and the parents had cool showers. When we told the reception at check out the next morning she didn't care.

My advice, stay somewhere else. There is plenty of accomodation in Lad Vegas.

Let me start by saying I've stayed in many hotels in Vegas as I do a lot of business there. I've stayed in hotels like Palace Station, Sahara, Excalibur, Luxor, Flamingo, Tropicana, Venetian, Treasure, Monte Carlo, and The Wynn. As well as many non-casino time-share hotels and chain hotels.
Booked this hotel as I was on a business trip, but brought along my wife and baby daughter. Front desk staff was friendly. Took elevator up to, I believe 4th floor, where my room was located. As soon as we got off the elevator, there was a horrible sulphur-like smell in the halls. Ok. Not going to hang out in the halls, so not a huge deal. However, the smell lingered in the hotel for the whole we week we were there.
Got to our room, and there was an awful smell of cheap cologne in the room. It was really gross and unbearable. We called the front desk, and changed rooms.
The second room smelled a little better, but a bit like cigarettes. The rooms look very "cheesy" and feel dirty. The carpet is dirty and you will get the old "black socks" if you walk around the room for a while. The couch was a bit grimy and old. The lighting in the rooms is horrible. The rooms need a serious upgrade/makeover.
I can't remember if the internet connection was working or if there was any at all.
We bought a small hot pot to heat up baby food and bottles. It blew out the fuse in the living room area. There was no way to fix it that day, so they had to run an orange extension cord from the bedroom to the living room area until the next day.
Seems like there are a lot of airline people staying here, as we saw many pilots and flight attendants. They must have a really good contract rate to stay here.
I'm not in to casino hopping, but it is near the Hard Rock. However, Paradise Rd is somewhat of a seedy area off the strip.
I would not recommend this hotel, and would not stay there again with all the other options at the same price or better in Vegas. Just feels like a dirty Vegas hotel off the strip. No idea how they got 3 stars compared to all the other 3-star hotels in Vegas.