After reading some reviews, I was a bit concerned about this hotel, especially the Garden Rooms. When I arrived at about 8pm, I was upgraded to the Island Tower for free with an apology (?) I was on the 5th floor, but still had a great view of the airport, Luxor and Mandalay Bay. My only complaint is the fact that the air conditioning was insufficient during the afternoon. It was about 95 degrees outside and about 79 degrees inside. This problem resolved itself when the sun went down and the room cooled to about 74 degrees. The bathroom was perfect. The bathtub was huge and the water pressure was strong when using the shower. The casino itself, I admit, is old looking and becomes half-empty by about 11pm. Using the monorail is a good idea, and it is easy to get to if you take the escalator by the "Lucky $20" promotion onto the pedestrian walk to the MGM Grand. The Garden Cafe has the best meatloaf (wrapped in bacon). The Garden area is amazing and surrounds two pools and three hot tubs. At one point I was in a hot tub watching a bird build a nest in a tree. The main pool opens rather late, around 9am, but you can walk through the garden area before then. The Garden rooms seem to have stairwells that lead directly into the garden/pool area, so I could see that actually being a plus. Overall, the experience was great. If you are on a tight budget, I would highly recommend spending an evening or two visiting the casinos and gift shops on Freemont Street. For example, a bottle of water at the Tropicana: $2-3. On Freemont street: 2 for $1. The free concerts on Freemont Street at night aren't bad either.

My sister and I took our mom to vegas for Mothers Day. We had stayed in the Tropicana in Atlantic City before so we thought for the price and being on the strip we would stay here. BAD JUDGEMENT. Check in and sent to the Island Towers. Room was muscky smelling, beds were awful. We went back to the front desk and asked for another room. No better than the first one. We asked to be put on another tower and was told this is the newest one. We checked out and went to New York, New York. I know this hotel is old but updates are definitely needed. But then thats the old saying ":You get what you pay for" and we did. Unless they do some serious upgrades add a few dollars and stay some place else.

Our first room was very dirty, broken doors and headboard, and shower drain did NOT work at all. Standing water almost immediately. We were upgraded to a much nicer, cleaner room with a patio. Hotel elevators were terrifyingly small and very very slow. We opted to take the stairs for most of our stay. The pool was beautiful and the casino was pleasant and never crowded. We didn't have any of the food while we were there.

This hotel needs some repairs. Our room was clean and the price was very economical. We also felt the location was good since it is easy to get on and off the strip from I-15. We have stayed at several other Las Vegas Strip hotels. This one has the largest and best pool compared to Treasure Island, Monte Carlo & others. The room was nothing fancy but we don't go to Las Vegas to stay in our hotel room since there is so much to do.