This is my third time staying here, and once again, it was great. When I arrived, I got a Vintage room, and it was definitely old school. It was very spacious and looked out at the old rooftop. I think the thermostat was broken because I cranked it up to 85, turned it on high, and it was still pretty cold. Opened the windows to let in some air to warm it up a bit.
Had dinner at Pizza Lotto and it was good new York style pizza; very good customer service. Also had lunch at the Subway; no complaints. They are pretty stingy about checking your phone at the table games--had to stand up away from the table just to check on a dinner reservation. As it has been well documented, there are several old school secrets in the hotel--one of them happens to be in the Vintage level. The one labeled room with a door key is #234 on the 2nd floor of the Vintage level area. All the other rooms are four digits long and have the card key system installed. This room is not open to the public but is still in use. Chalk this up to another interesting aspect of the El Cortez. Can't wait to go back!