I got a deal on this place. My friends and I decided to go to Vegas on a whim and luckily I got this place on Priceline for about 100 bucks a night, whereas the cheapest I could find on Hotels.com was 120 bucks for the Stratosphere, which might as well be in Utah. Now usually when I book on Priceline, I get a room with a lovely view of the wall but to my surprise, I had a wonderful view of the strip. Not only that, the room was bigger square footage wise than other hotels I have stayed at on the strip and the bathroom had a soaking tub and his/her sinks. As far as the casino aspect, they are sort of in a transition phase. Since Planet Hollywood bought the casino from the Aladdin, you can tell they are trying to cater to the 20-30 crowd. It has a pretty nice shopping area and the renovations are done quite well. Best of all, it has one of the best locations on the strip. Right in the middle of everything.