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We had the studio with the "bad" view because we didn't want to pay to upgrade and weren't savvy enough to try the $20 trick. Note: if you want to upgrade the traditional way, it's $25/night for a better view and $50/night for a 1 bedroom. The resort fees were $15/day and while you used to have to pay a $22/day surcharge for gym and $14/day surcharge for overnight parking, both of these are no more.
The studio was pretty spacious (mind you, this is my first time going to Vegas so I'm not able to compare it to any other hotels). Most importantly, it was extremely clean. When we decided to go away for the weekend, we heard about dirty Vegas hotels and wanted to stay away from these... so we were relieved that everything was spotless. There was a hot plate and mini-fridge, as well as a microwave and some cookware, but we didn't use any of these. The bed is really comfy though I think as others pointed out, the mattress is considerably smaller than the bed frame.
The bathroom is flipping awesome... maybe it's because I have a cramped bathroom at home, but first off - there's a giant jacuzzi and a giant shower - both of which are separate. The bathroom is the size of the dorm room I had in college. And the robes that you can use are really comfy too.
The pool is fine - I doubt that it's as flashy as most Vegas pools but it was perfectly okay by us. Lots of people drinking in there, but also a lot of kids. This seemed to be one of the more family-friendly hotels, since you don't need to walk through a casino to get to the rooms nor are you inhaling second-hand smoke 24/7. The smoke-free environment was a big plus for us, as was having no casino.
The location is off the strip, but it was about a 5-minute walk from the Wynn. There is also a free shuttle to TI that runs every 15 minutes, btu we just walked to the strip and took the bus to get to places like Mandalay Bay. During the day, you can cut through Fashion Show Mall to get to the strip if the heat/lack of a good pedestrian environment (i.e., sidewalks) gets to you. There were plenty of cabs at the entrance, but we didn't want to pay an absurd amount to travel in 1/12 mile increments.
The staff was all friendly and accommodating. We checked in just after noon on Friday and did the 4pm late checkout, which was really nice because we were able to make a few last stops before hitting the road. If we ever visit Vegas again, we plan on staying here again!
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