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| - Fact: Circus Circus was one of the key locations for Sean Connery's 007 film "Diamonds Are Forever."
Fact: The hotel today is even tackier than it was in 1971.
Fact: That creepy feeling you got when you saw Mr. Wint and Mr. Kidd in the film? Yeah. The hotel will give you that creepy feeling, too.
They charge a mandatory "resort fee," which is a bit of a misnomer. This isn't a resort. Imagine instead that the t-shirt vendors and samurai sword dealers of your local flea market teamed up with a carnival, started a permanent location, and decided to add 3x more flashing lights than Britney sees getting out of a limo. To add to the ambiance, they found a way to make the building smell like an orange melmac ashtray that hasn't been cleaned in 30 years.
Cheap. Stinky. Dark. Slightly seedy. That's a pretty good description.
We had a recently renovated room, within the past month, and it was not as tacky as the rest of the hotel. That will not last, though. There was pizza sauce on the wall from the previous tenants that stayed put during my entire week stay. On one of the days, room service did not even check on our room or see if we needed towels.
The furniture in the room, though new, was a peculiar blend. There was a desk and a table, but the only chair was a cloth living room arm chair. I'm not sure how they anticipated someone to use the table or the desk comfortably.
For those of you who have driven up I-95 through the Carolinas, this is the South of the Border of the Vegas Strip. Don't do it. It's cheap, but it's too cheap. Find a decent place off the Strip, or wait for a special rate at a decent hotel through a travel site.
What do you think of the review?
Mr. Wint: Very moving.
Mr. Kidd: Heartwarming, Mr. Wint.
Mr. Wint: A glowing tribute, Mr. Kidd.
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