I've been here many times - I'm really surprised I didn't write a review previously.
This is no longer a Maloof hotel, it is a Station Casino. No more playboy bunnies running around. No more hottest pool in town vibe or hottest lounge (even though ghost bar is still there).
BUT that's ok! The rates are really affordable and the rooms are awesome. Way better in overall size / cleanliness / design / than the hotels that are four to five times the rate of this one on the strip.
We came early on a Friday (10:30AM) and hoped we could leave our bags at the front desk and go to the pool while we wait for our checkin time. Nope, they went ahead and gave us our room right then and there, sweet! And we got a corner room with two window views of the pool and the strip, awesome!
The pool still has "ditch friday at the pool" and they do still have a DJ. But it's not a scene anymore. It's a pool at a hotel with a DJ hahaha.
All the servers were really nice, the bartenders awesome, even the gal who made up our room was very nice.
I didn't encounter one broken game in the casino area. I spent (way too much) a bit of time there and it was on point.
Thanks for the awesome weekend!