The best time to get fantastic rates at the WIld Horse is when the temperature exceeds 115 degrees. My sister got a room for $58 and I got a room for $67 per night since I booked a little early on Hotwire. If you are able to do a last minute, you gonna get A DEAL!
The hotel is nicely decorated, with a grand entryway boasting a giant chandelier and statue of the most wild of horses. The rooms are clean, nicely decorated, and modern. If you ask for a bigger room, you might get lucky and get the rooms on the ends of the building which seem a few feet wider. The hotel part of the casino is smoke free so if you don't gamble you can avoid the smoke. They even have a non-smoking buffer slot machine area between the main floor and hotel portion, to further "airlock" from smoke.
The food court and restaurants are very convenient for a quick bite if you don't feel like leaving the complex, which can be a savior when the heat is oppresive outside. The pool is huge and clean. The towel checkout system is a bit strict but I guess saves them thousands of dollars a year on stolen towels.
The biggest complaint I have are the room keys. They would lose their ability to open the door about once a day and I had to get them re-keyed at the front desk countless times. Give me the old low tech solution...metal KEYS!
Anytime I have to stay in south Phoenix area, and it's an inferno outside, I'm freakin' there!