I actually had never stayed at the Golden Nugget and I stayed here because I had to do some work not too far from here. I got the rooms for $41 per night during the weekdays, which is pretty cheap to me.
I was really impressed with the Golden Nugget. The walkways are very clean and looks newly remodeled. It doesn't look like the other hotels, like California (piece of shit hotel). My room was pretty big (I got 2 Queens, but I asked for a King since it was only me staying there so I jumped from 1 bed to the other all night long). The pool area is also really nice, since it's in the middle of the hotel and there are glass walls surrounding it so a lot of people can see. In the center of the pool area, there is a shark tank! There is also a slide that takes you through the shark tank. Pretty sweet! I'd definitely come here again