As a not too frequent visitor to Vegas but going with those who know the area, we were urged to stay at Golden Nugget.
I love the look, the staff for the most part, the features like restaurants and cafe, and the location. The rooms are great and the beds are awesome and you get a really clean sense from the rooms and housekeeping is super.
As a non-smoker, I did not love the smokiness in the casino.
I liked the design of the pool area and that I could go outside easily to look for fresh air. Operative word: look for fresh air. What the heck: everyone in the Fremont Street area under that overhang smokes, I swear. There were parents with little children and even young preteen children bringing them into this smoky area, which I would never do.
It is really fun and really cool but the bottom line is that I saw kids coughing, and I was coughing and it seemed so many more smokers were whooping it up in here than in other places.
Having just got over bronchitis it was rather touchy and I cannot say I would look forward to the experience again, which is mainly affected by my relationship with smoke.