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| - Excalibur definitely has a great visual impact upon arrival...I mean, what's more awesome than staying inside a hotel that looks like a castle? But once you step inside your room, you realize that it's not as cool anymore.
The parking lot is huge, but it is spread out around the hotel rather than being condensed into a parking structure. So, we ended up in a spot where we had to walk pretty far to get inside the hotel. Not that I'm lazy, but we had a lot of stuff to carry!
Check in was easy. We dared my friend to try the "$20 Trick" to see if we could get a room upgrade, but it didn't work-- probably because there were too many bookings for EDC weekend.
Our room could have used a facelift. The furnishings were all pretty ugly and must have seen better days. I've stayed at better equipped Holiday Inns. Not that I could complain, really, because the price for the room was pretty good!
This is a practical hotel that fit our needs of 1) being on The Strip 2) storing our things 3) giving us a place to crash at night. If you are expecting any more than that, or if you'll be spending a lot of time in the hotel, you'll be disappointed. In that case, I suggest you drop a bit more cash on a better hotel. But for the frugal group who will be out most of the time, Excalibur is a good fit!
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