First let me cover some of the pros before I get to the cons. The room I'm in is a decent size. The bed is extremely comfortable and the flat screen TV is a nice addition. The pool that is open is nicely set up with a swim up black jack table and other games for the family.
It also has a nice bar with plenty of TVs and the music that was playing was ok. The casino area uses the limited space very well. The Sports book area is absolutely awesome. The biggest pro would be the location. It's next to and across the street from several other nice hotel/casinos which makes it very easy to escape from this place.
Now, for the cons, the "New" Tropicana has obviously been remodeled. But, it's still very old. For starters, every time I showered the water leaked from the tub causing a large puddle in the carpet. I pointed it out to house keeping and their fix was to stuff a towel along the bottom of the shower. All this did was slow the process of the carpet getting wet. And, while showering the water temperature would constantly change. Almost reminiscent of being a kid and flushing the toilet so your sibling gets ice cold water during their shower.
Even worse, the pipes in this place are so old the smell of sewage emits from my toilet. This causes my entire room to smell as if it's on a septic tank. To get away from this I decided to go down to the pool area. While at the pool when the wind shifted I could smell the sewage again. Just to make sure it wasn't just me I asked some other guests and they smelled it too. A couple even had the same problem as me with the smell coming from the toilet in their room.
I would definitely not recommend staying at The New Tropicana. There's plenty of other nicely priced Hotel/Casinos to stay at that are not trying to cover up their age with a fresh coat of paint. If you do decide to stay and try it our for yourself, don't say I didn't warn you!! Lol