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| - For my first trip back to Sin City in at least a decade, my friend and I decided to stay at NY, NY (even though we're both from NY to start with. It's got a pretty central location on the south portion of the Strip, making it easy to walk around to MGM, Luxor, and Mandalay Bay to the south, while being within very walkable distance of all the new CityCenter stuff (which wasn't around last time I was here), Planet Hollywood, Bellagio, and the likes to the north. Although we arrived quite late (after midnight on Friday night), there was still quite a bit of a line to check in, with only 2 people helping to get people processed. It was late, but this is Vegas - so expected a bit more attention to service to be paid. They also didn't have the room we booked handy, so they gave us a 'Madison'-style room in the smoking section that was clearly for people with accessibility needs. I didn't mind the extra space, and they actually did a decent job of keeping the smell of cigarettes muted (the hallway, not as much). That said, the amenities in the room are of rather poor quality - the TV had really bad reception; the shower set-up (a no-bath setup without a door) had water leak out a bit more without the proper sloping towards the drain; and the weirdest thing of all - our toilet always required 2 flushes to work properly.
The room experience was rather poor, but the rest of the hotel is pretty solid. The roller coaster was actually a very fun/solid ride, and there's a good assortment of restaurants inside the hotel to cater to any stereotypical New York-inspired needs you may have (steakhouse, Italian food, Nathan's hot dogs, etc.). The casino itself was okay, although I felt like there weren't enough tables for card games relative to how many slots/video poker terminals there were (I'm sure these are the main moneymakers, but still). Parking is free, which is a nice plus given how hectic driving around the Strip can be. However, just like nearly every other Strip hotel, you get charged a 'resort fee' (in this case, $20/day) that's not really worth the price.
Would I stay here again? Possibly, but I don't know if I would pay the price that I did. The weekday prices (which are around $60/night, as far as I can tell) seem fairer than the $130/night that it gets on the weekend, given the absolute quality of the hotel. That said, there's plenty to keep you interested within the hotel itself, and they do a pretty solid job of imitating the look (if not the exact experience) of New York City.
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