This hotel isn't so bad for the price compared to the more expensive luxurious hotels located on the strip.
I gotta admit though, I wish I had stayed at the other hotels like, Encore or The Bellagio, but I can't complain. The rooms were BIG, we got a room with two queen sized beds and it was able to fit 7 people in there comfortably. Though it's an older hotel, I don't think the smell of smoke is as bad as some reviewers say. I stayed in the MGM on my last visited and the moment those doors opened it was like a WHOOSH of cigarette smoke straight into your face. It's like they don't even try to filter the air in the hotel. x.x Oh, if I were to ever go here again, I'd bring a thicker blanket because the blankets that they offer us are SERIOUSLY thin and the AC is ALWAYS on even though you turned it off.
This hotel has a "family-oriented" feel to it, I guess it's because of the Castle-like exterior that makes kids want to come here. The next time I'd spend a little more money on one of the newer hotels further down the strip. Maybe it'll feel more "adult-like" and has that VEGAS feel I heard so much about.