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| - Planet Hollywood, centrally located on the Las Vegas strip, has to be one of my newest favorite hotel now. Booked the room back in February 2013 for this trip, 25 AUG to 28 AUG, for a mini bachelor party. I was comped for three nights/four days, and the resort had waived all resort fees and taxes. I was sure skeptical of staying at the pH b/c I've read so many negative reviews on TripAdvisor, but to my surprise, I was actually impressed with everything.
Check-In
After a delayed three hour arrival flight from Los Angeles, the driver picked me up at McCarran, and took me directly to the pH circular drop off area. The personnel opened up the doors, and led the way to the front desk area.
Although there was a slight 10 minute wait at check-in, it wasn't too bad at all. When my turn came up for check-in, the young man took my passport and confirmation number, and since I declined to pay incidental charges, I was lucky not provide any credit card info. I did confirm with the front desk agent that everything was comped, and since he did a great job at his service, I tipped the guy $20, and I received, not only an upgrade to their resort strip view room, but also a free rollaway bed for three nights (usually $30/night). When it comes to service, they are right on--they meet my standards
The Room
So the access from the lobby to the elevators/room wasn't bad at all. Took the north tower elevator to the eighteenth floor, and was given to my surprise, a large resort view room. Although the room didn't have the 180 strip view room, which I wasn't expecting at all, it had a wonderful view of pool plus the Aria/strip view. The location of the room was just perfect--three doors away from the corner of the elevator area, with very little floor hall noise to hear.
When you walk into the room, you'll notice a large bathroom with dual vanities (one on each side) with a toilet area that separates by a door, from the bathroom area. I love this--shower is separated from the tub.
The room itself is a bit oddly shaped--the television is set in the middle where the beds aren't directly in front, but on its side. The two love seats are in front with a large themed table in front, with the two large sized windows.
OK, so I see a lot of people being so freaken meticulous about the wear and tear of the furniture. OK, so there's a little wear-and-tear, but really, when you're in Vegas with a bunch of guys for a bachelor party, you're there to crash and sober up for the next day, with of course showering/cleaning up, and getting a good night's rest. I didn't really notice those things, and if you all had bad experiences in the past, good for you.
To me, the beds were ridiculously comfortable--didn't want to wake up in the morning. The beds are quite large--could it possibly be two kings instead of two queens? I don't know but for whatever reason, they were sure comfortable to me.
The one thing I noticed was that there was no armoire. They had a small closet to hang up your jackets, pants, dressy stuff, but not an armoire to store those folded polos and jeans--a little odd.
Really, you all think the rooms were dark, because to me, they weren't dark at all. They were actually really bright, and I loved how all the sunlight came thru.
Casino
The casino is actually pretty fun inside. Although it's quite easy to get lost in it, I like the vibe of the casino--it presents a very young-crowd atmosphere. My favorite has definitely got to be the Pleasure Pit--really good looking girls dancing with hot and attractive card dealers--don't mind staring at them all day.
Eateries/Restaurants/Buffets
Although my friends and I did not dine at the more upscale restaurants on site i.e.: Gordon Ramsey's BurGr, or one of the other fancier restaurants, we did dine at the buffet for the all-you-can-eat King Crab dinner. The price is fair, at around $35, for all you can eat, but here's a definite suggestion: if you go to the buffet, go before 6PM or after 8:30PM, because we attempted to go the first night we arrived at around 6:30PM, and there was no way we were going to be waiting in line for a half hour. The food's pretty good--not the best I've had, but definitely not bad at all. Service was a little lousy, however you can't expect the best these days. The quality of the food was above average, but not excellent. For example, I got a plate of pasta, and usually, pasta's pretty good wherever you go--a staple item, however the one bite I took of the linguini wasn't edible, and I just couldn't finish it at all. The crab legs were very good, and it was a bargain for what we paid. All in all, buffet passes my test.
Overall Experience
Loved the hotel--location/amenities/fun vibe
Will I stay here again? Yes
Overall Grade: A
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