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| - A big part of the star rating has to do with price. Did the premium room for about $45 a night. If it was $100+ per night, then this would be 3 star. It's all relative. The night we checked in, the going rate was about $250. If I had paid that much, the rating would be 2 stars or less.
They did a nice job updating the hotel. Very boutique and almost posch. But you could also tell that the bones were still the old lady luck. Low ceilings, small gaming floor, and it is down town.
The room was nice (paid a few extra dollars for the premium room.) Roomy, clean, well decorated. Bathroom had dual sinks, the funky half shower door, nice TV. Room faced Freemont Street and the music was noticeable in the room which went somewhere between 11pm and 1am depending on the night. The room did come with ear plugs which you would need. I always travel with my own set and they were needed.
The good: cheap, clean, easy valet and you could text a few minutes before heading down and your vehicle would be ready (and it actually worked!). Restaurant was decent. Good basic gaming floor with $5 blackjack.
The bad: rooms not well sound insulated. Wi-Fi was unusable. Located downtown with a crappy drive down Las Vegas Blvd to get to the main strip. Long walk from parking to room.
Things to note: not very busy and was lacking the usual "vibe" of a strip hotel. Good if you like downtown and want a slower pace. Walking distance to a lot of down town things. $18+tax resort fee... Not sure what this was for. Pool looked like fun.
In summary: if I can't find a good deal on a strip hotel, and these guys had another good rate, I would consider another stay. I did really miss being able to walk down stairs and be in the middle of everything on the strip. Every day we were driving back to the strip for things to do. Someone mentioned about needing to validate parking each time. We didn't have to. We just kept the same claim slip each time we parked and we were good to go. Again mentioning the text to pick-up, awesome! I wish more places had this. The vehicle was always waiting for us when we walked out the door. Very VIP!
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