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| - SLS is a terrific new addition to the north end of Las Vegas Boulevard. I'm a local and have visited plenty of properties. I hope that people really give this property a chance. Launching a project as big as this is hard and they've been at for one month. Yes, they have some things to work out, but they have also brought some amazing new additions to our city that make it better. I don't gamble, so I have zero feedback for gaming, but I have spent plenty of time here and think it's a great experience for the money.
PROS:
1. Great restaurant portfolio.
Cleo has an amazing mediterranean menu, Katsuya has delicious sushi, The Griddle Cafe has the best french toast EVER and Bazaar Meat is a carnivore's extravagant playground. (Bazaar Meat is crazy expensive, but that darn gin an tonic and meal were absolute perfection.) We also ate at Ku, which was very overpriced for the quality of the food, but everywhere else was terrific.
2. Clever room design.
Yes, the rooms are smaller than most hotels on the strip. These aren't suites like Encore or palatial studios like the Venetian/Palazzo, but they provide more than enough room for 2 people and they did a smart job maximizing every inch of the space. (Light up wall mirrors, sliding bathroom door and a pull down window shade that gives the illusion of a headboard. Yes, the view isn't great, but I don't spend a lot of time staring out of the window in my hotel room. If I want an amazing view, I go to the Mandarin Oriental's bar for the best view on the Strip.
3. Switch up valet.
I love that I can valet my car in the front of the hotel and pick it up from the back or the front depending on which direction I am headed at the end of the night.
4. Sahara and LVB location
I love that it's easy to get in and out of this property.
5. Sayer's Club
I LOVE this place. It's cool and if you go on a sessions night then be prepared for a late night music show that you'll never forget. We saw an incredible act that was a delightful surprise on a Thursday night.
CONS
1. Service at the pool.
It was terrible. Truly the worst pool service I have ever experienced in Las Vegas. The waitresses would pick and choose who they waited on -- luckily the bartender was terrific and the pool restaurant menu was the best in town. So as long as you don't mind going to the bar to get your drinks, then you're good.
2. Check in desk.
If you get dropped off at the front of the property you have to haul all your luggage to the check in desk at the back. Quick tip: If you have a lot of luggage ask to be dropped off at the Paradise entrance.
3. Check in process
Oy vey. I had to wait forever and my room key didn't work so I had to go back down to the front desk 2x to get a new room key.
4. Self parking garage
There is no signage for which direction to go and there is an exit process where you have to cross lanes of valet traffic. Better signage and stop signs would help.
5. Everything is LOUD
I love music as much as the next person, but I had a work meeting at Perq and the Griddle Cafe and we literally had to yell at each other. This town needs a quiet place for locals to meet in central Las Vegas and I quickly learned that I should never plan a work meeting at an SLS restaurant.
I chalk the cons up to being a new property and needing to train the heck out of their people. I plan on going back in the next few weeks and maybe they will get 5 stars.
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