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| - I can't honestly recommend this hotel to anyone. With all it's history and long-time establishment on the Strip, I feel really mean giving this hotel a surly review, but in true Yelp fashion a girl's gotta keep it real.
Let it be known that I am no Vegas hotel snob. I don't expect to stay at the Wynn or the Bellagio every trip to Vegas and I'm perfectly okay with Stratosphere, Excalibur, or any other middle-of-the-line choices. My boyfriend and I stayed at the Flamingo for a friend's military graduation ceremony that was taking place in one of the convention rooms this past weekend. The rate was military discounted, so we took it. The convention room itself was nice, the food was decent. The location on the strip is also a plus for the Flamingo.
But...the hotel rooms themselves were outdated, cheesy, and not impressive to say the least. Granted, I should say that we stayed in the older part of the hotel, and not one of the updated or renovated rooms- judging from the pictures that other Yelpers have posted, the new rooms look a helluva lot better than the old ones we saw (friend's suite) and stayed in.
We stayed on the 27th floor "Executive Floor" as the guy at the desk told us. I knew that the Flamingo had been sitting on the strip since forever, so I was expecting an older, not-that-bougie hotel, even though we were supposed to be staying on the nicer floors. Even at that, I was disappointed when we saw our room. In short, the room could be described as drab, confusing, and almost depressing. Like a senior citizen home, or something. Like they tried to make the room look good with decor that had no common theme or common sense whatsoever.
There was a large, sketch-looking stain on the side of the bed, and the bathroom....don't get me started. It needed serious renovation- there was paint chipping off the walls and a dirty-looking mustard yellow (hello, 1975) shower curtain that stuck to the railing at the top. The water pressure was weaker than a faucet in a kitchen sink and the lighting was dim and...did I already mention the word depressing? The bath towels were HALF the size of the towels we have at home, and we bought our cheap bath towels from Burlington Coat Factory. Need I say more?
I know, it sounds harsh. But it's all true. I wished we had stayed in the updated, renovated rooms- maybe our experience would have been better. The casino itself is alright, Margaritaville looked fun but we didn't drink there, and the pool looked pretty cool too, although jam packed with people (what can you expect in June, though). The bar called Sin City Brewery, inside the Flamingo near the pool area, was really good. Their light beer was yummers! But that's for a separate review.
Ultimately, this is VEGAS, I get it- where getting drunk to get drunk is totally okay, if not encouraged. I'm down! But i shouldn't need to get drunk just to escape the depression that echoes off the walls of our "Executive" hotel room. For real.
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