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| - In my quest to become Elite, I am drafting my first review on Yelp. I will be helped by the trusty toy soldier my son gave me named Captain Clarence Checkin (aka Captain Chaos). So here we go:
Pros:
Checking in was pretty straight forward. From the time I arrived to the time I was in my room took about 10 minutes. Granted, I arrived 9pm on a Monday, but I was still happy with the fast check in.
When I opened the door, I was impressed by the size of the room. By far, it was the biggest hotel room I've been in without upgrading.
Although I was in the north tower, I still had a decent view of the strip. Captain Chaos took a couple of pictures by the window with a sweet view of the Bellagio fountains. The bed was nice and the bathroom was adequate.
Cons:
One thing I wasn't expecting was all the extra charges to stay here! When I checked in, I asked where the gym was located because I wanted to get some working out in ti maintain my masculine physique! The front desk rep said "the gym is past the north towers and to use them requires an upgrade. " Upgrade?!?! $22/day. Wack! But I was OK with the fee because I heard the gym was pretty sweet. So I asked the front desk to upgrade me because I wanted to work out after I finished checking in. "Sir, the gym hours are from 6am to 6pm." Ha. What? Excuse me? ....... That's wack! I understand that a lot of people go to Vegas to have fun and party, but Vegas is also known for conventions. If someone attending a convention wants to work out, it is not going to happen if you stay at Bally's. But hey, the restaurants are open all night.
The next issue was the room wifi. They actually charge $13 a day to use in room wifi. Wack! I've been to smaller non-resort type hotels that not only offer free wifi, but give you breakfast as well! But hey, I needed the wifi to access some files on my work's network. Btu the in room wifi has horrible connectivity! I was constantly dealing with dropped signals and slow connection speed. Argh.
Finally, the room itself had some issues. There wasn't enough outlets by the bed so I had to charge my phones and plug in my laptop across the room. Makes it hard to do work in bed without the lap top's battery dying. Next, the wallpaper was peeling off in several locations in the room. Seemed kind of strange considering Bally's is a resort hotel.
All things considered, Bally's room was average, but the people who helped me were nice. The room rate was relatively low and you are right on the strip, so I think I would stay here again.
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