Until about 5 minutes ago this place was called Aladdin. In fact I walked through the the Aladdin last year on the way to Krave, the only "alternative club" on the strip. It's Vegas 2007 where "alternative" is still the code word for gay. I digress...
The rooms are rather well appointed and according to a colleague better than the rooms at Paris Las Vegas. I found my room to be rather dark and within an earshot of the strip and everything on it.
Plant Hollywood seems to have done a rather half assed job of upgrading the hotel. I mean the lounge, building, elevators have a decidedly "we're trying to compete with Hard Rock Hotel" statement to them but the conference rooms from their art, architecture and even music suggest that they haven't done one damn different thing there then when it was the Aladdin.
On the same floor billed "The Mezz" as in they are now to cool to call it the Mezzanine, they have their fitness center hidden in their spa. You don't have to pay to use it but it is only open from 6 am until 7 pm. It would be helpful if registration and floor staff knew this before insisting it was open at 5 am when I was looking for it in vain.
The business center charges some heady surcharges and the bikini clad girls in the Heart lounge of the Hotel's center move with the energy of Britney Spears opening the VMAs wearing a nearly identical outfit.
Thankfully the room service is hooked up to PF Changs which allows for some unique and affordable dining service.
I have to say, I am sure they have to make money and all but please big billion dollar hotels, close down and upgrade the whole place at once. The place was very obviously trying to copy Hard Rock and is well on its way except its pool looks very, very simple and no where near what Hard Rock does with Rehab. Please see my ROTD on that one to know I know what I be talking about.