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| - I came to Vegas for work but I flew in a day earlier so that I could relax and have some "me" time. I picked this place since it had a topless pool and the rate was astonishingly good and I love boutique hotels.
I took a cab from the airport and it came to about $25(?) with tip. The hotel is quite a ways from the strip and there is not much around it except for Shari's Cabaret. I heard there's a huge strip club nearby too but I didn't see it. It felt isolated but I found it kind of nice that way since I knew I was going to be in the thick of things the next day.
It is really dark in the lobby just like how all the other reviews say. Like the Haunted Mansion from Disneyland. I had to wait a few minutes before the front desk agent appeared but I used the time to look at all the paintings and art in the lobby. There's lots to see. There was no one around. At all. It was, after all, only 1:30 on a Wednesday. This place is known for their after parties on the weekend and it was definitely not the weekend. The agent emerged from the back room and told me that I probably couldn't check in til about 3:15. Check in is usually at 4. I expected that so I made sure to pack my bikini in my carry on and changed in the bathroom. When I returned to the front desk to ask directions to the pool, the agent asked me for my driver's license and credit card, checked me in early, AND gave me a complimentary bottle of champagne. Love her!
The room was average sized and the bed was comfy. Two complimentary bottles of water were in the room as well as free porn (channel 69 ha ha!). lol. Ice was to be picked up from the bar in the lobby. The water turned cold mid-shower the following morning and the blow dryer was noticeably broken but I had such a good time during my stay there (combination of the company I met and the really cool, quirky hotel) that it didn't phase me. I wasn't in my room for most of the night (and who is anyways?) but when I was, I could hear lots of people going in and out of their rooms. What fun! lol
I could see the pool area being a fun place to hang out once people are there. When I got down to the pool, I was the only one. Talk about "me" time. lol! It was great! I'm older (pushing 40 BUT still semi-hip) so I don't mind not being in the middle of things. The weather didn't really cooperate though. Stupid clouds. I did get a little sun minus annoying tan lines :-) The only people that I saw in the pool area were employees that were discussing arrangements for a wedding with a client. And then I met a boy. Oh yes! Let me just say that even though I stayed at a five star resort and received VIP treatment the following night, I had a better time staying at the Artisan hanging out with JT ;-)
Yes, you are away from the strip and yes, you do have to wait at least 10-15 minutes for a cab (you do anyways when you're in a long ass taxi line), but it is a great deal (came to about $80 with tax on a WEEKDAY) and you can go topless without the crowds ;-) I'm up here quite a few times during the year for work and and I will definitely be flying in a day earlier just to stay here. This place works for me!
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