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| - Chose the Flamingo as it came up quite often while doing searches for kid friendly pools.
Upon arrival and in the parking lot elevator, which I may add, it was extremely hot in the elevator. We arrived at the hotel and I have to say I was a bit disappointed, the elevator didnt take us straight into the hotel lobby, so we had walk, not far but still it was inconvenient.
Walking through the lobby, I noticed the touristy stores appeared nice at first glance but carried items that I wouldnt really buy anyway. So at first glance, it looked ok.
When we go to our room, I would say I was underwhelmed. Either we got the old section of the hotel or it just wasnt as clean as I expected. There was no bed spread which I found out later is the case for all the rooms now? And the lights in the bathroom were missing their lamp shades. Strange.
Also, after the first night, the sink started to get clogged, so I called housekeeping and they took care of it.
The second housekeeper actually cleaned the bathroom after the repair person had called her. The bathroom was actually cleaner than when we first arrived.
I can overlook a lot but I thought for $100 a night, this was a lot considering we can spend a lot less in down town and get a place that's cleaner.
Also, I was bombarded by the very pushy sales girl at one of the boutique shops. It was quite annoying.
We chose not to eat here as I didnt want to be further disappointed. I did play a little bit that night.
Note: There werent too many quarter machines. It went from penny slots to $5 slots with not many quarter or $1 slots in between.
The pool was nice and spacious despite the crowd on that 100 degree day. Every spot near the pool was taken, but I lucked out and grabbed a seat while my hubby and son took a swim. There's a really nice waterfall area. However, there's a basketball net and it can get rowdy.
It wasn't bad at all considering it was a big mix of singles, families, young and old.
Would i come back? Probably not but it wasn't the worst experience. I would give this place 3 stars had the room been cleaner, slightly more upgraded and if the elevator had not been so shabby. There were things hanging off the ceiling. Gross!
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