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| - I have always disliked this part of the Strip. My previous Vegas Vacation's (yeah, I went there) have been further north - Mirage, Paris, etc. However, due to budgets and the desire to try something new, the six of us stayed down at NY NY for a bachelor party recently. I must say that I was impressed with the hotel in a way I didn't expect. But I still don't like this part of the Strip.
We arrived around 6:30pm on a Friday and I expected a long wait at check in. But...there wasn't. We had our keys within 5 minutes or so. We had two Park Avenue (base) rooms, and one Madison Avenue room.
Park Avenue - Small but comfortable. The bathroom was large enough, and the beds were comfortable. Everything was very clean, the TVs were nice and had plenty of channels.
Madison Avenue - On a corner overlooking the Strip and the airport (great, because I'm an aviation nerd). There was more room, but also an annoying column that was randomly placed and took up park of it. There were plenty of windows, a large bathroom, two comfy beds.
Food options are good, and mostly on the affordable side. I recommend the Greenberg's Deli or the Broadway Burger place. Also Nathan's which is quick and cheap. Bar wise, Nine Fine Irishmen is a blast. Pour 24 is okay. Coyote Ugly is a great place to get a to-go frozen beverage for the road, but I have no desire to actually go inside.
The casino is fine and has all of your standard games, but feels (only feels, I have no facts) slightly smaller than others. The sports book is awful - best go across to either MGM or Excalibur, both of which have better sports books.
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