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| - You have to slice the desperation in the Circus Circus casino with a knife. The atmosphere is so depressing, as other Yelpers have pointed out. We tried livening up the mood by watching an acrobatics show on the Midway stage, playing a game of DDR in the Midway arcade, and even trading $2 for three stuffed chickens to launch into pots on a rotating surface. But Circus Circus is still a run down version of its former glory-day self.
They were friendly enough when checking us in: gave us a map of the hotel and told us where the RTC vending machine is (in front of Slots of Fun and only takes exact change). What they didn't tell us was that no matter what, we would be charged a "mandatory" fee for unlimited local calling service each night we stayed there. They only bothered to tell us when we were checking out and stunned us with surprise credit card charge. I'm not sure if all Vegas hotels do that, but in principle, it just doesn't seem right even though it's only a dollar a night.
The walls seemed pretty thin: on two of the four nights, we were woken up by loud neighbors or just rowdy people in the hall. Housekeeping service oddly came in the mid- to late-afternoon AFTER people could start checking in. On the third day, our "do not disturb" sign went missing, so it was annoying when housekeeping keep coming by when we were taking an afternoon nap.
The primary reason why we stayed here was because we were in Vegas for a friend's wedding, and she was staying at the Wynn and holding her ceremony there. So we were close by, but that was pretty much the only benefit to staying at Circus Circus.
The verdict: It's cheap, but this is definitely an example of "you get what you pay for." Maybe even less.
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