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| - Found this location through an online website quoting me an affordable rate for a hopefully nice 3-day summer weekend in Las Vegas. I'm going to be forthcoming in that I was planning on giving this location two-stars as I'm jotting down all the flaws we encountered. But I changed my mind because overall, it wasn't that bad. As the 3 stars claim, it's "A-Ok". But it wasn't the best & definitely, definitely not a perfect place. Immediately worth noting--the smoke smell is intense!! I mean, smoking is rampant in Vegas & EVERY casino has cigarette aroma, but this location has weaker ventilation or something. If you are ultra sensitive about cigarette smoke, I advise you to look at another location other than this one....unless you do what we pretty much did, hold your breathe & run through the casino till you get to your car or to your room. Their TV is on complete input connections lock-down. That means that you can't hook up a gaming system or console to play video games or even watch movies of your own. We've never experienced a hotel that did this. I guess they want to make sure you only purchase their movies. If you have kids that want to play video games in between exploring the city, you're out of luck at this location. Two free coffees are available in the gift shop for each hotel booking, but you must ask for the coupons at the Customer Service desk. They don't remind you or even let you know they're available. I only happen to see "free coffee" on my key attachment and wondered how to redeem it so I asked the front desk. That's when I was told we'd have to get the coupons every day. I was put-off by the fact that if I hadn't noticed it was available, I wouldn't have gotten this freebie (& I'm big on freebies). They also offer "Free Shuttle to the Strip", but when my husband asked at the front desk they told him, "Yes, we take you to The Strip, but you'll have to find your way back." WHAT?? That's SO odd!!! We ended up chatting with a lady at the pool/jacuzzi & she told us there are shuttles back, you just have to pay attention to where they are & ask about them. But why didn't the Customer Service desk tell us that?? SO strange!! In order to receive restaurant discounts, you must have a Player's card & if you find a coupon in a magazine or something, you have to redeem them at the Front Desk--it's no big deal but it does require possibly going through another line. When we arrived in the room, they only offered a super tiny shampoo and a super tiny lotion. They didn't even have regular hand soap. I always have my own, but it just looked weird that they didn't offer their own. I love getting those little sample-size toiletries. The second night, we did end up getting small little soaps. I wonder why it wasn't there the first night. Again, strange. So, again, why did I give them 3-stars despite all this griping? It was still an overall pleasant stay. The room was large enough and clean. It's close (like walking distance) to other eating places like Chipotle, The Habit, Pieology & Panera Bread. The parking is under cover and easy to access to & from the elevator. The Pool is open early, 7am which is unusual because most pools open at 10am. The family and I were able to get our swim on in the early morning to avoid the scorching mid-day heat. We really enjoyed that! So, would we come back? If they once again offered the best deal & I didn't have an alternative, we might find our way back here again.
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