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| - There are a lot of options in Vegas, so I'm still going to explore and see what else is out there, but my experience at the Monte Carlo was fine. There was nothing fancy about the room, but they manage to do ever tying really well. Room service was right at my elbow when my card wouldn't open the door.
The pool area is nice. I wouldn't want to be out there on a busy weekend day because in the middle of the week the lounge chairs were totally taken up and there wasn't a lot of space in the pools. They rent a tube to take around the lazy river for $10, which seemed like a bit of a ripoff. Drinks and foods are also a ripoff, but it's easy enough to walk 200 feet to the Monte Carlo food court and grab a burger, sandwich, slice of pizza, Chinese food, or fish taco. Don't even think of bringing any foodstuff back to the pool area. The TSA agents at the airport have nothing on the people who watch the entrance to the pool.
The fitness center has enough to keep all but the most serious of exercise enthusiasts happy. There are 6+ jogging machines, a lots of stationary bicycles, and a elliptical machines. there are also enough weight machines to keep your shoulders and legs pumped up.
There's a nice monorail that will take guests from the hotel to Aria or The Bellagio. This makes a big different because there are a plenty of fun places to visit parallel to these places and the sidewalks can be much less than fun on hot days or busy nights.
I do think that it's ridiculous that any state of the art hotel doesn't have free WiFi in this day and age. Trying to plan my trip was a complete pain in the ass given my iPhone took ages to download even the simplest of pages.
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