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| - Yikes! I will start with what was good (since it will not take too long). The price was quite reasonable (I booked a Black Friday special on the Flamingo website). The location is great! The grounds are nice, with a wildlife refuge complete with birds, koi ponds and more. We got to the hotel a couple of hours before the 4 PM check in. We were allowed to check in early (for a $15.00 fee)... Our room had a fabulous view of the new Ferris wheel and the animal refuge. And the room is nicely updated. Sadly, the bathroom had rusty drains and BUGS (ants?) in the shower. Yuck. The hallways were DISGUSTING! Carpet was dirty and in desperate need of a stretching. It is a trip hazard! Tears and huge waves of wrinkles. Also, be wary of anything promised to you before your arrival. We called to request a fridge (they were able to deliver on this) and a coffee pot. Due to a special diet, I need hot water. We called before our trip to request this. Once there we were told we had to be in the "Gold Tower" (at an additional charge) in order to have a coffee pot. Since we drove, I would have brought my own but did not as we were assured we could have one. I was on at least 2 (Habitat) elevators that did not work. As for the casino, on three occasions we were at slots for 30 + minutes and NEVER had drink service. The "free" parking is great if you can find a spot. The first day we were fine. The second day (after returning from a hike) the parking garage AND the Valet were both full. On our last morning, we (reluctantly) went to one of the hotel restaurants for breakfast. Again, dirty carpet (yuck...in a restaurant I'd like to see some cleanliness). I ordered the french toast (quite a treat for me as I usually do not eat this). It looked lovely! Lots of fresh berries, three thick slices of french toast. I poured a little syrup on one piece. Had a few bites, poured more syrup on and YUCK!!!! an empty wrapper from sweetener poured onto my toast. It took about 8-10 minutes to find our waitress. Another 8-10 to get a new plate (delivered with attitude) and this plate had very few berries...of course my husband was long finished with his meal. This is not a hotel I would stay at again. There are much better choices in Vegas
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