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| - The absolute worst hotel experience I've had in my life! Really there is so much to complain about I could write a book. Where to begin? Well, checking in at 11pm on Thursday night was going to take 3-4 hours, so I didn't even get to see my room until 4:30 in the morning. I refused to just stand in the humungous line of over 300 people, so instead I went sight seeing with friends who were staying at a normal hotel across the street. Guess this is what I get for being cheap! Although the rooms were really inexpensive, I would have paid to leave this place.
My other big complaint was their parking garage. It is a giant nonsensical mess of pillars, with no signs directing which way to go. Cars weave every which way, some going the wrong way and almost causing head on collisions. It took me almost half an hour just to cross Las Vegas Blvd to get to the garage portion. Then I had to follow a huge maze, dodging pillars and pedestrians, before finally finding parking.
Once I FINALLY got to my room at 4am, I found that it was decent. It was up on a higher level with a partial strip view, and I think the carpeting was new. The bed was very comfortable, and the room had a small balcony. They upgraded me to this "VIP" room after losing my original reservation. Thank god, because if this was for VIPs, I can't even imagine what a regular room would've looked like! It was very basic, but at least clean. That's more than I can say for the rest of this casino.
At the lobby, gift shop areas, and check in desk, the carpeting was absolutely filthy. The entire property stunk of rancid cigarette smoke, as did the clientele. Everyone walking around in the place looked like bums or out of work hookers. There were a few average joes like me roaming around, who looked absolutely horrified at their surroundings.
Checking out was another fiasco. Their easy checkout on the TV wasn't working, and the phone system to reach someone at the front desk takes about as long as checking in, so I finally resorted to waiting in line downstairs. This hotel equaled a whole lot of stinky waiting to go nowhere. I wouldn't recommend it to anyone, unless you are flat broke and can't afford anything else. To pseudo-quote The Hangover... "holla...hotel of squalor".
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