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| - Downtown Las Vegas has taken a strong hit in recent years. Competition from the Strip resorts and extremely competitive room pricing has led many casinos downtown to either close or at the minimum, close their hotel offerings, instead relying on revenue coming exclusively from their casino.
The Downtown Grand sat vacant for many years as the former Lady Luck closed down and the new resort could not find an adequate buyer. Located a block from Fremont street, the Grand went through a massive remodel and had differentiated itself from the others by offering modern rooms with flat screen televisions and upgraded bathrooms and an extremely cool rooftop pool with several lounge areas.
Let's go through the good and the bad:
The Good:
1. Beautiful rooftop pool, bar, and lounge area.
2. Upgraded rooms with flatscreen TV's, comfortable beds, and modern shower/bathroom.
3. Upgraded and remodeled boutique casino with a generous players club and nice bar settings.
4. Good value on nightly stays, but excessive Resort fee of $20 a night that is simply a waste and kills the value aspects.
The Bad:
1. Hotel guests must pay $7/night for valet service. This is ABSURD. The one group of people that shouldn't have to pay extra for valet are the hotel guests. For the $20/night resort fee, this should most certainly be a complimentary service.
2. $20 resort fee. With the fee you get Wifi and two bottles of water and access to pool and fitness area. I'm sorry but this is a casino in Downtown that is charging a resort fee that a Strip casino would charge (and the Strip casinos at least include free valet!).
Overall, I like the property and I firmly believe it offers the nicest pool in Downtown and one of the nicest in the city. If it wasn't for the $7/night for valet for hotel guests and the $20 resort fee, this review would have easily been a 5/5. My wife and I booked a one night room as a mini staycation with the kids and our experience was very nice with those two exceptions. Though do recommend the Grand versus other properties due to the pool and the upgraded rooms, I cannot recommend the value due to valet and resort fee. It is a dirty move on their part and is discouraging to say the least.
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