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| - Really a 3.5, but I'm bumping up because the location is the best of the 3 HGVC's in Vegas, and because I only had to say "No" ONCE to the people trying to get me to sit through a presentation. (On my last Vegas trip to a different property was a nightmare of incessant phone calls.)
These units are located at the rear of the Flamingo Hilton property. This is the oldest of the three Vegas HGVC's, but it is definitely the best location .. right in the middle of the strip. Rooms have the same set up at all properties. One bedrooms have a full kitchen with oven/stove/microwave/fridge/dishwasher/pots/pans, etc. etc. Stacking washer and dryer as well, which comes in handy and is actually one of my favorite features.
Things you should know ...
Valet parking is available, for a fee. Self parking is in a garage adjacent to the building and kind of sketchy looking (shared structure with O'Sheas). Don't self-park in the Flamingo structure because you'll have a long walk around if you do. Despite the sketchy looking nature of the garage, I had no problems during my stay.
Paradise Deli downstairs is pricey, but the only option on site unless you want to walk past the pool area into the main hotel. Rosa in the Deli makes a mean Sub Sandwich, ask for pepperocini's instead of onions. Delish!
Access to the Flamingo Casino is a very short stroll past the pool area and you're there. Access to the monorail is a pain. Since the monorail is right there outside the HGVC, you'd think there would be an easier way to access it other than walking to the Flamingo, taking two escalators up and then walking back along the elevated walkway to the monorail. I did notice that the door to the emergency staircase seemed to always be conveniently open, so maybe that's the compromise? Hope I didn't just blow it by writing that. I didn't trek up the stairs, so I have no idea if the gate at the top of the stairs was open as well.
Remember you don't get housekeeping every day. In fact, you don't get housekeeping at all unless you either pay for it or you're staying for 7-days (in which case you get one mid-week cleaning).
My least favorite thing about the HGVC's (aside from the hard sells at some places) is that check out is at 10am. TEN A.M.! Ugh. It was only on this recent visit that I found out that Elite Members can get a late check out (as late as 2pm). Unfortunately, I found out as I was checking out the day before my scheduled departure, since I always pad my stay by a day to avoid the 10am deadline. I wish someone would have told me that at one of the other properties at some point in the last few years I've been staying at these properties. Kudos to the Flamingo staff for actually telling me that.
All in all .. if the last few years at the other properties had been as pleasant as this recent stay at the Flamingo HGVC, I might not be selling my ownership. No wonder it's so hard to get in to this property! Oh, well.
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