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It is true that I am only 25 and have only been truly going to Las Vegas for about four years. However, I have been going to Las Vegas for as long as I could remember and in those four years since turning 21, I have been to Las Vegas easily 25 times, if not more.
I recently went to Las Vegas to celebrate my fathers 50th birthday with him and a couple of other friends. Ever since the Palazzo opened, I have been very impressed with it and have chosen to stay there every time it has offered a free suite, which is often or a discounted rate. However, this trip put the casino on the very top for me.
I work in entertainment, so it is difficult for me to leave work early and even though I do not live far, LA, it can still take a while to get to Vegas on a Friday night. I called the Palazzo and asked for late check-in, which of course was not an issue but have had difficulty at other places with a late check-in. For example, at the Las Vegas Hilton, I was once told that if I was not there by 2AM, my room could be given away, even though I informed them that my plane was late coming from New York, not much I could do about it. But with the Palazzo, I checked in at midnight, no issue and since I was comped a room, I got VIP check-in.
The rooms are incredible, beautifully designed, roomy and one of the best bathrooms in a hotel I have ever seen. One really cool feature is the couch is a pullout couch, so it makes the rooms even nicer if you have additional friends crashing in your room. The bathrooms have an amazing shower, with a TV, two sinks and a private toilet area.
The beds are always comfy, soft towels and wonderful climate control. One thing also important to me is the safe in the room is roomy and does not cost extra. I always gamble when in Vegas but I also like to go for nice dinners and in doing so, wear a nice watch to those dinners but not to the tables. Some safes in Vegas not only charge extra, but others are not big enough to hold your money and an iPod. The Palazzo is not one of those places.
Ironically I have always been on the same side while staying there, overlooking the Wynn pool. But from my angle, the view is great but cannot comment on other sides of the hotel.
The casino itself is wonderful. Luckily, my luck has always been good there. I even won 22 out of 25 hands playing blackjack once, a streak that even the dealer was impressed with. For the most part, the dealers are very friendly and love to carry out conversations with you, making the experience more enjoyable, even if you are losing. The cocktail waitresses are some of the hottest I have seen around and speaking of the drinks, the Palazzo is one of the few Vegas hotels that allow its guests to have their choice of drinks. It is the only hotel that gives me an Irish Car Bomb while at the table. However, you can tell that the waitress staff has gotten smaller and it can take a long time to get a drink.
I personally love the pool at the Palazzo, however, some people do not. I like how there are a lot of little pools spread out throughout the grounds. I think it allows for a more private atmosphere if you choose to visit a smaller pool. I always get a cabana when I go as well and the service there is always excellent. I even had a waiter go into the pool and tell a lovely young lady that I wanted to buy her drink, it earned him a nice tip.
However, when I went a few weeks ago, I got a cabana only to wake up to 30MPG winds and sub 60-degree temps. Not only did the hotel not charge me for the full price of the cabana, they gave my father, my friends and I a free spa pass instead.
Now for some odd reason, I usually do not eat at the Palazzo's restaurants. So I cannot speak to those. But from other friends whose opinions I trust, they speak of them very highly.
I only have two complaints about the Palazzo. The first being the valet. It can very easily take 20-30 minutes to get your car from valet if the casino is only moderately busy and when it is really busy, you might as well walk. I have even asked to call down there 30 minutes in advance to try and arrange for my car, which they do not allow. Also, when you check-in, the bellhop can take an unusual amount of time to bring your bag to your room, sometimes 45 minutes.
My only other complaint is the Palazzo seems to have changed its point system recently to favor slot players heavily and punish table players. My comps or room deals are not nearly as good as they use to be despite going to the casino just as much and spending usually the same amount of money. I called the players club recently and was told that slot players are more valuable, which to me as a card player seems unfair. I have a friend who plays penny slots who received a free suite for an upcoming trip whereas I have not even been offered a room deal yet.
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