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| - Outdated and dirty, TI feels like a legendary Vegas casino minus the charm and updates necessary to keep it from becoming a Sahara or Taj Mahal.
The only redeeming quality about TI is it's location on the strip, and for that reason only is TI worth a night stay. You can see the entire strip and "free shows" all the way to Mandalay Bay from some of the rooms and the views are amazing at nighttime. Walking to other grander casinos and nightclubs from TI is a breeze.
Aside from location, TI is extremely underwhelming. The staff is very nice and accomodating, particularly at the check-in/check-out desks, but I have never seen a check in line move so slowly. It was pretty painful. The casino itself is run down, for instance some of the buttons in the elevator were so worn you'd have too look at the surrounding numbers to know what they are. Also, there is a complete lack of fine dining and night life options. There's a western bar there and a terrible Kahunaville (see my review) that are meant for good times for adults, but they are both gimmicky and nonmemorable, so again the proximity to the other casinos is hugely needed.
Finally, the rooms have been updated and are more modern but in my experience they are not maintained well. The sun shining into our room cast a light on the furniture that displayed dust laden everywhere, and there were some rust stains in the bathroom.
We will not choose TI again. There are two other more affordable casinos that meet our marks, and plenty more moderately priced ones that exceed our expectations every time. I think TI could turn things around easily, and I hope they do before the bulldozer comes...
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