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| - Since I can't afford the Palms most of the time, I have to have a back up cheapish place to stay in Vegas, and I usually choose the LV Hilton. I'm in their player's club (whose player's club am I NOT in??) so they send me deals in the mail all the time. $199 for three nights plus free buffets? Yes, please!
I love this hotel because it was just remodeled, has a decent pool, several happy hours, they have inexpensive gambling, and a ton of food options. Also it is home to Barry Manilow, and the Star Trek bar, Quark's, home of the Warp Core Breach and Borg Sphere punchbowl drinks! Nerd watching potential is high at the Hilton.
Definitely request a renovated room. Great beds, and if you can get them to put you in the North tower, that's the concierge tower and you get access to their 24th floor lounge with free snacks and drinks 6am - 8pm. This plus free buffets equals not paying for much food and hence more money for gambling at the $5 tables (day time only).
It's not terribly fancy compared to, say, the Wynn or Bellagio, but Elvis played all his Vegas shows there, so it's got built in street cred. Not to mention a 20 story tall poster of Barry Manilow on the side of it. If it was good enough for Elvis and Manilow, it's sure as hell good enough for me.
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