After a couple of visits to the Hard Rock, I now know which rooms are the ones to stay in (pool-facing and HRH) and will keep that in mind to get the most out of future experiences. The Hard Rock is a really great hotel with good restaurants and shops, a great room service menu, and several nice pools. The rooms are spacious and nicely decorated (total rock 'n roll theme) with contemporary bathrooms, but not as noise-blocking as some other Vegas hotels. We don't gamble, so the small casino isn't a big deal to us. The prices are super reasonable and more than make up for the distance from the strip. They do have a shuttle that goes there but it ends at 5, I believe, making it more or less pointless. I also like that it's smaller than a lot of the strip hotels, so you don't feel like you're trekking across the country just trying to get to your room. I'll definitely be back.