So when I do stay on the strip, I tend to stay at the aladdin cause it's a starwood property and that means I get points and better treatment with my "traveling corporate wageslave" status. On sunday I realized I wasn't gonna be able to power through my hangover to make it till my 6AM monday flight so I called around. They had a rate of 89 for a small room, but I wasn't picky given my pounding head and dire need of a shower. I got there and found that things have changed a little since I was last here, gone is a lot of the desert kitsch and planet hollywood has moved in. They are doing some serious revamping and the rooms are completely different. I got upgraded to a nice room with a view, 2 queen beds, a sitting area and a huuuge bathroom.
All in all it was a great visit and it looks like they're putting together a really clean look to the place. They get a bonus star for the mask on the wall from the '82 film creepshow, and of course the upgrade.