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| - I wanted to give this five stars so bad, but the experience was not completely perfect. There is potential for five stars though.
The Good:
-$65/night for 5 days (online summer special found on slickdeals.net)
-Great pool area.
-The casino design is great, one of my favorites. The tables are spread out and you aren't choked to death with slot machines like most casinos. Sports Book and Poker Room are within 20 second walking distance.
-Polite front desk.
-Polite housekeeping.
-Good vibe from everyone.
-The tram that brings you from the last major resort (Mandalay Bay) to Tropicana Ave/Strip.
-Good selection of restruants and shops.
-Awesome bed.
-Awesome view.
-Great hook-up from staff, got upgraded to the jacuzzi spa suite for no additional cost. (COUGH, COUGH, thanks to a certain Yelper!)
The Alright:
-Signs need to be checked. Some of the signs showing locations would throw you for a loop. Trying to locate Border Grille, Rumjungle and Red Square wasn't too easy without some help.
-Furniture. The yellow square sofa in our room was covered with stains and there was painters tape still left on the window rails from previous work. It didn't bother me much, but it would bother alot of other people.
The Bad:
-Dumb Mini-Bar staff. I explained to the front desk how I wanted the mini fridge and goodies removed from the room. This was taken care of immediately. From Sunday to Wednesday it was empty. Thursday morning after breakfast we return to find it half full. Everything is on sensors and just moving the items will get you charged. Luckily I didn't get too drunk to forget the pricey stuff. $$$$
-Crowded pool. They squeezed so many chairs together and almost all were occupied. We managed to grab two chairs @ noon infront of the wave pool. The hot swedish lady next to me was like 3 inches away. Good for me, but damn I would like some room to put my stuff under my chair.
-Distance. It takes time to get to where you need to go. Do not rely on taxis. We rented a car for three days and it came in handy.
-Tram. Closes pretty early. Us drunks don't like wandering through Excalibur or Luxor just to get back to the room. Whatever though, I'll still hit up your craps tables.
-Kids. More children here than at Excalibur, NY-NY, Monte Carlo, Bellagio etc. It has to be the awesome pool area attracting families.
-Elevators. I hate Kathy Griffin, DO NOT PLAY HER STUPID COMMERCIALS! I also love how it's eight elevators for the first 17 floors and then eight elevators for the next 17 floors. How many operate at a time? Maybe three or four if you're lucky. Either sleep in or sneak our early, using an elevator around 10am-11am will suck. Everyone is checking in or checking out and you will be stuck waiting 15 mins for an elevator you can actually get on.
All in all, it's worthy of four stars. Some small fixes could get it to five. I would stay here again on a special rate. The new Mandalay Bay "special" is $99.99/night. Meh, I'll wait till it drops back down alot......
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