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I love, love, love Bill's! As someone who travels to Las Vegas a couple of times a year, I want to stretch my dollar as much as possible, but also want to be comfortable. Bill's meets that criteria.
Last week, checked in for a three night stay and requested an upgrade. We were told because it was a holiday weekend, the upgrade would be a little more expensive. No problem, we knew we wanted to stay in a suite. Because we had arrived so early, we had to wait a few hours for our room to be ready, but when we got back to the hotel, the bellman (Mike) came and found us in the casino and provided us with our keys. Loved the personal touch!
The room had a wet bar, two bathrooms, and a living room/dining room combo outside of the bedroom. A view of the south entrance of the Flamingo made it spectacular. (The suites have different views, and last year, we ended up with a suite that had a jacuzzi and a view of the Bellagio fountains. Be aware that either view is awesome from the front of the property, but the south view may have more noise.) Otherwise, the suites are well-appointed with flat screens in some rooms, and with plenty of room for 3-4 people to stay comfortably.
As we went around the room, though, we realized that the safe was broken, the shades were not working properly, and the shower was missing a door. (I'm kind of interested to hear that story) When we talked to the front desk, they immediately offered us a different room, or the option to remove a nights' upgrade charge. Because I wanted the view, we opted to remove the upgrade charge. When we returned to our room a bit later to change clothes, there was a worker repairing the safe in our room. Problem solved!
My only complaint about Bill's would be the lack of food options, since they removed the snack bar to add in the new Slush Bar/beer pong area. Not a huge issue, since Flamingo is right next door, and it's easy to grab a small pastry or coffee in the morning with fairly little hassle.
From beginning to end, every single employee at Bill's was helpful and cheerful, and went out of their way to assist us. From great service to a great value, at this point, there is no other choice for me of where to stay - Bill's it is!
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