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| - If you want to have an experience in Vegas, it's almost guaranteed you can have it as long as you're willing to pay and tip for it. In this case, we paid for a three star experience and that's exactly what we got.
We booked our room here specifically because of their proximity to the starting line for the Las Vegas Marathon (we, in particular, ran the half) and the free bottle of liquor per stay.* And while they did not disappoint in terms of transportation to the race start, and the rooms were big, clean and decorated with deep, rich hues, nothing about our experience really stood out.
Firstly, our room was decorated with vintage movie accoutrements, which is great if the movie is Body Heat or something like that, but we had artifacts from Hellraiser. Hellraiser? Really? As if the nightmares about running 13 miles weren't bad enough, they had to include authentic nightmare inducers.
Secondly, the view we had was of the Las Vegas airport, and the back side of the strip, which wasn't terrible, particularly at night, until you take into account the giant flood light aimed directly into our room. Now, while I don't think they purposefully waited until we checked in to point it there, it's worth considering trying the $20 tip trick** to see if you have a view facing the strip instead of the back side of the hotel.
We did get plenty of coupons with our stay, including 10% off room service (which we used) and brought us not-particularly warm or tasty food, but considering how hungry we were we got it any way. The fries were noticeably limp and the burger didn't have any particular flavor. But there is something nice about people bringing things to your room.
The bathroom was big, and included a giant tub with a separate shower stall with two issues: the tub didn't really have any reason to use it (no jacuzzi jets or anything) and the shower didn't get enough water pressure or get hot enough to really make it great. Granted, we didn't pay for water pressure, but I think I was under the impression you didn't have to.
Basically what I learned is that in Vegas, moreso than just about anywhere else, you get what you pay for and if you pay for a three-star experience, that's exactly what you'll get.***
* - We had originally read it to say that you received a free bottle of liquor PER NIGHT per stay, but they declined us that offer. It's entirely possible it was the race promoter's fault, and really we probably could not have imbibed that much, but I'd still go to my grave of the opinion they said we could have a bottle per night.
** - I was told by a friend of mine that when the front desk asks for your ID and credit card upon checking that you should tuck a $20 bill in there and ask if they have any upgrades available. While we didn't do that, friends at the Bellagio did and said it got them a lake-front view.
*** - It will also get you one of the best all-time Vegas stories, but I'm not sharing that here.
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