Tropicana is a Casino Hotel that literally lost it and now is trying to regain some credibility. This casino was in such bad shape it was scary to even ride the elevator to your floor. Now they have remodeled the hotel from the ground up. Not to be critical but a fresh coat of white paint and replacing 70s light bulbs with led lights and changing out the carpet doesn't necessarily seem like that much of a "remodel."
This place looks very bright and inviting now with a fresh coat of paint and updated lights. They changed out the carpet throughout but the elevators are still scary to ride in. This paint and carpet was needed at least 10 years earlier. This is better than the Hooter's Hotel but not by much. Decent size casino, the buffet fine, and the place is much brighter than even 2 years ago. They also jacked up their prices and even though it's still cheap...You get exactly what you paid for.
This is still a solid 2 star barely a notch above Hooters or a Super 8. This hotel would be more comfortable in Downtown next to the HorseShoe, California Hotel, and the rest of the old school vegas hotels.