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| - We were invited to go to Vegas to celebrate the birthday of one of my cousins during the last weekend of July and needed a cheap motel to crash at when we weren't perusing the strip and generally having a good time. Soooooo I went out to expedia.com and found this place. It was reasonably priced, and the location was good, so I booked it. Then, the day we arrived as we were waiting to checkin, I read the Yelp reviews and began to get a bit nervous.
To be honest, this isn't a bad motel. It's not really a great hotel either. We experienced some good and some bad with this place. I'll summarize below.
Good:
* Location! This place is just off the strip, about a block away from the "4 Corners" area where the Tropicana/MGM Grand/Mandalay Bay/Excalibur are, along with New York, New York nearby as well. Its an easy walk to these resorts.
* Coco's! The place is situated right behind a 24 Hour Coco's! And the Coco's is one of the best food deals in town. The food is great.
* Air Conditioning. The A/C worked very well. In fact, it was almost arctic! A must in Las Vegas.
* EPIC Water Pressure! The water pressure for the shower was wonderful! Hot water remained hot for ages. I've had crappier water pressure in much swankier hotels.
* Management. They were quite friendly and were able to give us a ground floor room. The wifey is slightly disabled and stairs and she don't agree often.
* The Beds! The bed was actually quite comfortable, and the wife couldn't stop raving about the comfyness of the pillows! We slept very well - which is something we rarely do in a motel/hotel
Not So Good:
* Upkeep. Our tub had some of the porcelain missing and we could see some rust in a corner. The room itself was tidy enough, but the whole place is in desperate need of renovation.
* WiFi. This was one of my biggest complaints. The WiFi here (an IBahn service) is a FEEBLE JOKE! You could barely get a signal ANYWHERE and when you did the speed was so slow (really?! 384kbps?!!!) that it was a joke. I was almost tempted to jump on the WiFi from the neighboring Motel 6 even though it was $3/day.
* The TV. I'm not complaining about the tv service per se. The signal was strong with no fuzz and wifey and I were able to snuggle together and watch Ghost Adventures as we were winding down from the day. My complaint is the SIZE. A little 20" tv barely does it, people!
Overall, we had a decent experience here. Many people complained about the "paper thin" walls. But really, once we were ensconced inside - we hardly noticed the outside world or anyone on either side or above us. The blackout curtains worked great, too.
This place is an average place to stay. Its mostly meant as a place to crash for the night and unwind after the day. For a basic hotel/motel, it gets a solid 3 stars - even though there are some things that need to be addressed.
The price was great too. With my AAA Discount - 3 days/2 nights on the weekend was $100.76. Not too shabby!
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