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| - My review is more of the 4.5 star variety, but in an effort to be positive on Yelp I am bumping my rating up to five stars!
My girlfriend and I stayed at the Trump for two weekend nights in June of 2014. We got a pretty good deal through the Priceline name your price feature but on that same token you don't know what hotel you're going to get when you do that, so when we got the Trump I was unsure what to expect. I did my research and saw the same complaints: far from the strip, no casino and bad parking situation. After my stay, I was again reminded how unreasonable certain people can be when writing reviews on Yelp, because our stay was truly fantastic. I can say without a doubt that the Trump is the nicest hotel I've EVER stayed at -- and I've stayed at the Venetian.
From the moment we walked in, we were treated like royalty. Lots of being addressed as "sir" and lots of smiles. We went to the pool on our first day (the pool was nice -- nothing extravagant like Caesar's Palace or the Venetian) and one of the pool employees asked us if we want to sit in the sun or shade and then set up the chairs with our towels tucked in and even gave us advice to show up early the following day, Saturday, because of how busy it can get. On our last night, I got back from Treasure Island, where I went to play poker, at about 2 a.m. I went to the front desk to ask about the late checkout situation since I knew I'd want to sleep in and the desk employee said "the latest I can do without charge is 2 p.m." Wow! Good luck getting that late of checkout for free at any other high-end Vegas hotel. I also asked if I could get another comforter and one was sent up to my room within 10 minutes. It goes without saying the room was amazing -- the bed was super comfortable, the bathroom was amazing in itself (huge shower and bath tub, TV in the mirror) and the kitchenette was cool, though we never really used it, except for the coffee maker (free Starbucks coffee was a very nice touch).
As for the complaints:
1.) "It's far from everything" Then you know what? If you're looking to roam the strip for hours at a time on a nightly basis then this place probably isn't for you. My girlfriend and I liked the fact it was off-strip because we're over the strip craziness and it made for a relaxing and quiet stay, while the strip was still close enough for us to easily meet up with our friends staying at Caesar's Palace. On that note, the free shuttle to/from Caesar's was nice (we never used the one to the Wynn), and it runs every 10 minutes or so. The one time we used it it was returning from Caesar's (we decided to take a cab there -- about $10 with tip) and we didn't have to wait for the shuttle to get there and it was a quick ride.
2.) "But there's no casino!" You're in Vegas -- there are plenty of nearby casinos. Treasure Island was my nearby choice for my one night of gambling, and it was less than a 10-minute drive and under a mile away. I drove, but you could certainly walk or take a cab. Again, it's Vegas...your options are plenty! I personally liked walking in to a hotel that smelled nice and not having to walk through a smokey corridor with degenerate gamblers to get to my room, but maybe that's just me.
*Also, the loud freight train some people have complained about never bothered us, but then again we were on the 49th floor...we were also facing the tracks though, so if we were on a lower floor it might have been a problem, because we could definitely hear the horn at times, though it never woke us. Translation: get a higher room!
The only reason I'd "downgrade" it half a star is because of the valet only situation. Yes, I knew this after getting assigned the hotel in the Priceline match and, after doing my research, I made sure to have cash on hand at all times for tips. That means that if you plan on taking your car to go out frequently -- and you might have to, given the location -- then be prepared and bring cash. I consider myself a generous tipper and have no problem tipping, especially in a place like Vegas which is so service-oriented. However, having self parking would be a nice option seeing as how pricy doing valet a couple of times a day can be. It almost puts your guests and valet employees in a weird situation, because guests might not always be inclined to tip since they're being "forced" to valet and it's technically part of the resort fee, and in turn the valet employees -- whose livelihood is dependent on those well-deserved tips -- might get upset, and somewhat understandably so. At the end of the day, frequent tipping, even a couple of dollars each time, is MUCH cheaper than taking a cab to/from strip locations. In the three times we picked up the car, I tipped $2, $3 and $4 and never did I feel like I got lesser service because my rental car wasn't fancy or the tip was comprised of singles.
In summary, I highly recommend the Trump, but do your research and make sure the particulars of the hotel work for you!
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