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| - The Las Vegas Hilton changed hands on January 2nd and became the LVH, a horrible name, but likely to be changed soon. So new, they don't have a sign. The property has been sold to Goldman-Sachs, who surely intend to flip it. A smart buyer will pick it up due to its location adjacent to the convention center (and on the monorail, making it convenient to all other strip hotels). Who knows what will happen then, it's possible they would tear it down and start over, so this review may be moot.
Renovation was still under progress as we stayed there, which implies that they will keep it up, but our room was very good, and the renos were not intrusive. When the hotel was built 40 years ago, it was the largest in the world. Not it is the 15th largest in Las Vegas. This makes me suspect a new buyer will tear it down anyway.
A few negatives; the track lights did not work, and the curtains were very hard to move. Walls were fairly thin. But the beds were great and the room was large (Grand Room). There were no bedbugs as has been reported in the past. We got a fantastic discount rate but normally in convention weeks the place is fairly pricey, you are paying for the convenience of the location.
Be aware that the "$100 in coupons book" included with the deal is worthless. You have to pay a lot more than the coupon is worth to use it, and it was good only in their very expensive and mediocre in-house restaurants.
It will be interesting to see what happens here.
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