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| - Rather than pay the ridiculous fees that Caesar's wanted, we decided to book their sister hotel, across the street and save some money.
In retrospect, we should have ponied up the extra money for a room at Caesar's.
We arrived during prime time, so i know that is partially to blame, but 65 minutes to check in to your room is just ridiculous. There were only 4 people working the counter, so that just makes the wait worse. You would think that the manager would staff extra people during the prime check-in time, so that people can get out of line and gambling, right?
We were sent to our room, which was located in the back of the hotel, across from the ramp to the parking garage. No big deal. The worst thing about our room was finding it. You had to go up one floor, through a fire exit, to get to it. Jeff had to stop housekeeping to ask them how to find the room and they didn't even know, at first.
The carpet in the hallway had some obvious water damage. It had buckled in a few places.
Everything in our room had "character." Everything was worn, stained, broken or had a funky vibe to it. My favorites: the hair dye stain on the counter of the sink in the bathroom, the piece of transparent tape holding together part of the dresser table, and the iron that had a timer button on it.
Good things: housekeeping was willing to bring us extra whatever we asked for. There were dog treats in the room for Jeff's dog, when we got there. They had a dog run right near our room. (We were in the "dog friendly" wing of the hotel.") This hotel is right in the middle of a bunch of really fun places!
Bad things: Super cramped casino area. Shower head wasn't even spitting water, it misted. Parking garage is super tight. The whole hallway smelled intensely of pot and beer.
We didn't try any of the restaurants. (Wanted to try the Hash House a Go Go, but didn't get a chance.)
I gambled $2.50 on slots.
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