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| - I came to this hotel with VERY LOW expectations. I had read the Yelp reviews, but for $30/night for a newly renovated room, I decided to take a gamble....
We checked in after a long drive back from Zion National Park. Upon entering the hotel from the parking garage, we had to go through a rather large section of smoke-filled casino. This did not make me happy. But when we arrived at the desk, the woman behind the counter couldn't have been nicer. They were sold out of the king room we had booked, so she "upgraded" us to two queens with "a view."
We had specified a non-smoking room.... and after re-reading these reviews, I wonder if we would have been ill-fated for those dreaded "courtyard" rooms had it not been for an over-sell? Who knows...
In any case, we were in the south tower.... our view was of the Strip. Once in the south tower, going in and out of the hotel without encountering the smoke-filled casino is easy.
The room was clean... and not a hint of smoke in the hallways.
If you want to spend a night Downtown -- you couldn't ask for a better location. You're right at the foot of Freemont Street. We rented a car -- and driving to the Strip took us less than five minutes.
Like most people, we have a budget we like to stick to when we go on vacation -- and on this vacation, we wanted to spend our cash on fine dining and fun experiences. This hotel was SO cheap, we could do all that we wanted and more. Probably the cheapest hotel I have ever stayed at, but not the worst by any stretch.
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