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| - To conclude our forthcoming Grand Canyon/Las Vegas trip, my parents wanted a nice, quiet, casino-less, and relatively inexpensive hotel for us to stay in. While on an endless search for hotels on Expedia, I finally found one that matched our desires. $100 for 5 people, plus a complimentary breakfast? Safe to say I booked that right away. It's a decent location, being adjacent to the LV Airport and being a short, 5-10 minute drive from The Strip. If you don't drive, they provide FREE hourly shuttle service from the hotel to Mandalay Bay. Upon arrival, we were introduced to a quiet, clean, and gratifying hotel environment. Checking in took no less than 5 minutes and we were off to our room. The room was clean and great as any hotel room should be, also equipped with a kitchen and kitchen accessories, a fridge, cable tv(HBO!), manual air conditioning, and free internet. The sofa bed was a little bit dingy looking when opened up, but nothing to keep me from a getting a good night's rest. They also had a fitness room around the corner for those health freaks who need their daily dose of exercise(even on vacation) or for the ones who just want to lessen the guilt of those Vegas buffet indulgences. Nothing more than a couple treadmills each equipped with a entertainment center/tv and complimentary headphones, a cycling machine, free weights from 5-50(yes, I remembered) and 2 benches. Nice and simple. The complimentary breakfast the following morning exceeded our expectations. From a waffle machine to butter pound cake to seasoned scrambled eggs with salsa to just coffee, it was a breakfast-lover's dream. Also, might I add that the staff was great? Somethings that a few people might potentially have a problem with, however, are the lack of WiFi in the rooms(nothing an extendable ethernet cord can't fix), the traditionally early breakfast hours of 6-9 am(set your alarms), and the barely noticeable sounds from the nearby airport. Overall, it was a great stay, and well worth double the $100 or more.
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