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| - It's a little confusing because the name had been changed from Microtel to Baymont. It's still under the same parent company so I guess the management is still the same.
Anyway, I go to vegas with my wife and my dog. We don't want to bother people to dogsit so we just bring him and leave him in the hotel room when we go out and about since he's trained well. So our hotel choices are limited to the pet-friendly ones. We used to stay at the Westin Casuarina just a few steps off the strip but they usually charge well over $100/night even if it's already a deal.
With a little bit more research, we found Microtel (or Baymont) which had pretty good reviews from some travel websites from those in a similar situation than us, people with pets. So we gave it a try.
We've stayed here twice now, both times we paid well below $100/night. The first time I checked-in was a little bit of a struggle because we had booked our reservations for a jacuzzi suite from Expedia and nothing in neither the hotel's website nor in Expedia says that dogs are not allowed in jacuzzi suites. So when I got to check-in, they wouldn't let us have the suite. They wanted to downgrade us to just a regular room, not even a regular suite. So I fought it a little bit and they eventually put us in a compromise of a regular suite rather than just a room. I just wished that this policy is disclosed somewhere clearly in their website.
The suite is just right in size. Their bed is not quite the Heavenly Bed they have at the Westin Casuarina but it's not bad.
The hotel is small but that's a positive for me. Less people who look at you weird when they see you take your dog out to do his thing, unlike in the bigger hotel - Westin. It's also clean. The front desk can be a little bit more friendly but ehh, I really don't care.
They have free breakfast, which was good at first but after having the same waffles, cereals, sausage and eggs in the morning, you get pretty sick of it.
The amenities were lacking in the fitness part. They have a pool and a fitness room. When I went to the fitness room hoping to get some reps done, dumbbells are nowhere to be found. My master bathroom is probably bigger than their fitness room. All they had was a treadmill that doesn't work, an elliptical, and some pedal that you run with your hands instead of your legs. Good thing there's a 24-hr Fitness gym not too far away. As far as pet amenities go, they have plastic poop bags which is a real plus but there's no grass so you'd have to make your dog do his thing on rocks.
The main reason I liked this hotel, and was actually not aware and was very pleasantly surprised to find out when I did, was that it's literally right across the Las Vegas Premium Outlets South. You really just have to cross the small street separating them and you're there at the outlets. It's also very close to food places in the same plaza as the outlets, close to a 7-Eleven, and a CVS pharmacy for those late night needs. Did I say it's about a mile away from Bachi Burger? Yup, just a mile away.
The only downside is that it's a little far off of the strip. But that doesn't really bother me. It's about a short 5-10 min drive depending on traffic. It's actually close by the South Point Hotel if you're craving for some cheap roulette game.
Don't get confused now between Microtel and Baymont. They are the same. If you're still in doubt, check the address. 55 E. Robindale Road.
My $0.02.
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