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| - I decided to stay here this time because of the excellent room rate of only $20 per night through Expedia.com. Very nice room size, king bed, non-smoking, separate seating area, and a small kitchen area. Nothing luxurious, but lots of space. That made it feel more like home instead of just staying in a small, cramped standard hotel room.
Check-in was reasonably quick. The hotel and grounds are very nice. They are landscaped, well maintained, and free of trash or debris. The pool area, while not very large, was very pleasant.
There is free internet access in the hotel lobby and outside near the pool area. However, they charge like $13.99 per day for internet in your room, which is ridiculous, but seems to be the vegas norm. All of the staff I dealt with were friendly and outgoing. Marilyn's cafe was very tasty and reasonably priced, with exceptionally good service.
The only negatives were that, even though it's only a couple of blocks, it's quite a hike to the strip along Flamingo Road. It's fine during the day, but walking back late at night was kind of eerie. I counted at least five bums (PC - Homeless People) passed out or sleeping either on the sidewalk, on the grass, or at the bus stops. Then I had to squeeze through a group of about 7 guys who were smoking weed on the sidewalk near the Westin Causerina. Most distressing, but nobody bothered me. Oh, and the walls are pretty thin. You can hear everything going on around you, so keep the fan on.
All in all, I wouldn't hesitate to stay here again, especially with room rates as low as they are now.
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