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I had a great experience all around -- especially since our room was cheap to begin with, and then we got upgraded to the north tower! I love the pool with the water slide, shark tank, and the Dive Bar bar. The casino isn't a cheap-o dump, but it's not the cheapest, either. I love the giant slot machine at the entrance.
Here's a quick review of the restaurants.
Red Sushi: Excellent, excellent staff and cool location. The rice was all wrong, though. Too sticky for sushi rice. Aside from that my meal was delightful. Again, great staff.
The Buffet: One of the better buffets I've been to at this level of casino. It's not five-stars, but it's good for the price. Be sure to use the coupon in the coupon book found in your room!
Carson Street: The food wasn't that great, but they sat us near the walk way and we got to people watch and we could see the sharks in the pool from our seat, so that was nice.
I would've given the Golden Nugget five stars except for the fact that at least SEVEN TIMES my boyfriend and I were accosted by staff members trying to get us on one of those God damned time share tours. We politely declined the first three times, but after being hounded by the SAME employees we just changed our refusal to yelling "no timeshares!" while running away covering our face. Whether we were just walking into the hotel/casino, or if we were asking directions, they were trying to get us to waste 4-5 hours of our day listening to a sales pitch for something we didn't want and couldn't afford. I'm guessing this is how they got the money for the remodeling, but it really cheapened the experience. I felt like I only got a nice deal because I had to deal with this constant salesmen harassment.
But don't get me wrong. I do love the Golden Nugget and I will stay there again the next time I go to Vegas (I go about every two years).
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