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The best thing about Golden Nugget is its shark pool. My kids would have been happy as clams just staying at the hotel and playing there. Unfortunately it was cold and really windy, so windy the pool had to be closed a couple of times.
The rooms were really nice. You can still catch a whiff of cigarette smoke despite them being smoke-free because, hey, you're in Las Vegas.
I didn't like how they didn't have many places to eat inside. Two or three restaurants were built but closed and had signs that said something like, "Coming soon (hopefully)." They do have a buffet and they gave us some 50% off coupons. Go early to the breakfast buffets because there's a long line. They also have a Starbucks inside, near the pool.
I didn't like the location much. Downtown, despite the "Fremont Street Experience," is still pretty gritty. My older kid was covering my younger kid's eyes a lot. There are a lot of street performers or costumed people hanging out and posing for pics, and some were really not trying, like an ate-up looking man in a very dirty (like, actual dirt) drag costume with no make up on. Another was a man in a thong and a cowboy hat. A couple of showgirls were hanging out and they had the most clothes on. Ha. I didn't expect it to be totally sanitized, but the area is still pretty seedy.
So I'd go if I wasn't planning on leaving the hotel (we only left to find food).
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