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| - I really liked my stay at SLS. It seems others gave it mixed reviews, but I liked it.
So, I was in town for a convention...if you must know, it was KBIS. Last time I was "conventioning", I stayed at The Platinum - BORING! This time, I decided to try something new and SLS was it.
Here are the highs:
I liked the vibe of the place - it's a casino resort with restaurants, bars and shops - all wrapped up in a kinda trendy-cool, but not over-the-top crazy decor. Fun.
Nice food selection. I ate at Cleo - loved it (I'll do a separate review). Umami Burger, Beer Garden & Sports Book for lunch was good. There were a few other places that looked interesting - for the size of the place, SLS has several solid food choices.
My room was quite comfortable - no issue with size. Again, I liked the funky decor - much more fun than several other places I've stayed in Vegas. Loved the ultra fast elevators up/down to the 5th floor.
Pretty close to the Convention Center - I walked back to the SLS on a sunny day (~20 minutes).
Staff was overall pretty friendly - bell hops were excellent.
Lows? Nothing too low, but worth noting:
Early morning noise from the street (I faced the street with the monorail). Not horrible, but not super quiet.
Far away from the Strip - not mileage-wise, but far enough that I spent $20 and 1/2 hour in traffic via cab to meet friends at Caesars. Don't stay at SLS if you plan to spend lots of time on The Strip - traffic sucks in Vegas. BTW, I didn't try the monorail - it just seemed counter-intuitive to walk to public transit with a beer in my hand.
At check-in, the line was a mile long and they didn't have all the front desk stations open to accommodate the crush of conventioneers.
Smoke present - disliked, but at least it wasn't overwhelming.
Bottom line:
I enjoyed a drink at Monkey Bar, coffee at The Perq, dinner at Cleo and lunch at Umami Burger. My wife lost $100 on slots, but had fun doing so. My stay was 2-nights of decent sleep in a nice room - it worked out well.
4 stars
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