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| - Ahh The D ... the casino with perhaps the most unfortunate name in Vegas. Do I lace my review with phallic references to the name throughout? You're probably expecting that, aren't you? No, that's too easy ... I'll let the artwork left for me in Room 420 speak for itself.
I generally stay on Fremont St. when I go out to Vegas, and decided to stay The D because they were cheapest for the 5 nights that I was staying. Yes, they do charge a resort fee and you have to factor that in ... but the resort fee includes free WiFi, while the places with no resort fees charge $10-$15 daily for WiFi. Taking all the factors in, The D was the cheapest. (Plus, I'd always liked the vibe at The D and wanted to stay closer to that end of Fremont)
I initially booked a non-smoking room, but decided to switch to a smoking room upon check-in. They offered me Room 420 (insert joke here), a handicap accessible room they had open. I know hotels are dying to get rid of these rooms, but I didn't mind it. In fact, I rather liked the room. The bathroom was huge, and it was on the end of the hall so the room seemed a little bigger and allowed for privacy. And it was right next to the stairs ... a quick left, down a couple flights of stairs, and I was in the Vintage Vegas Slots room. On the down side, since I was on a smoking floor, there was a lingering smell of, as my friend put it, Saturday night bowling alley.
And stairs access was nice because, as others mentioned, the elevator can be a bit of a show, although I really didn't have any issues. They've installed an elevator system that asks you to type in the floor number and then assigns you an elevator, and most always had an attendant there ready to help. There was a bit of a wait on Saturday around 5PM when I wanted to go up to my room, and they did advertise more elevators coming in the future.
I can also second the other reviews about the noise coming from Fremont St. This was double for my end of the hotel, which was literally right above the stage that they have concerts at pretty much every night from 8PM-2AM. Making it a point to NOT be in your rooms during those times while in Vegas isn't too hard - except that I got food poisoning and spent the entire Saturday night in my room. And I could feel every note and every thump from the bad 80's cover band while I laid in bed praying for an end to my misery.
Amenities here are hit and miss. The pool is pathetic - the Super 8/Motel 6 comparisons are spot on, except they do have a hot tub too. The restaurants are solid though - I enjoyed the D Grill and American Coney, and I hear great things about their steak house from locals.
Would I stay here again? Probably. I've stayed at The Plaza, Golden Nugget, and The D downtown. GN is the best, but is also the most expensive. I definitely like The D better than The Plaza. If I were scouting for a future trip and The D was the best deal again, I'd probably stay again. It's not quite a 4-star place, but it's functional for it's value, and definitely worth a solid 3.5 STARS.
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