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As a previous reviewer noted, the parking garage really is a good indicator of what this hotel is about. It was smallish and cramped when driving up to find a spot there were great puddles of water on the floor, never mind that the floor we stopped at was about the 4th. We parked away from the elevator to ensure we had plenty of space and got in the little death trap of an elevator that takes you to the casino. I say death trap because it rattles, groans, creaks and really does a great job at making you feel like it's going to drop any moment. Then when we got off the elevator and avoided being smashed by people looking to scurry away from here, we found that it was a modest sized hotel, with bored waitresses, dealers, and a rather rude security guard. Hotel staff seemed not to be enjoying their jobs either; the cleaning woman seemed to be the only one enjoying her job.
We went to the other set of elevators to the tower rooms and the somewhat dingy hall to find our room. Window by the elevator had a cool view of the airport. Rooms looked exactly like the ones on the Hooters website, if you look closely enough. Nightstands are really just table tops and otherwise, it's the garish no frills room it's made out to be. We had a 17th floor strip view room, which had pretty killer views of the Tropicana, Luxor, and Exalibur, and a side view of sorts of the neon green glow of the MGM, so definitely no complaints about that.
The casino floor had a decent assortment of slots and the gift shops had the usual Hooters merchandise available. The club there had Prince and Snoop Dogg music blaring loudly, so lots of p***y control and that type; not what you'd call family friendly but perfectly in line with the kind of tackiness that Hooters is.
So not a bad place and compared to other casinos, I think you get what you pay for here.
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