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| - Everything here is pretty decent but nothing out of the ordinary.
HOTEL: Check in was quick but they had run out of King non-smoking rooms, so we ended up with two Queen beds. All the rooms are themed and we had The Munsters with Grandpa's cape, Eddie's outfit, and giant photos of the cast watching you as you bathe and sleep. The room was comfortable and quiet, and the bathroom was huge. Things have been redone since it was the Aladdin, but it definitely isn't on par with the nicer Vegas hotels as things were a bit scuffed and one of our towel hooks had been torn off the wall. JB didn't have an iron in her room and was told they didn't have any. She kept at it and they were able to bring one up pretty quickly.
SHOPS: The shops definitely still have the Aladdin feel although I'm not sure how they would make it feel more Hollywood. Perhaps homeless folks in front of all the shops? The shops were mostly what you would find at a nice mall back home, but they did have a huge Ben Sherman store (probably as big as the one on Carnaby Street in London). Thumbs up for that.
CASINO: The casino floor is pretty small yet is very easy to get lost in. The blackjack tables had $15 minimums, which went up to $25 on Saturday afternoon. Our dealer complained that as a Harrah's hotel they wouldn't allow her to grandfather us into the $15 price yet she did so anyway. Thanks!
SPORTS BOOK: The sports book has a ton of TVs and a huge scrolling ESPN type ticker, but only three low rows of fairly comfy leather chairs. We had no problem finding seats for the Army-Navy game, but I expect it would be tough to find a spot on an NFL Sunday or during March Madness. There was a new bet taker who was totally confused and tried to give me a parlay of Tennessee winning and losing at the same time. Fortunately, I was able to set him straight.
THEATER: We came for the Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds show and the acoustics were great. The place seats about 7,000 so it's not super intimate, but far better than going to a huge arena.
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