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We chose this hotel based on price (great deal on retailmenot.com) and what the pool looked like since we knew MOST of our time during the day would be in the water.
The Staff:
Our check in was very easy and since we were there celebrating our anniversary, they allows us to check out at 3pm and waived the $30 late checkout fee. Unfortuantly for us, that was all they could do since we had already paid the hotel in full.
The Bell hop was also very gracious and helpful with keeping our bags safe and hailing a taxi out front for us.
The Room:
We "upgraded" for only $25/day to a Resort Tower King room which promised a strip view and a few extras we were sure to use. The 'strip view' wasn't straight out of our window and technically we had to crank our necks to the left so that wasn't worth it. What was nice is that these rooms included private elevators to the 24th and 25th floors, spacious bathrooms, dual sink vanity, soaking tub and separate walk-in shower in the bathroom. Those upgrades were worth the splurge.
***We lost power in our bathroom and hour before checkout and maintenance NEVER showed, despite TWO phones calls. Very dissapointing and unacceptable .***
The room's & pool's Wi-fi was nice to use each day and since you're FORCED to pay $25/day for it, might as well take advantage when you can.
The Food & Drinks:
Vegas has gotten down right RUDE with their pricing. Expect to pay TWICE as much as you would back home (Seattle for us) but at least most of what we ate was really great. We had the best meals at California Pizza Kitchen and great wings at BLT but also had a handful of dissapointing meals. This included breakfast at the Deli and a horrible chicken caesar salad at the poolside restaurant. The next day the hubby and I shared a FANTASTIC club at the same place (super big and satifying) so go figure.
Expect to pay $5 for a coke and $15-24 for a drink with a couple shots of the good stuff while laying poolside. Crazy to think about spending that kind of money but when it's 100 degrees outside, you'll do just about anything to cool down.
The Pool: Waterfalls, palm trees, friendly serve staff and overall a very relaxing experience. We were VERY surprised/dissapointed to see the same amount of trash (bottles, cigg butts, bottle caps, food wrappers EVERY morning we were there. There is no excuse for this and they really should clean up each night after closing. Makes the place looks trashy.
The Show:
We saw the Beatles LOVE show and it was honestly the best Cirque du Soleil show I've ever seen, hands down. The staff were very friendly helping us find our seats and chatted with us about our event before we were sat. It's a MUST see!!!
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