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Bally's would definitely not be my first choice of hotels in vegas, but when someone is paying for your lodging, you shut up and be thankful!
After cracking open a couple of beers in the lobby, my group waited for about 45 minutes for the front counter to check us in. It was a ridiculous amount of party time lost, and frankly unacceptable. They had two chicks working the counter and none of them were at all working in a fast pace. Luckily we had beers to hold us down during the excruciating wait.
Rooms:
They were pretty standard, two queen size beds, a tv, bathroom with tons of mirrors. It was a comfortable size, but the stench of musk, inconsistent flow of hot water, and very persistent housekeeping turned me off very quickly.
One of the guys in our group got the executive suite, which was a lot nicer! It housed two large and very comfortable seating area not including the bar! The bedroom was huge with a even larger size bathroom with jacuzzi, shower, 2 1/2 bathrooms. Surely, this is the pre-game/party room!
Pool:
Thank god for the dessert weather! San Francisco spring weather will never compete with vegas'. The pool was nothing spectacular, but it accommodated a good amount of people , had really loud top 40 music and yes, guittos and guidette - it wasn't a pool party without them! There is also a bar within the vicinity which serves HUGE & STRONG margaritas for 18 dollars a pop.
Service:
Aside, from the persistent housekeepers and slow front desk peeps, everyone else was really helpful. The security guards encouraged our heavy drinking (they gave us 2 or 1 drink coupons!!!) and belligerent dancing. very cool!
Location:
The thing about Bally's is their easy access location right smack center of the strip. It's very convenient to head over to Caesar's, the Bellagio or even any other hotel on the strip . This makes taking the cab virtually useless saving you some bucks for alcohol!
Overall I had a good experience @ Bally's. Hopefully they'll start upgrading their customer service soon. But thank you for the blur of a weekend I had!
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