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| - The Gold Coast has always been my Las Vegas steady. I've been staying here for yeeeeaaaaars. Whether it was for Viva Las Vegas, Punk Rock Bowling, or the Las Vegas Shakedown, the Gold Coast has played host as many a memorable (surprising considering the booze involved) weekender for me over the past decade.
Nowadays... the Gold Coast is suffering from a bit of a personality crisis but that's ok. I still love it! And yes, I will elaborate... (keep reading)...
First, though -
There are new penny slots in the casino!!!
An' one of them is Star Wars Droid Hunt!!!
This is the coolest slot machine I've ever played!! There were three or four Star Wars slots in a row. Each one has a special vibrating chair with speakers built in to the headrests.
I ALMOST feel like I'm flying an X Wing fighter! But not really, 'cause I'm sitting in the Gold Coast and there's this woman next to me chain smoking, sipping a Shirley Temple (less DRINK, more FOCUS) and she's wearing an awesome knitted acrylic sweater with metallic threads weaving in and out, some equally sweet "pleated" polyester pants, and a pair of Easy Strides... the bags under her eyes are almost as big as the handbag in her lap and her scent is a mixture of menthol, AquaNet, and Avon perfume. Her gambling card is 4 hours deep into play and her eyes are somewhat glazed over.
Nope, I'm definitely NOT in Tatoonie, Hoth, or Endor.
Second -
I gotta tell you, the one thing that totally bums me out is that they took out the main bar and replaced it with a TGI Fridays.... O_O
Really??? Blecch!!! TGI Fridays is also what serves as "Room Service" now for the Gold Coast Hotel. O_O
Really??? Blecch!!!
I had SO MANY GREAT memories at that bar...I'm sad it's gone... and even sadder it was replaced with a TGI Fridays... (Really??? Blecch!!!)
Some things never change, though... the people watching is primo, whether it's during a weekender or just a weekend. And the Lounge Bar hasn't changed at all...
But that leads us to the Third -
The Hotel is what really threw me... before the economy took a dive the Gold Coast had plans to revamp the entire hotel... So far they've been able to redo about a third of the rooms... the rooms ARE nice... (We opted to stay the night in a "Premium King" for a whopping $64 for the night) ... but the new rooms seemingly do not fit the theme of the casino. I mean, the casino is all wagon wheels and Gold Rush nostalgia... right? And then the rooms? They're like a lesser expensive version of the W.
It's just...weird, man!
Our room was sleek and modern and the king size bed was comfortable. I DO like that there was no gross comforter or coverlet on the bed. We always toss those to the floor when we stay at hotels, anyway, because a lot of hotels do not clean them. (ew!!) So glad it's a non-issue at the Gold Coast!
Really, for the price, the slots, and the people watching(!) the Gold Coast can't be beat., I mean how much time are you REALLY spending in your room, anyway???
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