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| - I stayed in the Flamingo last weekend as part of Bloggers in Sin City, an annual, 70-person "unconference" in Vegas. There were plenty of minorly annoying aspects of staying at a major hotel in a big tourist city - the check-in lines are unbearably long, there was trash in the hallways (?), housekeeping forgot to clean our room one day. All that aside, I had an overall positive experience at the Flamingo.
The staff seemed to do their best to alleviate some of the issues. A very friendly front desk staffer walked us through kiosk check-in so we could avoid the VERY long line & walked us to the front of the line to work with someone else when the kiosk malfunctioned a little bit. When I called to be sure our room would be cleaned the day after housekeeping passed us over, a very apologetic housekeeping staffer promised to tend to us the next morning & offered up a conversation with his manager if I wanted to take it up the chain (I didn't, but I appreciated his forthcomingness). And so on. Other staffers were absurdly friendly, too, in ways that made the whole stay a more positive experience overall, from the amiable bellhop to the fast-moving buffet server who kept us rolling in water refills & much-needed coffee to the gift shop worker who helped me pick out a clutch purse 20 minutes before my big event to the pool bartender who remembered up names (big ups to Rigo for treating our group so well!)
Other positives: The Flamingo has a few nice shops attached to the lobby, a spa with inexpensive quick massages, a Margaritaville, a party pool & a quiet pool, a few shows & attractions, a massive & comprehensive buffet, a brewery with a great outdoor patio, &, of course, a casino. It's in a great location on the strip, pretty close to everything, & from some of the rooms & hallway windows, you can see the famed Bellagio fountains!
If you're looking for a swanky Vegas experience, the Flamingo may not be the hotel for you. But if you're looking for a positive experience in a hotel that seems to give a damn about its customers, even without big-time prices & fancy extras, then this hotel is a great choice. I would definitely stay here again. Thanks, Flamingo!
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