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When my friends and I arrived for our GNO trip, check in was a breeze. We headed up to our non smoking room and neither of our key cards were working.
Some of us stayed back in the hallway, as the others went down to get help. There were many young guys and dolls popping in and out of their rooms, offer I us beer and a good time.
Luckily, our friends returned not only with working keys, but with working keys to a strip view room closer to the elevator. The only downfall was that it would be in the smoking section.
So, we headed over to our room, and opened our door to a decent sized room with a TINY bathroom. They need to remodel the bathrooms because they are total shit. Leaky faucets in a tiny space that remind me of a motel.
We tried to upgrade, but everything was sold out. It was a crazy packed weekend.
You couldn't smell the smoke from the hallway inside of the room which was a blessing, and the air conditioning was great. Room service was so fast and efficient, we didn't expect our room to be cleaned upon our return.
At least the curtains were pretty. They made for a nice backdrop for pictures, and were fun to pull open to reveal the view. This hotel seemed to be targeted at female visitors, as much of the decor was pink.
The pool at the Flamingo was probably the best part of our stay. It was clean, there were plenty of towels, and the people were nice. There are real live flamingos and other birds on the grounds en route to the pool.
The slide was so much fun. You can relive your earliest days as a child when you slide down the water slide with a bunch of friends.
There weren't any clubs we wanted to go to at the Flamingo, but we had no fear: the Flamingo is in a prime location, at about the middle of the strip.
Check out and valet took a little while, as everyone seemed to be leaving at the same time.
All in all, a good hotel for a group trip-the kind of group trip where you are hardly on your room save for sleeping;)!
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