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| - THIS PLACE IS LOUD! I guess the ear plugs in the room should have telegraphed the fact my room would be shaking with the sound of bass and music from the nearest Fremont Street stage from about 5PM until 1AM. If you value peace and quiet in your hotel room, please consider staying somewhere else. Since this is key for me, it really knocks this place down several stars. Better double or triple paned windows would help... that, or a warning on their reservations site that the place is loud for the better part of the night so that people can choose to stay somewhere else, would be helpful. Also, the gaps in the curtains let in a lot of outside light and there was no way around it. If you need dark to sleep, this is not your place. There is a Euro-style closet that was fine for me, but our friends in the room next door did not feel that it was big enough or that there was enough room for their stuff. Their room with the two queens was cramped. Our room with the king bed was spacious. There are also minor nit-picky complaints like no pen or pad of paper in the room (something I didn't think I'd miss until I needed one, repeatedly! LOL) and the funky chair in the room was really uncomfortable, but this is minor. I wasn't there to hang out in the chair in my room, after all! There was a slight mix up regarding keys and we witnessed a couple checking in who had stayed there before requesting one of their quieter rooms, if possible... this is a known issue to them and they do not care about noise complaints. Full disclosure would eliminate complaints.
The positives are: Good restaurant S+O for breakfast (the cinnamon roll waffles are wonderful) and lunch was decent, too. The casino is clean, well ventilated and well lit. The decor is retro and funky and clean. Public restrooms, clean. Free WiFi decent, not great, but not the worst, either. If you're surfing it will suffice, if you want to stream, you'll be frustrated, likely. The gym is 24 hours and free (included with your resort fee) and is a great option if you feel guilty from all of the extra drinks and/or buffet visits. Pool was not open because it is off season, but our room overlooked the pool, so we could see the whole set up and it looked fun (if small).
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