just stayed at bally's for my first time after purchasing a hotel/airfare with free show tickets package from vegas.com. after reading some of the reviews here i was concerned we wouldnt like it but i have to say we really liked it there. its no Venetian but its better than the Imperial Palace or Excalibur for sure. they treated us great all the services we recieved at the hotel from bell desk to housekeeping to gaming was good. they even upgraded us to the Grand Suite which is XXL in size and has a jucuzzi tub for free for valentines day. the floor our room was on ( the diamond floor) and room we stayed in was modern updated and very nice. so perhaps some of the reviews here discussing 80's style etc, is for a standard room/floor..i'm not sure. and the location on the strip is perfect! if your use to staying at the Imperial palace or excalibur, harrahs ..places of that quality that then this is a great step up without breaking the bank :)