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| - 5 stars for the room and facilities
1 star for the valet service
Price is moderate for Vegas standards
The Trump is what Bellagio tried to be, but couldn't. See, the Bellagio is there to make itself look good. Trump is there to make you feel good.
We got a deal on Trump over Priceline, for a Saturday night during NASCAR weekend, about an hour before we took off from Camarillo Airport for McCarran Int'l. For $169, I wasn't expecting much. BTW, If you're a fly-in pilot, don't be intimidated by McCarran. Its controllers are very helpful and Signature Air Support was as nice to me in my Cherokee, as they were to the Citation pilots.
Approaching the hotel from the "back", we drove to the Valet area. We didn't see any self-parking and it turns out there isn't any. We left our car with the friendly valet.
One of the first things we noticed on entering the lobby, was openness and no signs. And it was quiet. No DING-DING-DING CLANG-CLANG-CLANG. No slots, and no smoke. I almost forgot I was in Vegas.... except for the women in sequined mini-dresses and men in blond wigs wearing pink skirts. There was something that resembled a check-in desk, so we headed for that. The pleasant agent gave us our choice of rooms from what was available, asked if we'd like to upgrade, and if we needed any other assistance. Wow, that was way different from most indifferent receptions at the casino hotels.
There are two elevator banks, one for the bottom half of the tower, the other for the top half. The elevators were fast and clean, transporting us to our floor with ear-popping speed.
When we approached our room, we were a bit confused. One door for two rooms... Oh! No wonder the room was so cheap. We're sharing it! Just kidding. We opened the door to find a marble vestibule and two doors behind it. We inserted our card key into our door and it clicked without having to swipe it a zillion times.
We entered the room and... wow. Big, light, bright, modern, quiet and tasteful. An empty (yay!) Sub Zero refrigerator was under the granite counter. Above was a cook-top, prep-sink, microwave, coffee maker, and toaster.
The bathroom had two obscured glass enclosures -- one for the walk-in shower, the other for the toilet. At the lower center of the bathroom mirror an un-silvered square housed a TV behind it. On the counter sat a remote. Unfortunately we couldn't get the TV's sound to work. Oh well. We weren't there to watch TV. To the right of the counter was a jetted tub, large enough for two. With the exception of the mirror TV, everything worked.
We immediately hooked up with the WiFi. For guests it is free. We got a full signal and fast response.
Initially, we were in the room just long enough to change and go back out to dinner, which we needed to drive to. We correctly identified the valet desk (no sign), handed them our ticket and waited about 20 minutes for our car. By that time we were a little grumpy but shrugged it off.
After dinner we dropped off our car and went on up to our room to relax. The bed was comfortable -- my only complaint is the flat sheets both top and bottom. They tuck-in the top sheet under the bottom sheet so when you pull the top sheet out to get in, it pulls the bottom sheet out from under the mattress. I had to make the bed again which is a little tough since the mattress is down in a platform. A small frustration -- I wish they'd use fitted sheets or an elastic fastener.
The next morning we went downstairs for breakfast at DJT Restaurant. The buffet was $20 and was pretty OK. The coffee (Starbucks on tap) was good, and the bacon was lean and well smoked. There was a chef making omelettes; they looked and smelled good. I had lox and bagels
After breakfast we decided to check out the pool / spa. The pool was OK; decent size, nothing fancy. The weight-room was well appointed. We asked for a menu of spa services. OMG. An hour massage starts at $150. No thanks.
We checked-out over the TV in our room and left without a hitch.... except for getting our car. This time, we waited for 40 minutes. When we saw another couple come out, give their ticket at the stand, then receive their car 10 minutes later, we asked what the F was going on. Whoops, maybe your request didn't get in our system. Are you kidding me? About 10 minutes later, our car appeared. Grrr!
Even with the valet annoyance, we'll be back... but we'll self-park at the Nordstrom's parking structure across the street.
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