Always a fun spot whether for a party or for staying the night.
The hotels on the strip are unique enough...insider their casinos. But let's face it, once you get up to the rooms, most of them are the same as every other hotel.
But not the Artisan. Every square inch of the hotel is unique and beautiful, and it's particularly impressive considering this used to be a dumpy Days-Inn-style hotel back in the day. It has truly been re-purposed into a beautiful spot. Rooms are clean and comfortable, and as soon as you enter the hotel, you know you're having an experience far more unique than your fellow travelers over on the Strip.
The places loses one star from me only for having to get ice from the downstairs bar (which pretty much means you have to tip a bartender to get ice). Really? I'm up on the 5th floor at the end of the hall, and I have to shlep all the way down to the ground floor, wait in line at the bar, and then tip a bartender for ice? Hassle.
But having said that, the staff is very friendly and helpful, particularly the bartender Daisy.