Crashed here on a recent trip to Vegas. My friend was turning 30 and through a club-owner connection we got comped rooms at the El Cortez in the Cabana building. These are the newer, recently renovated rooms. Honestly, even if we didn't have comped rooms, I think the highest price we heard was maybe $160 for a night? Not bad, especially considering the proximity to Fremont. The building has key-card access from the outside which leads to a front desk.
Rooms were clean and spacious. Kind of has the layout of an old school motel that has been massively updated. Rooms were a bright green color. Modern shower/sinks. Surprisingly powerful hairdryer for a hotel. Beds were clean and cozy, although there are no dual-queen room options in the Cabana, only King size beds so if you're going with friends make sure you don't mind snuggling! Haha.
Goodies available on the counter and there were a couple chairs and ottomans that provided some extra seating space other than the bed. The only annoying part about the room was how quickly and heavily the roomdoors shut (so if a lot of people are up late, you will hear tons of doors going SLAM!!!).
A great place to crash AND they have checkout time at noon. Love it.