Wow! A Casino that is Eco-Friendly & Environmentally Responsible!
SITREP
There have been a lot of things I've enjoyed about "Downtown Vegas" (aka Old School Vegas) over "The Strip", and that's the real down-to-earth gritty fun that Vegas still inspires here that is not QUITE as touristy (relatively speaking of course!)
SETUP
Downtown Vegas has the charm of what Vegas used to be, and if there is ANY Hotel & Casino complex that evidences better than any, it is The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino. Right in the middle of the Fremont Street Experience, the Golden Gate is awesomely positioned to bring you in and make your theirs.
YELP CONNECTION
Now to be honest, I probably would not have found my way to The Golden Gate if it had not been the Yelp-Connection this past weekend with our Yelp Convention. But since Golden Gate was a featured sponsor, this allowed me to come to their establishment and receive some pretty sweet V.I.P. treatment!
CASINO
What an amazing Casino set-up too! What bumps this ground floor up right away is the "Rockin" environment with Go-Go girls dancing interspersed on boxes between the players tables. It really makes for a "high energy" and exciting environment, even just for gawkers like me!
TOUR
But I want to give a special shout-out especially to Golden Gate's stalwart gracious hosts - Steven and Barbara - who treated our Sacramento and Seattle peeps to an amazing time. From the drink specials that we started off first with to the private tour of their upgraded facilities - an incredible set-up taking advantage of geothermal and ecofriendly construction.
This was amazing and I added pictures to this business album so you could see what one of their standard rooms looks like.
THE LOWDOWN
And on that note, I look forward spending my NEXT stay at the Golden Gate when I come visit Las Vegas again!