I got a good deal pay for one night and get the 2nd free on labor day weekend. not bad. there is a lot of construction along the walk from the self parking garage to hotel registration (which looks like it will be a lot nicer once completed). easy to get confused and not find your car right away on the way out. Valet instead. it was so much easier for our second try.
Fat Tuesdays hidden in the shadows in the back= meh . Hash house A go go upstairs= yum A+
Check in was fairly easy and not too long a wait for a busy weekend at a budget hotel. there were only smoking rooms available on the 18th floor. the Lady Said we could request a Nonsmoking room for our second night and switch. ok
When my wife and I got to the room we noticed a section of the carpet that had been replaced (color didn't match) like someone had been murdered there and bled all over the original carpet. Bed was clean and comfy. Bathrooms were surprisingly clean, no mold or stray hairs left behind from previous guests.
the Balcony does not open (wouldn't trust it anyway) and we had a lovely view of the corner of the flamingo tower and see renovations started where the balconies in the Quad will be removed across to the other wing outside.
left our room and had a great night came back and passed out to the noisy AC unit on the wall that at least it worked and kept the room nice and chilly.
Woke up before checkout time and asked for a non smoking room with a strip view. We got one with no hassle but, on the 13th floor. On the way moving our stuff over I made a joke about how spooky it might be and how it couldn't be worse than the night before. hehe.
We got to the room and it looked ten times better with no smoke smell but smelled like an old hotel. nice view of Ceaser's palace and the Mirage Beatles facade across the strip . It was a nice view. We were content although our stuff already reeked of stale smoke from staying in the previous room. This Room was very clean and again no balcony access. if we brought our own screwdriver we could have changed that( all that was keeping the sliding door closed off was a screw).
Feeling a little more at ease, We left to catch our show and again had a great night out on the town.
Returning at past 4 am and eager to sleep before checking out we discover our room keys both no longer work. GREAT! All the way down the elevator to get new ones and back up only to find our new keys are not working. back AGAIN to registration and the lady is also surprised. I tell her exactly what happens and she tells me that it must locked by the deadbolt from the inside. she asks if anyone else might be in there. of course not. security meets us back at our room and says it might be the battery on the door lock. but he slides his key and opens right up then he backs off after I open the door. I notice the curtain is now open to the view of the street. I left the curtain CLOSED. we were not missing anything and nothing was cleaned eliminating housekeeping. another strange thing was the do not disturb sign we left on the door when we left was inside kicked under the door. We were spooked and slept with the light on and didn't say what we were both thinking until we were out of that hotel. We both thought it might have been haunted or something we also heard a lady scream from down the hall intermittently throughout the night. Wouldn't stay there again if you paid me. ONE STAR. For Experience and One star for location.