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| - We recently celebrated our 10th anniversary. We were recently given a gift certificate to Shula's, and after finding a good rate using Expedia, decided to also stay the night. Prior to our arrival, I e-mailed the rooms manager and let her know it was our anniversary in case they did anything nice for folks like us. I got an e-mail the next day from the concierge letting me know we would be upgraded. I'm not a guy that asks for free stuff, but this was a nice surprise - I thought, at best, we might get a fruit platter.
Check-In
We pulled in around 4pm for check-in and Valet'd the car. There was only one bellman/valet available, who was nice. Check in was very smooth - they use a credit card reader display instead of paper, which is the first time I've seen that. As a former front-desk agent, paperless check-in sounds awesome.
The Room
Our upgrade was to a beautiful suite on the 6th floor (Room 601). There are (by my calculations) only 9 of these rooms, which are called "South Corner Suites". They have a small kitchen with full refrigerator, sitting area with flat screen, a separate half bath, nice king size bed and huge bathroom with double vanity, granite countertops, shower and Jacuzzi tub.
Hotel provides complementary water bottles - a rarity - and does have turn down services with mints.
The bed is very comfortable, but BRING YOUR OWN PILLOW. Their pillows are very large, and a bit hard for my liking. Water pressure is good. I did use the jacuzzi tub, spending some time reading. When I turned the jets off, I noted a strange green watermark on the side of the tub. No, that didn't come from me. Perhaps it was some grease from the jets? I hope ...
The Food
I'll review Shula's separately. It was good, but very pricey. A proper dinner for 2 (appetizer, main dish, side) with alcohol will run $200.
We did eat breakfast in the cafe in the morning. Very reasonable pricing. Wife had french toast and I had pancakes. Nothing spectacular, but zero to complain about.
The Pool
Very nice pool. It was the perfect temp, and although it was the summer, there were great clouds that kept the temps in the mid-90s. We had drinks - virgin pina colada for my preggo wife, and a great frozen margarita for me. Only drawback - bar/kitchen is far from the entrance to the pool, and the deck is hot. Wear sandals! The pool wasn't super busy, and the bar was dead - I'd recommend the hotel have the bartender walk around and try to do some selling - you'd increase your revenue for sure. I would have had a 2nd drink easy if I was asked.
Want to be a high-roller? You can reserve one of 6 or 7 cabanas. I didn't inquire about the price, but it is an added luxury.
Check-out
Nothing unexpected.
Casino
We walked through in the morning. Lots of good games and great colors. Looks like a lot of fun. Until you see the people playing the games. Then you get depressed. Very, very depressed. This is why we have Social Security? The casino is almost completely separated from the hotel, which is great for families.
Thanks WHP! We've used Harrah's as a getaway in the past, but all that might be over!
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