I didn't mind the hotel that much.. you get what you pay for right? And at under $40/night.. I wasn't complaining too much. I liked the easy access to Mandalay Bay and Excalibur.. but it's way down the strip and walking in the heat towards Planet Hollywood or The Bellagio that far was the last thing I wanted to be doing. There was alot to do there.. food court, etc. The first night we had a king size bed [floor 7] but the plumbing there is AWFUL!!! READ: ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE PLUMBING! The toilet wouldn't even hardly flush! The adjoining door made us hear the loud smokers next door.. so we asked to switch rooms. The woman we talked to was beyond rude and gave us "the only available room left" which was a 2 queen size bed room [floor 15]... the plumbing there was no problem at all.. she acted as if she didnt realize there were plumbing issues in the hotel.. but after reading reviews.. I now see it MUST be problematic alot. The rooms were kind of bare bones... but again... under $40/night? Not complaining!!
The pool is more of water to wade in.. and people pack in there as soon as it opens at 9am... so if you want a prime spot.. get there early and throw your stuff down! The drinks are around $10/each there... and the same as everywhere else on the strip.
You can tell they've done alot to update the hotel.. it wasn't bad IMO. Everyone told me before going how ghetto it was.. I didn't feel that way at all. It was decent.. just make sure you realize the $12.95/night fee you pay at check in.
The flat sheets vs fitted sheets on the bed were weird and I kept freaking out about my skin touching the actual mattress.. which looked fairly worn out. I did like the fact we were able to leave all our stuff with the bell-hop and not charged a mandatory fee all day while we were in Vegas [check out at 11am.. and our flight didn't leave until 845pm]
Oh! And there is a liquor store with cheap booze about 3 blocks down across the street away from the major hotels. Jackpot! As well as an AM/PM for cheaper smokes, and beer.
I'd stay here again.. we weren't in the room much anyways.