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| - Bleh. It's not a place I would stay at twice. On the positive side, the room was very clean and spacious, and the beds were very comfortable. It has a very retro 80's feeling with the black, white, and hot pink.
I thought it was weird that the floor didn't have any carpet though, it was a textured vinyl linoleum, which wasn't awful but I think carpet is so much better and feels more cozy and comfortable. We were also staying in a room that wasn't fully renovated, meaning that the bathroom wasn't renovated at all, there was paint chipping off of the 50 year old sink (probably exaggerating, but it was very dated). Also, the TV was about five sizes too small for the room, so it was very weird to watch, not that anyone goes to Las Vegas to watch TV, but on the off chance that anyone does, just know that the TV is tiny. The pool also closes at 6? Most people don't even get to their hotels until four or five at the earliest, I have never heard of any pool closing that early.
I would have to say that the absolute worst part of staying there was that check in took an hour. We got there at 7:30 on a Monday, it was just a little ridiculous, I've stayed in Las Vegas Labor Day weekend, which is a very busy weekend, and never had to wait that long at all. Next to that figuring out where to park was another hassle. The casino next door was being torn down, which happened to also be where the front entrance and check in for the Flamingo was, but there was no signage as to where we had to go instead. We had to take a chance and go down some random street that led to a parking garage and thankfully it ended up being where the Flamingo entrance was. It would have just been a little helpful if on the reservation confirmation the hotel had said that there was construction going on and the entrance was somewhere other than where is should have been.
Overall there are better places to stay in Vegas, you are going to spend the money anyways so why not spend it on one of the nicer hotels, even Bally's is a lot nicer. Or if you don't want to spend more money on one of the fancy hotels just book a room at one of the hotels that's not directly on the strip. It's still walking distance or a very short cab ride, but the hotel is cheaper.
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