I am not a girl who expects a lot from a 3 star hotel in Vegas. With that being said I was very pleased with my stay and the money that I paid. There were a couple snafus during check-in such as the first room given to me had the wrong bed and the second room had housekeeping still in it but the front desk was very accomodating and housekeeping was apologetic about it. I thought the room was good sized and clean. As long as a room in Vegas is clean, doesnt smell, has a bed and a shower I'm all good. What do you really use your room in Vegas for anyways? Just to sleep and get ready.
I really enjoyed the pool area, I was concerned at first that it would be a little lame because of the city center blocking the sun and it being an older hotel there wouldn't be any good music to make it like a party atmosphere. But the city center had no impact on my experience and the pool had a DJ there that played good music all day. Loved the lazy river, definitely provided a lot of laughs for me and my friends.
I would've given the Monte Carlo 5 stars but I was super disappointed in the gaming area. It just seemed so dead. Although from what I've been reading this is possibly a result of this recession our country is going thru.
Definitely would stay here again, like I said totally worth what I paid.