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| - I really wanted to love this place, but so many things kept that from happening. The casino and rooms look really nice after their remodel. The walk from Gold Spike to Fremont really wasn't as bad as I expected even in the Las Vegas heat. I had hoped to spend more time at the Gold Spike, but it was difficult. Their table games have limited hours of operation, so even though I would have loved to take advantage of the decent rules and low limits, it was often closed when I wanted to play. I had no luck on the machines and it was frustrating that they only hand pay; no TITO. No slot club either.
The rooms were actually pretty nice. I stayed in the old tower. My big complaints were that parking is pretty limited. We had to park at the El Cortez. I don't know if the two properties have an agreement or not, but that is where we were directed to park by the staff and we had no problems. This wouldn't be a huge issue, except Gold Spike charges a resort fee which is supposed to cover parking, wifi, and the exercise room. I know a lot of resorts are charging a resort fee now, but I felt it was wrong to charge to park at another hotel a few blocks away, wifi that anyone could use (during the day there were always guys with laptops in the sports betting area), and an exercise room that wasn't open at the time of our stay.
Overall, I'd say the Gold Spike is worth checking out. The employees were very friendly and the place really does look much nicer than it was a few years ago. The Golden Grill also has some great deals. I would just factor in the resort fee when booking as it does add to the seemingly low price of the rooms. Also, if you're coming to gamble, the table games are decent, but please make sure they will be open.
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