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| - If you want to book a room on the Strip at the last minute for a holiday weekend, the Tropicana might be the only available place you can afford. It was for me, and I was frightened. As long as I've been visiting LV, the Trop has looked so crusty from the outside that I've never before bothered to set foot inside. We ended up with a room in the Island Tower, and upon arrival, I was actually pleasantly surprised. It was no Ritz-Carlton, but it was clean and the fixtures were in relatively good shape. Outside of the pool areas, the rest of the property remains pretty crusty, but at least they've put some effort into maintaining the rooms. Besides the age of the place, my only complaint is that check-in was an absolute bear. I haven't been in a line that long or slow since the grand opening of the Viper at Magic Mountain. Nonetheless, it's a decent place for what you pay, and I wouldn't have too many qualms about staying at the Trop again.
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