It's Vanilla, but a gourmet Vanilla. 20 minutes away from the Strip, with local flavor typical of the Station Casino group, but with just the right amount of chocolate sprinkles to appeal to out-of-towners.
Clean, awesome bars, surprisingly good eats at Tbones and even the cafe (love those huevos rancheros), and a great pool. Pool waitresses and girly lifeguards were surprisingly cute. If the Hardrock waitresses rate a 5, these girls are a solid 4, so loved the pool 'view' enough to stay and get a nasty sunburn.
One thing I dislike about staying in the hotel, even if the rooms are awesome and outclass a lot of the Strip hotels, is the laundry service. They don't have an inhouse laundry service, so there are few flexibilities with rush jobs that I'm willing to pay up for. They use a 3rd party service that picks up and returns the next day. This was pretty inconvenient for me since I had a bunch of smelly shirts I wanted laundered in order to go out and party...... ended up just heading into Saks and buying more, making my return trip to LA a pain in the ass since my suitcase was about to burst from the seams.
Other than that, a great getaway spot in Vegas, though I probably won't want to stay here again, as I prefer the Strip. I will make exceptions for partying there though..... very hot crowd on good party nights.