I have so much to say about Monte Carlo after staying there for 5 nights and having visited their pool, lounge, casino, etc. How should I start?
Location: is great. It's in the middle of the strip. There's a CVS next door and there's an ABC Store, Walgreens, Showcase Mall (M&M World and Coca Cola Store, movie theaters) right across the street. There's also a bus stop where the Deuce and the express stops right in front of Showcase. The only offset about location is that only the Deuce stops in front of Monte Carlo. If you catch the express, you would have to get off either at Bellagio or Excalibur. It's a short walk to both but I think Excalibur is closer. New York New York is right next door as well. There's also a tram that connects you to City Center and Bellagio and you can catch that by going through the shops.
Rooms: The rooms are pretty comfy with nice TVs (so not like the old school TVs IP has) with cable. We were able to get adjoining rooms so it felt like we had a suite (if only that wall wasn't in the way) haha. Rooms are not huge but they are decent sized. Walls are a little thin but being Vegas, we never had any complaints. The iHome on our side was broken (it could charge my phone but didn't play music) but the one in our other room worked so we were fine with that.
Pool: They have a heated pool, lazy river, wave pool, and a huge jacuzzi. You can rent a tube for $10 but we had a special thing so we got 2 for 1 tubes. The wave pool wasn't very strong so I got bored of that pretty quickly. I liked the lazy river but it got so crowded at times :[
Lounge: A friend and I checked out the Brand Lounge on our first night at Monte Carlo. It was $20 for girls and all you can drink. They gave us each a pink cup and we just kept getting refills. It started off super weak at first and got gradually stronger which makes no sense at all. We had a pretty good time there. The crowd is a little older (mid-late 20s).
Casino: I had some good times as well as bad times at the casino here. I did super bad when I played alone but when I had my friends with me I did fairly good. Haha. We had a good laugh with one of the casino attendants (the guy in charge of the table). The dealers were nice and friendly.
Buffet: A friend and I woke up earlier than everyone else once so we decided to check out the buffet with our 2 for 1 deal. It was okay as far as buffets go. Not the best but not the worst. I preferred Bellagio's buffet but that's not too surprising. Their orange juice was kinda gross though =\.