"2012-10-03T00:00:00"^^ . "0"^^ . . "by far the best hotel in downtown Las Vegas.\nstayed in a Carson Tower room with a few friends and all of my basic necessities for a quality hotel room were met. \nThe beds were clean, the bathroom was clean, the HDTV actually worked :), and there was hot water. woot!!!\n\nif your staying near the Carson Tower, there's a Starbucks and the gift shop both located right downstairs near the elevators.\n\nthe casino is lot more spacious compared to the rest of the casino's on Fremont Street and is clean and the decor is quite charming. it doesn't look like a dump at all!!! The swimming pool that's wrapped around the fish/shark tank is beautiful also.\ntry the italian restaurant Grotto also. it's fabulous\n\nONE ISSUE that bothered me is the whole parking situation at the GN.\nWhen we arrived at the golden nugget, we proceeded to the parking garage. \nguy in suit \" I need to see your room key\"\nus \" uh, we haven't checked in yet\"\nguy in suit \" well you need a hotel key for free parking or we are going to charge you for parking\"\n\nalas, we ended stopping by the valet temporarily to check in. Afterwards we came back out and entered the parking garage. The guy in the suit just waved us in as we showed him our room keys.\n\nnext afternoon as we check out, we proceed to leave the parking garage. \nlady at the exit asked us where our ticket was.\nus \" uh what ticket? we are hotel guests. we are just leaving\"\nlady \"your supposed to have a ticket stub. I am sorry, I have to charge you for parking in our garage\"\nus \" wait what!!!, the guy in the suit just waved us in as we entered yesterday.\nfew minutes later, I finally find my hotel check out invoice and prove to her that we were actual guests.\nlady \" ok, fine, i'll let you guys off the hook this time.\n\nmy whole experience at the Golden Nugget was awesome, except for the whole parking situation. just remember to get a ticket stub as you enter the garage or you will be harassed upon leaving."^^ . "0"^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . . .