. "2"^^ . "I'll keep my old review because it's kinda amazing to realize what an old dump this place used to be. They've more than renovated. They've completely re-hauled the whole thing. It's swanky and cool now! Good job, Tropicana!\n\nOLD REVIEW BELOW:\n\nBelieve the reviews that say this place is a dump.\nRead my other reviews, I don't just bash businesses on a regular basis.\nI have a lot of 5 star reviews.\n\nI checked into The Tropicana Sunday night, August 31.\nI walked into my room and reconsidered that I did not just drive 4 1/2 hours from Los Angeles to sit in this Motel 6 like hotel.\nI had a discount from Expedia, so it only cost me $45 for three nights! I couldn't pass that up even with all the bad reviews.\n\nI should have!\n\nI checked right back out after calling Expedia and having them book me a room at The Mirage for $300 for 3 nights!\n\nSo worth it.\n\nVegas is about opulence and wealth. If you are sitting in some crappy hotel you are going to be missing out on the whole Vegas vibe. Vegas is not the place for budget travelers and backpackers. That's called Europe in your 20's.\n\nI don't live in the nicest house, I don't drive an expensive car, but when I go to Vegas I want to make believe I live in that kind of luxury.\n\nThe Tropicana I am sure would be fine for some low limit gambling or even the long running Folies Burgere show. But if you are going to Vegas for the first time, or even just want to have a weekend get-away, shell out the extra bucks. The Flamingo isn't much more expensive and way nicer (read my review of it) and even Imperial Palace is nicer.\n\nBelieve all the bad reviews. I found blood stains on the wall and a pubic hair on the toilet!!! All of the reviews are true. And so is this one."^^ . . . "2"^^ . "4"^^ . "2"^^ . "2008-09-05T00:00:00"^^ .