Sid T.
Yelp
AZ Charlies is a gamble. Bet on a losing, and you won't be disappointed.
Where shall I start?
-They will screw you over on your comps.
-Management does not give a rats rear-end.
-DIRTY
GAMBLING:
First and foremost if you are a gambler here, I feel so sorry for you!
The place is so tight, and if you do the math and count your payouts on slot play, you'd be lucky to get a dollar back from $10 play. It's hard to land anything that pays, yet alone any bonus. When you do hit the bonus (rarely), you will win maybe $2 if anything at all... no matter the denomination you play. It's criminal. Even the bartender says they changed, and it's "quite criminal".
BAR:
The bartender is the obnoxious one who likes to yap his mouth. Not naming names. I burned $350 one night losing my ass off (not surprised), and this guy wants me to up my bet before getting another comp drink? I stopped going to the bar with that bar tender.
COMPS:
Earlier this year the play was decent enough to play enough to earn comps. It was fair... at one point. But that is where they lure you in.
I'd say I've lost a good $10K or more before seeing any $10 comp free play. Since I redeemed my hotel comps (another gripe), the play has been literally take take take take take. This is ridiculous. Makes you wonder.
They need an AUDIT. A LEGIT AUDIT from the gaming board, and not some underhanded paid-off audit.
Upon entering the facility, you will usually see a good amount of trash on the ground. This is normal. It's a junk yard out there.
Once you get in, the place is full of poor suckers who are probably too high to realize where they are.
What really catalyzed my distaste for this place is the fact that I would be comped room stays, and I would book on the App. One night per week. So I would book a night one week Sunday night, and start the next week on Monday night so I would get 2 nights in a row... Who wants to check out and come back a day or two later?
So I made this my thing, I would book the nights... I did this 2 times before. Then the last time I tried to check-in, some VIP lady told me I'm not allowed to do that. The original hotel registration clerk was the one that checked me in the past few times I had no problems, but I think the supervisor lady working that day triggered her to not allow my comps??
They let me do it before, multiple times, it allows me to do it on the app, end of story. But NO...
They quickly changed that up. Before leaving frustrated I requested to talk to the manager, who doesn't work on weekends of all days. Weekends should be this guys MAIN days, as they are busiest on weekends.
Regardless, I complained... and wanted to speak to the manager.
The hotel registration clerk slipped me a useless $5 comp coupon for the new River Rock Pizza place, which isn't worth the pricetag... Just.... no.
The clerk told me she would put a note for the manager to contact me back in regards to my complaints and request to speak with him...
It's been over a week and I have not had any calls from them since.
The COMP Tickets they give you cannot be doubled, unless you're not me.
My brother and his wife go to this place, and they never have an issue redeeming their comps together, or doubling up their food comp tickets.
WHY AM I NOT ABLE TO DO THIS?
ROOMS:
The rooms were.... meh.. Probably on par with your local motel.
One night I had to request fresh towels because they failed to cycle out the used towels, as one had someones mascara wiped off on it, but was still hanging as if it were a fresh towel.
Luckily the AC units blew cold air... Noisy, but cold... I think they keep them cold so you don't notice the smell as much... Each time I need to warm it up because it was so cold, it would turn somewhat musty smelling.
This wasn't as bad as it sounds... The room was OK to say the least.
I couldn't express checkout over the TV the last time I stayed.
WIFI:
WIFI is completely USELESS. They want you to buy it I'm sure.
When I tried the second time, it wouldn't even connect.
You will literally get less than ~0.018 Mbps download.
FOOD:
I want to give credit to Sourdough cafe for changing up their game... slightly.
Before I would earn comps here, this place stooped so low in quality of food it was a complete disaster. I don't know if this was before they got bought out by PT's Golden Entertainment?
They have improved, BUT some of the items were obviously microwaved.
I'd get the Farmhouse breakfast and it's always a gamble.
The HASHBROWNS are my favorite, but each time they would come out in a brick shape, and taste STALE. Absolutely horrible.
Eggs are real cracked eggs, bacon not crispy as requested, but almost as if they drench the grease on the strips.
PRICES have definitely gone way up in comparison to what they use to be.
Not worth the visit for the quality you get.
I spend my food comps here, and leave a cash tip for the waitress.
I hope to have a video review made sometime soon of this place.