Jeff B.
Yelp
We travel to Vegas at least twice a year from Southern California and after about 15 years, Circa has replaced the Golden Nugget as our first stop.
We almost always stay on the strip, but since we arrive in Vegas around noon and check-in time isn't until (officially) around 4 p.m., our first stop is always Downtown Vegas. There are two main reasons we've switched to Circa, but the big one is the insanely great comps Club One gives us. I would consider us average players and we haven't paid for food since it opened. The free play is enough to entice us to visit. And recently, they combined their free play so it can be used at Circa, The D, or Golden Gate.
The 2nd is parking is just easier. Yes, you have to pay, which sucks, but considering how much I throw into those slot machines, it's not much. There have been a couple of times when the machines to pay for parking haven't worked, which is also annoying, but it's a minor frustration.
You have to show ID every time you enter and leave which is also a small annoyance, especially if you are just leaving to say, run across the street to check out the machines at Golden Gate in case you want to use some free play over there.
Other than that, Circa is very clean, still looks new, has pretty good machines (although I would like to see some Ainsworth machines, hint, hint), and the employees we've encountered are very friendly. I love the extra attention to service in the high-limit room, especially the type of water they give you. Nice touch. The restaurants are pretty good, although they can be slow.
We've yet to stay here because the timing just isn't right for a comped room, and we have a rule in Vegas... never pay for a room! One of these days though I hope we'll have a chance to check out the rooms.