Antonio C.
Yelp
This is a budget hotel casino about a mile off the strip.
I had no issues with check-in at all. It was fast and pleasant.
There is free garage parking, which is nice since strip properties are charging a mortgage payment and a vital organ just to look at a parking space these days.
I did not need the airport shuttle, but noticed that it wasn't running, which would really have upset me had I been depending on it.
The room is enormous, but sparsely furnished. There is no refrigerator, no microwave, and no coffee maker. So what this does is prevent guests from purchasing their own food unless they're going to eat it immediately, and forces them downstairs to the convenience store to purchase four dollar cups of coffee. (Pro-tip: I learned on the last day of our stay that you can get free coffee at the casino bar with your room key).
The toilet/shower area of the bathroom is prohibitively small. I literally had to step behind the toilet to close the door. I'm about six feet, two hundred thirty pounds, and the bathroom was difficult for me to get into and use. My traveling buddy is a bit bigger than me, and he abandoned ship and had to go downstairs to use the more spacious facilities in the casino restrooms.
The water was hot though, so that was nice.
When I woke up the first morning and stepped out into the corridor, I'm pretty sure I got a contact high that will last for months from the residual pen vapor emanating from a room a couple doors down. They tried shoving a bunch of plastic bags in their door to keep it contained, but their efforts were fruitless. The next morning, I must congratulate them on their ecstasy judging by the noises that were coming out of their room as I walked by. Nice job, random smoky hotel guests.
I live in the central time zone and wake up early, so when I go to west coast time, I frequently find myself waking up at about one in the morning. This property offers almost nothing in the way of food at that hour until the convenience store opens somewhere between six and six thirty, except that the bar does serve gas station level wraps 24/7. The first day, I walked through the street urchins and striking Virgin workers to go to Roberto's about a half mile down the street. The last day, I bought one of the wraps, and the thing was so stale I think I may need to visit a team of dentists to repair the tooth damage it caused. There otherwise was scant little available within walking distance. Don't believe Google maps when it tells you that Jack in the Box is open 24/7. Lies!
The cafe upstairs has good food for fair prices when it's open. We tried to get the prime rib on Saturday night, but got there too late, and they were out. That's pretty common, so no points off there. The server recommended the $21 steak and eggs and it was fantastic. He even brought us some au jus and horseradish so we could pretend we were eating prime rib!
The casino itself. Hoofta. The bar will only comp players Pabst Blue Ribbon. Anything else costs. I have never, in over thirty years of going to Vegas encountered such nonsense. The machines mostly have one or two broken buttons on them, but they otherwise function. The bar is located next to the sportsbook. When football is going on, the sportsbook is full of the most wretched hive of scum and villainy this side of Mos Eisley Cantina. I had to leave the casino entirely during Monday Night Football because of the behavior of some of the people there.
I can personally attest that if you're in the market for some hood crank, it's widely available in this casino, offered in trade for cigarettes. The free market at its finest!
I heard more than one employee, nearly all of them in fact, utter the phrase, "This f'in place." Management is pulling some hours and healthcare stunts that seem to be intentionally driving them away. However, all of the employees were absolutely fantastic to me. I'd specifically like to send kudos to Jessica and John -- two of the best casino bartenders I've ever had the privilege to encounter.
Overall, I don't regret staying here, but there's very little chance I will do it again.