Was in Vegas for a trade show and had to find a place to stay one night because a big fight was in town and the weekend rates on the strip were sky high.

The rate for a Friday night was not too bad around 60. They charge 11.95 or so for "fees". Only 1 person working the check in desk and that slowed things down a bit.
Room was nice but nothing special it seemed to be pretty clean.
Nice casino with some decent restaurants.
No internet Kiosk so I had to walk over to Texas Station next door to print my airline boarding pass.
Nice place but would not recommend it if you want to go to " Las Vegas" because it is far away from the strip.

room was ok-clean- wifi did not work and couldn't get it to. We pulled in late from flight from Atlanta and just wanted a bed which was comfortable.
Free parking-it was cheap and minimal-old but fir our needs-would I stay here for several days? No.

So, I received lodging at the Rancho as part of a Travelocity package. Essentially the room and car were free when bundled with a plane ticket purchased last minute. I read the (bad) Trip Advisor reviews, so I prepared myself for the worst, but it really wasn't that bad. The check-in desk was tucked behind the sports book, but I found it quickly. It was a late check-in, so there was a sign on the desk that directed me to call security for assistance. In about 10 minutes a very nice woman pleasantly appeared, and gave me a room key. The hotel was secure, the parking lots were well lit, and while the surrounding area was a bit "shady," by using my head I felt like I was safe during my stay.

The room wasn't anything special, but the beds were clean and fresh daily, the bathroom was well equipped (with great water pressure) and the maids were very nice.

The buffet was inexpensive and offered an incredible variety. The mussels on the Italian bar were very good, and the Mongolian BBQ was excellent. And it was cheap.

The hotel attracts the locals. You don't see the BPs here that you would on the strip, but they are friendly and definitely here for fun.

So, while I wouldn't run out and encourage you to pick the Rancho over other properties in Vegas, if you said you were going there I wouldn't try to talk you out of it. It's a bargain, and if you're willing to drive, like I was, it's a decent place to base your Vegas cheapo-trip.

The people who ran the front dest, security, house-keeping and even in the Denny's at this place were extremely nice!!!! They were also very accomadating when we needed 2 rooms close to eachother. We were relocated to the 5th floor where they had just gotten all new mattresses and plasma screen tv's. The beds were good and the tv was was well, except when ever you turned it on it came on full blast. We thought maybe it was just our TV, but my mother's tv did the same. I do not suggest the buffett as it is not the greatest. It was not horrible, but not great either. There are tons of places to eat in local shopping centers from chain resturants to nice mom and pop places to eat too!

For us, the hotel served the purpose of a place to sleep as we spent most of our time with our family as my mother's brother had passed away. No one at the hotel knew this yet they treated us so kindly as if they did know.