We stayed here in November 2011 for two nights. We wanted someplace specifically off the strip for 2 nights over Thanksgiving, as we were just in Las Vegas before heading to Death Valley and didn't want to deal with holiday crowds on the strip.
The hotel is in a converted apartment complex, so there are a few buildings with the hotel rooms scattered about the property. They are all connected via sidewalks. The main complex has the casino, check in, a bar/lounge, an Italian restaurant, a Mexican restaurant, a coffee shop, and a small coffee bar and small gift shop.
The rooms are good sized. We just had one of the basic rooms, and it had a kitchenette with a mini-fridge, a coffee maker, a table and chairs, a kitchen sink. There was not a microwave, nor any type of dishes. These are not advertised as being in the room, so not a problem - just letting people know what is / is not there.
There was a couch, chair, and coffee table. A dresser with a TV that could be swivelled towards the sitting area or the bed. We had a king room.
The bathroom was good sized, but a little dark. There's a tub and separate walk in shower. The shower did not have a light, and looked like it may have been built into what was once a closet, so it was a bit dark in the shower.
I did not find the walk from the casino to the hotel rooms to be bad. It only took a few minutes. If you have any mobility issues - you may want to ask for a building close to the casino. However, you can park right outside your building, which is nice.
The casino is decent sized - not huge, but large enough, with a good selection of table games, slots, and video poker.
The walk up Flamingo to the strip, while not far, seems a bit dicey, so I would not recommend that, especially at night.
We did not use the fitness center or the pool, but took a look for reference. The fitness center is pretty nice. It was roomy and had good quality machines. There is also an exercise pool for swimming laps separate from the recreational pool.
The hotel does charge a service fee, in addition to the room rate. The fee included (among other things) coupons $20 off the Italian restaurant, and a buy one-get one free for the Mexican restaurant or coffee shop. If you use these, it compensates for the service fee. The Italian restaurant (Think it was called Tuscany Gardens) was really good.
We stayed here because we just wanted somewhere inexpensive, as we flew in Wednesday before Thanksgiving, did a Turkey Trot 14K run on Thursday, then left early Friday to go to Death Valley. It met the needs for that perfectly. If your vacation is meant to center around the strip and casino hopping - I would not choose to stay here. But, if you are in town for some other purpose, but want to have a casino resort type place to stay - it was definately good for that. Had all the perks of one of the strip casino resorts, without the hassle of parking garage/really long walk to the room.
Room Tip: If you have any issues with walking - you might ask for a building closer to the casino.
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