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1.0 of 5
1215 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89104 (Formerly Thunderbird Hotel)
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Ranked #236 of 281 hotels in Las Vegas
2.0 of 5 stars 57 Reviews
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NYC
1 review
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Disgrace/ Bates Motel”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012
2
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A total disgrace they should shut down the hotel broken and dirty bath tub no curtains or shades. The closets has no backing. Elevator does not work. I had two different rooms no heat or AC smoke was coming out of units. One of the rooms TV did not work the other only had 1 channel. Desirables walking all around the floors. Both rooms had broken locks. My New Years Eve night was a nightmare. I felt like I was in an episode of Bad Boys tv show. I spoke to management and they said tuff luck they were under renovations. Their is a big tree in the middle of the so call lobby with a coffee pot at the office had old crud in the pot. Will report to the B.B.B. the only thing that was missing was an chalk outline of where a body was located. When you pull up you know it's a problem. Who the hell paints rooms and hotel green and burgundy colors. Thank goodness that the pool was closed there would have found the creature from the black lagoon coming out of it.

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Twentynine Palms, California
1 review
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
“Right in the middle of cockroach and waterbug hotel.”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2011
5
people found this review helpful

First of all, the hooker by the front door kinda gave it away that this was not a 4 star hotel. Then, the drug dealers at the top of the third floor clinched it. If you came to vegas to get a hooker and drugs, then this is the place for you. We were so scared we ran away as fast as we could. The hotel front desk staff could not manage to work the key card equipment to show us a room and when he said he would fix the card, he never came back. If you would like to be on an episode of CSI Las Vegas, this is where you should stay. Can't guarantee you will make it till the morning, but it would be an adventure to see if you could.

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  • Stayed September 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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“What a dump!!!”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2011 via mobile
3
people found this review helpful

The pictures I saw online were very misleading...this place is a total dump! I checked in, stopped at the bar to get a drink, and was served by the most unbearable, stuck up bartender who didn't even get my drink right. After seeing how completely FILTHY my room was, I couldn't even stay there. I should have checked the reviews online first. Don't stay here, the service and cleanliness is a total joke.

  • Stayed June 2011
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Location
    • 1 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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whittier,ca
1 review
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“better off sleeping in your car”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 September 2011
4
people found this review helpful

this hotel was the worst hotel i ever stood in first of all we booked the room in advance to make reservations then we got there at 1am on a friday and they told us they already rented our room out so we had to pay an additional for another room then we got the room and the door didn't lock to good the curtains fell of the rod in the bathroom there was no remote for the tv the beds felt like they were going to break i would not recommend this room to anybody you are better off saving your money and sleeping in your car

  • Stayed March 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 2 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Tustin, California
1 review
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS PLACE”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 July 2011
6
people found this review helpful

We were dropping off relatives, who were vacationing from overseas, to this so-called hotel. But I realized that they weren't going to be safe here after looking at their room.

First of all, the elevator at this place was a metallic death trap, that had a broken air conditioning unit and was 10 degrees hotter than the outside temperature. When we entered the room, it smelled like it hadn't been aired out in months. One of the bedside lamps didn't have a switch to turn the light on/off. Instead there was a sharp metallic wire that protruded out where the switch should have been. There was no remote for the TV and the on/off button was broken. The AC unit in the room sounded like it was working and was set to its coldest temperature, but the room was like a sauna. There were only 2 small towels in the bathroom and the curtain rod was starting to rust.

We got tired of calling the front desk and complaining every 15 minutes, so we decided to switch rooms, but it didn't make a difference. The second room was just as bad as the first. There was no manager to complain to and the front desk clerk was trying to make excuses for the things that didn't work.

In the end, we decided to leave this place. The only problem was that we couldn't get back half of our payment. "Hotel policy" was the quote from our disrespectful front desk clerk.

This was the worst hotel experience of my life and I wasn't even going to stay there that night. I felt concerned for my relatives because they had 2 young kids with them. Thank goodness, we found a better hotel for them.

Please heed my warning and do not stay in this hotel. It is a deathtrap waiting to happen.

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  • Stayed July 2011, travelled with family
    • 1 of 5 stars Value
    • 1 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 1 of 5 stars Service
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Address: 1215 Las Vegas Boulevard South, Las Vegas, NV 89104 (Formerly Thunderbird Hotel)
Price range (per night):* INR2,390 - 3,390

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