My mom and I went for a free week-end stay at the hotel that she had earned as a comp. in the casino. The room was spacious, well layed out and up to date. It was a great week-end and very convenient that everything was just a walk away from your room.

We have traveled to many casino hotels before and this experience was excellent. The new tower rooms are fabulous, layed out well, beautiful as well as functional. The lighting and every detail was top notch. The Mountain View room had an excellent view! The casino was well appointed and not really that far from the hotel when you consider the distance traveled at Vegas hotels. It was a nice walk over the (covered) bridge and into the casino. The new buffet was not open yet so we did not eat there but did go to Paula Deen's one night and although the atmosphere is a little lacking in ambiance the food was excellent and a good value. The entire hotel is beautiful where the renovations have taken place, we did not see the other hotel rooms. The only thing that would be lacking in this hotel is more things to do outside of the casino. There was a good choice of slot machines and we only wish that there were real card tables as we do not enjoy video card games. Overall a great experience! We will be back.

First. The property is very beautiful and Harrahs and the Cherokee tribe have done a fabulous redisgn , planing and upgrading the hotel and casino. Having said that you will find the tightest slots and outrageous food prices not to mention no Wi-Fi. Diamond Member be warned the once fabulous Buffett has been reduced to a mini menu-up to an hour wait time and poor quality and small portions. And for desert gone are the cakes and pies and replace with M&Ms and Malt balls..thats right Malt balls. Speaking anomymously with a few employees a few interesting things I had not considered before. The Tribe pays each natural resident five plus thousand dollars every six months and it is graded in order of bloodline down to the children. Thats fine and deserved, but The managent has been fined for limited payouts. Instead of returning more back to the patrons they rather pay the fine. I was shocked but other employees echoed shyly this as well. The mystery cash is 95 percent always $5.00. No doubt it is a monopoly they have no competition therefore control everything. One more thing. the Diamond member perks list free room upgrads if available. Not true as a front desk employee said. It depends on your rate of play at Cherokee. They need to make a disclaimer because it is not that way at other properties. It can be fun no doubt if you like throwing your hard erned money away with very little return. best to go where ther is more casino competition and your fun will be greater and you may leave with a few dollars in your pocket. as a side note live dealers and table games, craps,blackjack and roulette are suppose to be implace sometime this summer. Good thing and I maybe back for that.

Just got back from a stay at the new Creek Tower. The decor was beautiful- the bathroom worthy of a magazine photo layout, and the room was inviting and stylish. The blue wall paper behind the bed looked like mosiac tile, and the reading nook was perfect.

We chose a non-smoking room- no trace of smoke. Valet parking was free, and the staff were all pleasant and eager to help.

We hiked (or climbed the long staircase) to Mingo Falls and enjoyed the surrounding area. Our room on the 12th floor (1266) had a beautiful view of the mountains. Everything was top notch, the huge HD TV, the iPod docking station, and even the couch was comfortable- I checked, it's a pull out couch, and those usually aren't comfortable for sitting or sleeping. The lighting was great with a range of choices and dimmer switches.

Only negative is the $11 charge for internet, but as I have a Droid, we didn't use it. It would have been a nice bonus, but probably helped in the end, giving us more time to relax.

Already planning our next trip.