Hotel Review Thread
Since there are so many questions about hotels, I was thinking it would be useful for people to post the hotels they have stayed along with reviews of the rooms, service, restaurants, poker rooms, etc. There are of course tons of sites on the internet with this info, but this will hopefully be poker and food-centric in keeping with the 2+2 demographic.
My experiences as follows:
Cosmopolitan: Rooms are, IMO, the best in Vegas. If at all possible get a fountain view room, they all have balconies and the views are tremendous. Wraparound suites are super sick but pretty expensive. Everything is very modern so if you're into the traditional look this place is not for you.
Restaurants are terrific. Wide range of options. Pricey but not totally outrageous. STK, the steak place, has a club-type vibe and is loud. The buffet is small plates, very unique. Holsteins has amazing burgers. The fish place has a lunch deal that is the best in Vegas, a 3 course meal for 20 bucks. I have not eaten at the other places but have heard from several people that Jaleo (tapas) is excellent. Would like to hear others' opinion of Blue Ribbon, the sushi place.
No poker, table gaming is pretty meh. This is a party spot more than a gambling mecca.
Bellagio: Solid all around. Rooms were getting dated and have been / are being redone - I haven't been in the new ones. The amount of tourists has always annoyed me here for some reason. Always dumb people blocking the walkways and taking pictures and ****. Tons of Eurotrash.
Restaurants seem fine but are overpriced (Yellowtail, Fix). Haven't done Picasso yet, everyone loves it. The snack bar is right next to the poker room and the food is pretty good and fairly quick as long as you don't go at lunch.
Poker room is very nice but floor and staff are terrible. They are condescending and blatantly favor regular players for lists and rulings. If you grease them you can skip lists. Action generally good and has good mid-limit NL holdem.
Wynn/Encore: Very nice hotel. Incredibly clean and well-managed. Have always received exceptional service here - once had them coordinate an in-room birthday meal / dessert / cocktail for my wife and it was perfect.
Much like Bellagio, restaurants are good but significantly overpriced. Their deli next to the poker room has an incredible $15 reuben sandwich that I get at least once a trip.
For some reason their poker room seems to be dying. It caters to nits I think, which drives away action players. Also they don't seem to be as player-friendly as Venetian and Aria.
Venetian: Rooms are enormous and very nice, but too expensive IMO. I have found the service here to be weak. Have had to wait like 30 minutes for bags to show up, was placed in a double beds room after confirming a king, etc.
Restaurant selection is second to none with reasonable prices. I have always loved Delmonico, Emeril's steakhouse. Get the mushrooms. Wow.
Poker room is huge and excellent. Good tournaments and exceptional customer service. Smoking hot drink girls and fast service. Competent dealers.
Only negative is that this whole casino smells like Vanilla ****. I hate it.
Aria: Have not stayed here but I'm sure the rooms are nice. Only ate at the buffet and it was awful.
Poker room is great. Best drink service in Vegas, good service, competent floor, good tournaments, really hot cocktail girls.
Mandalay Bay: I don't usually like pools but this place has the best pool I've been to in Vegas. Really fun spot. Anyway, rooms are surprisingly nice and there are lots of fun food/party options.
Poker room is small and poorly run. Only 1-2 nl I think.
MGM: Rooms are getting old, think they are being redone. Craftsteak is nice for steak. OK service generally.
Poker room is big but in a horrible spot with annoying noises all the time. They might be moving it?
Mirage: Rooms are meh. Pool is meh. Restaurants are meh, though BLT Burger is awesome. This whole place is meh. Including their meh poker room.
I think those are the only places I've stayed. Would love for others to share their opinions and experiences.
Just checked out of Paris Bordeaux room and it was a disaster. Room was really worn down, and the shower was not working so had to call maintenance. They fixed the shower only for it to be leaking through the glass and flooding the bathroom floor after every shower. Queues were also absolutely absurd
Asking for a friend....
Horseshoe or PH for 9 days in June. Travelling solo, playing wsop events. Wants decent quiet room, good gym, pool he can relax at for an hour or two, fridge in room.
worst scenario for him would be really noisy room.
Price is a wash. His assumption is PH is a little better but not enough to cancel out the opportunity for easier return to room on breaks
thanks
I can't speak for the gym or pools, but I'm staying at PH just to save money on cheaper/smaller meals.
If your friend doesn't care about that, then I would go with Horseshoe and just pray the elevators are not more crowded than last year now that Paris has taken over the 2nd Jubilee tower that Bally's use to have.
On an ordinary break, there's no way you can get from WSOP to your room and back at PHo. You probably will miss a few hands even at Horseshoe because of slow/non-operating elevators. The food situation is very weak at Horseshoe, somewhat better at Paris (they're connected in case you didn't know), and much better at PHo because of the Miracle Mile.
Just checked out of Paris Bordeaux room and it was a disaster. Room was really worn down, and the shower was not working so had to call maintenance. They fixed the shower only for it to be leaking through the glass and flooding the bathroom floor after every shower. Queues were also absolutely absurd
Man, you need to get Diamond. There's a separate room/line for them. You need 15,000 tier credits, but there's a 5000 daily bonus if you can get 2500 in one day.
Am I the only one that checks in at 8-9am? Just tip them well and you will get a room right then or maybe wait a few hours.... and avoid these lines.
Am I the only one that checks in at 8-9am? Just tip them well and you will get a room right then or maybe wait a few hours.... and avoid these lines.
Some hotels let you do that. Others, like TI, have a big sign in the registration area that says if you want to check in before 2 pm, it's an extra 20 bucks. Before noon, it's 40 bucks. I probably have the times wrong, but you get the gist.
Some hotels let you do that. Others, like TI, have a big sign in the registration area that says if you want to check in before 2 pm, it's an extra 20 bucks. Before noon, it's 40 bucks. I probably have the times wrong, but you get the gist.
I did say to tip well! It also removes the tip to keep your bags at the bell desk.
My relatives stayed at Fountainebleu recently and it seemed decent as far as Strip hotels go. It was easy to get into the parking garage from DI East to Paradise North as a local so I can add a +1 for easy accessibility. Positives were that it is VERY spacious and it had that the new casino "smell" (i.e. no smoking stench has set in yet), negatives were the prices for everything were ridiculous (other than the 2nd level food court).
a night view from their room:
fwiw, a vibrator was available for $49 in the bathroom (it was in a cylinder that u would be charged for if u removed)
Ewww! I hope it was shrink wrapped. A pre-used vibrator is at the top of my list of things I don't want.
There is, or used to be anyway, a sex shop next to the Trump hotel. Should be fairly close to there.
Yep, see it when walking from V/Palazzo or Wynncore to Planet 13 for medical supplies.
One time at the palazzo I found an extra large pair of silk panties and sex dice in the night stand drawer.
Are sex dice kind of like a Twister mat, so one die is body parts and the other is where it goes or what?
Basically. One was physical actions. The other was body parts.
My relatives stayed at Fountainebleu recently and it seemed decent as far as Strip hotels go. It was easy to get into the parking garage from DI East to Paradise North as a local so I can add a +1 for easy accessibility. Positives were that it is VERY spacious and it had that the new casino "smell" (i.e. no smoking stench has set in yet), negatives were the prices for everything were ridiculous (other than the 2nd level food court).
a night view from their room:
fwiw, a vibrator was available fo
probably one of the better views available at fountainebleu, conrad hilton hides the big orange dildo
could you see as far as the wynn golf course or was this the wing closest to the strip?
Ewww! I hope it was shrink wrapped. A pre-used vibrator is at the top of my list of things I don't want.
well we didn't open it or they would have gotten charged. but I suspect (and hope) it wasn't used - you pay for it and it's yours to take with you. Quite a souvenir lol.
could you see as far as the wynn golf course or was this the wing closest to the strip?
not sure what wing we were in but you could see the Sphere if you stood really close to the right side of the window.
this is what the room looked like with a broader daytime view outside
room looks vg
yep, that's the one closest to the strip directly across from circus circus
Spoiler
the middle wing running perpendicular to the strip probably has the best views
I did have some great meals. The best was at Delilah. We sat at the bar and had the Beef Wellington, Carrot Souffle and Broccolini. 10/10, very memorable.
This prompted me to look at the menu and.......wowzers.
Beef Wellington does serve two, but will set you back $185
Had to laugh that, directly under the $350 tomahawk steak, there's a section of the menu encouraging you to "Live a little" 😃
stayed at orleans again
pretty average decent room size no fridges
my hot water didn't work the first night, kinda worked next few nights but took 5 mins to get going
I still think the prices are decent enough since you essentially get "free parking" since their lot is pretty big.
not sure if its better than rio tho, rio seems to effectively always be 10-15% cheaper. even had nights at 55-65$ during wsop at rio
stayed at orleans again
pretty average decent room size no fridges
my hot water didn't work the first night, kinda worked next few nights but took 5 mins to get going
I still think the prices are decent enough since you essentially get "free parking" since their lot is pretty big.
not sure if its better than rio tho, rio seems to effectively always be 10-15% cheaper. even had nights at 55-65$ during wsop at rio
Ended up doing the same when a Paris room priced out at $250 a night. The reason I chose Orleans is Rio ratcheted up their prices to almost $100 a night. Also I got a night or two comped at Orleans, therefore no resort fee those nights. Rio felt like they comped me enough this month (last weekend), so by the time I paid resort fees it was quite a bit higher than Orleans. I miss that fridge at Rio though. It's nice.
I felt pretty stupid when I remembered I have a micro-fridge at home. It's meant for your car or home, just big enough for a 6 pack of cans. Or some small water bottles.
BTW in case you don't know, the place to park at Orleans is the parking garage. It's right next to the poker room and shades your car from the sun.
fyi guys , you can always get a fridge sent to the room (Orleans any mgm property) ,I top 5-10 at check in and they always send me one (don't hang the DND until you get the fridge ). if you are too cheap to tip ,say it's for medicine
fyi guys , you can always get a fridge sent to the room (Orleans any mgm property) ,I top 5-10 at check in and they always send me one (don't hang the DND until you get the fridge ). if you are too cheap to tip ,say it's for medicine
This made me throw up in my mouth. Just skip to the last step if this resembles you. Is anyone that is against paying for a fridge or tipping that won't do the last step first?
This made me throw up in my mouth. Just skip to the last step if this resembles you. Is anyone that is against paying for a fridge or tipping that won't do the last step first?
I know it's not me. been overtipping my whole adult life. friends have estimated its at around 7k a year not including poker. have tried to cut back on that recently
Ended up doing the same when a Paris room priced out at $250 a night. The reason I chose Orleans is Rio ratcheted up their prices to almost $100 a night. Also I got a night or two comped at Orleans, therefore no resort fee those nights. Rio felt like they comped me enough this month (last weekend), so by the time I paid resort fees it was quite a bit higher than Orleans. I miss that fridge at Rio though. It's nice.
I felt pretty stupid when I remembered I have a micro-fridge at home. It's meant f
did not know parking garage was free.
also didnt know rio jacked their prices!! i know I could have gotten 5 nights for under 600$ the previous two years!!
fyi guys , you can always get a fridge sent to the room (Orleans any mgm property) ,I top 5-10 at check in and they always send me one (don't hang the DND until you get the fridge ). if you are too cheap to tip ,say it's for medicine
i did not know that, thanks for the tip and I would top 10$ for sure for that
