Hotel Review Thread
04-01-2013
, 01:44 PM
04-01-2013
, 04:09 PM
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Looking to book Ocatavious or Augustos, as the wife enjoys space and a view. Flying out, doubt we'll rent a car, so valet is not important. Having a separate (no line) check-in would be cool though.
I'm hoping for an elevator that comes out near the poker room, or pool. Will have to continue to look for a property map, no luck yet.
Wife saw Nobu and that is now an option.
Also considering booking Palace Tower, and shooting for the $20 trick, or resorting to paying for an upgrade upon arrival. Downside... getting stuck in a room that we really don't want. Understand Palace is great for convention center, which leads me to believe that it's not so great for casino/pool access.
I'm hoping for an elevator that comes out near the poker room, or pool. Will have to continue to look for a property map, no luck yet.
Wife saw Nobu and that is now an option.
Also considering booking Palace Tower, and shooting for the $20 trick, or resorting to paying for an upgrade upon arrival. Downside... getting stuck in a room that we really don't want. Understand Palace is great for convention center, which leads me to believe that it's not so great for casino/pool access.
In general though if you're concerned with how far the elevator is from anything, Caesars is absolutely the wrong place to stay. The place is massive and poorly designed. But I also might make fun of you for apparently being so lazy that you're concerned with the walk from the elevator to the poker room
04-02-2013
, 06:18 AM
If found a couple of useful property maps (google was my friend) and it appears that Octavius and Augustus are likely destinations for us. Poker room doesn't look close to anything and the 'split' casinos mean that it's a haul anywhere. Last year, we stayed at Encore @ Wynn. I can walk if necessary, just don't like to 
I do like the room near the club, should provide good late night scenery at least.
I do like the room near the club, should provide good late night scenery at least.
04-03-2013
, 08:44 PM
04-03-2013
, 09:14 PM
04-03-2013
, 11:01 PM
For free she can:
- Stare at the giant Aquarium behind the front desk.
- Visit Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat (almost free)
- Watch the Volcano erupt.
- She can visit the atrium and see the towering palms, the lagoons, waterfalls and the exotic blooms.
- Hang out at the pool.
She can go to one of the Marquee shows: The Beatles LOVE, Terry Fator, Aces of Comedy, Boyz II Men.
(BTW Terry Fator is an excellent inexpensive show!)
Or she can spend your money at the Spa, the Salon, and the various shops.
She can eat at the restaurants.
She can go alone to the clubs and meet someone else.
Maybe you'll let her leave the Hotel and go next door or across the street.
04-03-2013
, 11:38 PM
Chick flicks on in-room Pay Per View. Cheaper than slots, shopping or shows (unless you didn't feed her and she orders room service). And -you- don't have to sit through the chick flick.
You could teach her basic strategy BJ. Or a game played with cards
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You could teach her basic strategy BJ. Or a game played with cards
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Last edited by eobmtns; 04-03-2013 at 11:44 PM.
04-04-2013
, 03:24 PM
Quad review from my trip report (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/10...-pics-1317310/):
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Checking in at the Quad was HORRIBLE. Maybe I've been lucky, but I've never had to wait in line to check in. Had to wait 40 minutes at the Quad. When I got to the front I asked if there were any upgrades available, even though I understood that no upgrade at the Quad is going to get you much better. Regardless, since I was only paying $24 total for three nights I thought I'd see what was available, and ended up "upgrading" to a "LuvTub" room for $20 a night. I had no interest in the LuvTub aspects of the room, which is pretty much a King Deluxe room with a GIANT bathtub in the bedroom portion of the room and mirrors on the ceiling above the bed and the tub. My wife is way beyond my league in the looks department, and while I wouldn't mind checking her out in the mirror I have a strong desire to NOT see myself. I was sold by the desk clerk telling me pretty frankly (although it was probably upselling) that the beds in the LuvTub rooms were newer and better than the regular rooms. Not sure if true, but it WAS a comfortable bed, so I'll give it that.
Unfortunately, comfortable bed and big screen TV (which was on for MAYBE ten minutes total the whole trip) were the only positive aspects of the room. Here it is:
Bathtub was bigger than the picture shows; if you're planning an orgy with some water play, I recommend the LuvTub room. If not, it's just a really awkward oddity. Here's where I was pretty much just an idiot: location to the exit was important to me, and I KNEW that tower 5 was right by the door (not to mention remodeled). However, no LuvTub rooms were available in that tower, but I let desk guy convince me that the elevator/room was still close, and that the "mountain view" was great, something that people specifically requested. Here's the ****ing mountain view (with bonus shot of progress on monstrous ferris wheel):
We do mountains different here in Oregon. Also, bonus touch of class on our balcony. This was on the wall:
While we got to our room from the Tower 1&2 elevators, our room was at the far end of that hallway, i.e., a long ass way from the entrance and we got to walk along the path of truly disgusting carpets and peeling wallpaper. I truly cannot overemphasize how bad of shape Tower 4 is in. Imagine what you'd consider bad then multiple it by quite a bit. I didn't take pictures, but the carpet was pretty much stained entirely, with the accompanying occasional cigarette burns, with the carpet bubble or torn up in multiple places. Carpet peeling off the wall in multiple places. Just really, really rough. The room, to its credit, seemed relatively clean, although the sink had issues draining and the maids clearly don't make it out to the balcony. Actually, you can see a stain in the picture of my shoes. That was in the room. Similar stains pretty much covered the carpet outside the room.
In hindsight I should have taken the "King Deluxe" in Tower 5. Had no use for the LuvTub or the accompanying mirrors, location and appearance of Tower 4 was terrible, and the one downside of Tower 5 (proximity to Carnavale Court and accompanying noise) would have little impact on us since we intended to be out to the wee morning hours each night. $60 total down the drain.
One final note about the Quad, which has received more print here than it deserves: it's funny how you definitely get a certain type of person at the Quad, namely the person who wants to stay on the strip but can't afford anything else. Not knocking it, but wife and I observed that neither of us could remember seeing so many ****ing coolers. Coolers and/or cases of beer seemed to be pretty standard luggage for your usual Quad patron.
Unfortunately, comfortable bed and big screen TV (which was on for MAYBE ten minutes total the whole trip) were the only positive aspects of the room. Here it is:
Bathtub was bigger than the picture shows; if you're planning an orgy with some water play, I recommend the LuvTub room. If not, it's just a really awkward oddity. Here's where I was pretty much just an idiot: location to the exit was important to me, and I KNEW that tower 5 was right by the door (not to mention remodeled). However, no LuvTub rooms were available in that tower, but I let desk guy convince me that the elevator/room was still close, and that the "mountain view" was great, something that people specifically requested. Here's the ****ing mountain view (with bonus shot of progress on monstrous ferris wheel):
We do mountains different here in Oregon. Also, bonus touch of class on our balcony. This was on the wall:
While we got to our room from the Tower 1&2 elevators, our room was at the far end of that hallway, i.e., a long ass way from the entrance and we got to walk along the path of truly disgusting carpets and peeling wallpaper. I truly cannot overemphasize how bad of shape Tower 4 is in. Imagine what you'd consider bad then multiple it by quite a bit. I didn't take pictures, but the carpet was pretty much stained entirely, with the accompanying occasional cigarette burns, with the carpet bubble or torn up in multiple places. Carpet peeling off the wall in multiple places. Just really, really rough. The room, to its credit, seemed relatively clean, although the sink had issues draining and the maids clearly don't make it out to the balcony. Actually, you can see a stain in the picture of my shoes. That was in the room. Similar stains pretty much covered the carpet outside the room.
In hindsight I should have taken the "King Deluxe" in Tower 5. Had no use for the LuvTub or the accompanying mirrors, location and appearance of Tower 4 was terrible, and the one downside of Tower 5 (proximity to Carnavale Court and accompanying noise) would have little impact on us since we intended to be out to the wee morning hours each night. $60 total down the drain.
One final note about the Quad, which has received more print here than it deserves: it's funny how you definitely get a certain type of person at the Quad, namely the person who wants to stay on the strip but can't afford anything else. Not knocking it, but wife and I observed that neither of us could remember seeing so many ****ing coolers. Coolers and/or cases of beer seemed to be pretty standard luggage for your usual Quad patron.
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Despite all of that, I would stay at The Quad again IF the price was right. I don't necessarily regret staying there; I regret upgrading to a room that wasn't worth the price in a tower that was ****. Again, a friend of mine stayed in a standard room in tower 5 in February and said there was nothing wrong with it, and confirmed that the stains and cleanliness issues I saw in tower 4 didn't exist on the floor he stayed on. Further, the room itself, and bed particularly, seemed clean and fresh.
So yes, if the price is significantly better than other properties (which it often is) I would stay at the Quad again. I'm truly rarely in the room when I'm in Vegas, and the location can't be beat. I would 100% request tower 5, however.
So yes, if the price is significantly better than other properties (which it often is) I would stay at the Quad again. I'm truly rarely in the room when I'm in Vegas, and the location can't be beat. I would 100% request tower 5, however.
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