“The practical considerations trump everything else....”
Stayed here for a few days this week. I’ve stayed in dozens of Las Vegas hotels but the primary reason I booked this particular hotel was because it is very close to the Convention Center (5 minute walk)... I wanted to take in the PowerGen Conference. The hotel is a long ways from being the flashiest LV hotel but I’ve many reasons to recommend it. While at McCarran Airport, I called to see when the next shuttle would arrive. I was told 4 minutes and in fact it arrived in 4 minutes. I got to the hotel at 1pm and although check-in wasn’t until 3pm, they let me into my room.... this was very important to me since it was quite convenient to drop off my bags, have a shower and after a short walk, take in the afternoon of my conference. The room was large, it was somewhat outdated and rundown but seemed to be quite clean, the tv worked well, the internet worked extremely well (most important to me) and although the room had a somewhat odd arrangement with a double counter arrangement, it worked out quite well as these were plenty of working surfaces for me to spread out the lots of papers I was working on. The bed was comfortable, the room was quiet, the fridge worked well, the shower was fine and the staff were very friendly and helpful anytime I needed anything. Upon checkout, a friendly driver took me to the airport in a decent van.....and the price was right with the shuttle and internet included. I only ate there once.... breakfast one morning and it was fine.
Area recommendations
Stay here if you want to be close to the Convention Center.... there is not muchy else here to hold one's attention. However, there is the overhead tram station nearby at the Convention Center and for a $12/day pass, it will take you everywhere it goes and that includes over to the strip (MGM and Ballys)., There is a McDonalds nearby if you want fast food. I'm sure there are other things as well but since my interest was a business traveller, I dind't notice.
