A rule I try to follow is: Don’t check Slack or social media in the middle of the night. I have a kid, a cat, and a fortysomething bladder, which means I’m often up at least once. There’s always the glowing temptation of the phone, beckoning me to see what’s going on with the world.
For whatever reason, I decided to pick up the phone around 1:40 AM to discover that David had booked our room for SEMA in Las Vegas. In general, I try to avoid David booking our hotels for… reasons. He does not always have the same expectations out of life that I do; let’s just say that.
On the other hand, we are trying to be extra thrifty these days, so when David offered to get the hotel, I just went with it.
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AVANT GARDE Issue 9 votes no.
I’d never stay in a motel where the beds aren’t made and the sheets are yellow.
So still warm is a definite pass?
Especially in Vegas.
The reviews of Ellis Island Hotel are surprisingly unterrible. However, I imagine the clientele of a $60/night off strip Vegas casino & hotel are not exactly a discerning bunch. I’m not sure the reviews could be positive enough for me to consider staying there. I am a bit of a hotel snob, though.
To me it depends on who is paying. Vegas just recently started realizing they were overpriced and under visited.
OK, it doesn’t look luxurious, but in general a hotel is just a place to sleep. The problem I have with reviews is that, a. Nobody writes a review unless they have strong feelings, so their stay was either horrible or excellent, and b. other people have different expectations than I do. This is “The cheapest hotel in Vegas”, so it shouldn’t be evaluated the same way as a penthouse at the Wynn (does that still exist? Haven’t been to Vegas since ’05). For me, is it clean and comfortable? Is it safe? If it meets those criteria, it’s good enough to sleep at for a night or two.
I think the Wynn was torn down and they are building a new hotel
The Wynn is very much still there:
https://www.wynnlasvegas.com/?gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=10317733812&gbraid=0AAAAACv2PD9Gd60wbF0VpGo5_ikSyveAT&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpNK_j8TjkAMVRUdHAR29QAbMEAAYASAAEgKVX_D_BwE