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NJRob -- Don't sweat it! Although I've been posting only a short time, it's clear that QuietLion both knows about and enjoys some of the finer places to stay and eat. But, seriously, you will enjoy the Flamingo.

I started going to Las Vegas in the early 80s and for the first several years I stayed almost exclusively at the Flamingo. (You know, the hotel that Buggsy built!) As the newer hotels started going up in the early 90s, and as my income and tastes went up as well, I started drifting to other properties. The Flamingo has undergone some massive reconstruction in the last decade to modernize and open-up their casino and common areas. As far as I know, the rooms are about the same. On my last visit a few years ago, I remember that my biggest complaint was the long and disorganized check-in lines -- despite the fact that I supposedly was in a premier line!

Is the Flamingo Hilton one of the worst? Hardly. On the strip, I would put it on a par with something like Bally's and perhaps Excalibur. But it's definitely better IMO than the IP, the Riviera, Saraha, Frontier, Circus Circus, Stratosphere, Boardwalk, and Tropicana. I also would put it above Harrah's, where the ceilings are so close you get claustiphobic.

Don't worry about your choice, and just have a great time!