Just returned from a one-night stay checking out on the 23rd.
Edit to add bottom line up front: I would stay again. I did not have any complications as Yelp/TA early stay people had. Room great quality, front desk very squared away, everything clean, restaurants zero issues billing things to room, etc. The only downside to this property at the rate I paid was proximity to Strip. I usually stay at either the HGI across the highway or at the Trop (actually stayed there the night before this stay) when I'm in town for a night at a trade show or something and don't care TOO much about the hotel. This would easily be the better of the Trop,and if rates are similar, this is my new place. However, I doubt the early promo rate I got is going to stay at Trop levels.
This stay I was at $105 a night, no parking fees (free valet for Diamond, free self park for errryone), no resort fees. My rate included $50 F&B. Great rate, and got Diamond upgraded to a corner suite in the Ruby tower. (one of the two towers is "all suites" the other is mixed room + suites, apparently). I suspect they were putting everyone in the Ruby due to the low-occupancy. Other tower's windows were all dark on a weekend.
Originally Posted by
Eujeanie
...I forgot to mention that there are 2 restaurants that are not yet open, Olives and Kassi Beach something - if you remember, ask if they'll be included in the "charge to the room" category.
Reviews on both Tripadvisor and Yelp have been mostly abysmal, can't wait to hear your take.
Front desk gal said all restaurants can be charged to room. I ate at Casa Calavera for a Happy Hour snack: $7 guac and chips, $7 quesadilla, and $7 ahi tostadas. All very tasty great service, have to sit at bar vs. table though for the "happy hour" menu/prices.
We were going to eat at Night+Market our last day for lunch, but didn't realize it was only open at... night. Oops. Looked tasty, but mostly small dishes vs. "normal" Thai lunch/dinner portions. Instead ate at the Kitchen for breakfast: everything okay, not wowing, but fine. Typical too-expensive Vegas hotel breakfast, but I had some dining credit in my rate, so...
Room was very cool, quality furnishings, some large tubes of quality hair and body goos. Large bathroom with big walk in shower (couldn't figure out how to use the rain overhead) as well as a very very deep tub. Living room had two couches and tables, two large tvs, Qi charging for phones, good assortment of plugs and USBs. Cool bed with couchy-headboard, comfortable for sitting up and watching tv. Great view of the Strip, albeit a bit far, but that's the location of the Hard Rock nee Curio, so knew what I was getting into. Separate little dressing foyer area with makeup mirror desk, twin "closets" where you can lay luggage down and hang up clothing. Safe, drawers, large standup mirror. The separate dressing area is like a foyer from the front door with a sort-of-privacy door to the main suite. A little weird layout, but I guess that's the Brit kitsch.
The ditch/tunnels next door that some have complained about (homeless living under there, lots of stolen shopping carts and bikes piled up in the gutter) looked like it was being cleaned out. As you can see in the photo below, dumpsters and construction folks are moving out the trash and cleaning it up. We saw police and ambulances taking people out and a possibly a bit of a cleanup in progress. Didn't bother me, far enough away to not be a noise influx. Otherwise, the property itself is very clean, obviously new and fresh, very few smokers (very few people period in the casino still).
Nobu, Olives, the ice cream place (afters), Kassi, aren't open yet. A fast casual pizza place, Night+Market, Casa (Mexican), One Steakhouse. and a 24-hour "Kitchen" are open. I think the Funny Library (coffee shop) is sort of not up and running yet.
Pool is not open yet, but is under construction. (Work started on the pool very early, but I didn't hear a thing -- very quiet, well-insulated rooms.) Looks like it's going to be great - large, Hard-Rock-rep-worthy successor.
