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Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Review

Sunday, April 26th, 2009

hardrockhotel_090907Surprisingly this Hard Rock branded Hotel and Casino has no affiliations with the Hard Rock Café chain or any other Hard Rock hotels for that mater. It is the very definition of a resort and this may very well be one of the must fun places in Las Vegas to stay. It is independently owned and totally designed for one reason: please the guests who come from all over the world to visit. The hotel is still adorned with rock memorabilia. They claim to have around six hundred costumes displayed at different times in different places. They also have tons of signed guitars and rock concert posters.

A huge feature of the hotel is the three acre water playground with showcases two connected sand beach lagoon style pools. These pools are closed during the winter, but during summer they are a destination no doubt. Aside from the beach like pools, a spiral tunnel water slide is always popular as well as the grotto bar, four hot tub spas. To put a little twist to your regular casino gambling, try your luck at the “swim up” black jack and craps tables. These are found in the impressive swim up gazebo. Also at the pool and beach area you will find Thatched roof cabanas complete with flat screen TVs, telephones, and ceiling fans. These can be rented through the concierge desk or the front desk. And what better to play in the background at the swimming park? Rock, of course! Check out the underwater speakers to hear the music even when you’re swimming in the pool! An Indonesian style grill is also located in the central gazebo. Needless to say this is the place to be in the warm months.

The fun isn’t only outside though. Back inside, this Las Vegas Hotel offers over thirty thousand square feet of gambling and fun. There is a nightclub called Body English and The Joint, which hosts rock entertainers and boasts speakers reaching twenty five feet tall! Dining can take place in one of five restaurants, four lounges, and the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino even offers a cigar bar.

To tone things down a bit, visit The Rock Spa. This luxurious spa brings guests saunas, steam rooms, signature treatments, a salon service, and Vichy showers. A favorite amongst the Las Vegas visitors as well as Las Vegas locals is the Mediterranean Organic Veggie Wrap. This skin smoothing wrap that also includes a firming mask uses botanical extracts like tomato, pumpkin, and artichoke.

Guest rooms offer a contemporary and “cool” design influence. You will find premium bedding, leather headboards, velour furnishing, and lovely rich purple drapes. The bathroom is just as luxurious offering guest’s extra deep stainless steel sinks, and signature Gilchrist & Soames toiletries. Unlike many competitor hotels, this Las Vegas Hotel also includes 42 inch plasma screen televisions, a Bose Wave AM/FM stereo with CD player, and high speed internet that can be accessed with additional charges.

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Las Vegas Hotels Off the Strip

Friday, March 6th, 2009

There are many reasons to visit Las Vegas and not stay in a hotel on the Strip. For example, some people do it because they want to avoid the crowds and some people do it because they want to get a room for less. Some do it because they are not looking for the same type of Vegas experience the average tourist is looking for – they want a hotel and casino where the food is good but cheap, the gambling limits are low, and they are not likely to get overrun by 50 different bachelor parties or groups of college kids on Spring Break every five minutes. And some, of course, are looking for all of that. 

One place to look for hotels off the Strip is the Downtown Las Vegas area, otherwise known as the Freemont Experience, but even then, you can run into many of the same “issues” you will find on the Strip. Instead, to find great accommodations for a great price and get a great experience in the process, look elsewhere entirely.  

The hotels and casinos you can find off the Strip run the gamut from simple and functional to crazily ostentatious – sometimes, as in the case of the Palms or Hard Rock, even more flamboyant than anything you will find on the Strip anyway. Celebrities throng to the Hard Rock instead of a hotel on the Strip for that reason – it’s fun and much more fancy and over the top than what they will find on the Strip itself or Downtown. But for most tourists like yourself, that is not going to be the best bet for finding cheap Las Vegas hotel rooms.  

If budget-friendly is your goal and you don’t really want a suite with a bathtub big enough to seat 40, have a look at other hotels like Boulder Station or Santa Fe Station, both owned by the same company. The rooms are cheap and clean and you will find easy access to the gambling floors, with low limits and less chance of being overrun by anyone. These hotels are not going to provide you with a ton of bells and whistles, but you will find them comfortable and affordable, leaving you with more extra money to spend at the tables, out seeing a show, eating at one of Vegas’ famed late night buffets, and shopping.  

Of course, if you are looking for something more than the basics but do not have the money to shell out for a room at the very expensive off-Strip Marriott, the Rio is a great compromise. The Rio falls neatly into the “middle ground” area. It has low room rates but is also set up more like what people imagine a traditional Las Vegas hotel should be like, with more bells and whistles and perks than you’ll find at one of the Station hotels. Whatever your vacation goals are, you will be able to find a great place to stay without having to brave the Strip if you don’t want to, and it can be much easier on your bank balance in the process – a win-win situation!

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