Las Vegas Hilton
by Ischyros
The Las Vegas Hilton is very popular with Elvis enthusists. In fact he might still roam the halls of this massive hotel! It is located next to the Las Vegas Convention Center so when a convention is in town, this hotel fills up first! The hotel is now most popular for it's new attraction The Star Trek Experience. The Star Trek Experience also has its own casino of course in a futuristic setting. For the slots, you don't pull a handle, you swipe your hand through a beam of light!
Monorail, it not just for Disneyland anymore
by raevnzno
The Monorail is now running. A great way to move from one end of the strip to the other.
Hours 8am-2am
14 minutes Sahare-Mgm one way
Stops include: Sahara Hotel
Las Vegas Hilton
Las Vegas Convention Center
Harrah's/Imperial Palace
Flamingo
Bally's/Paris
MGM Grand
Single ride ticket- $3
Ten ride ticket- $20
Unlimited Day Pass (best value) $10
Unlimited 3-day pas $25
Better than the Rio
by TripAdvisor Member Greg92101
We have stayed at the Rio maybe six times in the last ten years. However we just spent one night at the Embassy Suites at the Las Vegas Convention Center and they have my business from now on. The price was lower ($139 versus over $200 for a Saturday night). They let us book for only one night instead of an obligatory two on the weekend. We were passing through Vegas on our way from Colorado back home to southern California.
We love Embassy Suites anyway because we have two kids (14 and 9) and really enjoy the separate rooms and TV's, the breakfast and happy hour. We actually ended up at the wrong Embassy Suites because there are two within a mile of each other. The atrium is very pretty and our room on the 10th floor had a great view of the city.
The problem, for some, is that there is no casino on site, no shows or Voodoo lounge. But you don't have to walk through 20 minutes of lobby to get to your car and the check in took 2 minutes rather than 30 minutes of waiting in line. The Rio Suites are not real suites but just a bigger room. I do like their sandy bottom pool versus the indoor pool of the Embassy Suites.
Great rooms, Bad Service
by TripAdvisor Member loca4bob
Stayed at the Embassy Suites for a long weekend. We liked the hotel but found the services to be disappointing at best. Rooms were left unmade until 4 or 5 pm when we'd left the room before 9:00am. Was told by Guest Services that they were fully booked and would get to us after they finished the rooms that were empty....Huh??????
Unfortunate as the bedding was very nice. Wouldn't stay here again......
Always consistent
by TripAdvisor Member Troopr
Regarding the previous posting by the person who was upset because the hotel did not have the beds made until 4 or 5pm.... quit being so nit-picky! These are not your motel 6 sized rooms here.... they take a lot of extra time in each room so, yes, it DOES take extra time to do each floor.... they are doing the empty rooms ( vacated ) first so that these can be turned around for arrivals. Standard procedure in any hotel. Give them a 2 rating just for that? Sheesh.
I have absolutely no reservations about recommending this hotel to anyone. It is a first rate place, and I come back to it even if the stay is not work related. I send out 30 employees to this hotel for 11 days each April for the last 4 years and have never, never, never had a single problem with this hotel. Guest services has always been curteous and kind, the breakfasts are excellent, the evenings' free drink get together is always pleasant. AND, since there are not any slots in the building, there is NOT the constant ding-ding-ding of slot machines! Only complaint is that getting a taxi sometimes is a pain since they are off the strip. Plan ahead by about 30 minutes since it takes that long to get a taxi to the hotel, especially on a Friday or Saturday evening....in which case you can usually expect a 45 minute wait. The new monorail has an access point a 5 minute walk away in front of the convention center, so for $3, it's a lot easier to get to the strip than taxi. $3 back as well, or you can buy a day or weekend pass.
Nice, conveniently located
by A TripAdvisor Member
We were there on business at the Sands Convention Center which was only a few blocks away. The cook-to-order breakfast was good and plentiful. The best part was the honesty and helpfulness of the staff when I left 2 bags of jewelry worth several hundred dollare and several items of clothing. They found everything and sent it off the next day! I was so thankful for their efficiency and integrity. You can be sure that we will stay there on our next trip!
Great place, but too much trouble to get to the Strip
by A TripAdvisor Member
We just returned from a 2-night stay here. It was a nice hotel, good-sized rooms, and yes, a GREAT breakfast, complete with a friendly singing chef. However, if your intention is to come here and "run over" to the Strip, think again. We had tickets to a show at 8 and spent an hour trying to get a taxi from this hotel! The front desk was very unresponsive, shrugging and saying that this is how it "always is", particularly on a Friday or Saturday night. They said they'd call a taxi, but none came. The only ones we did see were dropping off people coming in from the airport. A group of us ended up in front of the hotel, competing for the rare cab that did show up. It was awkward having people vie for a taxi! (We were here first/we have tickets/my aunt is waiting for us, blah, blah, blah) We ended up walking to the monorail, but it is not what you want to do when you are all dressed up and don't want to arrive all sweaty. The scene was repeated again on Saturday night. We finally went next door to the Best Western and THEIR staff got us a taxi. Next time, we will spend the extra money and stay on the Strip. The monorail is too far to walk at night, particularly in heels and if you are a woman, but is a good option if you don't mind walking a bit. This hotel needs to partner with their hotel neighbors and get a shuttle. We almost missed our plane today trying to get a taxi. It didn't work for us at all, which is a shame because everything else about the hotel was perfect.
Forum Posts
Monorail Running at last On July 15th.
by JOHNNY_ENGLISH
Just recieved this e.mail from the official Las Vegas Monorail Company and about time too >>>
The Las Vegas Monorail Company announced today that it will launch service to the public at 8 a.m. on Thursday, July 15. The privately funded $650 million transportation system will run along the Las Vegas resort corridor and connect nine major resort properties and the Las Vegas Convention Center.
The initial 4-mile route will stop at the following seven stations: MGM Grand; Bally’s/Paris; Flamingo/Caesars Palace; Harrah’s/Imperial Palace; Las Vegas Convention Center; Las Vegas Hilton; and the Sahara.
Re: Monorail Running at last On July 15th.
by Lols4hols
Hi Johnny!
What's the chances of this company putting 650m into the public transport system in Britain? LOL
Best wishes
*H*
