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During our recent excursion to Las Vegas, we stayed our two nights at Binion’s Hotel on Freemont Street, downtown. We spent most of our time at the hotel in our room, although, I spent a few minutes playing slots in the gambling hall, and we ate a late-night dinner at Binion’s Coffeeshop.
To their credit, Binion’s offers a very cheap hotel room, in a decent location - but the rooms definitely show the cheapness. Binion’s website proclaims, “you feel the history like no other hotel in Las Vegas”, and we certainly felt the history - and not necessarily in a good way; For example, the thermostat seemed to have no actual control over the temperature of the room, and the shower functioned about as well as I would expect a prison shower stall to work. The ice machine found in the hallway often dispensed nothing, and the elevator had an antique feeling and speed. All of the basics were provided, though, and we weren’t uncomfortable during our stay on the 23rd floor. One of the most disappointing facts about our stay was that the roof-top pool was closed. Given the incredibly hot weather that we experienced during our trip, it would have been very nice to have access to the pool. I believe it was being renovated, and I imagine it will be a nice place to cool off once it is done, but during our stay it was nothing but a disappointment, especially the fact that we were not warned at all that it would not be available.
The staff at Binion’s were mostly agreeable. The valet parking staff did a great job. The front desk employees were nice enough, and the late-night coffee shop staff were entertaining and efficient. The cashier I interacted with in the casino was quite rude with me, twice, but I imagine she might have been having a bad day, and certainly wasn’t a model for all of the staff in the casino.
The selection of gambling games seemed to match any other casino in Vegas, although I only patronized the slots section, personally. I liked the selection of slot machines, and had a decent time while playing (ignoring the fact that I didn’t win at all in the Binion’s casino). There was definitely a “historic” feel to the casino and to Freemont Street, and I was happy to experience both old and new Vegas during our trip.
The food in the Coffeeshop was decent, well priced, and had ample portions. The Binion’s Coffeeshop menu presented average American fare; I ate an average hamburger, and above-average french fries.
Overall, Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel is a great solution for a very cheap hotel stay in Vegas, with easy access to the historic Freemont Street, and a quick bus ride to the Las Vegas strip. If you happen to book a room at Binion’s, keep your expectation low and you should have a decent stay - always keep in mind, the most redeeming quality of a Binion’s room is definitely it’s price.
Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel (Las Vegas, NV):
2.5/5
2.5/5
(I was going to give this review 3 out of 5 stars, but I decided to remove half a star because of the pool status).
Have you ever stayed or played at Binion’s? What did you think? What do you think of Freemont Street?
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One of the three faithful readers I have here at Review Bunker, my mother, has recently had an experience that lent itself quite well to a review, and being the great mother that she is, she agreed to write up a guest review on her experience. Thanks mom, and here’s the review!
Last night my husband and I were invited to join friends for a pre-opening stay at the brand new Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie, Wyoming. It was a rare treat to stay in a previously unoccupied, state of the art hotel where we were wined and dined along with the family and friends of the developer/owner of the hotel. The food was incredible and included some of the best shrimp, oysters and scallops that I have ever had, some delicious lightly smoked and roasted beef, and many other delectable items.
We were given a private tour of the entire facility which includes a large, beautiful conference center. It seems no expense was spared on the creation of this Hilton Garden Inn. The kitchens have the latest technology which enables them to serve fresh, hot food to hundreds of people simultaneously.
Each hotel room is equipped with a flat screen television, microwave oven, refrigerator, coffee maker, and high speed internet hookups. The beds are dual-controlled air type mattresses and unfortunately it wasn’t until this morning, after a less than sound sleep, that we discovered how the controls work, and that a less firm setting would have been more comfortable. The shower had great pressure and even the shampoo and soaps that were provided were very luxurious. Some of the rooms have hot tubs in them and we were shown the presidential suite that has a large bath tub with a flat screen TV on the wall.
The hotel also has a well equipped gym with the latest and greatest in exercise machines. There is a pool and hot tub area with a fun giant mushroom water fountain that would be a blast for kids to play in, and a flowing stream of water that acts as an in-pool tread mill for swimmers who don’t want to actually do laps.
The staff all seemed very capable and excited to be working at such a fine hotel. It apparently took an enormous team effort to get everything in place with all the last minute details. Rumor has it that the management has a deep appreciation for the employees and treats them accordingly.
All in all, it was a very fun and pleasant stay and I would recommend The Hilton Garden Inn to anyone that will be visiting in Laramie, Wyoming for the next 50 or so years, as the hotel seems so well constructed that it will undoubtedly still be there. I would give our stay there a definite 5 stars!
The Hilton Garden Inn (Laramie, WY): 5/5
5/5
Thanks for the review mom. If anyone else has any feedback about The Hilton Garden Inn in Laramie, or any other Hilton hotels, feel free to leave a comment!
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