Just returned from a Thursday through Sunday stay at Binions. We usually stay at the Fitz or the Golden Nugget, but because we found at excellent rate online, we decided to give Binions a try this time. The staff was very friendly and helpful. We arrived around 2:30 pm on Thursday and there was no line at all for check-in. The room was pretty basic-- old furniture and an old TV, but clean and quite comfortable. My only complaint was there was VERY little water pressure in the shower. This may have been a problem in our room only, however, as my friend staying on another floor said hers was fine. Housekeeping did a great job and honored all our requests quickly and efficiently. Our room cost us a total of $89 for all three nights! If you need to be pampered, this is probably not the place for you, but if you're looking for a clean, comfortable room to crash in while you enjoy Fremont Street, Binions is definately a great deal.

The casino was great -- $5.00 tables even on Friday and Saturday night, lots of good video poker, and reasonably quick cocktail service. There aren't a lot of food options here -- the steakhouse is quite good, but I would give the coffee shop about a "C" rating. Your only other option at Binions is a couple of snack bars offering hot dogs and burgers, etc. This really isn't a problem, though, since the surrounding hotels offer some excellent dining possibilities.

Our trip was mostly a poker-playing trip. We expected a lot from the poker room and we were certainly not disappointed. The tournament poker room was great -- the dealers and tournament directors were friendly and extremely knowledgeable. They have a pretty extensive tournament schedule -- there were at least six per day, usually attracting 3 or 4 or more tables each. They have also recently opened a new, separate and very nice poker room used exclusively for cash games. Can't say enough about how much we enjoyed playing at Binions.

All in all, an excellent trip. Will definitely be going back to Binions very soon.

It should be noted that we paid a grand total of $8 for three nights. No typo here -- comes out to less than $3/night, including taxes. At this price we weren't expecting much and got exactly that. The rooms were last renovated during the Carter administration and so to say they are very old is an understatement. The place is falling apart.

However, the cleaning staff does clean the room quite well. You can see they painfully have tried to make the best appearance out of this rat hole. Bathroom was actually cleaner than some other so-called 4 stars I've stayed in LV. In-room coffee with one-use trays were available which I thought was fantastic since, again, even so-called luxury hotels in LV often don't have them! Sink was plugged up pretty badly; not much in the way of hot water for the shower. HVAC though adjustable was not really changing temps much at all. TV was very old but provided a great picture as the signal feed was superb.

My room was a corner unit slightly away from the freemont street mayhem. Yes, it's noisy until after midnight if you have the wrong room assignment but for me it was pretty quiet aside from the loud HVAC which provided some nice white noise.

Valet was only staffed by two or three people who double as the bell desk but extremely attentive and friendly.

Clientele here consists of the degenerate class , although that argument can be said for most of the downtown hotels so not really unique to Binions. Made us feel rather uncomfortable after having stayed at other strip properties where you find more "normal" folks who stay at.

Overall, can't really complain about the stay since we paid so little. I would be very upset paying the "normal" prices of $29+ /night here though so watch out for that.

I had a confirmed reservation through Orbitz for two rooms with two double beds or one king bed in each room Nov 2008. I got two rooms with one double bed each. When I inquired at the front desk about changing my room to what was confirmed I was told that Binion's is not obligated to agreements made through their online partners. They told me that if I wanted to complain that I would need to complain to the company that made the reservations. They told me that they would meet the stipulations of the Orbitz by bringing by two rollaway beds. I was told by the front counter that the entire hotel was sold out and there was no possibility to change rooms.

The drapes were grey from lack of cleaning. There was a wiring mess next to the TV. There were poorly mended holes in the carpet and wallpaper. In the hallways there were black smudges on the ceiling near the vents. There were holes in doors that were not in use. I couldn't tell if anyone had cleaned in a long time. There was no ice machine in the tower that we stayed in. I went over to the other tower and found that there was an ice machine on every floor.

The Freemont Experience was nice if you are outside on the street. From inside our room it sounded like we had an adjoining room onto a disco. It only went on until around midnight.

I would not stay at Binion's ever again. I would not recommend to anyone to ever stay at Binion's. If you don't heed the advice on this review I hope you got an excellent deal.

Short Business Trip:
Room 1019 – $19.00 per night from expedia. The room was at the end of the hallway-facing north. You could hear the band on Fremont, but the last show is at 11:00 so unless you go to bed early this shouldn’t be a problem. The décor is ugly, but the room was clean. If you are not picky this place will do just fine. The front desk was pleasant and fast. Coffee maker in the room was convenient.