Tropicana Casino & Hotel Las Vegas. What a great value, and a great location for home base in Las Vegas. Yes, it's a little worn, but time was when a vacation was all about your adventures and not about the room. For instance- we had one of the best times in our lives at their wonderful pool. The lush gardening, the waterfall, the volleyball net, the swim up blackjack table, the attentive service all made for a relaxing and fun time. We found it refreshing to be in a pool where the clientele were more interested in fun than in their own self-absorption. We've stayed at the Mandalay Bay, and while their pool is spectacular, we got tired of the body beautiful who were only there to tan and to "be seen," and yikes- to yak endlessly on their cell phone. What an abomination!
We played volleyball with other guests- had a few drinks, and developed a comraderie that included meeting for lunch, and then sitting together at the lounge, and then for the Folies Bergere show. What a great Old Vegas experience.
The room in the Island Tower had a mirror above and adjacent to the bed. We enjoyed a great view from the bay window. The room had a couch with coffee table. The bathroom (and tub) were rather large. (Yes, we didn't have Egyptian linen, and the bathroom had a tile or two missing, and the walls need new wallpaper, but we can't justify the cost of staying at a ritzy new property for the newer room, when we don't spend that much time in the room.) We paid only $ 39.00 per night-
$ 69.00 on the weekend- so we got what we paid for. As the newer resorts have gone up, so have the rates, and the once amzingly inexpensive getaway known as Las Vegas becomes a big expense, with $ 300.00 rooms. The Tuscany Italian Restaurant is simply wonderful. The Calypso Coffee Shop, which offers views of the pool was above average. The buffet was adequate but not special. The Folies Bergere show has been running continously for over 30 plus years, and is a great classic Vegas Show. Basically- the location is great, the rooms are adequate if not spectacular, and the lower cost of the rooms will allow you to spend more money on other activities. If your fortunate enough to have an unlimited budget and are accustomed to the Four-Seasons, Ritz Carlton Hotel experience, you don't belong at the Trop. By the way- the immense stained glass ceiling above the Casino was designed and fabricated by Tiffany in 1962.








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