http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T21:26:31Z HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Las%20Vegas%20Hotel%20Reviews http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/14/145320/427 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/cosmo_night_viewb.jpg"> <p> <b>Topline:</b> <p> <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/up_arrow.png">Gorgeous rooms<br> <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/up_arrow.png">Beautiful property, with an incredible interior design<br> <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/up_arrow.png">The promise of free, easy in-room WiFi <br><br> <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/down_arrow.png">Service is weak, at the moment<br> <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/down_arrow.png">Property will be crowded for some time<br> <img src="http://www.jaunted.com/files/3/down_arrow.png">Pool area is small<br> <p> <b>Check In</b><br> Check in was strange. We arrived between the hours of 2-6 PM (around 5PM) and the check in line was substantial but not (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2007/10/12/121343/23/hotels/Viva_Vegas_Long_Check_In_Lines_Blow">Caesar's overwhelming</a>.) We were greeted by two smiling beautiful people (a girl and a guy) who's job seemed to be chatting up the people waiting in line and making sure the inmates stayed calm -- it worked. <p>However, when it was our turn the smiling front desk markj 2011-01-17T13:11:27-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/16/25810/413 <![CDATA[<p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=712905396001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=712905396001&playerID=4862856001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE7CVnI~,RUihgoZlRJi9tuTl58qaAut8tr6OMl2M&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object><p><a href="http://www.vegaschatter.com/story/2010/8/31/151317/014/vegas-travel/Out_with_the_Old_and_Wynn_With_The_New_Resort_Deluxe_Rooms">Late in the summer</a>, VegasChatter learned that the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Las+Vegas/local/7"><b>Wynn Las Vegas</b></a> was giving its resort deluxe rooms a fresh new look, which they would be rolling out through 2011. Yet while we always love a good <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel renovations">hotel renovation</a>, we didn't see much difference in these new rooms versus the old ones.<p> In fact, most of the furniture was the exactly the same except that the rooms now sported tufted leather couches, plusher desk and juliana 2010-12-16T10:25:53-05:00 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/2/9/134932/8258 <![CDATA[<object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="@videoPlayer=64859168001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/4862856001?isVid=1&publisherID=1321358962" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="@videoPlayer=64859168001&playerID=4862856001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="486" height="412" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object> <p> There is a time and place for what we have to say about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Hard+Rock+Hotel+and+Casino/local/595"><b>Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas</b></a>, but that time is not now, it is later this week. For now, strap on your Avatar ready 3D glasses and get ready to take a visual tour through room 10809 in the "New Tower" aka The HRH Tower at HRHC. <p>We are only half joking about the 3D glasses. The visuals in the room markj 2010-02-10T09:25:15-05:00 36.1091900 -115.15360 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/21/162728/714 <![CDATA[<p> <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/wynn_encore.jpg" class="top"> <p> Back in the spring of 2005, Steve Wynn reclaimed his title as King of the Strip with the opening of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Wynn+Las+Vegas/local/7">Wynn Las Vegas.</a> Bloggers chattered, reviewers raved, and Andy Garcia even tried to put some parody of the Wynn opening in one of those Clooney Ocean's movies, didn't he? In any event, back then it was all about the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2005/5/2/342/95070/hotels/Wynn_Las_Vegas_It_s_All_About_The_Pool">Wynn pool</a>.<p> Fast forward almost four years and Wynn is back, with his long planned second tower hotel called <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Encore+Las+Vegas/local/1397"><b>Encore Las Vegas</b></a>. Times have changed since the frothy economic days of 2005, so where does that leave Wynn and his new tower? Well, we paid the King a visit and stayed in a markj 2009-01-22T11:23:16-05:00 36.1274850 -115.16715 http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/23/161143/834 <![CDATA[<p><img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/montecarlo.jpg" class="imgborder"><p><i>The Monte Carlo: An official hotel pic is on the left. HotelChatter's own pic is on the right. Yeah, that's why you should trust our photos.</i><p>No offense, <b><a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Monte+Carlo+Resort+%26+Casino/local/443">Monte Carlo Resort &amp; Casino</a></b>, but we wish you had <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/25/15115/3406/hotels/Breaking_Fire_on_Roof_of_Monte_Carlo_Las_Vegas">burned</a> to the ground. We hate you so much there is smoke coming out of our ears... and mouth, and nose, and every time we cough it feels like the black lung. And we've been home for two days.<p> As evidenced by <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/9/22/162027/021/hotels/Hotel_Video_Tours_The_Monte_Carlo_in_Las_Vegas">our video yesterday</a>, the rooms are outdated and... musty. One reviewer on TA said:<blockquote><p> "I stayed at the Monte Carlo many years ago and it was a very nice place, back then. 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