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Tropicana's Garden Rooms Mean Parking Lot Views

Where: 3801 Las Vegas Boulevard, South [map], Las Vegas, nv, United States, 89109

May 22, 2006 at 4:55 PM | 0 Comments

If you don't pony up an extra $10 when booking at the Tropicana in Las Vegas, you'll get a room that's ready for the wrecking ball.

The Tropicana Hotel in Las Vegas is an oldie but goodie for the mid-range crowd, with a big meandering swimming pool, $5 blackjack tables, and rates that can drop below $50 mid-week.

But beware the dreaded "Garden Rooms" at the rock bottom rate though (the 4000 wing), or you could be stuck with an anti-view of a parking lot, as in this photo from room 4129.

Over this past weekend, Columbia Entertainment bid close to $2 billion to buy the Tropicana's parent company. The new buyer reportedly said, "some low-rise buildings at the existing hotel" would likely be razed to make way for improvements. Which probably means these faded motel-like garden rooms will soon be history.

Instead, shell out $10 more and get a big Island Tower room with views of the glittering lights of Vegas. (And mirrors on the ceiling and bedside wall, if you favor another kind of "strip view.")

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