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Check-In
We weren't on hand for the actual check-in, our friend did the honors. Yet she was quite peeved. After coming off a five-day white-water rafting trip she was tired to say the least. Yet no one at Trump was available at the entrance to take her bags or even hold open the door. What happened to those white-gloved doormen who not only held the door but offered you a cool towel?

When she walked inside the hotel lobby, she found there was one front desk clerk for about fifteen people. This set the tone for the rest of the stay. Keep reading, you'll see what we mean.

Room Reaction
The rooms are probably where Trump shines the most. They remind us of the suites inside The Signature at the MGM Grand but we actually like the anonymously-modern decor here a bit better. Also, the bathrooms are out of this world, especially the master bath which has a double-headed shower and giant tub.

Amenity Madness
This is where Trump disappoints the most. There's this kick-ass suite with hardly anything in it, save for Ivanka Trump jewelry catalogs.

The kitchen has a giant refrigerator with nothing in it. Not even little water bottles. Apparently, you needed to consult with the Trump Attache service before your trip if you wanted to have a stocked refrigerator.

On the bright side, the flatscreen HDTVs are fabulous, including the mirrored TV in the bathroom.

Crappy Telephones
Yet the worst part of the Trump room amenities is the telephone. This is some high-gadget phone that hardly worked.

It kept going in and out like a cellphone in a tunnel. Either we could not hear the person on the other end or they could not hear us and these are calls placed within the hotel!

When we tried to dial in-suite dining we couldn't get the corresponding button to work. So basically, we just dialed zero everytime we needed something.

Internet Connect
Wireless at $11.99 a day.

A Hard Night's Sleep
As we mentioned yesterday, the Donald must have overlooked soundproofing on his windows as we could hear sirens and freeway noise in our room 44 stories above the ground.

Also, did you know that Las Vegas has a train? And did you know that it rolls on by the Trump Las Vegas every two hours in the middle of the night pulling on its horn exactly three times? We did. Seriously, it felt like someone was watching a documentary on trains on the TV at high volume in our very room.

Staffing Woes
It seems this hotel is woefully understaffed. Room service is fairly quick but all other services are slow. There is one waiter at the pool (bless his heart) and the pool was fairly crowded, meaning service took forever.

There were two spa attendants, one for the male guests and one for the female guests. These attendants check guests in, give them a tour and are responsible for cleaning up the lounges, replacing towels, creams, etc.

While complaining with our friend about the lack of staffers at Trump LV, we then remembered this incident where the Donald laid off 20 percent of the hotel staff due to slow condo sales within the building. Um...it shows. In short, expect to wait a lot here.

Bottom Line
Our room was $159 each night before taxes. Great price, great room and we loved the out of Vegas feeling. But we would never ever stay here again. We love our sleep too much.

For more photos from the Trump Las Vegas, head to our Flickr Photoset.

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by juliana