The absolute worst hotel experience I’ve ever had (and there have been some doozies). TWICE, we were given rooms that the cleaning staff had not touched (trash not taken out, beds not made, etc.) These were on an upper floor, so we did a lot of traipsing with our two young grandchildren after a long car ride.
I can forgive mistakes like this, but the rudeness of a staff member who scolded ME afterward is INEXCUSABLE. (I did nothing wrong and was polite throughout). I ended up in tears, with my grandchildren comforting me. What a horrible end to a lovely trip. I wrote to top management afterward and got a very appropriate response, promising to deal with the person involved. No idea if this happened, but some of the “feet on the ground” are in dire need of retraining or firing. IF we ever visit Las Vegas again, I won’t be lured by kid-friendly promises and a cheap room.

A quick visit to see this as being a film buff wanted to see where Diamonds are Forever was partly filmed. I was bit underwhelmed by the upper area which is where the family games are but did play the water balloon game as seen in the James Bond film when Jill St John plays it. Other than that the main Casino and Hotel was just ok to look at. I didn’t visit the main show area with the rides and acrobatic acts. Obviously no animals now. If in the area then you might still like it. You can also see the building used in Diamonds for the fictional Willard Whyte building across the road.

My friend was obsessed with staying here and we couldn't talk her out of it. Overall, the hotel is mostly fine and good if you have kids. I generally think the resort fees are justified. They do have free circus acts (I don't think they are every day so check) which were fun, pool and hot tub (both open in November), waterslides (not open in November) and not free things like a midway and the Adventuredome (about $60/adult). I think kids under 13 would be fine here. The WiFi was included and good - I could do video-conferencing without a problem. The rooms were spacious and the beds were decent but on the small side for a queen. The smoke and odor in the casino area bothered my asthma but the rooms were fine - although one of the rooms we had, you could tell used to be a smoking room which they just painted over the walls instead of stripping them. Food options were really for kids. The healthiest meals were salads or bagels. All other options were burgers, fried chicken, pizza, donuts, french fries, etc. I didn't try the buffet breakfast but one person in my group said it was great and another hated it. Free parking but it can fill quickly on the weekends. No fridge, coffee maker/hotpot, or microwave in the rooms (I think you can rent them). Now for the maintenance issues. This place is run-down. Every room had peeling wall-paper, holes, and marked up walls, although the furniture itself was all ok, except one of our group had to change rooms because the bed was broken. The carpeting in the main areas needs to be replaced. We were in the West Tower (more popular) and the elevators were being replaced so this comment will be temporary (hopefully). The elevators were a significant problem. There are two banks in the West Tower - one goes up to floor 21 and the other goes from floor 22 to top. We were on floors 20 and 24 mostly. Easiest way for us to go between rooms was by the stairs. For the higher level bank, only two of the four elevators were operational during our stay. On top of that the electricity went out and there were no elevators for awhile - folks had to go to floor 21 and walk the rest of the way up. At the busiest time, one of my friends waited about 10 minutes for an elevator. The new one was nice but the old ones tend to shake a lot. The check in line can be very long at times - we arrived at 9:30 pm and there was no line but during the day the line could be an hour at least. Overall, I found the staff generally friendly and helpful. But, on the day we checked out, check-out time is 11 AM and starting at 9:00 AM housekeeping started knocking on the door every 15 minutes. Outside the hotel, it is at the end of the Strip. In the immediate area (5-10 min walk) there is another arcade, a McDonald's, a Denny's, a taco place, the Zouk nightclub, and an indoor gun range/military place.