Hotwire Hotel: 1* Central Strip (IP garden rooms?)

[jckesler]

Hi all, I keep seeing a 1* central strip coming up on several searches...I had assumed this was Casino Royale until I saw that the tripadvisor rating matched that of Imperial Palace (ie TA rating of 3.0* with 840+ reviews). So would a good guess be that the 1* central stip is the IP motel like (garden rooms) back rooms. If so, would that also mean that if I booked the 3* hotel identified as IP, they would generally put me in a tower room and not stick me in the motel type rooms. Thanks in advance...love this board!

Details for your 1-star hotel in Central Strip

$113 per nite

Check in: Sat, Oct 6, 2007

Check out: Mon, Oct 8, 2007

Casino

Fitness Center

Pool(s)

Restaurant(s)

High-speed Internet Access

Traveler Rating(3.0 out of 5)

Based on:840+ customer reviews

[thereuare]

I don't know about this 1* hotel, but we have not heard of anyone who has returned to complain about their stay at the Imperial Palace after purchasing on HOTWIRE... and i assume we would if they were sending guests to the motel rooms in the back (although i'm not that familiar with these rooms... but from your description is clearly sounds as if they're not even close to a 3 star rating)

[travelAlot]

Based on what I know re Vegas, I'd be careful. This could possibly be some sort of property that IP bought up. A lot of the moderately priced casinos are making deals to grab land for future development (i.e. Barbary Coast going to Harrahs for other land). In fact on Hotwire Vacation Packages, the IP 1-star looks to be some sort of motel behind the IP (down the hill on the other side of Harrahs/Flamingo parking garages), used to have some sort of catchy (Villas???) name with tightly cropped photos (looked great) but kinda shaky when you see it up close.

I may be wrong on this but I'm almost 90% sure that the 1-star IP isn't attached to the IP. Maybe call the IP to doublecheck or "google" for the acquisition. Besides you have plenty of time before October to nail something down in a comparable price range (even if the Gold Coast/Orleans with free shuttles).