NV Las Vegas Caesars Palace Center Strip

[sfman22]

I noticed that Caesar's didn't have a review yet, so I decided to post my thoughts about my 1-night stay two weeks ago. I booked the reservation on Hotwire (before I found this site, sorry!) and got a great deal. I arrived in Las Vegas and opted to use self-parking. I found plenty of parking space.

Walking into Caesar's from self-parking, there are a good number of signs directing you toward hotel check-in. It is not too long of a walk considering the size of the hotel. I arrived at check-in around 1:30. I was told the official check-in time had not begun, but the woman at the front desk said she was able to find a room for me. She did not mention Hotwire, and gave me my key and directed me toward the Palace Tower.

The Palace Tower is the longest walk from the front desk, compared to the Augustus and Forum Towers. It is perhaps a 3 or 4 minute walk from the front desk. I arrived at the elevators and found then, and during my entire stay, that I never had to wait longer than 20 seconds for an elevator. I walked off the elevator and down a very stylish hallway to my room.

I entered and was very pleasantly surprised to see I had been given a Palace Deluxe room. The room is very spacious for a non-suite, I would guess around 550 sq ft. The king-size bed I requested was very comfortable. A lounge chair and couch are provided, and they really add some comfort to the room. The desk is where I worked on my computer the little I had to, and it has a beautiful oval mirror above it. High-speed internet is $13, no surprise, and they do not offer wireless internet, at least in the Palace Tower. The television in the room is adequate, though I would have expected a bit more. It's a 26-inch LCD tv that did not display HD channels. The channel selection was good.

The bathroom is incredible. A giant square mirror rests over two golden sinks, with a beautiful and deep tub to the right. There is a separate shower area which I appreciated, and the toilet is in a small room by itself. No tv in the bathroom. The bathroom's marble floors were the best part.

The view from my window was of the incredible pool area below. Unfortunately, the pool is currently under construction so I had a good view of that. I also had a good view of the construction of a new hotel next door. However, under normal circumstances, the view from my room would be superb, and I still enjoyed it myself. One negative thing about the room I can say is that it is not well lit, even during the daytime. I had all the lights and lamps on, and the blinds on the window fully open, and it was still rather dark in my room. This is pretty typical of many hotel rooms, but it's something I always notice.

There is a fully-stocked minibar that, not surprisingly, is very expensive. There are also some chocolates, snacks, and beauty kits that you can take from the room, which are very expensive as well. A fair warning - I picked up several of these snacks and items to examine the contents. I discovered at check-out that there are sensors where the items are kept to tell the hotel what you have taken. Even though I am confident I put everything back in its place, upon checkout my bill showed two of the items. I told them I had not taken them from the room and they promptly removed them from the bill.

The casino at Caesar's is very good. I do not play many slots, but prefer poker, and Caesar's has one of the best poker rooms on the strip, if not the best. They have a pretty good selection of high- and low-level games throughout the casino, though I had some trouble finding a blackjack game during the middle of the day that wasn't a $25 minimum. As stated before, I had the minor problem at checkout, but other than that it was fine. The lines were short for me both checking in and out, and even during peak check-in time (around 4:30) I only saw a line of about four people.

I was very pleased with Caesar's, especially the room I got for the price I paid. I would gladly stay there again. It is a cut above the 4-star hotels on the strip, but I would not classify it worthy of 5*. 4 1/2 seems very appropriate, which is how it is rated on Hotwire.