I was staying here as a Marriott platinum member on points for a 2 night stay in the middle of a trip around CA/Utah.

Arrival was easy, self parking was simple, hotel looked lovely. Check-in went great, as a platinum member I was given a welcome that was very pleasant, with loads of freebies in my keypad (breakfast & spa pass). I was also given a room with a view of the strip (as requested prior to check-in). The room was superb, French windows, huge wide screen TV (It wasn't a flat screen note, but, it was big and in a TV cabinet. Lovely king sized bed (as with all Marriotts very comfy) and sizable room. But - the best was the bathroom.... we had a walk-in shower, toilet with a separate door and... a Jacuzzi bath! Won us over instantly and we definitely enjoyed our time there.

First night we didn't feel like going to Vegas and ate at the Irish bar on site and had a small play in the connected Casino. The bar was very nice - we had good food (great steak!), good service and even a Guinness. Also had a small play in the Casino which was fun, but, nothing like in the centre of Vegas - mainly filled with older travellers.

For breakfast both days we ate at the 'Ceres' restaurant - breakfast was very tasty with an omelette chef and good service. A good selection and nice views of the grounds outside. Speaking of the grounds - again very pleasant, we probably only saw a small portion of them, sitting by the pool drinking and swimming in it - all very enjoyable. Only minor quibble here was that the service there wasn't so great - we had to get our own drinks most of the time (and removed the tip from the server who didn't come to collect the bill or ask us if we wanted more drinks for over 1.5 hours!). But, we enjoyed sunbathing - then it was time for 'Vegas baby'

Got the free shuttle to the strip (runs about every 2 hours), though we did tip the driver (seemed to be a standard to tip around $5/person each way, so not entirely free - though it is optional!), saw Vegas and returned to the hotel.

Overall had a superb time, when we come back to Vegas we'll stay here again - it’s great to be off strip, but, still be able to get into the centre easily. The hotel was lovely, staff really great (ignoring the pool!) and our room was great.

To say about what other reviewers mentioned... our air conditioner was silent (though we did have to shut the French windows to run it which was mentioned in our welcome notes).

This is a top-notch hotel off the Strip, yet within easy reach of the Strip and surrounding businesses.

Although I rated this an "excellent" stay, I do have some quibbles. Pulling up to the hotel, we learned from a bellman that we had to backtrack to another building for check-in. No big deal, but maybe this could have been handled by the concierge on her phone. Kudos to the bellhop team - those folks were great.

Our room was really beautiful, with a lovely view of the eastern horizon. I had no problem with the lack of a flat-screen TV (perhaps there was one?) as these are hugely "anti-green" devices and still only show you the same shows you'd get on any other TV.

Housekeeping was outstanding, making no fuss about our bikes being in room. The bathroom was beautiful and beautifully kept. The beds were dressed with soft linens and a plush mattress top. We slept very well!

One problem was the noise of the air conditioner. We called for help with this, but the handyman who arrived was only able to tell us how to use it, not how to fix it (it was quite loud). We solved the problem by just leaving it off, which is probably not an option for guests during the summer months.

We ate at Shizen - wow! So yummy! We also ate at an in-hotel cafe, which was good food-wise, but bad cigarette-smoke-from-the-casino-wise. We ate at Ceres, and the food was excellent both times, and at brunch, creative while still offering the old standbys. Service was quite good.

I agree with another reviewer who found the lack of Wi-Fi annoying. With this quality of hotel and the availability of this service at other accommodations, JW should just make it happen. A boon to all and a plus for visitors - and for the hotel.

One caveat: you are about a half hour from the Strip. But that's the beauty of this place.

When we arrived I was supprised to find that the hotel was much bigger than it seemed on the website. We had chosen to stay there for our first few days in Vegas, away from the Strip. However it was a little more like the strip hotels than I had imagined - the hotel is set around a large casino.
Having said that the room was amazing and the bathroom was bigger than my bedroom at home!

This hotel has glowing reviews, and for the most part well deserved.
I had a recent 4 night stay here and although I liked it, I didn’t love it.
There are several reasons this hotel falls short.
I made reservations through a travel agent well in advance, to celebrate a very special anniversary
Upon check in, we were rushed off to a no view room, right next the elevators. So if you check into this hotel make sure you don’t receive a room near the elevators or you will hear a rumbling noise all night long.
Another problem was the Spa. Do not pay extra to use the spa pools. This is a 25.00 charge.
They claim in the brochure that “there are six invigorating chambers of the outdoor Hydro-circuit pool" Ummm well, only two were working. They need matience badly at the spa pool area. Things looked worn down and in need of repair.
There is no pool service at the Spa pools, which is not too good as if you wanted a drink you had to wander into the locker rooms
The main pool was large and seemed to have many people enjoying themselves but a couple times time I attempted to relax by the pool it was close do to "special events” One time was a wedding, not sure about the other time, but was closed due to a special occasion, which left the majority of the guest without a pool area to enjoy.
The Irish pub was nice and had wonderful fish and chips.
Shizen the Japanese Steak House and Sushi Bar was out of this world, excellent service and food. Don’t miss this.
Breakfast buffet at Ceres in the hotel was very good, they have a nice omelet station, try the made to order waffles, excellent!!


For some reason the hotel restaurants had a hard time accepting Marriott gift cards we received as gifts for our anniversary.
They would say they cant accept since they are not owned by Marriott,,,but the front desk told another story and said they are accepted everywhere on the Marriott property,,,bottom line,,,BIG HASSLE...Marriott needs to get their stories straight and on the same page.

Maid service was spotty at best, first two nights received room cleaning, last two nights, nothing, and they didn’t show up.
I happened to catch a maid in the hallway and asked why my room wasn’t cleaned, and I got a "no speak English" response....ok whatever, moving on…
They need to update the TV's...most hotels of this star rating has flat screens by now. The bed and the sheets were very comfortable. I happened to look at when the mattress was purchased and it was back in 1999, so maybe a refurbish would be a good idea sometime in the near future.
At check out I brought up the problem of mold that was in our shower, they seemed surprised, not sure if they were surprised I brought it up, or it had mold. They made a note of it and said would have it checked out.
As I said, this was our anniverery and several other reviews said they were sent, a bottle of champaign, strawberries and chocolates to their room..., no such luck here. Although my travel agent made sure to let the hotel know about the special anniversary celebration the hotel they seemed to just ignore it.
The valet service was great; the guys very fast, helpful and friendly.
The hotel seemed to do the bulk of their business with convention guests, and this is who they prefer to cater to, very little leisure guests and I can tell the business guest are number one here and treated so, vacationers are a after thought.
As I said, I did like the hotel, but it fell short of my expectations.