I went with a large group of friends to Vegas and we ended up staying at Desert Rose, a bit off the Strip next to Hooters and Tropicana, instead of staying at a place on the Strip. Location wise, this place is decent if you want to stay close to the fun without dealing with the hastle of driving through the Strip, but IMO, why come to Vegas if you're not going to be at the Strip?! Me and my friends ended up walking everywhere, and this took a LONG time. Getting to MGM alone (which is the closest big casino to it besides crappy Tropicana) took around 10-15 minutes. \n\nAnother thing that bugged me was that there's a big wall surrounding the place because it is private property. On my trip, walking back from the tropicana side, I decided to jump over the wall because I was lazy and didn't want to walk alll the way around...and because I was a little tipsy and didn't care. They have security guards on bikes riding around the property, and he caught me jumping over the wall, so it was just a pain knowing that I had to walk all the way around the wall every time. \n\nThe amenities are nice though, can't complain about that. In the end though, I recommend just paying a few bucks and staying on the Strip since you will most likely spend most of your time there anyways.
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