I would give this hotel a 2.5 stars if I could. The rooms are not bad given the price you pay for. However, this place is just so far from everything else. I visited over Fourth of July weekend, and it was 100+ degrees every day. Since Palace Station is not on the Strip, you can't take the bus to and from the hotel. There's no public transportation, and you'd have to take a cab every time you go out on the town. They do have free shuttle service to a shopping center (still not on the Strip, and you'll have to switch to the bus from there), but it doesn't run very often. I've learned my lesson and now know: 1, pick my vacation destination with consideration of the local weather (aka, perhaps July is not the best time to visit Vegas, particularly if you stay at a hotel that's far from everything else); and 2, choose accommodation not only based on the price (if it's far from your daily activities, sometimes you end up paying even more for transportation costs than if you just pay for a slightly costlier hotel that's more centrally located and from where you can walk to where you'll be during the day). Plus, cab fare in Vegas is ridiculously high (and I'm saying this coming from DC where the cost of living is generally high). It was definitely not worth it to be frugal with the hotel and then wind up spending more on cab fares (not to mention the time wasted). Once we decided to save the money (and not spend $50 every day on taxis, and walk back at night (thought the heat wouldn't be that bad by then) to the hotel from the intersection of the boulevard and West Sahara Avenue. I'm an avid walker who normally likes to walk, and the walk itself only took no more than 30 minutes. However, even though it was past 9pm, the temperature was still uncomfortably high, and I almost fainted on our way because of the heat and dehydration. Thankfully we made it to Landry's (the seafood restaurant across from Palace Station) shortly after I began to feel lightheaded. I believe Palace Station caters more to Vegas locals (not for tourists who usually stay in the enclave on the Strip), and we probably made the wrong decision staying there when we ignored every factor other than the price (I've learned my lesson and will take a more holistic view next time when planning trips). Nonetheless, the location was still not the thing that bugged me most (it was our fault choosing to stay there, not the hotel's, and we could've and should've done our research better prior to arriving). When we checked in on Friday night the receptionist took my debit card number and told me there will be a $16.79 service charge per night if we used the room services. We were careful not to use any service (didn't even use the wifi, watch TV, and hesitated to take the shuttle until the last day). Still, when we checked out on Monday early morning, my card was charged $50.37 for \"room service fee.\" I noticed this on my bill but didn't have time to inquire right on the spot because our taxi was waiting outside to take us to the airport. I thought it'd be easy to just go and call to ask later. When I got back home I called them and was transferred to their account department. Even though it was during their business hours, no one answered the phone and I left a voicemail detailing my question and asking them to call me at the number I gave. I never received a call back or got a refund. I'm pretty sure they said I would be charged only if we used the services, which we didn't. It's just annoying (and I hate companies who do this) having to pay some nitty extra fees not already included in your booking. In addition, they were all along ambiguous about this \"service charge,\" and I'm left alone wishing we had gone to a different place.
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