Anyone who stays on the strip during a trip to Vegas is a jackass. If you are that type of jackass, keep looking, because this hotel isn't for you. The strip basically personifies the McDonaldization of Vegas. The entire area caters toward the kind of traveler you want to avoid if you came to Vegas to do anything other than shop and watch your kids swim all day.\n\nFortunately for you, the entire downtown area, also known as Old Vegas, still offers the spectacle you know you want. And the El Cortez might just be as good as it gets in Old Vegas. The rooms are CHEAP. Neither the staff, the casino, the rooms, the restaurants or the service are what you would expect from a place so CHEAP.\n\nIt's not top notch, but it's well above average. It has that vibe that says \"we been around, we know what goes on here.\" The carpets have that colorful, retro look (I haven't been in years, this may not be true now), the bars are very welcoming, and the atmosphere is just nice. \n\nThe first time I stayed here I got round trip tickets and five nights here for like $3-400. You just can't beat that. I've stayed twice now. It's retarded awesome.
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