I really cant decide if my stay at Hard Rock was great, good, or just okay. I had a great time overall, but it's clear to me now that we were just paying for the brand Hard Rock instead of any added luxury compared to other resorts. For what Hard Rock charges for a room, you'd think that the hotel would be maintained and have kept their appearance up. Other than the rooms, the Casino and resort were nice overall.\n\nPluses: \n-Our king room was a nice size and I loved the fact that we could open the french doors to the balcony. We were above the Hard Rock Guitar and could open the balcony and had total privacy. That was pretty awesome (except for the loud heat and air conditioning units on the roof below us).\n-Our bed was SUPER comfy!! The mattress and bedding were luxurious and made me feel like I re-entered the womb. \n-I enjoyed the decor. It was cool. It was nice not having the generic tropical bedding and ugly carpet like at other vegas hotels. It was comfortable and cool.\n-The staff we encountered was nice. The bellperson and maids we spoke to were welcoming and cool. \n-The Casino itself was awesome. Great vibe, great staff, great crowd, and unpretentious. I kind of felt cooler for staying there.\n-We had a great brunch at Culinary Dropout.\n\nThe Meh Factor:\n-Too far from the strip. The shuttle they provide only runs every hour until 5 pm, so we never ended up taking it. The distance from the strip made it a destination for cool people and prevented everyone on the street from walking in like resorts on the strip. Can't decide if the distance was worth it, though. It would be PERFECT if it were closer to the strip. \n-We reserved 2 king rooms that we wanted close to each other, but naturally they didnt have it and gave us 1 king and 1 with 2 queens, no biggie, it ended up working out fine. \n\nThe not-so-great-parts:\n-As you walk down the hall you notice the light fixtures are covered with cool Zyldjian cymbals... except every other one is missing. It's clear that once they get stolen they never get replaced. I cant decide if that was supposed to be hard rock, punk rock, or just plain ghetto.\n-one of the lamps next to the bed was broken and if touched would just spin downwards. \n-gum on the ceiling covering a blinking green light. Luckily the gum covered it for us, but you can totally tell that someone was pissed off enough to put gum on it. I wonder how long its been up there for.\n-I didnt like the bathroom at all. Yes, there is a metal sink. How trendy and rock. But the shower curtain looked like it was borrowed from a hospital. White with blue dots- Im not kidding when I say it looked like a hospital gown.\n\nI was going to give my stay 3 stars, but after experiencing massive douche-baggery and unnecessary rudeness and pretentiousness at other resorts on this trip, im giving the Hard Rock 4 stars for being so cool.
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