To start this off, I am a college student and decided to take a two night stay at the Imperial Palace with my boyfriend. After reading reviews from tripadvisor and yelp, the best advice I took (and would love to pass on) is to expect the worse and be surprised.\n\nHarrah's was running a packaged deal, where staying two nights include two buffet of buffet passes. After selecting the package online, I booked a Capri room for December 9th and check out on the 11th for a grand total of $130.19 -- not bad, right? It's like $25/night and $40 for the 24 hr pass (btw, my boyfriend and I ate at 5 different buffets within the 24 hr limit. making it less than $10 for a vegas buffet).\n\nTwenty days later, I arrive in Vegas (woohoo) after taking my last final and wait in line to check-in at 5pm [the line for a Thursday night doesn't seem that bad, btw]. During the check-in process, I considered telling the person behind the counter that I'm there for my birthday (lol, I just recently turned 21) in hopes to get an awesome upgrade free of charge. Just so you know, I didn't mention the occasion, but as she was giving me the key cards and directions to my room, I was given an upgrade anyway! In all seriousness, she said all the Capri rooms were full and moved me to a 'luxury room' =D. Being the person that I am, I did want to question the fact why I booked the Capri room in advance and wasn't given it =-\\ (but why ruin the nice gesture, duh!)\n\nAs I made my way to my room at tower 3 [location of the secret elevators], I expected a long wait to get inside the cage and for it to move super slow -- not the case at all. After following the hallway, I easily found my room. Unfortunately, when I arrived in the Deluxe room, housekeeping didn't service my room, yet. Not a big deal, I was going downstairs to play a few tables anyway.\n\nWhen I returned to the room with my boyfriend, the room was a typical standard room -- nothing special, nothing out of the ordinary. After he took his shower, I asked how well the water drain and he said it didn't flood at all. When I take my showers, I want to make sure the water is warm from the spout before I run it through the shower head. Surprisingly enough, the tub began to flood . . .. until I turned on the shower head (so that's a little tip for you, only run the water through the shower head -- running the water through the spout makes it flood)\n\nThe room balcony faced an alley and a few hotels in the corner. With that being said, I didn't have the loud music playing 'til 4 in the morning. \n\nOverall, Imperial Palace is not a terrible hotel to stay in since you're barely in the room. It's been said by others and I'll say it myself: If you're looking for a place to sleep and shower, Imperial Palace is the way to go.\n\nTo sum this up [based on what I experienced versus the reviews I read on tripadvisor and yelp]:\n1. Free upgrade possibility [true]\n2. Long wait to check in [false]\n3. Long wait for the elevator [false]\n4. Slow moving elevator [false]\n5. Small holes in bed sheets [true]\n6. Shower drain always clogged [false]\n7. Flat pillows [false]\n8. Confusing journey to find room [false]\n9. No lid for the toilet [true]\n10. Thin towels [false]\n\nI'm not saying what other people experienced wasn't true. It's more of the matter that not everyone will have the same experience. Especially since I went on an off season. So don't turn away from the Imperial Palace based on the bad reviews you come across.
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