text: I have delayed in posting this review so the descriptions may not be accurate. My visit was actually less than 24 hours and it was on 11/02/06. So here we go...\n\nWhen you arrive at the Aladdin, you wonder to yourself, am I staying at a Hotel/Resort/Casino or am I going into a garage? I kid you not, the valet/taxi/shuttle drop off is not on the Vegas Strip and it is not under a famed porte cochere. You literally drive into what looks like a parking lot entrance. I had to ask the driver, \"Is this really it?\" Once I entered the building I walked through what best could be described as the employee or loading dock entrance. Truly a first for me. At the end of the corridor was a bank of elevators that takes you up to the hotel registration. As I walked to the registration desk, I realized that the remodeling was not quite complete because there were signs all over to remind me of that. Even though I arrived before the stated check-in time, the agent was able to get me a non-smoking king room.\n\nThe room itself was quite nice. Actually BIG is a better way to describe it. The room had a desk, chair, armoire for TV, round table and 2 more chairs next to that, and of course the king size bed. And the best thing of it all is that there was even space around all this furniture to walk around in. The bathroom was equally large. It had a  separate bathtub and shower and vanity. I can safely say that 2 people could get ready and not get in each others way. Very convenient.\n\nAs for the casino floor, The last time I visited Vegas was back in 2001 and I used to be able to brag that I never got lost on the casino floor. This place literally put me in my place. I got lost finding the exit, I got lost finding the Starbucks, and I even got lost finding the promotion booth. In fact I did not even find the promotion booth so I could get a players card. However, once I calmly walked around the floor a couple of times, I realized that the casino floor is in the center of the building and is surrounded by the shopping mall. One other thing that I noticed that the shops seem to cater to the Hawaiian tourists. For they had TWO of the ABC Stores which are famous in Hawaii as the local convenience store.\n\nSo here's the bottom line. On my next trip to Sin City, I probably would not stay at the Aladdin again, but I would like to go and visit the shops and the Oyster Bar