text: I read all the Yelp reviews warning about staying at Excalibur, but instead, we let our budget dictate where we stayed and ended up staying at the Excalibur after all and for the most part, regretting it.\n\nPROS:\n-Cheap. We stayed here mid-August for $32/night, plus resort fee...very good rate!\n-Family Friendly.....there's an arcade downstairs!\n-Cheap food court in hotel. They have everything, McDonald's, Quizno's, DQ/Orange Julius, Starbucks, Krispy Kremes, Chinese Food, coffee cafes at reasonable prices for the strip.\n\nCONS:\n-Excalibur is far, far, FAR away from the centre of the strip. You have to do A LOT of walking in the blazing hot sun across catwalks and through hotels to get places (unless you want to fork the money over for cabs).\n-Drab decor\n-No refrigerators (unless you want to pay $15/day)\n-A few minutes after we turned on the shower, it smelled like butt. Seriously, no other way to describe it other than butt. Luckily it went away after a few minutes, but I wasn't too impressed with that.\n-It takes a long time to walk to the bus stop (called the \"Deuce\"), which is by the Coca Cola Store.\n\nTIP#1 If you do stay here, bring a cooler and buy all your drinks ahead of time or at a grocery store or some place cheaper. Anything is cheaper than in the hotel...even the ABC/convenience type stores near Excalibur (especially for water)!\n\nTIP#2: If you want a sit down breakfast close to Excalibur, go over to \"America\" in New York, New York hotel instead of Denny's. You'll wait FOREVER to get a table in Denny's, but you can walk into \"America\" (FYI -Portions are HUGE at America, try sharing)\n\nNote: A taxi ride from the LAS airport to Excalibur will cost you about $15.\n\nOVERALL: This hotel was okay since it fit our budget, but all the walking in 115 degree F weather was too much....it drained our energy levels and our feet and legs hurt. I don't really care about decor when I'm on a budget....but next time, I'd consider paying a little extra just to stay in a more central location on the strip.