text: Rating the way the hotel rooms look, and solely just look, I give this place about 4 - 4.5 stars. I like the decor and everything, definitely one of my top 3 favorites, after vdara and palazzo. \n\nBut regarding the hotel as a whole, 3 stars is more justifiable. First off, the location sucks. Why oh why does it have to be so far away from the strip? And second, the reception here is HORRIBLE (regarding the hotel rooms, not the lobby and general casino area). I've been to two rooms, floors 2 and 6, and none of them have service. If anything, you can get service for about 5 minutes and then POOF its gone. It's very irritating. And there's also no free wifi, $12.99 for 24 hours per device. Free wifi in the lobby supposedly though, but I couldn't seem to find a decent connection.\n\nAnd the bathrooms in the rooms look really nice, but the doors? Oh my effing piece of crap they are the most annoying doors I have ever came into contact with. They look nice, don't get me wrong. I looked at them and was like wow how modern and stylish and stuff...but there is no way to close them without making the HUGEST sound. They just slam by themselves unless you grab them and slowly close them each time. Trust me, if you stay here, you'll know what I'm talking about. \n\nAs for the rest of the hotel, of course as everyone knows, their buffet is very popular. I like how they also have hash house a go go here as well. And their bakery babycakes is pretty good too. \n\nA major plus is the pool area. Pretty fun and interesting. One of my favorite pools in vegas (I think monte carlo has the best though). Its two split pools with lounge chairs in the middle and spread around. The music they play is upbeat and gets you dancing in a fun way. The house/pop music is played in the 21+ pool to the side. That area was alright, a lesser version of tao beach in my opinion. I'd rather go swimming in the main pool.  \n\nThe gym is pretty nice, better than some of the other hotel gyms in vegas. BUT its $15.99 per hotel guest, which is annoying because usually gym memberships are free with being a guest. And it's not nice enough to pay $15.99.\n\nSo three stars because even though this place definitely has its ups, I'm very annoyed with how much they charge for things that should be free. The location is a hassle. And they need to do something about cell phone reception because I use my phone a lot.