text: It's early November and I just returned from a 6 day getaway with my wife.  We selected this hotel after reading several reviews from past guests.  When we arrived we were greeted by the parking attendant who offered their assistance with true interest and not the -- I want a tip attitude.  FYI, self parking is not an option at the Platinum and quite frankly for a couple of bucks here and there, well worth it.  Checking in was a breeze with the same \"how can we help your stay more enjoyable\" attitude from the staff behind the counter.  This theme by hotel staff carried on throughout our stay.  Our reservations placed us on the 9th floor looking towards the strip.  The view from our room was OK at best because you are looking out over an old large vacant parking lot and towards the back of the casinos on the strip.  At night the view was much better due to the lights.  Opening our room door, you enter into the kitchen which is a full kitchen to include, fridge, stove, dishwasher, plates, glasses, etc...  What was not in the room but we soon requested were pots and pans.  We choose to make breakfast in the AM when we got up.  A bit different having a full kitchen with no cook ware, but no biggie we just called down and they gleefully sent up anything we needed.  It also includes things like dish washing soap, sponge, etc...  The kitchen counter was granite and it separated the kitchen from the living room.  The living room was also quite large which included a large flat screen TV with a sleeper sofa couch, coffee table, etc...  There is a sliding door leading to the balcony that looks towards the strip that has a table and a few chairs for sitting.  Located in a separate closet off of the kitchen/living room are the clothes washer and dryer .  It too includes the all the necessities needed for washing your clothes.  The little things like no need to get soap, sponges, detergent, fabric softener, etc... speaks volumes in being a customer service oriented facility.  I say facility versus hotel because from what I gather, some units are owned by permanent residents and others are rented like you would experience in a typical hotel encounter.  Enough of that, back to the details.  Off of the living room is a door leading to the bedroom.  The bedroom is very spacious and the bed was very comfortable.  Not some cheesy worn out mattress but a seemingly new firm mattress.  There are the typical night stands, lights, clock radio, and chairs adjacent to the bed.  The bedroom has a clothes closet with a safety deposit box.  We didn't use it but it's there for your convenience.  There's a large window that also overlooks towards the strip.  Off of the bedroom is the bathroom that comes with a large tiled shower, a large Jacuzzi tub for two, a double bowl sink, and another clothes closet that has its own hangers.  There are two doors into the bathroom, one from the bedroom and another off of the kitchen.\n\nThe hotel has a inviting restaurant/bar on the first floor that was warm and comfortable.  We ordered drinks and had a few appetizers only once during our stay.  The drinks were fine but we did complain about the shrimp ceviche they offer.  I'm a bit picky on ceviche so if you are you too, you'll be disappointed.  To their credit they were apologetic and immediately took it off our bar tab.\n\nLocated on the fifth floor is an indoor/outdoor pool with a medium sized outdoor hot tub adjacent to the outside portion of the pool.  The temperature in November was in the upper 50's/60's.  The pool has its own towels so there is no need to bring one from your room.  There is no life guard on duty so be cautious with little children.  There is plenty of comfortable seating available.  The temperature of the water was very relaxing and I'm not a cold water lover so you gauge.\n\nAll in all I would highly recommend this place and return again.  Keep in mind this is a NON-gambling hotel so if that is what you want you'll need to walk/drive to the strip for that or find another place to stay.  The hotel is located on Flamingo Rd. and the walk to Las Vegas Blvd. takes about 5 min.  From there your right smack dab in the middle of things.\n\nNow for the bad.  The view from our room was OK.  There weren't enough towels in the room.  There were three sets.  I never asked for more but I'm sure based on past experiences they would gladly provide more.  That's it.....\n\np.s.\n\nThe cost of the room including tax was about:\n$230 on Friday and Saturday nights\n$170 on Monday, Tuesday, wednesday\n\nEnjoy.....