text: There are two advantages to the Monte Carlo:\n\n1) It has a tram which will connect you to nicer hotels\n\n2) Their food court has a Rubio's and a Starbucks.\n\nOther than that, it is at the same level as Excalibur, Luxor, and Harrah's. Hotwire classifies this hotel as a 4 star, which is NOT accurate. It is definitely a 3 star. Their gym and spa is decent, but it's not that nice. Also, another reviewer accurately described this hotel as smelling \"like burning hand lotion.\" The newer casinos have better ventilation so they don't have to have that overpowering smell, but the Monte Carlo tries to cover it up with an extremely intense potpourri scent. \n\nIf you get a good deal, stay here...it's close enough to many amenities center strip, but if the price difference between staying here and say, Paris is just a few dollars, I would go for the pricier option.