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Tropicana Resort and Casino

Expert Reviews of Tropicana Resort and Casino

Citysearch | One part tropical paradise, two parts old-school Vegas.

The Tropicana stands alone as the last of old Vegas on the south end of the Strip, which explains the casino's slogan, "Where Las Vegas Begins." Lately the casino has downplayed its island theme and put forth...
citysearch.com - expert review - 09/20/2006
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Gayot

Preliminary plans for a major redevelopment---to be decided during the first quarter of 2005---include a $500-million, 1,570-room addition, timeshares and maybe even demolition of the Garden Rooms. In the...
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User Reviews of Tropicana Resort and Casino

Yelp.com Review - by Jason W.

3.0 of 5 stars. It gets 2 1/2 stars for being a "SSS" (Sleep, Shit, Shower). Other than that it is what you'd expect it to be: OLD
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Crystalia Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Island Tower Room: Jacuzzi Suite
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by sonya h.

3.0 of 5 stars. Though the hotel on the outside and most of the inside looks really old and crappy, the suites look good. My friend was able to book a suite for free because her parents were frequent customers.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mia L.

3.0 of 5 stars. 8.23.08: Not the greatest and not the best.
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by abstract a.

1.0 of 5 stars. Believe the reviews that say this place is a dump. Read my other reviews, I don't just bash businesses on a regular basis.
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Elizabeth L.

3.0 of 5 stars. My review is for the casino only, after reading many reviews and trusting my instincts, I've determined that this is not Lizzie's kind of lodging. All that aside, this is one of my favorite casinos…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jason j.

3.0 of 5 stars. Oh, the convenience and shame of staying at this illustriously positioned, yet so poorly appointed legend of sandy Vegas lore... The bottom line with almost everyone who bunks at the Trop is price. Not…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica R.

3.0 of 5 stars. If I were basing this review on location and price alone, solid 4 stars. I love that it is central to the strip, and I love that the price is reasonable and decent (under 100.00 when we went!). Yes,…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by steve c.

3.0 of 5 stars. i starred the tropicana the same as bellagio. the only differences are slightly smaller rooms, a little smelly (smoke) and decor is aweful. but if you're gonna get this place, make sure you dont pay…
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Evann G.

3.0 of 5 stars. Pros/Cons of our recent stay at the Tropicana: PRO: One of the cheapest on-strip, recognizable hotels you can find.
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Carol S.

2.0 of 5 stars. Okay so this isn't your 5 star luxury casino, but it does a heck of a better job than Imperial Palace. Trust me on this one! Tropicana is one of the cheapest casinos to book a room, and I was surprised…
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mia L.

1.0 of 5 stars. This building sighs with tired malaise. I walked around for at least 20 minutes trying to follow the signs for the "Bodies" exhibition. Was offered "free tickets" in exchange for some awful timeshare…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz H.

3.0 of 5 stars. Mirrored ceilings! HAHAHAHAHA! 70's craptastic Tiki-style mirrored ceilings at that! Yeah, our room reeked of something smelling like acrylic nail filler (Was Shaquanda bein' fancy by callin' up some…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jane L.

1.0 of 5 stars. Holy shite do not stay here. Ever. I know there is this whole school of thought that is along the lines of "why spend extra money on a fancy hotel room I'm only going to sleep in". I am very guilty of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica D.

4.0 of 5 stars. Before I begin, allow me to state for the record that my Vegas standards are most likely VERY different from most out-of-towners'. I'm a Sinatra-Deano-Sammy kinda Vegas girl... I cheapen at…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Buc W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Tropics Lounge Karaoke at the Tropicana was the best I found in my weeks stay in Vegas. Best host, best selection of songs, best sound. Of the six karaoke clubs I visited while vacationing in Vegas…
yelp.com - user review - 08/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jose G.

3.0 of 5 stars. Stayed here over the 4th of july weekend 7/4/08, I wasnt sure I would like this place since I checked it out on yelp before I went. So I guess my expectations were low or something but once I got here…
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by K Y.

1.0 of 5 stars. this review comes some two years after the fact but was reminded of my craptastic experience by fellow yelper jay d! (thank you jay!) this story is of a bay area girl going to vegas with her then…
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay D.

1.0 of 5 stars. My urine & blood soddened stay at the Tropicana and the subsequent letter to the management regarding my time spent in their hotel late last year. Dear Tropicana Customer Service,
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chris L.

1.0 of 5 stars. I stayed here once many, many years ago when I was younger. Back then, pops was more about getting a cheap rate on the strip than decent accomodations and amenities when bringing the family to Vegas.…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael C.

3.0 of 5 stars. *First off they recently "upgraded" and somehow managed to dissipate the urine smell other reviewers have talked about. This is a classic casino. I went here with several good friends (which added…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Emily W.

1.0 of 5 stars. Sorry Tropicana.... you are gross. I understand that the Tropicana is somewhat of a historical landmark in Vegas these days, but must we really remind ourselves of our tackier, more sleazy Vegas days?…
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kressler N.

2.0 of 5 stars. i've stayed here about 4-5 times, and i just can't take it anymore! the reason why we kept returning?? good price & good location. here's the good & the bad: the good =)
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Junk C.

3.0 of 5 stars. If you want to book a room on the Strip at the last minute for a holiday weekend, the Tropicana might be the only available place you can afford. It was for me, and I was frightened. As long as I've…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie W.

1.0 of 5 stars. I have not stayed here - this is only based on my gambling experience. My friend is from New Jersey and gambles fairly often at the Tropicana in Atlantic City so he wanted to check out the Tropicana…
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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Very Nice

I thought this was a very nice casino. While it was a bit older than others on the strip it was still clean and nice. We saw Toni Braxton here and it was great!
kudzu.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jessica R.

4.0 of 5 stars. So, I'd only ever heard horrible things about the Trop, but I was going with 2 girlfriend who ALWAYS stay here because they like the pool, it's cheap and it's easy to walk to the dueling piano bar at…
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Susan B.

1.0 of 5 stars. Hands down, the dirtiest place I have stayed in Vegas. It will now be forever known to me as the Crapicana. Run away!
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Thomas F.

3.0 of 5 stars. My friend and I stayed in a double room at the Tropicana for five days in March for a brief vacation. We chose it because it was inexpensive for a vegas strip hotel, and because our guide book said it…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by MO ..

1.0 of 5 stars. The Tropicana is for old senior citizens. If thats your thing than stay at the Trop. It is in a very good location of the strip and the staff is very nice. This place needs a huge update! We had to…
yelp.com - user review - 05/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike G.

1.0 of 5 stars. Seriously, how does a casino in Vegas go bankrupt? They have every advantage over the gambler. And this one has a prime location. The executives here must be as clueless as the boys from "The…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Good for the budget minded

The tropicana is a bit worn, but the rooms are clean and the pool is above average. If you are looking to save money, but still be on the strip then this might be your place. There are much nicer re
kudzu.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Missi T.

3.0 of 5 stars. Stayed here twice. The first stay was great. We had a room in the Island Tower. It was newly renovated, overlooking the hotel's pool and garden. The second stay was not as good. We booked a garden…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Budget Friendly Hotel On the Strip

While dated, the Tropicana offers a great pool for those that like to relax during the day poolside. The rooms are clean, but the decor is out of date. This is an inexpensive hotel on the strip.
kudzu.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cindy S.

2.0 of 5 stars. When we've spent time in Las Vegas, we've stayed at various hotels for various reasons. I'm not one to be willing to pay large amounts of money to stay in a fancy hotel if I'm not going to be doing…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by CONSTABLE X.

2.0 of 5 stars. On a last-minute trip to Las Vegas, I found Tropicana was the cheapest of the centralized resorts on The Strip. It's a convenient hotel if you're just looking for an inexpensive place to sleep and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Will definitely stay there again, and they've remodeled. Poolside is awesome with lovely waterfalls, great for photo ops. The resort/casino is centralized and adjacent to other major casinos/hotels…
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by sherri s.

3.0 of 5 stars. Old school Vegas, and by "old school", I mean Old and dated. Old wallpaper, old mirrors (on the ceiling), old carpet, old bedspreads, old furniture, old clientle, old bell"boys", OLD OLD OLD.
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by J-Lo L.

1.0 of 5 stars. This "hotel" is so horrific I don't even want to share my story. I will spare that and just write the sorted details... - rude, ambivalent bell hops
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason K.

2.0 of 5 stars. The first room we were given was one of the elite sounding "Five Thousand" rooms. We soon learned that 5,000 referred to how many years it's been since the rooms were renovated or cleaned. After…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Katie G.

1.0 of 5 stars. My boyfriend and I are from Boston and spent Christmas in Las Vegas. The trip would have been amazing if it hadn't been for our mistake of booking our room at the Tropicana! When we first arrived our…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kyra T.

2.0 of 5 stars. Updated:*DO NOT GIVE THEM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS when you book- YOU WILL BE ON A MAILING LIST - the "unsubscribe" link doesn't seem to work. There were 2 simultaneous conferences in Vegas the week I was…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Char L.

2.0 of 5 stars. Eww Eww Eww. Nasty pink floral bedspread from then 70s. Looks like it has never been washed. I was afraid to go barefoot in my hotel room. The non-smoking room smelled like smoke. Good prices for…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David M.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite place to gamble in all of Las Vegas. The de mode chandelier and stained-glass ceilings over the gaming tables are a fantastic precursor to the over-the-top one-upmanship that Adelson, Wynn,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Edward C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ok, think this review has to be split. 5 stars for the stiff drinks at the tables, low limits and quick waitresses.
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenn F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I had a great time at this place and can't wait to go again!!! This is perfect for anyone who wants a reasonably priced stay at a great location on the strip with yummy food and awesome entertainment!…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chanel F.

3.0 of 5 stars. The Tropicana is old. Its small in comparison to its newer counterparts.
yelp.com - user review - 02/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lissa -.

1.0 of 5 stars. This hotel truly sucks. It doesn't look like it's been updated since the 80's and most of the patrons looked middle-aged or older, though I did see some younger people. I only came here to see the…
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Justin T.

2.0 of 5 stars. Well it's on the strip and near by mass transit and connections to the highway. The room was nothing special, standard cheap hotel beds, decor, and towels but nothing offensive either. Rates are a…
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Pierre D.

3.0 of 5 stars. It was a room to sleep in. And for $20 we got a upgraded room with a sweet view of the MGM from the ~20th floor. If you want a place to go in Vegas just to sleep try this place or Imperial Palace…
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mike L.

3.0 of 5 stars. It's tough, but I'll be fair. The place is not going be all that good. I would not recommended at all if you were looking for a hotel that requires luxury. Everybody is always looking to get the most…
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by NANCY H.

2.0 of 5 stars. Ugh! I was totally disgusted with the hotel room we got. It was in the 4000 wing. Never again will I stay here. There is some effort to be clean but this room, probably this whole hotel needed to move…
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lisa W.

2.0 of 5 stars. tropicana had the lowest room rates on the strip, so i decided to stay there on my last trip. i didn't need any frills and knowing it was one of the older hotels/casinos on the trip, i expected it to…
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jarrod B.

2.0 of 5 stars. I stayed here on my first of 6 trips to las vegas. As i had just turned 21 i did'nt like the fact there was no night life. But it is in a good enough location you can go to new york and mgm for…
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bubbles X.

3.0 of 5 stars. Everyone is hatin. Who goes to Vegas to sit in a hotel room anyway? You spend less than $70 a night for a place on the strip and you expect luxury. It is a regular run of the mill hotel. It isn't…
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer E.

1.0 of 5 stars. Im all for location and saving a few bucks and then throwing it back onto the casino floor, but I opened the fridge to put away my sandwich and their was a soggy, molding, towel. I slept on top on…
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by robert m.

3.0 of 5 stars. I am amazed at the lack of thinking that has gone into some of the reviews of the Tropicana. Torn down ..... no way !!
yelp.com - user review - 12/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by garbanzo b.

1.0 of 5 stars. Pretty simple room... um... not too impressed...but hey, if you want to pretend you're in the Bahamas, you're in luck... And the housekeeping staff don't care if you put a DO NOT DISTURB/CLEAN/WAKE ME…
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cliff B.

1.0 of 5 stars. I do not recommend this casino unless you like long journeys to your room and poor customer service. I felt like I was being interrogated by Homeland Security when I checked in and I had to travel…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Maxxy C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I go to the Tropicana everytime I am in Las Vegas because this is where the Palace Station's shuttle bus stops on the Strip. Otherwise I would never go here. But, I have to go inside and play a bit…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Michael L.

1.0 of 5 stars. If you ever wondered where the magic of Vegas crawled into a hole to rot, look no further. Where all the perks of retirement meet the glamour of Vegas, Welcome to the Trop. I stayed there once, to…
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jake N.

4.0 of 5 stars. It's so crappy it's cool. The rooms smell, but it's the smell of Vegas. The "restaurant" specializes in fried food, the sports book is the size of a closet...classic old school.
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by roland a.

3.0 of 5 stars. I think I have discovered the reason for those wildly differing reviews - there are two towers you can stay in at the Tropicana. The Island Tower seems to be the one where rats are snapping at your…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Matt C.

3.0 of 5 stars. now to start i give the lovely Tropicana a 3 star rating because of the pure humor associated with the stay. this hotel is the exact reason why a person should NEVER go by the pictures of the rooms…
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jay F.

1.0 of 5 stars. What a dump. This hotel has not been remodeled in decades. The beds are like springs with a sheet of cardboard, the rooms are nasty and the staff is equally obnoxious. The towels are old and thin,…
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2007
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Good Value for Las Vegas Blvd.

I booked this place on a weekend for the price and really wasn't expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised! Yes, it is not that flashy but the location is great and we had a terrific view from our tower...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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coolest birds around

I could talk about the rooms which are very nice. Or the pool area, which is awesome. But the best part about this resort is the birds that line the hallway from check in to the rooms. There is one bi
kudzu.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Blanca V.

3.0 of 5 stars. Why 3 stars you ask. Well all in all I would have rated it a 4 considering location and value but boyfriend is telling me a 3 is being really nice. I liked, yes it is a little old and yes the pool…
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex and Erin s.

1.0 of 5 stars. Why oh why did I book a room there without checking yelp?!?!?!? The kicker is that after paying the service fees on Hotels.com (which actually didnt pay the service fees) I had to pay an extra $6…
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephanie K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I think folks are being a little hard on the Tropicana. Sure, it isn't a mega-resort. Sure, it is a little old. Sure, they still have machines that accept and pay in quarters. But that is all part…
yelp.com - user review - 10/20/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by amy j.

2.0 of 5 stars. Ever hear the saying, "You get what you pay for?" Well, you'll be saying that when you visit or stay at the Tropicana. Our room was decent...nothing special. I did notice that there were a few…
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer L.

3.0 of 5 stars. You couldn't pay me to stay here. Well, maybe you could. If I was making, like $10K a day. But I didn't stay here, I gambled here, and I won big. Yes, the Trop is an excellent place to play if…
yelp.com - user review - 09/06/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kori M.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place sucks. I'm basing that on my gambling experience here and not on the rooms. Seriously though it sucks. It's super old and I don't mean in a cool historical way, I mean in a creepy, smelly,…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Richard K.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place should have been shutdown and redone a couple of years ago. When we were there for Super Bowl in 2005, they were to have closed it down and imploded it in April. On another trip, they had…
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Brandon C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Vegas existed before Steve Wynn built the Mirage, and the Tropicana is one of the old school mega -resorts. While I would never stay here, two in my group got comped here, so we ended up gambling for a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Maple L.

2.0 of 5 stars. The lights are very dim here. It immediately puts me into a 'meh' mood. We decided to go here for a buffet. I was kind of reluctant about it because we were staying at Monte Carlo, and I wanted their…
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Dina Z.

3.0 of 5 stars. There is a lot of hate for the Tropicana, which is not beyond my comprehension. However, haters were not to be found either time that I stayed here and I had a fantastic time. Um, yea, I could pay…
yelp.com - user review - 07/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Karen K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Just to warn you, this review is back from 2001 before Yelp was even invented. But I had to review it because Tropicana holds a special place in my heart for being the first hotel that I ever stayed…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jackee B.

1.0 of 5 stars. This hotel needs to be torn down. It's way past its prime and not well maintained at all. The carpet in the hallway is scary, the curtains were this ridiculous flower pattern from 1970 (the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Amanda D.

3.0 of 5 stars. With the Tropicana you get what you pay for. The "Trop", as my friends and I called it, was my first hotel stay in Vegas when I went during college. We stayed here because it was dirt cheap and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Mark W.

2.0 of 5 stars. We spent four sweltering days (110 degrees) in Vegas last month and stayed at The Trop. Yes, it was as skanky and old and as gross as people say, but we had a great time! If you know all this in…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonathan P.

1.0 of 5 stars. When we left Las Vegas yesterday, we hailed a cab to take us from our hotel to the airport, like everyone does. And, like every cab driver that we've ever had in Las Vegas, our cabbie was full of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by veronica q.

1.0 of 5 stars. As soon as we walked into our room, I had my boyfriend search under the bed, in the closet, and in the bathtub for a dead hooker. Yeah, it's that kind of place. Super sketchy. We only stayed here…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007