Frommer's Review
When the ever-more-seedy Maxim was more or less stripped to its bones and turned into a Westin, we were thrilled. What Vegas needs, we kept saying, was a true kicky boutique hotel, one that puts real service and real style ahead of slot machines.
This Westin won't fill that bill -- coming a lot closer would be THEhotel at Mandalay Bay -- but business travelers who want a little style, and don't mind if said style is just a tad generic and sterile, will be pleased with this hotel. There is nothing wrong with the rooms -- they are in excellent taste, done in eye-pleasing sages and wheats, complete with The Westin's self-congratulatory trademarked "Heavenly Bed," which caused one occupant to dream she was sleeping on clouds (and the other to note it has a whole lot of polyester in its make-up). The bathrooms are gleaming, if small -- but they pale compared to some of the (admittedly occasionally lurid) fantasies around town. For the price, especially if you were looking for something Vegas-riffic, you might be disappointed. It doesn't help that the cool exec-style lobby/check-in area melds into a casino area that seems to have been missed in the renovations; it's weirdly dated. It also doesn't help that the staff says, "No, that's not something we do or offer" more often than, "Yes, we can do that," though they say it nicely enough. There is an adequate (and free!) gym, reached by walking right by all the business meeting areas, and a decent pool. And this is the only hotel in Las Vegas that bans smoking in all rooms and public areas (except for the casino, where folks can still puff away). Ultimately, it's too good a property not to give a relatively high rating to, but you need to understand that, by Vegas standards -- which means different things to different people -- it's boring.
Facilities:
Casino; restaurant; bar; coffee shop; pool; health club; concierge; tour desk; business center; meeting rooms; 24-hr. room service; massage; babysitting; laundry service; dry cleaning
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