For $30 more, if you book online, you can get a room in the new Rush Tower and a coupon book. The cost of our two double bed room was $49 for the night. We were able to snag cushioned lounge chairs without a problem and the pool also provides towels.Īs people who don’t gamble (okay, I did lose $3 playing 25-cent slot machines), we appreciated the ambiance of the casino parts of the hotel without feeling as if we had to weave through them to head where we wanted to go.Īs a further endorsement, when I was heading up the steps for a trip down the slide, I talked to a man who lives in Las Vegas. The Golden Nugget Las Vegas pool opens at 10 a.m. We grabbed a muffin and coffee at Starbucks in one of Golden Nugget’s lobbies since we wanted to hit the pool one last time before our flight home. For example, the shower curtain included a fabric drape that framed the shower/tub combo, the sink vanity was marble, and the mattresses were pillow tops and comfy.Īlthough there was a coffee pot in the room, the coffee costs–$10 for four cups of one-cup brews. Even though we were in the older Carson Tower which offered the budget rooms, nothing looked budget.

Like the restaurant, the rooms (ours was a double queen in Carson Tower) are appointed with quality. Along with the light show, Fremont Street buzzes with activity that ranges from free concerts to guys making art with spray paint. laser show still going strong overheadĪfter dinner by merely heading outside, we were able to catch the Fremont Street Experience–a laser light show accompanied by rock music. Grotto’s Italian cuisine was quality fare and the service attentive. Our order of the Calamari Toto appetizer and Penne Con Camberi Al Limone and Rotisserie Chicken main dishes, a beer, a glass of wine, a virgin Pina Colada, and a child’s portion of lasagna ran us about $100, including the tip. Sitting up seemed to be the key.īecause the pool closes at 8 p.m., we had an hour of swimming right after we checked in and before dinner.įor dinner, instead of opting to head to a cheap buffet along Fremont St., the main walking area of downtown where Golden Nugget is located, we ate at Grotto, one of the hotel’s eight restaurants. I never mastered the slow down, but was satisfied with fuzzy shapes as I sped through. Some people figured out techniques to slow down enough for a better look. The slide was the circular type that followed through on it’s promise of a zippy ride from three stories up that included a quick trip through the tank where not blinking helped bring the swimming fish into view.

The pool won our son’s heart immediately. The Golden Nugget pool’s fish tank at night

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