RENIASSANCE LAS VEGAS BY MARRIOTT
Date: JULY 2008
Reviewer: A TripAdvisor Member CHICAGO IL

. The hotel is VERY NICE. It's beautifully decorated throughout the entire hotel. Upon arriving at the hotel we were greeted by the doorman with a huge smile welcome us to the Reniassance Hotel and he said I know you will enjoy staying with us. The front desk staff was very pleasant, we didn't have any problems checking in. The rooms are very nice and CLEAN. The bathroom is very spacious. There is a seperate tub and shower with plenty of towels. The bathroom is CLEAN. The bed is VERY COMFORTABLE. The hotel is less than 5 minutes from the monorail that will take you to the strip. Its a straight shot. This hotel does not have any Casinos which is great, because after being on the strip you want to wind down and this is the hotel to do it. If you want to gamble in the middle of the night, you can walk to the Las Vegas Hilton Hotel which is pretty much next door. Its just a 6 minute walk . Its just on the other side of the monorail. You can purcase a all day pass or a daily pass for the monorail. The prices varies. I found the monorail have specials and you can actually purchase the pass in advance if you go to the Las Vegas Monorail website.. Things have changed a lot in Vegas. IT IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO EAT IN LAS VEGAS...NO MORE 3.99 BUFFETS...even McDondald's is expensive. You might want to do a few time shares to get free tickets to the shows and coupons to eat. DO NOT listen the lady at the concierge desk downstairs at the hotel. She does not know what she is talking about when it comes to the time shares. She will tell you its 3 hours long. ABSOUTELY NOT TRUE. The time shares are only 90 minutes if that. Just stop in one of the booth on the strip AND SIGN UP...dont go to a time share without signing up because you will leave with nothing after the 90 minutes presentation. I know there is one at the Flamingo..just stop at a booth on the strip. Upon check out at the Reniassance Hotel was just as nice as when we checked in. We experienced such incredible service. It was so lovely that it was hard to leave this hotel. The next time we come to Las Vegas we will DEFINITELY stay here again.

We are in our fifth day here at the Renaissance--a nice looking hotel with good-sized well appointed rooms. Two drawbacks need to be mentioned.

First, since there is no-smoking indoors, the courtyard with the pool and hot tub are CONTINUOUSLY packed with smokers, including a CIGAR smoker and at least a handful of cigarette smokers who have been out there every day we have been here and every time we go out. Others complain at the pool about the smoking but the employees simply shrug and say this is the designated smoking area.

Because of the architecture, a canyon of smoke results from the large and continuous traffic of smokers and it turns the otherwise scenic and pleasant pool area into a smoking lounge--open to the sky but surrounded by four walls of hotel with VERY limited ventilation.

Secondly, as you walk into the bedroom, the bathroom is on the right with a pocket door that not only has no lock, but no latch or closing mechanism. It rolls open between one and two inches automatically preventing bathroom privacy. There is simply no way to close the sliding door without it sliding back open. This is not a problem for me as I am traveling with my spouse of 30 years but it could be a concern for others.

Room is nice, hotel is quiet, view of mountains if fine and food is good.

This is a fine hotel for a single businessman. It's not geared to women or couples, and certainly not children. It's blasted all over that it's a totally non smoking hotel, which is why we stayed there, and yet, as soon as you walk out into the small pool area, people are smoking like chimneys right next to the door. There is very little sun on the pool and no ambiance whatsoever. The room was comfortable, great bed and linens, but pretty boring. Only mirror outside of bathroom was inside closet. Didn't eat at restaurant because I checked the room service menu and it was outrageously overpriced. $4.oo for yoghurt. The main problem I had, though, was that I requested a handicapped room and the bathroom was so poorly designed that it totally flooded when you showered, so I was standing in 2" of water (don't dare dry your hair-but no mirror in bedroom) out of the shower and I'm very unsteady already having just had hip surgery. I called down tothe front and was immediately moved to a more easily accessible room. I've also spoken directly to Marriott management and and they were very concerned and helpful. All in all, everyone at this hotel was really nice, especially the doormen, and the rooms were comfortable, but they need better, more reasonably priced food, , a smoke free pool, and more tourist amenities. It is Vegas, after all.

Recent trip marked a third stay at this15-story hotel. It is located about two blocks off The Strip, next to the Convention Center and the Hilton. If you prefer to get some exercise, the Wynn (North Strip) is an approximate 20 minute walk from the property. Lovely rooms with lux comforter, flatscreen tv, and Starbucks coffee. Free parking (as is true in most of LV). Friendly staff.

More a business hotel than a vacation property though. Pool is not in a secluded location – rather right off the lobby and receives heavy viewing traffic. Internet service is expensive. Nice alternative though to the louder, casino-oriented places.