Great vibe in the casino! Always some entertainment going on near the tables. Not the best pay tables for video poker. Table odds are strip like or average. Decent buffet, some excellent choices. I like the leg of lamb and the roast italian vegetables.
Straight Forward Review based on my 2 week trip last month:
Property-
Flamingo on Las Vegas Strip
Pros-
Lots of table games
Pleasure Pit dealers make great eye candy
Many shows on site
Decent buffet
Newly remodeled deluxe rooms
Great pool area
Friendly Staff
Cons-
Table limits have $10 minimum
Many 6:5 tables on Blackjack
Must Sees-
4pm Nate Burton Magic/Comedy show (it’s underrated!)
Real pink flamingos outside
I have never stayed at the Flamingo. I have played and eaten there. It is nice at the buffet to get a table by the window and
watch the pink flamingos. The food is o.k. I had fun in SEPT. playing the WIZARD MACHINE IN THE FLAMINGO LOBBY.
I Always catch my bus to Laughlin there, so I end up dropping some money in their slot machines.
Except for the dreaded 6-5 blackjacks, the casino is ok. The buffet is decent, not as great as Planet Hollywood but not as bad as Excalibur. There is a nice koi pond on the way to the pool.
The hotel. Oh where to begin. The parking garage is way in the back. And the elevators in the garage are so slow, you just decide to carry your luggage down the stairs. People complain about how far the monorail is from the casino. The monorail is closer than the parking garage. Then once you get inside, the check-in is ridiculously long. It doesn't matter what time of day it is. The floors upstairs are so large that once you get off the elevator you still have what seems a half-mile walk to your room.
I will stay somewhere else and will usually play here for a little bit. It the hotel was nicer, I might even play more.
We usually stay at the Flamingo when we are in Vegas. They treat us right and the gambling has paid off most of the time. The rooms are not new, but clean and the food is OK.
