Flamingo Reviews

Nick: FlamingoSucks

From: Long Beach, CA

Stayed: March, 2013

Don't ever stay here. I paid extra & booked a GO luxury room with a strip view & got a side view of Bellagio & a full view of Bally's & a broken down hotel called Bills that was under construction. I couldn't even see Caesar's Palace from my window which was directly across the street, so you know this was definitely not a strip view. I am not one to complain, so i tried to just live with it, until early morning the next day when we woke to the sound of jackhammers & a wrecking crew. I called the front desk at around 8am & was told to call back between 11am-1pm to get a room change. I called back at 1230pm & they changed my room from the 25th floor, down to the 20th floor at the same side which made no sense because the noise level just got louder. As soon as I stepped in the room & noticed I was on the same side, I called guest services to tell them, I was placed on hold for over 10 minutes. Then after holding for that long, without any help, they said the manager will call me back within 15 minutes. I waited 20 minutes for that call & it never came. I called the front desk & asked to speak to the manager who was suppose to call me, a rude woman gets on the phone & tells me that since I waited so long in my new room & didn't leave right away, that I am not allowed to make any more room changes. I told her I called immediately, but they were the one who put me on hold & asked me to wait. She rudely insisted that there was nothing she could do & acted like I was lying. I told her to check their phone records, since supposedly things were being recorded & I then demanded to speak to higher management. The next manager offered to move my room to the pool view instead. The room was slightly bigger, but was identical to the previous room, but they acted as if they upgraded me, which is not the case at all ~ same room furniture & set up, nothing more.

Tip - GO luxury is not at all a luxury. Decorations was white & grey marble looking like the cemetery grave stones. Paying extra for a strip view was a rip off because in the end, they said it was not guaranteed anyways, even though they charged me for it. They advertised having a heated pool, but that is also false!

Liked: Location

Dis-Liked: Rude staff & false advertising

Recommended activities: Shopping

Would you recommend to your best friend? No way!

Nick: Stacie915

From: Wisconsin

Stayed: February, 2012

We stayed at the Flamingo back in Feb. 2012 for one night after staying at Mandalay Bay for 3 nights. We got to the Flamingo early (10:30 a.m) knowing we wouldn't get a room right away. BUT, the staff that waited on us when we got there were sooooo rude it was rediculous. They told us to come back at 1:00 so we checked our bags and roamed the strip which was just fine with us. We came back around 1:30 and of course the line was very long. We finally got to the front desk and our room wasn't ready again, which really wasn't a surprise again, but they were very rude and snide again. We ended up not getting into the room until around 5:00 p.m. which to me, that was very late for being there intially at 10:30 and people were getting rooms ahead of us. I don't ever complain too much, but checking in there was unbelievable. The room was nice and clean and the location was great!!!

Liked: Location and the room was nice

Dis-Liked: Slow checking in and rude staff at front desk

Recommended activities: Beach / Sun, Outdoor / Adventure, Shopping, Spa

Recommended for: Young singles, Families with teenagers

Would you recommend to your best friend? Probably not

Hopefully it's changed since we were there in February 2012, but the front desk staff were very rude and we arrived at 10:30 and didn't get in the room until 5:00 p.m. Don't expect early check or kind front desk staff.....too bad because the location was very nice!

Nick: Gary

From: Vancouver B.C.

Stayed: August, 2012

We are not pretentious snobs or spoiled rich kids. We do not expect or demand special treatment, we are not high rollers and we do not expect to be treated as such. We are your average blue collar husband and wife who work hard for every dollar we earn and we value that dollar. We have come to Vegas once a year for the last 6 years to get away from life, jobs, kids for a bit, to decompress from reality. We come to vegas to re-connect and to spoil ourselves a bit.

Each and every trip we have made a point to stay in a different hotel each and every vist to see where we get the best Vegas experience. Monte Carlo, Tropicana, Rio, Caesars Palace, and Flamingo THE FLAMINGO AINT IT!!!! Check in went well. We were in early so we left our bags at the Bell Desk rather than pay the extra $30.00 for early check in. The bell service was fast and courteous. The rest of the flamingo experience left something to be desired.

We began the booking process back in june, 2 months before we arrived. It took 4 electronic correspondances to get the correct room rate. There was also about an hour and a half of over the phone work done by my wife. Once we got to the elevators and up the level our room was on (20th floor) the first thing we noticed was the carpet looked like it had come from under the tables at The Excaliber Medival Experience. Filthy, I am talking dive motel trashed filthy dirty.

When we got to our room it was aparent immediately the room did not meet the criteria we had discussed with booking staff over the last 2 months prior to our arrival. I went back down to the front desk and explained there was an issue with the room and explained myself, very quietly and politely. The clerk was not rude, but I was given the impression she could care less and she was trying to brush us off and was very indifferent to the whole situation. We were given room keys to a couple other rooms that were even farther off the mark than the original room.

The pool area was nice, but it is very over rated. Even the air around the pool area felt stale and hot. The Pool is set up where there is not much for air circulation and the pool water was too warm to even be considered marginally refreshing. In the end we wound up staying in the original room and leaving very dis-satisfied. Hey, Flamingo Hotel, you are not the only show in town. Take your money somewhere else folks.

Liked: Nothing

Dis-Liked: Front desk staff, Pool area, Room

Recommended activities: Beach / Sun, Other

Would you recommend to your best friend? No way!

If you are staying here lower your expectations.

Nick: DTX75220

From: Dallas, TX

Stayed: June, 2011

Overall a very nice stay, used the self check in while hundreds stood in line. Checked in less than 5 minutes. Carpet in the hallways are road hard, room was totally new. Great beds, cute styling clean. House keeping in the hall way every day, very helpful. Like other comments, you must be in line at the pool by 8am for chair. Many people put towels on the chairs to save them all day, and then never show up. It's a mob scene, but a great pool.

The location was perfect, no rental car needed. The price was right, purchased the 24 hour food buffet card. Long waits in line, but the buffets were great. Good value. Will return.

Liked: price, location

Dis-Liked: crowded

Recommended activities: Beach / Sun, Museums / Cultural, Outdoor / Adventure, Spa

Recommended for: Young singles, Girlfriend getaway, People with disabilities, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists

Would you recommend to your best friend? Absolutely!

Nick: yesi

From: tucson az

Stayed: July, 2012

We got to the hotel room anda the hallway looks very getto inside the room the sheets are ripped, the bathtub is rusted. we asked to get the sheets changed and no body came and we called three times no service!!! also we went to see if we could get a new room and they said no supposably they were all booked ..... Will not stay here again....

Liked: close to all other casino great location

Dis-Liked: room and service

Would you recommend to your best friend? No way!

From: vancouver bc

Stayed: December, 2011

had a great time, paid only 25dollars a night, for the price room was good upgraded to the go rooms on the last night really nice rooms, good customer service,

Liked: go room awsome

Dis-Liked: carpet dirty

Recommended activities: Gambling / Casinos

Recommended for: Young singles, Great pool scene, Families with young children, Families with teenagers

Would you recommend to your best friend? Most likely

Nick: JoJo

From: Denver, Colorado

Stayed: September, 2011

First off -- our wedding at the Flamingo was awesome! The flowers, photographer, wedding planner, key boardist ALL made our wedding day PERFECT!! The hotel was OK, definitely not luxurious by any means. There were very long lines to check in and out, which is always a bummer. Room service was very good and was reasonably priced for dinner. The strip and garden views were lovely. The family pool was nice. Some of the hotel staff were VERY nice and some of the staff were VERY unpleasant – kind of a mixed bag. BEWARE -- AVOID the salon in the Flamingo at all costs, especially if you’re getting your wedding day hair done. I was told two times over the phone that it would be $7 and I ended up paying $180. Be very careful of all the extras they want to add. I was charged $35 because my hair was slightly damp, $30 to put a clip in my hair. They wanted to charge $30 to pluck a couple of eyebrows. BE very AWARE of all the extras if you plan on going to this salon. They know that you need your hair done and they WILL take advantage of you as much as possible because of it.

Liked: The wedding chapel.

Dis-Liked: The salon

Recommended activities: Other

Recommended for: Young singles

Would you recommend to your best friend? Most likely

Nick: Love to travel

From: Winnipeg, Canada

Stayed: May, 2011

We will defiantly be back. Complimentary upgrade to a GO Strip View. Helpful staff, clean, quiet. It is Vegas and people will party going down the hall, if you can’t take that go stay in a monastery. Stay away from the coffee shops in the lobby, very expensive. Margarita Ville has a great resonable breakfast. Lovely pool area and a great central location to shows, shopping but bring your walking shoes.

Liked: Very central

Dis-Liked: Taking the elevator to the main entrance, the ecalator was broken the whole time

Recommended activities: Shopping, Other

Recommended for: Young singles, An amazing honeymoon, A romantic getaway, Girlfriend getaway, Older travelers, Great pool scene, Tourists

Would you recommend to your best friend? Absolutely!

Take a cab back, you will stand all the way on the bus. The few dollars for cab fair is worth it to save your feet.

Nick: kat

From: Quincy, IL

Stayed: July, 2011

Overall we had a great time at the Flamingo. Make sure you upgrade to the GO DELUXE rooms because they are worth it and will not dissapoint.We were not given the room type that we had requested (king bed) because they had none . We had to stand in line to check in but other than that our stay was good. The rooms were beautiful, clean and ready to go. The worst part of our stay would have to be noisy neighbors who liked to party all night and them sleep all day. People can be very inconsiderate in this way yelling and screaming and singing happy birthday at 2 a.m. was the worst. They even had little kids with them.

Liked: In the center of the strip

Dis-Liked: Loud nieghbors partying all night long!

Recommended activities: Gambling / Casinos

Recommended for: Tourists

Would you recommend to your best friend? Most likely

Ask the locals about great places to eat that will not put a dent in your wallet. We ate at Ellis Island and Tuscany or smaller places and food was great! The Prime Rib Loft was also a great eat as well as Buca di Beppo. Rent a car and go for valet parking where ever you go and it is very easy to get around town this way. Just pull up to a casino and valet the car. Will save you a lot of money on transportation.

Nick: rivermama

From: canada

Stayed: May, 2010

We upgraded, rooms are OK, but walls are still paper thin. On one side we had partying young girls for a couple nights, where you could easiler hear conversation. Next night (and day) we had some very active lovers. Pool was really busy and music coming from all directions.

Liked: Location

Dis-Liked: Old, needs renovation, walls thin you can hear conversations in adjoining rooms

Recommended activities: Outdoor / Adventure

Would you recommend to your best friend? No way!

Vegas is an interesting place, if you don't like all they hipe and crowds, don't stay on the strip, find a nice quiet higher end place. Spend the extra money so you enjoy your stay. Don't cheap out