Hampton Inn Tropicana

There’s no hotel shuttle, but getting to the Vegas Strip was pretty easy. We walked about 15 minutes to Excalibur, then took the Deuce bus. An $8 pass covered unlimited rides for 24 hours. The facility is well maintained and the employees are friendly. Our rooms were clean, and breakfast had a wide selection. Fast food places are walkable, and there’s a gas station nearby where you can pick up water and snacks.

We were in town for a baseball tournament, and the rooms were great. It doesn’t really feel like Vegas here, since there’s no casino or slot machines, but the Strip is close enough to head down for food and other things. I heard it’s ranked the third best hotel in Las Vegas. The only service issue was that I requested daily room cleaning, but it was forgotten. I’d stay again and highly recommend it.

Getting to and from the Strip was convenient, and the breakfast was nice. The room was clean, though small, and both the bathroom and the rest of it felt updated and pleasant. Parking on site costs about $20 a day, around what Strip hotels charge, so account for that if you’re driving. I’d selected a Strip-facing room through Hilton, but that room wasn’t available. Instead, we got a view of essentially nothing.

The room I’d selected in the app a day ahead was supposed to face the Strip, but it still wasn’t ready when I arrived in the evening. I was given a lower-floor room with only a partial Strip view, which is why I took off a star. Still, I’d stay here again. The place is very well maintained and close to the Strip, with Excalibur about a 15-minute walk away. Our recently renovated room was clean, and the front desk, housekeeping, and breakfast staff were all friendly and helpful. Breakfast offered lots of choices, including hot food. Parking is paid and run by a third party using license plate scanners at the gate. If you’ll be coming and going, the daily pass is the better deal; otherwise, they charge at least four hours each time.