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Monte Carlo Hotel
Description:
The newly renovated Mediterranean-inspired Monte Carlo Resort and Casino is situated on the Las Vegas Strip and approximately three miles from McCarran International Airport. Local attractions include the MGM Grand, located across the street, the New York-New York hotel.
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Last Update:
November
27, 2007
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(Review ID: 209)
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A slap in the face!, September 14, 2008
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Reviewer: vacouple222 from Richmond VA
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vacouple222
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Recommend To Friend
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Pros:
The spa rooms are very nice.
Cons:
The Casino Hosts will screw you over in a heart beat!
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My last stay at the Monte Carlo was the 3rd time I visited their casino this year. Let me say that both of my previous stays at the Monte Carlo was exceptional, but this time my experience was quite different. At the end of my previous stay I was approached by one of the Casino Hosts and told that they would like to extend 2-3 nights complementary based on my level of gaming, this offer was good for my next visit to their Resort and Casino. At the end of August we received a promotional offer from the Monte Carlo by e-mail and decided to take them up on the offer and went ahead and booked the trip. The second day during our trip we decided to go and talk to the Casino Host that offered to comp us 2-3 nights for our next visit and was pleased that she not only remembered me by face but also had remembered the offer she had extended, when I told her that I would like to take her up on the offer she pulled up my information on her computer and advised me that she could not honor her offer since we were visiting under a promotion. This seemed kind of strange to me since she specifically stated on my prior trip that her “offer” was based on the level of gaming we had played during that visit. I express that I was disappointed as I was hoping that any comps for the current visit could be used towards taking my wife to some of their dinning establishments. She looked into the level of gaming that we had already played for the 2 days prior to talking with her and she proceeded to comped us 2 nights stay off our bill based on those 2 days. She asked if I planned to maintain the current level of play for the remainder of our trip, I let her know that we have a set daily amount which we spend collectively so the level of gaming would stay very consistent, she replied that any other incidentals such as dinning etc… would certainly be covered by the Casino and to please see her again before we checkout in order to have those charges taken off our bill, of course this “comp” would be in relation to our level of gaming. My wife and I enjoyed the rest of our vacation; im big fan of the Blackjack tables but im no high roller in any sense of the word, im not going to get to far into dropping numbers, amounts, wins losses etc…etc… but I will say that on average I spend about 5 hours per day on Blackjack and my average bet is about $60.00 (any mid range gambler knows how many hands of Blackjack you can go thorough in an hour with a fast dealer). Anyhow, prior to check out I stopped back by the Casino Hosts office and to see what they could do with what was left on my tab and what future comps may have compiled for future visits since I was unable to take advantage of her original offer. She pulled up my information advised me that I had spend $224.00 on miscellaneous incidentals, she then went back to examining my gaming activity, to my surprise she advised me that she had “OVER COMPED ME” when she had taken off 2 nights from my bill earlier on the trip. I know how the comps work and the amount of the 2 nights she comped was less then 10% of what I had spent in the Casino at that point in the vacation, coupled with the fact that $224.00 would be small fraction of comp value even for just one day of gaming between my wife and me. I asked her why she had told me to came back to receive the rest of my “comp value” prior to check out, she replied that it was her oversight but offered no remedy. Anyone that has visited Las Vegas any number of times will recognize that the Monte Carlo took advantage of my loyalty to their establishment. They are losing a very loyal customer over $224.00, on Blackjack I would lose $224.00 in 4 losing hands within a matter of minutes. Its not the amount of money spend –vs- what should have been comped, it’s a matter of principles, its obvious that the Monte Carlo does not value me as a customer. Based on this experience I would not recommend anyone to this establishment that plans to spend any time in their Casino. 
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(Review ID: 203)
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Disappointed. Heard a lot of good things, but the hotel from check in, on was very disappointing., August 17, 2008
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Reviewer: zenells0426 from Fort Worth, Tx
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zenells0426
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Recommend To Friend
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Pros:
Helpfulness of staff in Cashier cage. they were very helpful. Buffet was excellent.
Cons:
Rooms not clean and HOT.
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Checked in 8/14/08. Hotel was recommended. but I was very disappointed. Hotel clerk could not find reservation, that was there. After 25 minutes he found it, after name had been given to him 3 times. The rooms were hot with the thermostat set at 60, bathtub did not drain. and room was semi clean. Manager could only make excuses. Did offer free buffet. Maintenance came to room, air filter was filthy, and motor for AC needed to be blown out. Called manager back, and requested to be moved. New room not clean, tub drained but water pressure was awful. Buffet was very good.
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(Review ID: 192)
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Easy to get around in., July 2, 2008
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Reviewer: Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Pros:
location, lay out
Cons:
construction in area
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We found the Monte Carlo to be an excellent hotel in Vegas. Much
easier to get around in than some of the larger hotels (MGM).
Staff was excellent including the valets who parked for us. They
gave excellent directions and were very friendly
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(Review ID: 170)
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3 of
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(Review ID: 162)
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Much to loud, dirty windows, pool area not relaxing at all, bath drain problems, brew pub terrible!!, May 4, 2008
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Reviewer: tcccbreeze from Cape Cod, Massachettes
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tcccbreeze
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Pros:
staff very friendly, especially in the Cafe'
Cons:
the construction turned us off for good.
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We've stayed there before and was happy in the past but this visit was the worst, with the construction starting at 4 a.m and the pool area was so loud you couldn't even hear the music (unless you sat close to the outdise dinnning of the Brew Pub, which served terrible food), and parts of the pool area were closed, which was probaly good seeing how much debri's floating in the wave pool... We were actually very disapointed the hotel, we won't return there next year...
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