El Cortez Hotel and Casino
- renored
- First Reviewer
- 4 out of 5
- Avg. Member Rating
- 67
- Reviews
Great place and location
- March 3, 2009
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Reserved one of the vintage rooms accessible from the stairway. It was a smoking room and there was a slight stale smoke odor, but nothing bad. Super clean and nicely decorated. Not a large room or bathroom, but very adequate. The cafe was very nice to have on location and was open 24 hours, but has a limited menu overnight. Walking distance to Fremont Street Experience. This area has been cleaned up significantly since my last visit to Vegas a year ago. Security people on bikes and people on the street which resulted in no panhandlers. Also lighting is very good at night. Very quiet street, just a siren here and there. I think the city has really made in effort in bringing the outer edges of downtown appealing. The Deuce, (a double decker bus), has a stop one block away and is a great way to get over to the strip. Nice and clean way to go and cheap too. I think it was $3.00 each way. We were both given a discount book at check in and included everything from a free drink/beer, food deals, and even free slot play. Excellent staff at check-in and in the restaurant. It is the old Vegas charm that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. At checkout we were brought to the airport in a newer minivan and we were the only two on it. The driver was very professional and courteous. Only a 20 minute ride. I can't say enough about this place. I was pleasantly surprised. Excellent price, almost unreal. We're going back in April for another quick getaway. This is not a resort type atmosphere. No pool or other frills, just a nice older place with many repeat customers.
Great value and service
- December 29, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
We stayed on two occasions - May 2008 & August 2008. Both times, we were treated like royalty. One of the best features is the cleanliness of the casino. It doesn't have that "casino smell" that so many do, of recycled cigarette smoke and stale human sweat. It smells like they pump Febreze through the air vents - clean & fresh. The whole place was clean, impeccably kept, and the service at every spot was great. We love X the doorman, who always had our car on the way by the time we hit the front door with our valet ticket. The deals for the diner & the buffet were unbelievable with the club card, and the food was truly good - as well as HUGE servings. I was concerned about staying in downtown, but this was so good, we will never stay anywhere else.
Great hotel
- November 1, 2008
- Rated 5 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
El Cortez was great i give it a 9 out of 10 only because there was no in room coffee pot
other than that everything was great very nice place to stay, and will do so next time in
vegas, but please put a coffee pot in the room.
great bargain, nice room
- October 24, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
Great value. Good free valet. Terrific food in restaurant. Generous comps. Good odds on single deck blackjack but has gameslowing sidebet that the locals make you play. Dealers shorted me coloring up twice, but pitbosses corrected it. I liked my stay overall and will stay again.
El Cortez Hotel is good
- August 3, 2008
- Rated 4 of 5 by
a traveler from Travelocity.com
I stayed 3 days at the El Cortez. I had a vintage room just up the stairs from the casino. The hotel is perfect for the single traveler interested in gambling down town. The room was small with a small bathroom, but very clean and and everything worked. This hotel is a great value. No pool. Free ride to the airport was very nice.