![]() ![]() The airport is a 15-minute, $35 cab ride (the hotel does not provide airport transportation). If you're traveling along the Strip with at least one other person, a cab is often the least expensive option. A single-ride ticket is $5 a one-day pass is $13. There's also a monorail system, which stops at MGM Grand, Bally's/ Paris, Flamingo/ Caesars Palace, Harrah's/Imperial Palace, the Las Vegas Convention Center, the Hilton, and the Sahara. A generally less expensive option is the Deuce, a double-decker bus that runs up and down the strip 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and costs $3. Cabs are easy to find at virtually any time of day or night. Most Las Vegas visitors want to explore all of the big properties along the Strip. Another free shuttle runs every 15 to 20 minutes to sister Boyd Gaming property, The Orleans, another off-the-Strip casino. The shuttle runs every 15 to 20 minutes and drops guests off at Bill's Gambling Hall, across from Caesars Palace. and midnight, the hotel operates a free shuttle to the Strip, the densely packed three-and-a-half-mile-long stretch of hotel-casinos that's a mile to the east. Luckily, there's a light and crosswalk in front of the Gold Coast's entrance.īetween 9:30 a.m. Flamingo Road is a busy, four-lane highway that can be safely crossed only at a stoplight. The Rio is next door, and the lively club scene of the Palms is across the street. The architectural wonders of the Strip are visible from the hotel's quiet - but not entirely isolated - location on Flamingo Road. Room service is 24 hours, and it'sfriendly, accessible service make it feel cozy- for Vegas at least. All that delivered to my door at no cost. It was accompanied by a heaping bowl of lemons and honey packets, per my request. "Oh, there's no charge," she said, "it's just hot water." It wasn't just hot water. I expected to be charged for a pot of tea, but when the server brought it my room she didn't have a check. But the biggest surprise of all was when I ordered hot water with lemon and honey from room service early one morning. My request for extra towels to my room was fulfilled in just 12 and a half minutes. This is a rarity at large, moderately priced Vegas hotels, where getting through to the front desk typically requires a tedious series of switchboards and holding. Once in my room, I could pick up the phone, call the front desk, and find a real person on the line. ![]() I had my room key within a few minutes of entering the building. However, unlike the South Point, the hotel doesn't keep guests waiting at check-in. The hotel lacks some of the features like regular poolside drink service that you typically find at Vegas hotels, but service is also easier to get.Īs at the South Point, another midpriced hotel-casino off the Strip, the Gold Coast has no bellhops to help with bags. For those on a budget looking for clean, quiet accommodations just off-the-Strip, this is a solid pick. The Gold Coast isn't fancy, and guest rooms are quite simple, but it's not without its charms. ![]() In a town where much of the cuisine is a cheap American facsimile of ethnic food or a fancy fusion version of it, the affordable, authentic dim sum at Ping Pang Pong is a little dumpling cart of fresh air. Just a half-mile from Las Vegas's Chinatown, the hotel has not one but two genuine Asian restaurants. It's not isolated in the way that far-off-the-Strip hotels like the South Point are. The Rio is right next door, and the party-hard Palms is across the street. Located a mile off the Strip (a five-minute, $8 cab ride), the hotel doesn't feel too far from it all. Unlike at many Strip hotels, you'll find no scene or pretension here - just a few kids splashing in the pool, a few adults soaking in the spa. Outside, the hotel's pool isn't huge, but it's nicely landscaped with large palms and small flowers and more pleasant than you'd expect at such a low-priced hotel. ![]() With free parking and a lively 70-lane bowling alley with league programs, the crowd skews local and more mature than the twentysomethings on bachelor(ette) binges on the Strip. The 48 gaming tables draw a steady crowd, especially for a hotel this small. A cocktail waitress offered me a drink when I was merely talking to someone at a slot machine, not gambling myself - a rare thing in Vegas. The 86,000-square-foot casino feels cozy, and, unlike the similarly sized mazelike casino floor at Harrah's, it's easily navigated. Inside, Gold Coast guests will find a mellow scene, but not a dead one. ![]()
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