text: I have stayed at the CaL times and each stay was good would have been a great stay if I won playing slots regardles had a good experience here I have been reading reviews on various sites first of all people if you do not like the smokey smell of casinos DO NOT GO also read people complaining how old and how the CaL needs updating well if you want a star hotel GO TO ONE duh nnEverytime I stayed here the staff was pretty friendly but i am sure everyone has bad days as I read in other reviews how some of the staff were rude or not friendly to themyou are going to get that where ever you gonnEating at Aloha specialties is a must for us great food gets very crowdedAlso the Oxtail soup at Market street cafe is a must had it for the first time last yr when I stayed here i noticed almost every single table was eating oxtail soup its great when you are hungry at amnnI love the fact that I always run into someone while i am there a lot of ppl stay at other hotels but eat or gamble at the CaLalso love the fact that this hotel is full of people from Hawaii hmm maybe that is mainly why I stay here hehehe anyways i will be back in weeks and I cannot waitnnoh i totally forgot to comment on the rooms herestayed in the remodeled rooms a few times which was pretty niceclean bed was comfy In June stayed in a room that was not remodeled it was okonly complaint I had was the ac I like my room nice n cold i guess I could have asked to be switched to another room but i dealt with it housekeeping was very friendly each time I walked by them in the halls they greeted me with a smile I highly respect housekeeping esp is VEGAS where ppl trash the rooms throw up all over the place leave unmentionables laying around and they have to clean that sht up I know its their job but come on now so people remember to leave tips for them ok that is all for now til my next trip to the cal