text: We stayed at the Silverton Casino to What a gem He had just stayed nights in the Penthouse Suite at The Mirage so while the room was quite different than we were used to it was very clean comfortable and quite large for a typical hotel room We paid night for a FriSat stay which is far less than you could get for a similar room on the Strip nnThe room was very nicely decorated in Earth tones Our room had a very comfortable king sized bed two night stands a love seat in a small sitting area dining table and a television armoire They have not yet upgraded to flat screen televisions in the Deluxe King rooms but we did not spend any time in the room watching television anyway There is a safe located inside the television armoire which is very small but suitable for cameras and small electronic equipment nAir conditioning worked very well although the unit itself was somewhat noisy This actually turned out to be a plus as the night we arrived they were having a Zumba dance party by the pool and listening to the air conditioner was more pleasant than the horrid music pumping out during the marathon exercise sessionn nThe bathroom is small but perfectly adequate The biggest complaint was that the shower head was too low for my sweetie Otherwise the bathroom was stocked with plenty of towels along with Bath and Body Works products Hot water was plentiful and the water pressure was greatnnThe casino itself is awesome Very large plenty of slot machines and table games are available The Silverton Rewards club provides great benefits and we both received a pass to Seasons Buffet once we earned points on the Rewards Card which took all of about minutes to earn We are both nonsmokers and neither of us had any complaints about excessive smoke in the casino In fact the only time I ever noticed smoke was if a smoker sat down next to me Wait staff in the casino was FAR superior to any of the casinos we played at on the StripnnThe restaurants at Silverton are fabulous We ate at nearly every single restaurant on property and enjoyed them all I would not say that Seasons was the greatest buffet in the world but it was clean food was well stocked and our waiter was right on top of everything Mi Casa Cantina serves up excellent Mexican food at a very reasonable price The Sundance Grill is open hours and provides casual dining with late night food specials We ate breakfast here it was tasty and very budget friendly Johnny Rockets is also located on the casino floor but we did not eat here on this trip The flagship of the Silverton dining experience is Twin Creeks which is an absolute mustvisit during your trip It has a beautifully romantic ambiance and serves upscale steakhouse fare at prices much lower than similar restaurants on the Strip The Tomahawk Rib Eye was simply divine I just cannot say enough about this incredible restaurant and the amazing staffnThe Silverton is connected to a Bass Pro Shop If you are into that kind of thing this store is huge and gorgeous We went in and walked around but did not buy anything Neither one of us are into outdoor sports so I cannot comment on whether or not the place is overpricednnThe best thing about the Silverton is the overall atmosphere and service level The staff members were all very accommodating helpful and extremely friendly We did not have a bad experience with a single staff member on property and we went everywhere Upon our arrival at around am we had practically no wait for service and the front desk clerk had no problem giving us an early check in time All the housekeeping staff made sure to say hello anytime they walked by and all of the wait staff members in the restaurants were attentive and friendly The casino caters to a slightly older clientele with some locals and since there is not a nightclub on property there is very little pretentiousness among the guests Everyone we ran into was relaxed and polite And then there is the convenience factor everything at the hotelcasino is within a minute walk from your room and the hotel is all of minutes away from the Strip Free shuttle service runs from the hotel to the airport and to Caesars Palace on the Strip if you do not have a car nnIf it sounds like I am gushing upon the Silverton it is because I am This was my first trip to Vegas and my first offstrip hotel I must say I was highly impressed and we will definitely be making return trips to this fabulous little hotel in the future