text: I love love love the Golden Gate uaSadly I have fallen out of love with the old girls sister property but that is a different story for a different daynnTHE ROOMS uaSmall uaVery small uaTeensie weensie small uaIn some of the rooms the bathroom door hits the toilet upon entry uaThat having been said uaAs a solo traveler I could not care less about the size of the room uaFor heavens sakethe hotel was built in uaIve stayed at Golden Gate a couple of dozen times in the past years uaHave always had a pleasant experiencenHousekeeping at this property rocks uaThe folks who clean the rooms are either trained very well or they take great pride in what they do uaOr bothnIf you get a room facing the Fremont Street Experience it will be loud uaVery loud uaTurn on the tv or your iPod and go to bed at pm if you want uannTHE SUITES uaI like the suites a lot uaA bit of an odd layout uaMore of a shotgun configurationbut no complaints uaClean neat comfy uannTHE GAMING uaThis is a small casino with an alive vibrant atmosphere uaDancing girls on table tops who are also dealers uaGreat current music uaA true mix of clientele from middle aged to something hipsters uaA very comfortable relaxed place to game uaI only play craps and video poker uaHeres what I can tell younCraps uaX odds uaLet me say that again uaX odds uaNot the stoopid XXX uaI play a or game uaReally have not noticed whether the tables have a lower minimum uaDealers are friendly and helpful uaTables are funnVideo poker uaAverage pay tables for downtown uaNot horrible not full pay uaThe machines at the bar have the same pay tables as the ones on the floor uaI hate it when bar VP pays less than floor VP uaNot the case here ua My biggest gripe is there are NO multiline machines to be found at this property uaThe highest denomination is Presbyterian uaOk just kidding uaSeeing if you are paying attention uaThe highest denomination is uaWish they would offer and for that once in a blue moon when I am willing to give it a try uaMost folks I have noticed play at the cent levelnOther uaTheres an area for high limit table games uaThe Golden Gate introduced a new game Riverboat Roulette about a month ago uaThe blackjack tables are usually kickin uaI really do not play the tables uaLooks like folks have fun at themnnTHE DINING uaOne option uaDuPars uaOld school uaI really really like the food uaGo healthy if you want uaGo for the comfort food if you want uaI highly recommend the soups uaOh and the piesnnTHE BAR uaThe Prohibition Bar uaCant speak to the prices because I play VP uaIf you are playing video poker you get free drinks ua Absolutely adore the bartenders especially Curly and Raoul uaCurly knows more corny jokes than anyone else on the planet uaThereve been times I have gone to Golden Gate just to see himnnTHE OTHER GOO uannThe owner Derek Stevens hangs out at the bar at least a couple of nights a week uaI dig the shit out of that uaWhere else does that happennSign up for the players club uaIts pretty generous uaYou earn points while playing that can immediately be converted to freeplay if you play enough uaIf you churn a bit of scratch you will also be rewarded with monthly freeplay and a voucher for DuPars dining uaAnd the folks who work at the players club are a hootnIf you are associated with Golden Gate I must ask that you go away stop reading and skip this entry uaAre you gone uaCool uaThere is one unintended bit of entertainment that the Golden Gate offers uaIts in the womens bathroom uaThe handwashing faucets are set out too far to catch the motion sensor at the base of the spigots uaThis results in moving your hand to trigger the sensor which triggers the water to come onbutby the time you put your hands under the water the water goes off because the faucet is too long uaHOURS of entertainment watching drunk something girls trying to figure the thing out uaWater uaNo water uaWater uaNo water uaCracks me upnnListen I love Las Vegas uaI love Golden Gate uaFlaws uaSure uaThis is a property whose owner is very much a part of the community who has introduced some very cool things to downtown kickboxing Kid Rock concert etc and who is trying real hard to look for ways to improve things he bought the old courthouse property which is currently being worked on to becomeI do not knownnThe Golden Gate is Old Vegas baby uaAnd it is not sitting around watching the world go by uaFrom the buildout of the bar out front to the owner being visible and readily accessible this place has positioned itself as part of the community with an eye toward raising the bar uaAnd I dig that