text: This is my second stay at the Stratosphere My first vist was in Jan This visit was from Sept It was coincidental that I stayed here again as my friend had a timeshare with a great deal for this hotel nnCONSnWhat I do not like about the Stratosphere is that you always have to speak up or else you will get stuck with a subpar room Last time we paid more a day for an upgrade to a suite It was indeed sweet On our recent visit there were just so many things wrong with our room they HAD to move us to the Select rooms The Select room was on the th floor so it had a nice view of the city It was more modern brightly lit and had a safe Even the shower ran better and included a Moen shower head it is the little things lol I think they offer the worst rooms to customers first instead of the ones on the more newly renovated part of the hotel I do not like thatnnNext even though housekeeping is available until pm our room was only cleaned once and a horrible job at that while we were there Really Molina nnAs you are passing to and fro the smoke on the casino floor will take your downlolnnAnother thing is it is further down the strip almost downtown so cabs can get pricey nnAlso concerning the area around the hotel to me all of Vegas is hood so I do not get the dangerous warnings with the area around this hotel As a woman use common sense and do not travel alone at night behavior you should practice anywhere Many of the people who live in Vegas are on hard times homeless people everywhere No surprise there nnPROSnI will say that the Stratosphere has some of the best hotel food I have enjoyed in the good ole US of A Likereally good food with large portion sizes The first time I ordered a lot of room service as I was on a romantic getaway lol This time my girlfriends and I ordered in twice and both times we loved our meals Veggie burger and salads are spectacularnnDiscount tickets to local shows we got a good deal on sold out Cirque du Soleil Zumanity tickets for the same nightnnI love that the hotel is a theme park onto itself and has lots of attractions including several restaurants inside even the shishi Top of the World restaurant It is also great that your room key grants you free admission to the tower Go to the outside observatory for the best view of the city Do not waste your coins on the binoculars they are poor quality Last time I went on one of the rides Xtreme It was awesome