text: I stayed here at the Sahara with a friend who got the room compd and it was okay I would not pay for itnnThe checkin lines I noticed were extremely long I requested a nonsmoking room but clearly the room they gave us smelled like cigarettes especially the bed Perhaps they were giving us the shaft because it was a free room but I really did not like thatnnOn the second day while I was in the shower the water suddenly turned off My friend called the front desk while I stormed to the lobby to find out what the hell was going on Apparently there was a leak on our side of the hotel and all of the water was shut off Okay thanks for the heads up guys The only highlight of that was we got moved to a much nicer roomnnI enjoy coming to Sahara for the gambling it is one of the cheapest on the strip but the place is a bit far from the mega casinos so I would probably stay somewhere else next time I am in Vegas Last time I was in Vegas I got a really good rate at Tropicana which I would take again if I was on a budget simply because it is closer to all the action I had a rental car anyway because I drove to Vegas so the distance was not a big deal but if I did not have a car it would have definitely been a pain I would probably pick Hooters or Tropicana if I wanted to go hotel cheap next timennI have to agree with other yelpers there is a total lack of tables I would definitely would have played more at Sahara but I did not see any of these supposed tables my entire weekend Perhaps it is more of a weekday thingnnI ate at the NASCAR bar did not care to try the buffet it looked crappy Food was really greasynnThe pool was not bad thoughnnI doubt I would come back to Sahara ever honestly