text: I admit when I drove up to the Golden Nugget I was worried about what I was going to get for my a night room but I was pleasantly surprised It was nice Really nice I mean I have stayed at the Hooters Hotel on the strip for the same amount of money and that hotel DID have the feel to it Of course when you are on a budget you will stay anywhere and Hooters is directly across the street from the MGM so you cannot go wrong with thatnnThe Golden Nugget is also in the heart of things but not the things I am used to seeing in Vegas You are not going to see the dancing fountains of the Bellagio nor will you see the Eiffel Tower at the Paris Hotel Instead you have got a whole new set of attractionsnnTheres the waving cowboy known as Vegas Vic Binions horseshoe and the famous lights of the Plaza Hotel And when you are there you have to take in the Fremont Street experience It is crowded crazy and completely wonderful in a way that is only cool in Vegas nnDont worry if you are not sure where this is If you are in old Vegas you ARE part of the attraction That is because it is right outside your hotel Fremont is a covered street that becomes a canopy of lights after the sun goes down and they literally rock out to Kisss Rock n Roll All Night Long nnNope you are not going to hear Celine Dion in Old Vegas It is sex drugs andmaybe a little bit of whiskey on the rocks just the way the Rat Pack liked it nnThen there is the Nugget Built in it is one of the oldest casinos in the area But do not be fooled by its age It has a four diamond rating and is still classy When you walk around the lobby it is not hard to imagine Sean Connery there during the shooting of Diamonds are ForevernnAttractions in the hotel include the worlds largest gold nugget naturally and a shark tank but honestly I was very impressed with the service and lushness of the hotel It had the Wynn feel without paying the Wynn price nnI must say staying in Old Vegas was a gamble that paid off