text: Even though I am a gold starwood member I do not know the specific rank in quality between Sheraton Westin W St Regis and whatever else is out there nnBut I have been in plenty of Sheratons and Westins to know this place falls way short nnLocated right behind the Flamingo casino so it is not far on the strip make sure to tell the cab driver at the Vegas airport to go to the Westin Casuarina nnWe booked into a deluxe room on what appeared to be a Starwood Preferred Guest floor I am not sure the Starwood rooms are supposed better or worse than the regular rooms But this is what I found nnBathrooms no vent The TV is really old notHD not really flatscreen rather small size no DVD player and it does not have the channelmovie selection that other hotels in the chain do nnTemperature change worked fine Starbucks coffee grounds for the machine Sheets clean iHome on the nightstand No weird stains on carpet We could see a view of the pool If you are thinking of a pool party this is not a good place to do itnnOverall it was that crummy TV that really put a damper on our visit First the controller stopped working call to front desk They got us a new controller That helped for while Then the buttons on the actual TV and controller again stopped working to the point where we could not turn it on or off Call to front desk nnThey came in the following day to try to fix it When we got back from dinner and a couple of bars we tried at it again TV and controller worked but then it started having issues with channel changes both on the TV and by the controller nnBy checkout I just noted to them that the damn old thing should probably just be thrown away They said they would check it out and apologized sincerelynnNow I did not come to Vegas to lounge and watch TV but it would have been nice to have it on and catch up on some brainnumbing TV or news when getting ready to head out in the morning etc I also wanted to note that staff was nothing but courteous and responsive to the ability they were able But as far as the prized amenities and comfort that a Starwood Hotel is supposed to provide this falls really short