text: The reason to stay at the Flamingo is for the location and the cheap rooms The rooms are not great the service is pretty poor and getting what you want requires some work If you begin your stay with this in mind you can make the most of your time nnFirst go for the room upgrade Do not stay in the FAB rooms they are far from it Instead opt for the GO rooms I was able to use the sandwich to upgrade my room Here you place a in between your ID and credit card and ask the individual at the front desk if there are any courtesy upgrades Sometimes they bite and sometimes they do not If they do not bite ask if they can come down at all on the price of the upgrade and they usually will Either way do not stay in a FAB roomnnSecond the pool requires some maneuvering There are two pools located near each other One pool is family friendly I did not go to this pool so I cannot say much about it The other pool is and over Starting at AM there will be a line to enter this pool They check your ID and sometimes your room key seems like on the weekend is the only time they check the room key You get a wrist band that is good for all day and they check your bag for any alcohol or food which are both prohibited since they want you to purchase your food and alcohol from the vendor at the pool While I was there I entered the pool around and was able to find a chair with some effort I then placed a towel and a tshirt on the chairs to save my spot and then went back to my room to start my day I was able to come back to my place later on There are not nearly enough chairs for all of the people at the pool so you have to save a spot early if you want one There are also day beds and cabanas available The day beds go for and includes drinks during weekdays and for weekends I did not ask about cabanas because the day bed price was already higher than I was willing to pay nnThe pool plays clubhip hop music all day they do a bootieshaking contest around daily and there are a few gambling tables The alcohol specials seems to consistently be a bucket of beer six for or for Even though this may seem to be for people only I saw people of all ages everyday I was there The majority of the people there are not your crust of society so if you prefer to be around a higherclass clientele you may want to check out another pool Flamingo is partnered with Ballys and Ceasars and you can utilize some of those resort amenities for a discounted price nnThird customer service is practically nonexistent You will wait and the employees will be rude and that is the status quo Check in and out are both nightmarish because of ridiculously long lines I suggest checking in at an odd hour I did an PM check in to avoid lines and I suggest settling your bill before hand and checking out by calling the front desk at AM and leaving the keys in your room nnIf you need anything during your stay do not expect to get it Extra towels Go find a cart and steal them Need help using the ipod dock Forget it Nothing will be delivered to your room and no one will be able to answer your questions In addition they will probably be rude that you even asked a question to begin with Save yourself the disappointment and stress and just figure it out yourself nnThe upside of the Flamingo is the location It is directly across the street from Ceasars and generally in the middle of the strip Also it has a monorail stop The monorail runs on one side of the strip and is great for getting around It is for one trip or for the day Being centrally located and having the monorail is very convenient and probably the main selling point of the Flamingo