text: This is not a fourstar hotel But it gets four stars for cleanliness convenience and friendly staffnnWe chose the Blackstone HotelHoliday Inn for its proximity to the LAS airport We came in late and wanted to to avoid the Strip traffic at all costs It took us approximately five minutes from airport to the hotel Good dealnnUpon checkin we were informed there was a problem with our Bookingcom reservation All was handled quickly and efficiently and we were off to our night room on a Saturday Take that StripnnUnless I am staying at a resort I care little about the decor of a hotel I want cleanliness and location And we got both here The hotel room was clean and we were less than a mile from the strip ScorennFor the person that suggested this was in a warzone really Las Vegas changes from seedy to sexy every other block and this location is no exception We did not however feel unsafe In fact this hotel is adjacent to Roys a classy fivestar restaurant that is dishes out a plate dinners We were tempted to pop in here but we were so tired we opted for the hotel lobby restaurant drinks and moderately priced Mexican food we went to bed with full happy bellies nnThe only downside to our stay At AM Vegas time AM our time they decided to clean the adjoining room to ours It was unbelievably noisy and bothersome to have vacuum cleaners and doors slamming at what for us was the middle of the night Thirty minutes later and our room once again became a quiet peaceful havennnIve stayed at far superior hotels that were less clean With the exception of the minor inconvenience this hotel was a real score nnWe bet on Blackstone and we won