text: Stayed the last weekend in August Chose the Monte Carlo for the rate they have a Starbucks the lazy river and location on the strip We went for my daughters st birthday Used the free valet when we arrived bellman took our bags and we went to checkin right at pm I had requested rooms together with king and double queens No king beds were available cleaned at our check in time and the closest they could get our rooms was and down a hallway Bellman was very quick to bring our bags to our rooms and off we went We were trying to get out to the strip and could not find any signage to lead us in the right direction We made it eventually nniHome in each room nice TV very comfortable bedsnnRooms were average but I would say ours had not been vacuumed no wifi but there is a wired connection hair dryers are in a bag inside the closet had to call housekeeping about this nnCasino only serves Pepsi YUCK but fortunately there is a McDonalds in the food court where I could get Diet Coke nnFood Court was small but covers all bases Subway Starbucks Sbarro Rubios and McDonalds think I got those correct Line at Starbucks is LONG but there is a second Starbucks if you head towards the tram that goes to the Bellagio nnThe Buffet kind of pricey and the food was average pepsi only nnThe Cafe we had breakfast there and the food was good pepsi only nnThe Pub we went in for dinner at pm on Saturday night to hear the dueling pianos We were not very hungry and only ordered appetizers which were tasty The place was not busy at all the piano guys were asking for birthdays anniversaries etc so I wrote down it was my daughters st birthday with her name and put or dollars in the tip jar They never mentioned her even though they were begging for suggestions etc I guess you need to hand the guy the money at the same time as the ticket and if it is not enough money forget it they do not mention younnThe Pool is a very cramped area It was hard to find chairs but we walked around and saw a group leaving The lazy river is very small you have to rent the tubes or walk around the river and the water was cold We went in the bigger pool which was in the shade the whole time we were out there but was comfortable except for children running around Never saw a waitress am on a Saturday so my sister went to the bar and it took minutes to get a drink nnWed go back for a good deal and due to the location especially since the beds were comfortable