text: My husband and I came here in July for one night a Monday night at this hotel We had never stayed at Stratosphere before but we were already on that end of the Strip so we decided to chance it for a night for We wanted to check in before noon but that was not happening unless we paid extra No thanks I was able to pay and do all of the paperwork but they were not going to give us the key to our room unless we paid that We checked our bags and off we went to grab lunchnnAfter pm normal check in time I had to stand in line again just to get my room key and officially check in even though at noon I had done all the paperwork and paid Seemed a little silly to me but whatever The line was long and not moving very fast I noticed while in line that there were a lot of families at this hotelnnGot checked in got a basic room w a king sized bed Definitely nothing fancy nnCheck out was just as bad as check in at in the morning Long line one worker It took FOREVER nnThe casino was fine it kept me busy for a while The shops seemed empty and the workers seemed bored Not a lot of foot traffic for a MondaynnWith our room reservation we were able to visit the observation deck for free That was nice Standing in another LONG line to get up to the observation deck was not so nice But once we got up there it was cool Enough room to roam around great views and rides if you dared we did not We did notice a lot of kidsnnIt was fine for a night but I probably would not stay there again