text: The Stratosphere was built around the time I turned It was cheap in a good enough location and it had a good vibe Back then there were the new flashy hotels and the cheaper more old school steaklobster dinner ones The Stratosphere was kind of in the middle Over all the best value in Vegasback thennnFor years Stratosphere was great but now it is really showing it is age It is kind of dark and depressing The rooms are tired and needing renovationsnnWill I come back Maybe The location means you pay more in cab rides that eats into the savings of this hotel and it is slowly making some of the other places on the strip a better value