text: Let me start by saying that I am the type that likes to stay at cheap places when I travel so I can spend the money doing other things and that is why I stayed at Ballys I am not a hotel snob by any means However when I am paying to stay a hotel on the strip I do expect better than a Howard Johnson and I can say with all honesty that I have stayed at Ho Jos that were far superior to this place Little things like shampoo and conditioner and a bed that does not cave in the middle and is not a Murphy bed would have been nice Oh and towels without stains on them would be nice also I was also disappointed by the staff The woman at the front desk was fairly miserable and did not say more than words to us upon checkin and then after checking out we realized the room was put under the wrong name which was weird When we realized our bed caved in the middle we requested a new room which I have never done before at any hotel ever and they told us they could switch us but the bed would be exactly the same Ummm ok never mind then They also told us we could switch to a suite which would cost more a night but if I was going to pay that much more I would have just stayed at a nicer hotel Another con is that it is a far walk to the pool Usually when you get off the elevator on the pool floor of a hotel you are right there but here you have to walk through the trenches of the basement Be forewarned ladies and some gents and make sure to cover up because there is a long way to go while you while get lots of creepy stares by lots of creepy mennnBut there are some pros I need to mention The location is perfect right in the middle of the strip and at one of the monorail stops It has a walk through to Paris which is where we ended up spending most of our time Also although the pool is a pain to get to I liked the environment of the pool at least on the weekdays while I was there It was an older crowd and I know a lot of people would not like that but I liked that it was laid back and fairly quiet because I wanted to relax and not deal with a bunch of rowdy drunks making out all over the place I understand this could be a pro or con depending on your personalitynnBottom line I would not stay here again and probably would she will out a little extra next time I am in Vegas