Sentiment analysis: This place was okay but not what I expected. Family & I were craving Mongolian grill & this place was the closest on the west side. For the self serve: Their poultry was thawed & it gave a mixture of raw meat odor, it just smelled weird. By looking at it looks fresh & it is. I think any raw meat like steak, chicken, pork, ect. shouldn't be side by side. Someone can easily scoop a mixture from one raw meat to another using the same utensil which is not good. Also the comparison to a large bowl to a regular bowl the portion is the same & I asked the server what's the difference, does the large get more noodle or rice versus regular size? The server's reply was yes, I told her mine's didn't look that way & all she said was that why it's always best to just get a size smaller. To me that's not consistent with the portion on what's large & regular size.
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negative

Sentiment analysis: A little over a year ago we stopped by this hotel one night to gamble and have some drinks. I think the hotel had only been open a few months and was not very busy. We had SO much fun. The ambiance was cool and the hotel/resort wasn't full of itself quite yet. The people that worked there were so nice. We decided next time around we would love to stay there. We recently visited again for my hubby's 30th birthday. First - the place is SO busy... almost too busy to the point where they haven't figured out how to handle it. It took an hour to check in ( we were at the front desk by 3pm) and then another hour until our room was ready. Upon check in we were asked if we wanted to upgrade our wrap around terrace suite with a view of the bellagio fountains for another $175 a night. No thanks, no big deal. Well, after waiting FOREVER for our room and then getting to it, we found that we were staring at a concrete wall on one whole side of our wrapround balcony and on the other side, a parking garage. We did have an OK view of the bellagio and the palms in the far corner. Anyway, I did not pay $650 a night to stare at a concrete wall. I called the front desk and complained and they claimed no one has ever complained about this room. WHAT? REALLY? Who builds a wraparound suite (only one level price wise down from their penthouses) that is completely blocked by a concrete wall? On a high note, we could climb onto the roof from our balcony and actually onto the very top of the hotel. Liability anyone? I gave it up and had some drinks and got over it. I was more angry that they didn't offer a dinner voucher, or something else to make me smile since we paid quite a bit for the room and weren't happy. I may pursue a little further now that I'm home and look for some sort of refund. The room was a good size but was nothing super special. Was more homey & not like a trendy Vegas room. My hubby is in the civil/architectural engineering business and can always tell when the cheaper way out has been taken and he was constantly pointing out things that could have been done better. The bed was really comfy. I've stayed in cooler rooms at The Hard Rock HRH towers, the Encore & the Palazzo. We had a kitchen, but it had absolutely nothing in any of the cabinets. Not a spoon or a fork to be found. Luckily I had done grocery delivery and had some cutlery in my order. I wanted to make cupcakes for a late night snack for my hubby's birthday and I had to use the ice bucket to mix the batter. What made me really angry is that there is NO iPhone/iPod dock. EVERY other room I've ever stayed at in Vegas has had one (complimentary). At the cosmo, they make you pay for a special connector... seriously? They provided Satellite music but I don't feel like listening to the same 20 songs all weekend. I have Spotify on my phone and had made a dance playlist just for this weekend. So lame. The pool was cool. Good drinks, fun ambiance. It was positioned so by the late afternoon when it's the warmest in Vegas, the building completely blocked the sun and so it got pretty cold. Probably during the summer it will be no biggie, since it's always hot. There are pool tables and stuff by the pool and a good sized hot tub for the windy day we were there. I thought the buffet was good, but it was only my second one in Vegas. The guys we were with were disappointed in it and the selection. We ate at Holsteins twice and it was yummy... the shakes were to die for. Overall, it's a nice hotel with really good looking people. Usually when we stay at a hotel we just kind of camp out there the whole weekend.. at the pool or casino or the clubs. The casino was OK, the pool was fun, there was no way we were waiting in the 3 hour line to get into Marquee (or paying the 3K for bottle service to avoid the line). This trip, we were across the street at Planet Hollywood where our friends were staying, at the Wynn/Encore for the clubs and bars there or at the Bellagio. I've stayed at Mandalay, theHotel, Hard Rock, Luxor, Encore, the Palazzo, Monte Carlo and now the Cosmpolitan. I think this is the first time I didn't think I got my money's worth. Maybe we are old or something, but next time we definitely will be staying at the Wynn or Encore. The Cosmo is the "IN" place but honestly, I don't think it has the staying power. Give it a couple of years...
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Sentiment analysis: Hakkasan=Major dissappointment! Came here Grand Opening night with Deadmau5 headlining. Bought tickets ahead of time so was in a shorter line...waited maybe 5-10 min. With all the competition, I have to admit that Hakkasan doesn't even measure up to Marquee, XS or Surrender. I was so curious and hopeful that Hakkasan would be another great club. Not this time. Negatives: -There was no re-entry like all the other clubs offer -There was no tapwater at the bars -No outdoor patio area -The layout was too enclosed and there were too many sets of stairs -Dancefloor in the Ling Ling Room was quite small -The crowd as a whole isn't as attractive as the crowds at XS/Marquee -Another Asian themed club in terms of decor. There was nothing innovative, nothing new, nothing to really talk about It really was dissapointing that there wasn't an outdoor area. I mean come on! I think that's one of the best parts of XS, Surrender and Marquee. With the warm weather coming around, the option to hang out outside would have been a considerate addition. Sadly, there's nothing special about Hakkasan. The only good thing about it is that they have good DJ residencies but really, don't waste your time or money coming here.
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negative