Problem: Write a negative yelp review.
A: I will admit I am not a connoisseur of German food, but as a "did I have a good meal?" response, I have to say no. I'm writing this review not to be mean--in fact, the waitress (although very busy and all by herself) was very nice and knowledgeable, the restaurant seemed very clean and the food seemed to be safely prepared. I'm writing this review just really as a head's up for what you're getting. If you are going into Zur Kate for a German beer and some beer food, I think you might actually like this place. If you're going in for say, a family meal, go someplace else. Unless you are all on the same page about eating salty meats and pickled cabbage, go to Bavarian Point instead. And if you have a vegetarian in your party? Just don't. The menu consists of various sausage-style meats and either breaded or "grilled" pork (I had the smoked pork chop prepared on the grill with grilled onions. It was so salty I couldn't eat it). There is one hamburger option on the menu and a (25 minutes required) Cornish game hen option. There are NO vegetables on the menu, NO salad options, NO soups--not even a chicken breast or pasta option (there ARE German noodle and chicken dishes in existence). Frankly, given the total absence of any kind of vegetable option (other than sauerkraut and pickled red cabbage), I would have been happy with a handful of iceberg lettuce and ranch dressing to go with the supermarket marble rye on the table. I mean, every restaurant in America has at least a side salad on the menu... Bottom line--if you know what you want and what you're getting here, I give you my blessings. If you've got a group going out for dinner, though, this is NOT one of those places where "there's something for everybody" on the menu.

Problem: Write a positive yelp review.
A: Great burger, great pizza, great service. Had an issue initially but they made up. We will definitely be back soon!

Problem: Write a negative yelp review.
A:
This hotel is now called "Fortune Hotel and Suites" - so hopefully it'll be updated soon so that people can find the reviews (as I was unable to do before booking, unfortunately). PROS: - Cheap for its location (near the strip, but barely within walking distance, better off hailing a cab out front). - Smoke-Free and Casino Free - a (relatively) quiet place to retreat to after a crazy night on the strip. - Family friendly (if that's a pro for you - personally do not prefer the abundance of children, but they didn't bother us either) - Air conditioning (once you get it started) works like a champ and is not too loud. - Decent sized room (for the money) with a refrigerator and mini kitchenette area separate from the bathroom. Nice sized vanity/dressing area also separate from the bathroom. - Free Parking CONS: - Check-in took forever. There were only 2 couples in line in front of us, yet we stood there for a good 20 minutes. They had only one woman who knew what she was doing (Skip, and she was awesome!) and actually checking people in, while some other guy (manager? relative of the owner?) buzzed around her and even jumped in to "help" and messed things up. While we were standing there, someone who'd just checked in came back to say they had been checked into a dirty room, so that took even longer. - You may walk in on someone or have someone walk in on you. Remember that guy buzzing around? He actually jumped in (without her asking) during check-in and issued us a room key while she was finishing the computer work. ...a room key for a different room than she had checked us into. Luckily we had read the reviews on the travel agent's site and seen that several people had this same problem and actually walked in on people, so we were on guard and caught this, and Skip fixed it for us before walking away from the counter. We kept the deadbolt locked the entire time we were in the room in case they issued our keys to someone else later. - The cleanliness is iffy. Our bedding and towels were clean and crisp, but the floor was not vacuumed (as evidenced by the remnants of orange crackers crushed into the carpet from the previous occupants), walls were dirty. - The parking is not in a covered or secured lot. CONCLUSION: This was a clean(ish), safe place to stay for pretty cheap, and other than the delayed checkin, we had no problems. I've been in some MUCH WORSE hotels in Vegas for this price (bugs and nasty stains), so relatively speaking, it could have been worse. Would I stay here again? Not if I could afford it. But if it's all I could afford and it was a trip out of necessity, I would probably do it again. I understand the hotel is under new management and that may be the source of the service/cleanliness problems we encountered, maybe they haven't figured it out yet... Hopefully they'll get it together because the in theory a cheap smoke free hotel near the strip would be a great place to stay.