Q: positive

A: What a beautiful property! I sit here outside on a patio chaise lounge writing this review polishing off a bottle of wine looking at the moon, palm trees, and rabbits scampering about. I've stayed here numerous times. Admittedly, my current room is the most disappointing room I've stayed in to date. This is because it is the first time, I don't have a Standard Guestroom Bath (see photo 10 of 16 on their website). If you read my other hotel reviews, I am most concerned about the room temperature, bed, and shower. That being said, it still beats the absolute pants off of a lot of other high category hotels I've stayed in. The rooms, by themselves, are an experience in aromatherapy. The staff is extremely friendly, and you can expect to have a call after you check into your room to make sure everything is okay. The Standard Guestroom Bath is one of my favorites of any property. It's just nice. The bed is extremely comfortable. If anything, I have had issues with controlling room temperature. My current room is the coldest 70 degrees I've ever experienced--it's more like in the lower-50s. If I see vapor I'm calling BS. I love sitting outside on the patio at night to catch up on work and personal stuff. If you are inside, I suggest bringing along a mini-to-mini audio cable to plug your iPod/laptop into the Jack Pack on the side of the credenza so you can listen to music through the TV as well as the bathroom. Building 12 houses my least favorite shower. As for the few things I don't like...I've noticed they've recently relegated self-parking to the parking garage. Basically they've made self-parking as inconvenient as possible. At least, that's my perception. Also, the resort fee plus the self-parking fee ($35 total) can seem exorbitant. A room in the summer for $85? Awesome. Add $35 (or 41%) to that for your resort and self-parking fees seems a bit nuts to me. Why not charge $35 for the room and $85 for the resort fee? That seems ridiculous now, doesn't it? Dining on property has been quite disappointing. Whatever pasta is being served at Prado/Mbar, has been consistently undercooked, but my review focuses on the resort itself. The fitness center is open 24 hours and is pretty darn awesome. I challenge you to find another fitness center accessible on hotel property that is just as nice. All-in-all, I really do love this property. By American (or 'Merican') standards, this is an oasis. It's secluded. You can't see a highway or downtown building from your window. It has pools. It has palm trees. It has fountains. It has a chic Mediterranean vibe. In-room safe: Y Waiter's corkscrew: Y Wine glasses: Y

Q: positive

A: After reading all of the reviews on this place, I was wary to try them. My problem is I work from 10-5, and most salons don't open until 10am, and when you go after 5 you have to wait forever and they rush through you to get to everyone, ie. terrible, rushed massages. Upon pulling up and parking, the neon open sign was on but the door was locked. As soon I I tried the door, two ladies sleeping on the sofas immediately unlocked the door and started a foot bath for my pedi. They told me to pick my color and have a seat. About 5 minutes later another worker came in and the two that were sleeping left. I waited about 10 minutes for the new lady to get settled then she started on my feet. I was the only customer in the shop the whole time I was there. She was Asian, but spoke normal English which was a nice change. The pedicure wasn't over the top special, but she didn't make my cuticles bleed, which I was thankful for. The polish was nicely done, I just wish she put it on a little thicker, maybe one more coat since it was a light color. Then on to my mani. The massage on hands/arms was AMAZING! She also did an amazing job on my cuticles and skin around my nails since I have a bad habit of biting them. The paint could've been better, the same problem as my toes. I wish she just did one more coat. Other than that, the experience was not a terrible as everyone on Yelp made it seem. Maybe it was because I went in the morning? Maybe the girl I had (Kim) was great? I'm not sure. The only reason I rated them 4 stars instead of 5 is because they were a bit pricey, $55 for mani/pedi. I suppose it's alright for the convenience. Overall, I would go there again, probably in the morning time though.

Q: negative

A: Was not happy how the cashier Martha, did not smile. Did not Thank us. Instead I smiled at her as she handed us the receipts. I told her Thank you. She didn't acknowledge me. We got our comps (BOGO) from myVEGAS slots. It's 8,000 loyalty points. Hours of playing to EARN it. Everyone on staff was miserable. The only guy that was happy to serve me was the guy at the carving station, African American gentlemen. Can't remember his name. Waitress asked us what we wanted to drink. Doesn't grab us silverware. I had to ask for it. She then says, "Oh! It's suppose to be set already". She didn't refill our drinks. The food was okay at best. They had "portuguese sausages", I asked the carver is it Chorizo or Linguica? He said to me, "the first one". Lol. It was not as spicy as I expected. It was okay, edible. The only thing I liked was pleased with was the mash potatoes had garlic in them. I ate the mash & tried everything. It was all cold & old sitting out. The chicken pot stickers were awfully bland. The desserts were pretty good but the Asian man serving gelato was a prick. He had something up his butt. He sees me waiting behind the girl he was serving. I let her go since she was there before me, I thought. She left, he doesn't acknowledge me. But the family that walks up, he acknowledged them but they were just looking. Really upset how this experience went. I'm glad I didn't pay $50 but still. I'm glad I tried it for half price.

Q: negative

A:
No way will I return here. Underwhelmed right from the start. Mumbling order taker that sounded like she needed to take a nap. My wife order her sandwich with no tomato, but it had tomato on it. I had salad with chicken, but there was only 3 slivers of chicken. The food was bland. The only reason for the 2nd star was because the place was clean. I give this place 6 months before it closes. It's more like a sandwich shop than a deli.