Q: positive

A: I need to update my review. I went to Nourish tonight and was pleasantly surprised. In the past the food and my service have just been okay. Tonight, my protein burger with a side of avocado and sweet potato salad were excellent. Service was good too. The menu has changed since the last time I visited too. I will give this place a few more tries!

Q: negative

A: I stayed at the Luxor when it first opened and it was wonderful. i stayed there this week and it does not appear they have updated or kept up the maintenance on the rooms in years. First off the room was $170 a night for a room in the main pyramid room section. This was a weekday price that had been jacked up because a convention was in town. The room was maybe worth $70 a night. In addition to the $170 they charged the $20 a night resort fee. Not sure what this was supposed to cover as the pool was closed and the wi if wasn't working. Oh, they don't have wi if. What year is this? The furniture was all banged up, there where scratches along the walls and the blanket was thinner than the ones you are given on an airplane. The beds are probably the original from when the hotel first opened; not comfortable at all. Ugh - those pillows. Also the most uncomfortable I have ever attempted to sleep on. i don't think housekeeping do anymore than the basics. The clock not plugged in, the sink plug was broken and stuck in the closed position. The hairdryer only worked on the high setting and my hair got sucked into the fan in the back of it. There was loud banging from 10 in the morning both days I was there. Hotels normally give their guests notice when there will be noise but the Luxor must not care at all about their guests. I could hear showers and toilets flushing from 3am to 10am one night so I didn't get any sleep. There was a thick, black hair with root on the face washer which was just gross. The rooms in the main building have seen better days and the maintenance seems to be zero Basic bathroom amenities; soap, shampoo/ conditioner combo moisturizer and body wash. No q tips, shower cap, sewing kits or anything else. No bottles of water which could have at least made the resort fee less painful. The place could be great with a total overall to bring the rooms into the 21st century. I will not be staying there again unless they make major changes to the place.

Q: negative

A: Before you read the rest of my impressions, let me just say that I prepaid for the round trip for two, and Ritz left us stranded for our 4:30am return. If that doesn't tell you to run, read the rest. First ones on the shuttle meant a 20 minute wait for the bus to fill in a bus without the air running. Then the driver over-filled by 1 and then had to rework the math and seating even though we were completely crammed in. Also, the a/c was off while we waited (in the desert...) and it never really recovered once we were in motion, so it was a hot, cramped ride. We were staying at the Excalibur, which was supposed to be "one of the first" stops. In fact, it was the 3rd, after Bally's and another stop in the center of the strip. Start to finish, it was just over an hour from the time we paid for the shuttle to the time we were dropped off at the back of our hotel (as opposed to the front where cabs leave you and you can get porter service). As I said earlier, they left us stranded for the return trip. We ended up taking a cab which cost exactly the same as for two as the pre-paid trip, and a cab to the hotel would have actually saved us .50 cents (yes, tip included) compared with the shuttle and would have probably gotten us there 45 minutes sooner.

Q: negative

A:
One star goes to the amazing bean dip that how can you possibly mess up? And the second star goes to the awesome quesso fundido. Moving on to the negatives.... The prices are ridiculously high considering how far from authentic this is to Mexican. The chilaquiles were terrible. The staff didn't seem to be completely "there". I've never been a huge fan of the Lindo chains....feel like they should try a lot harder to be more authentic with their food. They never fail to disappoint me.