Q: positive

A: What can I say that you don't already know? This place is legendary. It'll murder your checking account, but it's worth it just to experience staying and partying here.

Q: positive

A: I've been here a couple times before for pedi's and never wrote a review. It had been a good month and a half since I had a pedicure. So needless to say my feet were gnarly. Called ahead for a 3:30 appointment and got one with no problem. I'm in love with Angel, my new Pedi Gal! Angel had just moved here from Wisconsin so being married to a Cheesehead, we had WI in common and plenty to chat about. Her English was great! Angel fixed my feet and now they are beautiful and I'm happy again to wear sandals out in public. The pedicure was great had a scrub, a mask and cucumber lotion. I always ask for designs on my toes and she had tons to choose from. I love them.

Q: positive

A: The best hotel in Vegas in my opinion.. We had my bachelorette party here last august and stayed in the Bella Suite. 2 queens beds plus a pull out couch w/sunken living room. The room was beautiful as was the entire hotel. Customer service was great too - my sister picked up something from the minibar then put it back and we got charged for it. I explained the situation to the front desk and they removed the charge without hassle. Would love to stay in this hotel everything if I could!

Q: negative

A:
Ok, let's start with the good stuff (which was not readily apparent when I arrived). Elements gets snaps for: Suggesting on the bottom of the menu that people turn off their cell phones A decent wine selection, including good by the glass options (perfect for the lonely traveler) Having foie gras on the menu since it's all but disappeared most places The views do indeed seem to be good You can sit at a 'community table' to meet fellow lonely diners Back to the story: the restaurant isn't so much off the lobby as it is *in* the lobby. This is bad because you don't feel isolated from the hotel at some tables in the restaurant, which hampers the ambiance. When I first arrived, the staff was mingling and chatting amongst themselves and took a moment to acknowledge me. This would be accepable at Mel's Place, but not at a supposedly high end restaurant. The decor was obviously trying hard to be asian inspired, but misses the mark of being really beautiful or even cohesive. The menu didn't inspire me. I'm not really a picky person, but the combinations just didn't sound good for the most part, or inlcuded something I don't like. I usually see 5 or 6 things at a restaurant that I want to try, but I had to look it over twice to find anything that sounded appealing. I finally settled on the swordfish with chorizo, shrimp, black beans and a morrocan cream sauce. I had ordered the foie gras as soon as the waitress came by and later found a Franciscan Merlot that turned out to be quite good. The foie gras came out and it was absolutely wonderful. I was a bit worried as I really like crisp toast and liver that's been prepared so that you can actually smear it across the toast. This came on a somewhat soggy something called French toast and had been pan seared so that only the inside was creamy. However, it was still a delight to eat and I would go back just to get this $23 appetizer. Based on the implausibly good experience here, I was now more excited about dinner. Then my entree arrived. I saw a piece of chorizo, which I love, so I speared it immediately. It was way over-cooked and not really spicy. In fear, I quickly tried the shrimp. It was also way over-cooked. The dish also came with tomatoes, which I hate and would swear weren't listed on the menu. The black beans were almost totally tasteless, which is near impossible, since the black beans I get in a can for like 50 cents taste better than this. The swordfish, oddly, was cooked perfectly and tasted buttery and delicious. However, as a complete dish it was an utter failure. Based on the lackluster service, imperfect ambiance and ok to mediocre food, this place gets 2 stars on the value for your money scale. I'll go out and spend $150 on dinner for myself. But I expect the whole experience to be over the top. Here I spent $90 including tip and have had better food and service at Red Robin. In fact, I consistently get better food and service at Red Robin.