Q: I had not been to Circus Circus since 2003 and had not stayed here since the '90s so I was looking forward to see if anything had changed or been upgraded. I was slightly disappointed but the only reason I MIGHT stay here in the future or recommend it to anyone is for the price & for its great location. Otherwise, I didn't really enjoy my stay. First off, when I checked in, the front desk staff member did not greet me with a smile. In fact, all he said was "hello" and I responded with a smile and greeted him with a "Hello! How are you today?" Apparently, it was backwards day. Next, our room was like, a mile away and when we got there it smelled weird & my mom started having a sneezing fit. I brushed it off but she complained that it was something in the room. I know that Circus Circus is not a 5-star hotel or anything but I was pretty disappointed that the room decor and quality has not improved much since I last stayed there in the '90s. The only thing that made up for it was the free partial view of the Las Vegas strip. The next morning, my family members reported that the shower faucet was leaking & would not shut off. After two phone calls and having to hold for 10-15 minutes, I gave up on attempting to report it and get it fixed. Check out was a disaster. I wanted to check out in person because I had a few questions and I wanted to report the problems with the room. There are only a few elevators and after 10:30a.m, they would either completely bypass my floor or be too full for me to get into them. I was tempted to go down five stories worth of stairs, but was afraid of the condition and the air quality of the stairwells (if they were anything like the hotel hallways, I didn't wanna get stuck there). I then thought I could check out through the phone or at least request for a late check-out. Wrong. The late check-out option was no longer available & my phone call would clearly not get through, especially when everyone was trying to check out. Approximately 5 minutes before check out, I finally resorted to checking out through the television, which should have been the most convenient option. Wrong again. The system was lagging (maybe due to the overload of simultaneous check-outs?) so I wasn't able to check out on time. In fact, I checked out by 11:20a.m. Luckily, I wasn't penalized. Would I recommend staying at this place or would I stay at this place in the future? Maybe. The hotel's location is its major perk, especially for the price we paid (approx $100/night). We mainly stayed here because we had two children (ages 6 & 10) with us, but they weren't that impressed with the Circus-like stuff nor the Adventuredome themepark within the resort. I think we would have been better off staying at Excalibur since it's sort of kid-oriented and within close proximity to M&M's World, Gameworks, MGM's Lion Habitat & Mandalay Bay's Aquarium.

A: negative

Q: not as good as it once was...we are/were frequent fliers....todays service was bad...really bad. Food was fair...had a long hair in calamari, they took the hair and the calamari, but, did not offer refund or really anything except "we have a problem with the staff"..????????a VERY LONG WHITE HAIR in the calamari......after that I was so done...we dropped a 100.00 for fair....and I am saying that because the food was fair...the service was BAD!!!!!!!!! we eat here all the time...not sure what the deal is....i think that will be our last time.......sad to say.....the best days of this place ARE LONG GONE!!!

A: negative

Q: Went during happy hour at 5; they don't even open until 5. These are pretty good quality steaks. I wouldn't pay full price for it, but at half-price, I wouldn't mind making a return trip, though there are still too many steaks in Vegas I haven't tried. I ordered the rib-eye but would probably try the filet mignon next time. All steaks come with one side of your choice, which is pretty awesome for someone that doesn't like when you're limited to potatoes or chef's vegetables. I ordered the truffle mac 'n cheese, but I didn't notice any truffles, was probably just truffle oil. The asparagus that someone else got looked really good, though that side didn't seem as large, about 5-7 spears. I agree the place is too dark, I too couldn't tell how well cooked my steak was with the lack of lighting. The online menu (as of 8/27/12) does not do the place justice. Their in house menu is far more extensive, with a good number of half-priced happy hour items. Also, the outside of the restaurant looks like crap, but the inside is pretty nice.

A: positive

Q: YUM!! We ordered the pad-thai and BBQ Chicken lunch special, duck over rice lunch special and seafood soup. It was GOOD!! I liked the pad-thai and the soup but the BBQ Chicken wasn't as good as my friend had raved. Perhaps they over-cooked it this time and it was a bit on the dry side. A definite pleasant surprise find in Vegas...a bit off the strip on the ghetto side of Vegas (~10 minute drive).

A:
positive