Q: negative

A: This is a review based on my stay in a Studio Suite. First, I'd like to mention that I travel a lot and because some of the cities/towns I visit are way off the beaten path (basically, in the middle of nowhere) I have no choice but to stay in Days Inns, Hampton Inns, and the like. The rest of the time I stay at luxury properties such as St. Regis, Le Meridien, etc. I've seen both ends of the spectrum, but this was a new experience for me - nice property with lots of promise with the crappiest clientele which brought down the overall experience. It is important to remember that, by all appearances, this hotel is frequented by 20-something party peeps and what I would describe as "frat boys" (loud, obnoxious, low-class college students). I'm not that much older, but being from NYC and growing up in the clubs - this type of crowd is what I call the "B"-crowd...With that type of clientele, the description of my experience and observations will make more sense. I am convinced that the staff, housekeeping and managers have just given up on customer service or trying to be nice. Having said that, here is a simple breakdown of my experience: * Check in was easy and the staff, although definitely lacking any kind of enthusiasm, seemed helpful. Do not expect them to smile, nor to make you feel welcome. They did accomodate an early check-in which was nice. * We had two rooms (there was 4 of us). One on the 20th floor, one on the 23rd. Both facing the strip. The 20th floor room had a window which opened and that was nice. The 23rd floor room had a balcony which was locked. I did call the front desk and asked if the balcony can be opened, but was told in a cold and, by no means, courteous or apologetic manner - "No they don't! (silence)"...Hm, definitely lacking any kind of customer service skills - it wouldn't have killed her if she had said: "Sorry, but unfortunately our balconies are locked due to problems we had in the past." * The rooms were nice in a modern, simple way but it seems that the housekeeping staff has given up on cleaning - one of them has soap scum on the glass shower shelf (yuck), the dishes in the kitchen were dirty, there was a white (milk, cream, semen?) stain on the side of the couch, cigarrette burns on the night stand (although the "tower is non-smoking" per hotel staff - I will touch on that later)...The other room was a little cleaner, but at one point the A/C started blowing out huge dust-bunnnies/flakes, the sofa table was missing and the cabinet that's under the TV has some unidentifiable, hardened stains all over it - gross! * The mini-fridge is a nice touch, but in both rooms the ice-maker was not working, but interestingly they both had a few ice cubes in there, as if they just dump some in there to make it look like they are functioning. Had to call for ice, which did come prompty (but it was mid afternoon). * The staff claims that the hotel towe is non-smoking, yet there ae ashtrays on every floot at the elevators and there are always cigarrette butts in them. Not to mention the stench of cigs in the hallway. They do charge $150 for smoking in your room per the countract you sign at check-in. Again, this must be a direct result of the type of crowd that stays here. * The $14.95 internet connection fee per day, per device is obsene! * Also, fees....resort & some other fee, but they give you a $15 drink credit per room per day (which is not even 2 drinks, but whatever...) * The price for the room, condsidering that it's supposed to be "luxury" was reasonable, but when you get there (at least, this was my experience) you regret not spending the extra $100-150 and staying at the Wynn or Encore...If I am paying anything more that $100/night, I expect more from both the staff and the property that Palms Place had to offer. Let me put it in prespective - Loft by W is waaaaaaay better...and it's considered a budget hotel... Overall, I did not have high expectation since I know the hotel is more of a party hotel, but I did expect a bit more of the amenities and staff. But, in retrospect, I can understand why they are the way they are...The property has a chance to bounce back one day, but if you are looking for a classy experience or you are with family - stay away from here. If you want to party, drink, pick-up guys/girls, drink some more, pop pills or whatever and then just pass out somewhere - then this is the place for you. I personally will never, ever, ever stay here again. It was not horrible, but not my cup of tea. P.S. The elevator music will drive you insane (I think it's meant to do that)...bad enough they take forever..but the music actually will give you brain damage in the am hours when you stolling back after a few drinks...UGH! I also forgot to mention, the sky tube thing, not a big deal, the elevators are just screwed up - they only have three that service 37-56 and three that service L-36. Not enough!

Q: negative

A: The food is mediocre at best. I went there for dinner and ordered some rice with chicken and a bowl of soup. The soup tasted like plain water with some stuff in it. Although the portion was quite large, it was not tasty at all. When I arrived at the restaurant, two servers were talking with each other and completely ignored me. They eventually came up to me to ask for my order once they finished talking. What kind of restaurant ignored their customers when they first enter the restaurant?

Q: positive

A: Ok peeps, let's chat. The lady and I moved to the gayborhood a few months ago and were looking for a new brekky hang out. Enter Scramble. Cute place, nice and bright with lots of seating inside and out. The have large menus on the wall for you to read while standing in line. They have much to choose from, and for the veg-folk, they have four different vegan options!! I swoon over their vegan French toast, with syrup, Smart Balance, and a side of fruit (but I always order it with the sweet potato hash cause that's better! It's sweet pots mixed with mushrooms and zucchini and rosemary). They serve vegan items on specific vegan plates and cook with a separate grill, how rad is that? I truly appreciate their consideration. Once while I was in there, I had a chance to chat with the owner, and I asked if he was vegan. He said that he wasn't but that his brother is, so he tries hard to be conscious of the non-animal eating people, and also said that if there was anything that I thought would be good to eat, to let him know and he'd check it out. Coooool!!

Q: positive

A:
Had a positive experience at Bombay. The food tasted as expected. I had the chicken tikka masala, lamb biriyani, and garlic nan. Everything was tasty, but the garlic nan was phenomenal. I would return.