Q: negative

A: I was super excited when my friends told me we were staying at this hotel. 1. It was newer than other hotels. 2. It has two of the clubs I typically go to when I'm in Vegas. 3. They have my favorite restaurant. 4. I heard good things about this hotel. 5. It's also one of the high end hotels. However, I give this hotel a 2. Reasons 1. The shower had water mold ( when you don't scrub your shower pink mold starts to form) I thought to myself are you serious?! 2. We asked house keeping to bring toothpaste and a towel. Yay they brought the toothpaste but forgot the towel. Good job house keeping for doing your job half way. On top of that when we were talking to house keeping to bring our request up they acted like we were drunk guests who just wanted those items. Not everyone that goes to Vegas gets drunk. So regardless if you assume that person is drunk don't talk to them like they are stupid. Didn't you know that the tone of your voice could be heard by the other person? 3 . My group went to edc so we were dressed the part. It's pretty easy to get lost. When we got back to the hotel I asked one of the security where encore was. He looked at me and asked are you staying at this hotel? I mention yes I am so please direct to encore. He goes and says "can you put something on?" Seriously?!! The staff need to know certain events people wear different things. I should have told security " yes I can put something on if you direct me to my hotel room where my luggage happens to be." Not only did the security make me feel unwelcome but he did not direct me to my hotel room. 4. I love edm however, for those people that wants to rest you will be hearing music all night. I must say the beds are comfortable, rooms are beautiful, and the view is great. Seriously it's not worth staying here because of my experience with customer service and how disgusting the bathroom was. I do recommending staying at palazzo

Q: negative

A: You really can't beat 24 hour pho... if you're drunk and don't mind a drive off the strip, definitely go here. All food is good when you're drunk. For us, we weren't drunk and we were searching for a pho place to eat at during the day. Our taste buds were extremely alert and ready for stimulation. I was left a bit unsatisfied, mainly because of the service. Pho LIttle Saigon is a large pho restaurant nestled in Vietnamese town. We all had pho in our group and only one person wasn't happy with how the pho was. The pho, in my opinion, had enough flavor for it to be a little above average. What I wasn't happy about was the service. They just weren't very accommodating, nor friendly. No greeting, no smile, no warm fuzzy feeling inside. To add insult to injury, the server spilled water all over my friend and ALMOST his iphone. Forget my friend... save the iPhone! I understand servers don't run around intentionally spilling water on customers (I THINK), but he didn't even apologize. Whatever. The pho was okay and it was priced a little higher than what I'm used to paying out in the Bay Area, but hey, we're on vacation. We're meant to get ripped off.

Q: negative

A: My first two-star review - and well-deserved, lol. Why do so many non-asians fall for the Asian-named, fakey Asian themed restaurants? Could I open a retail establishment with an 'exotic' name like Shangri-La, Tao, or Buddha Bar and start raking in the bucks because Americans believe in exotica due to never traveling internationally? Le Bistro?? Le Car???? This place is as overrated as they come. My bias is that I don't like Vegas in general, but this place reminds me of the worst fakey aspects of Vegas, Hollywood, and Beverly Bills. The real Buddha might have laughed his belly off at the vanity, superficiality, and ego-parfum of this place, or silently glided through the materialistic depravity. I had a vegetarian bowl....about 3.00 worth of vegetables with a 400% markup, which was my fault. I read some online reviews that were all so glowing I lost my marbles and went. Lost some bucks, and more importantly I wasted another sliver of my life. Going to Vegas even for that 80 minutes, after being in Zion National Park , almost ruined the serenity I gained the during the whole trip. The restaurant Tao has nothing to do with the real Way of the Tao, as far as I can see. It's just another trendy, forgettable, disposable waste of time and money, situated in a shopping mall!

Q: positive

A:
I like the food here. It is as Rebecca said, not traditional and there is stuff on the menu for kids as well. The layout is kinda fun and there is live music on the patio. If they happen to have the peanut butter pie for dessert, GET IT. It was heavenly! With regard to S.A.'s review, the band that played there 4/25 was The Big Zephyr, of which I happen to be a member. We are playing there again this coming Saturday night 6/13/09 from 7-10.